2024 Opinions

Chortle's Opinions section is an arena for fans to share their views on any aspect of comedy.

We invite general comment pieces about particular aspects of the comedy scene (although reviews of individual shows or performers tend not to be suited to this section except in very rare circumstances). Contributions should be at least 500 words in length, in a similar tone to something you might read in a broadsheet newspaper, and emailed to steve@chortle.co.uk

We reserve the right to edit pieces – although we will be careful not to change the meaning of anything – or not to use them at all. By submitting an article you grant Chortle indefinite licence to use it freely; though you retain the copyright on it to use it elsewhere.

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Tue 24 September 2024

Is musical comedy too predictable?

Ashley Frieze on the prevalent tropes in his chosen genre

24/09/2024 … ‘I’m sorry, I can’t book you, I already have a musical comedian on that night’.

Mon 16 September 2024

A one-of-a-kind on the comedy scene who marched to the beat of his own drum

Obituary of comedian Gareth Ellis, who died earlier this year at 34, by his former double act partner Rich Rose

16/09/2024 … Gareth Ellis, half of the notorious double act Ells and Rose and a former deputy manager of London’s Backyard Comedy Club, died in May at the age of 34.

Fri 06 September 2024

How internet comedy is changing live stand-up – for the better

So says Ben Heal

06/09/2024 … We are where we are, Toto.

Tue 27 August 2024

'You've got to laugh or else you'll cry' – what nonsense!

You can absolutely do both, says comic Marc Burrows

27/08/2024 … The English author and satirist GK Chesterton once wrote a lengthy defence of the humour in his work, arguing that ‘funny is the opposite of not funny, and…