Alternative comedy
noun
a type of comedy routine that mainly seeks laughs through complaints and rants and discussion of formerly taboo topics
Examples
Alternative comedy has become so common that many say it is ‘dead’ as a genre.
Word Origin
purportedly ‘born’ in the New York Soho district’s Comedy Store
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