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.

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Fri 04 December 2009

Friends... or guinea pigs?

Blake Anderson on testing your new material on mates

04/12/2009 … It may be possible that in the future, technological advances will have created a machine capable of giving an objective reading of a stand-up routine.

Comedy IS art... but keep the Arts Council out of it

Andrew Watts on the 'Stockhausen Syndrome'

04/12/2009 … If you're on Facebook, you've probably received an invitation to join the group Comedy IS Art.

Tue 01 December 2009

The Pythonesque world of Guantanamo

Mark Bussell and Justin Sbresni reveal the inspiration for their new Comedy Showcase

01/12/2009 … Since October 2001, 775 detainees have been brought to the prison facility at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba.

Sun 29 November 2009

The office jokers

Danny Robins on the comedy venue in a disused office block

29/11/2009 … I’m about to do a show in a very unusual venue.

Fri 27 November 2009

So why did I start stand-up?

by Chris Spann

27/11/2009 … Since I decided back to take the plunge into stand-up, back in August, people have been asking me ‘what made you do that?’, and I've not been able to give them an answer other than: ‘Dunno, like tellin' jokes an'at, dunn-I?’.