100 ways to save the open-mic circuit
Bobby Carroll wants card-carrying new acts to learn the business first
06/09/2012 … Horrible open spots.
2012 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 06 September 2012
A Joly poor show
06/09/2012 … Just after the turn of the century Dom Joly redefined the hidden camera show.
Tue 04 September 2012
Scoring points...
Mark Maier makes undermining fellow comics into a game
04/09/2012 … Bored with the same old long car journey conversations to and from gigs? Well here’s a terrific game to relieve the tedium.
Tue 28 August 2012
The future of the Fringe? Think smaller
Chortle editor Steve Bennett speculates...
28/08/2012 … So – officially – it wasn’t as bad as everyone feared.
Mon 27 August 2012
An idiot's guide to the Edinburgh Fringe
27/08/2012 … Many of us will spend the next few weeks excitedly explaining just how great our Edinburgh experience was, and how bad it was for everyone else.
Sun 26 August 2012
'He’s a killing machine. We can’t take him anywhere.'
Taylor Glenn on her worst audience member
26/08/2012 … It seems fitting that a penultimate Fringe show should come with a bit of drama.
Wed 22 August 2012
If the Fringe needs to change, we can change it
Alan Sharp says comics can create the festival they want
22/08/2012 … Five years ago I wrote a Correspondents piece for Chortle on my experiences of being a first timer at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Tue 21 August 2012
It'll all end in tiers
Kate Fox on why the comedy scene is so narrow
21/08/2012 … The person of certainty will respond to any criticisms about the limited range of backgrounds of those in stand-up with pursed lips, folded arms and the statement…