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.
Nick Irvine attends the Leicester Comedy Festival
15/02/2008 … 10:30am, Saturday, February 9, and due to tedious work commitments I sat waiting at a desolate train station in Kent having missed the first day of the Leicester…
Comic Steve Day on life in the fast lane
12/02/2008 … On July 4 this year I will celebrate.
Dan Atkinson on the trials of NBC's reality show
10/02/2008 … On Friday February 1, 2008, around 50 international comedians were flown to Mimi for a heat of the NBC reality show Last Comic Standing.
Steve Bennett takes a trip to the Catskill mountains
03/02/2008 … “I always sit in the back of planes,” jokes the slick, suited comedian on stage.
© BBC Bill Bruce sings the praises of fearless journalists
01/02/2008 … Oh no, here she comes.
The veteran agitator has a stand-up's sensibilities, argues Matthew Alford
21/01/2008 … Mention Noam Chomsky and ‘funny’ might not be the first word that comes to mind.
Michael Monkhouse on why radio is still the best medium
20/01/2008 … I've just read on Chortle that ITV is going to put out its first online/mobile sitcom.
15/01/2008 … I spent five years of my life researching and writing about Les Dawson, yet I can confidently say that not one word of it shall ever be deemed suitable for publishing.
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