Thurs 15 October
Start: 8pm
Tickets: £8/£5
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Brighton Comedy Fringe Launch:
with Robin Ince and Guests

Comic sage Robin Ince gets the Festival going in style. Still bubbling with enthusiasm, energy and occasional bouts of righteous rage, Ince will share the stage with esteemed guests in an evening guaranteed to raise the roof.

A twisted cavalcade of shouting, running, music, and then some more shouting with guests whose numerous T.V. credits have led to them playing a room above a pub. Guaranteed to start the Comedy Fringe with a bang.

"When someone writes a history of modern comedy, they should make room for Robin Ince" - The Observer

"Thoughtful, provocative and very funny" - Sunday Times

Fri 16 October
Start: 7pm
Tickets: £8
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Unscripted, unrehearsed, unabashed. Richard Herring and Andrew Collins with intellectual, puerile, needlessly offensive, improvised banter. One show only. Downloadable from i-tunes.

"The spirit of Derek and Clive" The Guardian

Friday 16 October
Start: 8.30pm
Tickets: £7/£5
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The Trevor and Joey Show

Stand-up, guests, sketches, video clips, rubbish mini-quizzes and general buffoonery from Trevor Lock and Joey Page.

Combining his no-ideas on life, love and lipstick with a natural improvisational wit, the star of Star Stories (CH4) and co-host of the Russell Brand radio show (6Music) promises a completely different, unique and unabashed comedic adventure.

"Charming, irresistible, absolutely entertaining" The Independent.

"Pure comic genius" The Metro.

Sat 17 October
Start: 8pm
Tickets: £8/£6
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The Noise Next Door

This energetic fivesome transform audience suggestions into ludicrous characters, barbed one liners and musical extravagence in the blink of an eye, with hilarious consequences.

"What sets them apart is their great chemistry and genuine sense of joy they bring to the stage."  **** The List

"A barrel of laughs... Hilarious." **** ThreeWeeks

“Five slick improvisers...No one can fail to be engaged by the vivacious sense of fun” Chortle

www.thenoisenextdoor.co.uk

Sat 17 October
Start: 9.30pm
Tickets: £8/£6
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International Stand-Up

Strap yourself in for a night of straight-laced, classic stand-up, with a sprinkling of the surreal.

Featuring an internationally sourced line-up including New Zealand's Nick Rado and Richard Brophy from Australia. 

"on its toes comedy and crowd pleasing buffoonery at its best" - ThreeWeeks

Weds 21 October
Start: 8pm
Tickets: £7/£5
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Off The Cuff 

Brighton’s brightest improvisers bring you an evening of the most exciting, unpredictable and frequently just plain mental comedy your senses can feasibly experience. No script, no safety nets, no elbow pads; only your suggestions and raw, unpasteurised wit.

Thurs 22 October
Start: 8pm
Tickets: £8/£6
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Brian Gittins and Friends

Brian Gittins, 42, is a roadside cafe owner from Pyecombe. Every month, Brian and his partner in crime, Angelos Epithemiou, introduce two acts they've met on the circuit and somehow co-opted to perform.

“Breathtakingly funny” The Guardian

"Hard to describe, wonderful to experience" - Time Out

"One of the best comedy charcarters of the decade" Ricky Gervais

Fri 23 October
Start: 8pm
Tickets: £7/£5
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WitTank

Come join WitTank for an hour of rip-roaring comedy sketches.

Bringing you boundless energy, infectious fun and above all great jokes.

Forget your troubles and drown yourself in ours.

****The Metro 09

****Broadway Baby 09

****The List 08

Fri 23 & Sat 24 October
Start: 10pm
Tickets: £10/£7.50
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Red Brick Comedy Club

Some of the finest, funniest late-night stand-up comedy above one of the trendiest late-night bars. Fri 24 October's line-up features Lewis Schaffer, the fast-talking New York comic and UK hostage fighting back with political and social satire. Supported by Gerry Howell with Zoe Lyons (MC)

Brighton favourite Zoe Lyons headlines on Sat 24, supported by Gerry Howell.

Lewis Schaffer: “As New York as pastrami on rye or steam rising from manhole covers…electric” Chortle

Zoe Lyons "Confident and Razor Sharp" Observer Magazine

Gerry Howell: "A truly brilliant rising talent... A one man Mighty Boosh" Time Out.

Sat 24 October

Start: 5pm & 8pm

Tickets: £9/£7 (5pm )
Tickets: £10/£7.50 (8pm)
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Sketchatron featuring: Pappy's Fun Club, Clever Peter and The Penny Dreadfuls

Legendary night of sketch comedy with acclaimed Pappy's Fun Club, Clever Peter and The Penny Dreadfuls all together in one place at the same time being very funny indeed.

Pappy's Fun Club - "Turbo-charged" The Guardian if.comedy nominees 2007 and Chortle Best Sketch Act 2008

Clever Peter - Pretty much top of the class." - ****The Scotsman

The Penny Dreadfuls - "Goofiness, excentricity and chemistry that has the flashes of the young Pythons" The Stage

Weds 28 October
Start: 8pm
Tickets: £8/£6
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Simon Munnery

This titan of alternative comedy presents an all-new show, promising the usual mix of boundary-pushing brilliance, inspired oddness and intellectual silliness.

"One of the most original and talented comedians in the country" The Observer

"The most stimulating comic around" The Sunday Times

Fri 30 October
Start: 8pm
Tickets: £6/£5
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Rabbit in the Headlights

Brighton's longest running and most popular new-act night promises a hand-picked assembly of new and emerging stand-ups. Rabbit in the Headlights is often hilarious, sometimes bizarre and occasionally mind-blowing.

Hosted by Laura Mugridge.

Saturday 31 October
Start: 7pm
Tickets: £8/£6
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"The funniest thing on the Fringe" Jimmy Carr

Edward Aczel Explains All The World's Problems...And Then Solves Them

Edward Aczel returns with a new show to save the world. Aczel solves such problems as the credit crunch, climate change and, critically, stand-up comedy. Please note there is a strict no refunds policy on problems that you feel he hasn’t solved.

* * * * * Time Out.   * * * * Times.   * * * * Herald.

“Quite how someone can be so hilarious without any actual jokes is nothing short of sheer genius” Evening Standard.

“One of the most original acts in years” The Guardian

Saturday 31 October
Start: 8.30pm
Tickets: £7/£5
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Random Acts of Wildness present:

Legless 'n' Harmless

Two guys live together. One has no-use of his arms. The other, no-use of his legs. This is a comedy duo that will sell their souls for a single laugh.

Nominated for Best Comedy Show at the Brighton Fringe Awards 2009.

Saturday 31 October
Start: 10pm
Tickets: £10/£7.50
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Brighton Comedy Fringe Saturday

Stand-up from some of the best young comics around, including 'So You Think You're Funny?' finalists from 2008 and 2009 and hosted by Luke Toulson.

A perfect finale to the 4th Brighton Comedy Fringe in an evening of big, big laughs.

Line up: Luke Toulson (MC), Mark Simmons, Richard Perry, Robin Buckland, Naz Osmanoglu and David James.