Comedy from the bottle
Do great stand-ups have to drink? asks Louise Curé-Freeman
27/07/2009 … A couple of nights ago I found out that I was disabled.
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Mon 27 July 2009
Thu 23 July 2009
MySpace invaders
Christopher Hogg on the Bermuda Triange of comedy
23/07/2009 … Let’s face it, unless you are the crème de menthe of comedy, the chances of you reaching a large audience through a slot on TV or radio is about as statistically…
Thu 09 July 2009
Controversy is nothing to be scared off
Let's all be grown-ups, Vikki Littlemore urges
09/07/2009 … In television’s wholesome and repressed past, comedians dared not offend the British public with profanities and sexually explicit vulgarities, so confined themselves…
Sun 05 July 2009
Family comedy *does* still exist
But maybe not where you expect, says Chris Thomas
05/07/2009 … Many people ache on about how ‘comedy isn’t what it used to be’, and that there is far too much crude humour, swearing, violence and sexiness on our screens.
Fri 03 July 2009
Why comedy doesn't need TV
Adam Gilder highlights comedians embracing the web
03/07/2009 … The seemingly all-encompassing nature of the internet has had an unquestionably huge effect on the world of comedy.
Wed 01 July 2009
Where is the love?
Stephen Drayton wonders why comedy has to be so dark?
01/07/2009 … I've recently returned to stand up comedy.
Tue 30 June 2009
Avoiding the issue
Ivor Dembina on why Jewish comedy is in retreat
30/06/2009 … I hadn’t yet read Simcha Weinstein’s book Shtick Shift: Jewish Humour in the 21st Century but, after reading the review on Chortle, I already felt ill-disposed…
Sun 28 June 2009
The last word on Michael Jackson gags
From ‘man in the pub’ Mark Randall
28/06/2009 … I best start by explaining that I am not a comedian but merely a fan of stand up comedy.