Here's a hot take for you... hot takes are dead
06/07/2022 … Hot take: Hot takes are dead Wow.
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.
06/07/2022 … Hot take: Hot takes are dead Wow.
04/07/2022 … Comedy’s power is its licence to say the unsayable.
01/07/2022 … I am pro-choice, especially when it comes to comedy.
28/06/2022 … Being a stand-up comedian can actually take you down a lot of unexpected career paths.
13/06/2022 … Spike Milligan’s post-apocalyptic dark comedy The Bed Sitting Room has not been performed on stage for almost 40 years.
07/06/2022 … Every August, thousands of comedians, theatre productions and the rest all fight to get noticed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
26/05/2022 … It’s a summer evening in Derry in 1997, the night before four teenage girls and a wee English fella get their GCSE results.
01/05/2022 … Though Gilbert Gottfried’s voice has alternatively been described as 'shrill', 'annoying' and 'grating', you can’t…
We see you are using AdBlocker software. Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so it’s free for you, so we would ask that you disable it for this site. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. Help keep Chortle viable.