Bigger isn't better
Keep comedy out of arenas, says Matt Taylor
24/11/2009 … For live music, August 15, 1965 was what Americans might call a 'game-changer'.
2009 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
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Tue 24 November 2009
Sun 22 November 2009
Dear heckler...
Comic Matt Price sends an open letter to a punter
22/11/2009 … Dear Punter,Thank you for coming up to me after last night's show and explaining your well intentioned heckle.
Mon 16 November 2009
Why won't publshers take comedy seriously?
David Viner on the lack of heavyweight comedy books
16/11/2009 … This Christmas, as usual, the book shops will be full of books on and by comedians.
Thu 12 November 2009
Whose Twitters make you titter?
David Jesudason's guide to the best comedy Tweets
12/11/2009 … I suspect that a lot of the media’s coverage of Twitter puts people off using the social networking site.
Thu 29 October 2009
C'mon Frankie, let's see your blood Boyle
Matt Taylor yearns for some proper satire
29/10/2009 … It's incredible to think that, within days of the BBC broadcasting a TV programme that dominated the papers and almost caused a riot in Shepherds Bush, Auntie has…
Tue 27 October 2009
A classic, by some Margin
Anthony Harvison reviews a forgotten Alan Bennett gem
27/10/2009 … Beyond the Fringe, the pioneering satirical revue that first brought Alan Bennett to the public's attention, is rightly remembered for its daring attacks on public…
Fri 23 October 2009
Comedy review: Nick Griffin
Stand-up Kevin Bland reviews an unusual comedy performance
23/10/2009 … For someone who has been on the circuit for so long, and despite a not insignificant following in the North, Griffin still looks ill at ease when taken out of his…
Wed 21 October 2009
A comedians' graveyard?
Terry Frisby on the Jongleurs crisis
21/10/2009 … I’ve been a comic on and off for over 12 years, even at one time making a full time living off the circuit.