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.
© Steve Ullathorne The Noise Next Door call for a rule change
18/09/2013 … As the dust has finally settled after another Edinburgh Fringe, there’s an issue we think needs to be addressed before the merry-go-round begins again in 2014.
Michael Legge want to use Twitter for the greater good
16/09/2013 … I love Twitter.
After-dinner agent Joanna Dugdale shares her advice
09/09/2013 … I book after-dinner comedians regularly for corporate clients.
Robert Marland thinks he might be
05/09/2013 … As a paid up comedy geek, I'm fascinated by the history of stand up -- the pedigree that leads from one comedian to the next, from Ted Chippington to Stewart Lee,…
Chortle editor Steve Bennett on the review rating system
29/08/2013 … To quote David O’Doherty: ‘Stars are celestial and infinite.
Too many of them, says Christian Talbot
28/08/2013 … At this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, I performed my show Funeral Addict in one of the smallest venues available, the Staff Room at the Free Sisters.
Comic Daliso Chaponda found a different way to invest in his career
26/08/2013 … I did not go to the Edinburgh Festival this year.
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