Comedian Will BF is behind Chaff

Comedian Will BF has launched a magazine for alternative comedy writing.

Co-created with comedy producer Amber Ash, the first 36-page edition features contributions from Rosalie Minnit, Alex Franklin, Rosie Nicholls and more.

Will BF said: ‘There didn’t seem to be any spaces for creating surreal, spontaneous, and – most of all – creative written comedy with a little heart and just for the sake of it. I craved a space where I could write
something with a bit more joy than Will BF’s Guide To A Perfect Fringe, sandwiched between ad-crammed pages.

‘I hope the freedom of format and content is something that contributors and readers alike will find refreshing. With only one edition down - I hope Chaff will continue to grow, spread and mutate - like a lovely virus

The magazine has been funded by Croydon Council – despite the authority having a £1.6billion debt – and is available for £5 on Etsy.

Items in the first edition include Anton Du Beke’s ‘enemy of the week’, a recipe page from a homicidal granny and he world’s first ‘Cross-word-Search-udoku’.

Other contributors are Aidan Pittman, Rosie Nicholls, Angela Channel, Broccan Tyzack-Carlin, Andy Bucks, Noah Geelan, Emmeline Downie, Tristan Robinson, The Boys From Fudge and Gregory Mill

Published: 5 Jan 2025