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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Alfie Noakes says comedy audiences are getting over-sensitive
01/04/2015 … I have been running free open mic gigs at Dirty Dicks in London for five years, and we now stage around 20 shows a month there under the We Are Funny banner.
Inder Manocha thinks it might be political correctness gone mad...
01/04/2015 … I have been asked to take part in an evening of comedy storytelling called Immigrant Diaries at London's Southbank Centre, whose title is self-explanatory.
Ian Hawkins on the relationship in Miles Jupp's sitcom
27/03/2015 … Miles Jupp's sitcom In And Out Of The Kitchen has made the journey from radio to television, and it's always interesting to see how the original idea adapts to…
...but a laugh track is different, Michael J. Buchanan-Dunne explains
09/03/2015 … Good sitcoms are ruined by ‘canned laughter’.
And all other comedians should too, says Paul Ricketts
06/03/2015 … Comedians (me especially), love to moan – in cars, onstage, backstage, on Twitter & Facebook, Chortle and most recently at meetings.
Kate Fox on how she avoided chasing the mainstream
05/03/2015 … I make my living as a performance poet but stand-up comedy is my first love.
Lorcan Mullan on who should take a top telly job
13/02/2015 … It's the question on everyone's lips.
© Idil Sukan Idil Sukan on the economies of publicity shots
11/02/2015 … A huge Edinburgh production company is budgeting £450 for their photoshoots.
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