Insulting, meaningless, offensive...
Katy Brand on Chortle's post-Fringe survey
01/09/2010 … Chortle is the comedy industry’s go-to website for news, opinions, information and reviews.
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Wed 01 September 2010
Mon 30 August 2010
Spoiler alert!
Katie Jenkins urges reviewers not to ruin the surprise
30/08/2010 … When I go to see live comedy, I tend not to know what’s going to happen in advance.
Fri 27 August 2010
Stand-up's not just about talking
...it's about listening too, says Lynne Ruth Miller
27/08/2010 … The most difficult challenge for any stand-up comedian is believing what his audience tells him.
Hitting the Fringe wall
Mark Allen needs some time out...
27/08/2010 … For comedians, the Edinburgh Festival is a giddy, whirling carnival of excitement.
Tue 24 August 2010
The gripes of a comic – and of a promoter
24/08/2010 … I am a stand-up comedian.
Mon 23 August 2010
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Mark de Rond on comics who open share
23/08/2010 … There is a line buried somewhere in Alan Bennett's Untold Stories that makes an extraordinary claim.
Fri 20 August 2010
Inside a heckler’s head
Poem by Fringe performer Kate Fox
20/08/2010 … I just want to join in,be in a double act,I’ll be the Morecambe to your Wise,just let me interact.
Thu 19 August 2010
Why the Fringe shouldn't be for the pros
Lynn Ruth Miller thinks small is beautiful...
19/08/2010 … Your venue has given you a small room that seats 30 people comfortably but crowds 50 into the space.