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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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Cambridge student Harry Wright defends the Oxbridge mafia
24/02/2014 … One of the routines in Stewart Lee’s upcoming Comedy Vehicle is, apparently, a riposte to a comment Lee Mack made a few years ago: that Stewart Lee was a member…
David Bussell on the viral content leeches
20/02/2014 … OMG did you see that article on BuzzFeed/Upworthy/ClickBite/FunHub/DrollDose/LOLBlizzard/all-the-other-worthless-hyperbole-spouting-websites-that-show-up-in-your-newsfeed-every-bastard-day?!Hello.
10/02/2014 … AUTHOR’S TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains references to rapeIt usually happens like this: a promoter sends a list of available dates, and you just check…
Joz Norris's family are about to let him know
05/02/2014 … Roughly twice a year every single Norris, be they nuclear family or extended, gets round a table and eats food together.
Nick Root reflects on his experiences so far
02/02/2014 … People ask why I got into comedy and the truth is I don't really know.
Not just a few Scottish comics, Andy Todd argues
31/01/2014 … It has been two months since the Scottish Government published Scotland's Future: Your Guide To An Independent Scotland.
Bennett Arron recalls the time he wrote for comedy's bete noire
31/01/2014 … So Jim Davidson has won Celebrity Big Brother and the nation is split.
28/01/2014 … Damian Clark's website is here.
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