Pilot error
Joe Milnes gripes about sitcom writing competitions
02/11/2012 … Disclaimer: This piece stems primarily from a place of bitterness and resentment, which as any two-bit therapist could explain, is really a manifestation of feelings…
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Fri 02 November 2012
Thu 01 November 2012
Clubbed to death
In a new series of monthly columns, Chortle editor Steve Bennett looks at the crisis in comedy clubs
01/11/2012 … Stand-up is said to be enjoying a boom - with more people than ever flocking to big gigs in arenas and major theatres, and comedians rarely off our TV screens.
Wed 31 October 2012
Mon 29 October 2012
We're not evil... everyone had a great time
Producer Samantha Martin defends E4's latest hidden camera show
29/10/2012 … I have never felt the need to comment or defend a show I’ve worked on before, probably because one look at my CV will tell you what an evil son-of-a-bitch I am…
Wed 24 October 2012
Where's the satire?
Political comedy thrives under the Tories... except this time, says Chris Hallam
24/10/2012 … It is a truth almost universally acknowledged that political satire only tends to truly thrive under Tory Governments.
Mon 22 October 2012
Laying down the law
Jenny Afia's expert guide to what you can and can't say online
22/10/2012 … What do you get if you cross a comedian accused of racism, a tweet about airport terrorism and a man sent to prison for posting sick comments about a missing schoolgirl…
Sun 21 October 2012
Have I got views for you....
Alan Hazlie on the return of a perennial favourite
21/10/2012 … Have I Got News For You returned for its 44th series last week, opening with the middle-classes’ flavour of the month, Clare Balding, hosting and guests Graham…
Why comedy quit me
Dan Atkinson runs with a theme....
21/10/2012 … Until about a year ago, I was a your usual happy, horny, over-praised and under-fed working comedian.