Are men funnier? Here are the vital statistics
Gareth Morinan properly crunches the numbers
30/09/2010 … Chortle’s post-Edinburgh article Men Are Funnier Than Women caused me great offence.
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.
Thu 30 September 2010
Wed 29 September 2010
Forget comics vs critics, it's the punters who count
John Owen on who wields the real power
29/09/2010 … The recent debate on this website on the role of critics seems to ignore the most important group associated with the comedy industry: the punters.
Tue 28 September 2010
Make your pod almighty
Ashley Frieze on the etiquette of podcasting
28/09/2010 … I finally gave in, a year ago, and bought an iPod.
Thu 23 September 2010
Have I Got An Idea For You...
Chris Hallam has a suggestion to revive the long-running satire
23/09/2010 … Twenty years ago next Tuesday, the very first episode of Have I Got News For You was broadcast.
Wed 22 September 2010
Missing a trick
Alex Bennett mounts a defence of the 'pull back and reveal'
22/09/2010 … I woke up the other day, and I was naked, so I decided to masturbate.
Tue 21 September 2010
Michael McIntrye, the biggest joke around
Bobby Carroll on why comics have turned on one of their own
21/09/2010 … The Michael McIntyre backlash was inevitable.
Mon 20 September 2010
All very funny... in theory
Diane Spencer reads an academic deconstruciton of stand-up
20/09/2010 … I have just finished reading perhaps the most complicated book I have ever read on stand-up comedy : Standup Comedy In Theory, Or, Abjection In America, written…
Wed 15 September 2010
In a critical condition
Steve Bennett defends the role of the reviewer
15/09/2010 … This is a response to Ed O'Meara's article: What's The Point Of Comedy Critics?Criticising the critics has, quite understandably, long been a hobby of anyone artistic…