I think you need to go back to the late 90s with the 11 O’Clock Show to see his earlier work.
That’s the same show that brought us Ali G as well.
See, the other commenter is right. These comedians didn’t really change their act, but what did change was the context.
British honour in the 90s was a wild time where only a decade previously we had Bernard Manning, Jim Davidson and a who host of rotters as weekly fixtures. Outright bigotry as commedy.
Then it swung back hard (starting with the Comic Strip guys, possibly) but it was still fringe until the mid 90s.
That said, if any of you guys are unaware of who Alexi Sayle is, you are in for a treat.
I think you need to go back to the late 90s with the 11 O’Clock Show to see his earlier work.
That’s the same show that brought us Ali G as well.
See, the other commenter is right. These comedians didn’t really change their act, but what did change was the context.
British honour in the 90s was a wild time where only a decade previously we had Bernard Manning, Jim Davidson and a who host of rotters as weekly fixtures. Outright bigotry as commedy.
Then it swung back hard (starting with the Comic Strip guys, possibly) but it was still fringe until the mid 90s.
That said, if any of you guys are unaware of who Alexi Sayle is, you are in for a treat.
Alexi Sayle Playlist