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.
2010 Opinions
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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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Wed 22 September 2010
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…
What's the point of comedy critics?
Ed O'Meara gives zero stars to the reviewers
15/09/2010 … The wonder and frustration of comedy is that you never really know what’s going to happen.
Tue 14 September 2010
Mon 13 September 2010
A thief, in anyone's language
Giacinto Palmieri on the Italian comic stealing English material
13/09/2010 … Few things in life make you feel sadder than being disappointed and betrayed by your heroes.
Thu 09 September 2010
To coin a phrase...
In his bid for immortality, Dave Cohen settles for mundanity
09/09/2010 … In his bid for immortality, Dave Cohen settles for mundanity.