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
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Nathan Cassidy on the spirit of the festival
03/08/2010 … In 1997, to power the speakers to play music from the show I had written for street performances, I carried a car battery from Morningside to the Royal Mile, every…
02/08/2010 … At the venerable age of 26, I, ladies and gentlemen, am a virgin.
Tony Cowards translates the poster quotes
02/08/2010 … If you've been up to the Edinburgh festival in the last few years you'll know that there has been an explosion in the number of comedy shows at the Fringe, with…
Stewart Lee on that Foster's poll
30/07/2010 … In the small hours of July 20, I received a badly punctuated e-mail advertising Foster’s through the medium of The Foster’s Comedy God poll, which invites the…
Tim Clare on the stand-up poet's lot
29/07/2010 … So the gig was going great.
Johnny-come-lately Lee Kern tells the comedy world what's what
29/07/2010 … I only started doing stand-up in November.
Lynn Ruth Miller on performing at Edinburgh
29/07/2010 … I became a performer at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2005.
Giacinto Palmieri studies his ticket sales reports
28/07/2010 … For all performers, these pre-Edinburgh days are filled with hope, fear and expectation.
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