Why doesn't comedy have its own magazine?
Toby Martin is itching for a new publication
09/01/2010 … If comedy really is the new rock and roll, there is one area in which it does not match its musical counterpart: magazines.
2010 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.
Sat 09 January 2010
Thu 07 January 2010
Creation vs procreation
Is parenthood the enemy of good comedy, asks Alan Gernon
07/01/2010 … ‘There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall,’ wrote British critic Cyril Connolly in 1938, alluding to the death of creativity when…
Tue 05 January 2010