Best of Britishness
Michael Monkhouse reviews Shelley Cooper: Britishness in Rome
04/11/2008 … The English Theatre of Rome is opening up its new season, and what finer way to do so than with Shelley Cooper and her Edinburgh Fringe show Britishness.
2008 Opinions
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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
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Tue 04 November 2008
Thu 30 October 2008
Is cruelty really that funny?
Comic JoJo Sutherland offers her thoughts on the Brand/Ross scandal
30/10/2008 … Is watching or listening to someone suffer really so funny? Do we roll around in laughter because another person is made to feel humiliated and distressed? Are we…
Fri 24 October 2008
Women: We're just not funny. Period.
24/10/2008 … We’re frequently told that women aren't funny… but could it be true? I phoned my mum and asked her what she thought.
Tue 14 October 2008
Will the credit crunch kill comedy whimsy?
14/10/2008 … When comedy historians look back at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008, what will they say? After a baffled pause to marvel that anyone ever thought that much rain…
Fri 03 October 2008
The best comedy club, ever...
03/10/2008 … There was a period in the early Eighties, after The Young Ones had leapt from nightclub obscurity to television stardom, when live comedy could have died out.
Tue 30 September 2008
Mon 15 September 2008
Life after Edinburgh
Mick Perrin on his new festival showcasing the best of the Fringe
15/09/2008 … In an age of reusing and recycling, Edinburgh comedy shows are a bit like disposable nappies.
Thu 11 September 2008
Goodbye cruel comedy world
New act Paul Case on quitting stand-up
11/09/2008 … Obviously, me giving up comedy is no massive blow to the comedy world – I’ve been going a year, and it was only in the last three months that I felt I had a…