Recent Correspondents
Correspondents
Chortle's Correspondents 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 execpt in very rare circumstances) - with the one that's judged best each month receiving a £100 prize. 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.
Mon 14 June 2010
Me versus the stags
Diane Spencer faces the 'aggressive mouthy beast'
14/06/2010 … Bournemouth was once voted happiest place to live in Britain, no doubt because they did the survey at 1am, and it was composed of Bournemouth’s cash-cow demographic: stags and hens.
Fri 11 June 2010
Flyer-by-night operations
Bobby Carrol doesn't miss the comedy hustlers
11/06/2010 … I'm a Londoner, proud Londoner, as proud as Londoner can be about a city fuelled on fried chicken bones and pigeon shit.
Wed 09 June 2010
Pulling a Sicki
Dave Bromage on the website spreading jokes – and bigotry
09/06/2010 … I wrote a joke this week.
Thu 03 June 2010
The vinyl frontier
Liam Mullan longs for the return of the comedy album
03/06/2010 … As a child, whenever I was at my grandparents’ house I would make sure to venture into my father’s old bedroom and inspect his record collection.
Fri 28 May 2010
Network error
Comic Matt Price finds it hard to sell himself
28/05/2010 … My palms are sweating and my heart is pounding.
Thu 27 May 2010
Why I hate parties...
Comic Angelo Marcos isn't too good at small talk
27/05/2010 … 'This is Angelo.
Wed 26 May 2010
Dirty Sexy Funny? Two out of three IS bad...
Currer Ball on Olivia Lee's Comedy Central show
26/05/2010 … I saw Olivia Lee's Dirty Sexy Funny on Comedy Central the other night.
Tue 25 May 2010
We need some protection...
Comedian Tony Cowards on joke copyright
25/05/2010 … With Peter Kay's new John Smith's advert using a gag familiar on the circuit, and Highlight Comedy's current £5,000 joke competition, the thorny issue of joke ownership looks set to rear it's ugly head again.
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