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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David Bratchpiece (aka Bratchy) wonders if comedy really is a young man’s game
11/08/2010 … Chortle recently reported Phill Jupitus making an assertion that I have heard, perhaps too many times, before: that stand-up comedy is ‘a young man’s game’.
Expectant father Paul Kerensa on doing things differently
09/08/2010 … Last year, I didn’t Fringe.
Tara Flynn on the lot of the lesser-known comic
05/08/2010 … When you’re in the thick of the madness of the Fringe, it can be easy to forget that what’s happening around you is a festival.
Yianni Agisilaou on what he's learned
05/08/2010 … ‘What do you mean “hard vowels?”’ asked my friend Lincoln.
Danny Robins pines for the full-on experience
04/08/2010 … In the same way that Paris empties of French people in August as all the Parisians head to their gîtes, London always feels pretty empty of comics in August as…
03/08/2010 … Of all entertainment genres, perhaps comedy has the greatest potential for subversion.
Nathan Cassidy on the spirit of the festival
03/08/2010 … In 1997, to power the speakers to play music from the show I had written for street performances, I carried a car battery from Morningside to the Royal Mile, every…
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