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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© Steve Best Comedy promoter Alfie Noakes on the backlash he's facing
23/02/2018 … It has been an illuminating two weeks since I wrote an article for Chortle entitled Comedians Should Tackle Feminist Radicals .
Kate Fox exposes a geographical bias in the comedy world
15/02/2018 … Sometimes, when you want to research something, the best thing you can do is count, add things up.
© BBC/Ben Blackall Daniel R. Smith on the League Of Gentlemen and 'generation snowflake'
14/02/2018 … Jokes tend to have a short shelf life.
07/02/2018 … Yesterday – not the year 12BC – Alfie Noakes, who promotes the We Are Funny Project open mic nights, wrote an article on this website headlined…
..and yes, I know I'll face flak for suggesting it says Alfie Noakes
06/02/2018 … Just before Christmas I had the pleasure to go and see one of my all-time favourite performers, Mark Thomas.
Mat Ricardo on why anonymous insults say more about the poster than him
02/02/2018 … I was once a guest on Jonathan Ross's chat show.
Amazon Jackson doesn't think so
09/01/2018 … This was the initial knee-jerk reaction from one comedy buddy when I first announced my intention to ‘come out’ as an intersex person during my set at…
Mat Ricardo thinks he could, and should, be a little more inclusive
03/01/2018 … Recently-ish, I posed a question on social media.
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