Thurs 13th Oct
Start: 8pm
Tickets: £5
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The Brighton Comedy Fringe Launch
The Comedy Fringe launches with a bang as we present this
showcase of some of the funniest acts coming up in the festival,
for a bargain £5.
Your compere is local legend Nicky Mitchell "Warm, funny and immensely talented" - The Guardian
Also featuring...
Character comic extraordinaire Joanna Neary "Gloriously different…sublimely funny" - The Evening Standard
The brilliant rambling surreallist Gerry Howell "A truly brilliant rising talent" - Time Out
The bizzarre-but-brilliant Madam Galina "Brilliantly written and fantastically funny" - The Stage
Great wit and renaissance man Mark Allen "A total delight" - Time Out
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Fri 14th Oct
Start: 8:30pm
Tickets: £8/£6
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The Best of Clever Peter
Clever Peter return to Brighton! Award-winning and BBC Radio 4 commissioned sketch group perform some of the best sketches from their 3 highly-acclaimed live shows.
Their fast-paced, original, and "crucially, very funny" sketches look at life, men and women. Expect "tour de force delivery, daft slapstick, clever wordplay, blackness and a counterbalancing lightness of heart" Strap in; it’s The Best of Clever Peter..
"Terrific... If they don’t go very far, soon, there’s no such thing as British justice. Clever? Not half" - The Daily Telegraph (Top 10 Best laughs of 2010)
"The humour here is universal... without doubt the funniest thing I’ve seen at the Fringe this year." - British Theatre Guide ***** |
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Sat 15th & Sun 16th Oct
Start: 7pm
Tickets: £8/£6
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The Great Puppet Horn
Cutting comedy from the UK's leading satirical shadow puppet show. The Great Puppet Horn provides cultural critique as only bits of cardboard stuck to sticks can. Delight as shadowy characters speak, beat-box and pole-dance for your entertainment.
"Scathingly funny... this giggle-fest gets my five stars" - SUNDAY TIMES
"Worthy of a TV show... quick, clever, sarcastic and very funny" - REMOTEGOAT
"An irreverently funny piece of shadow puppet theatre... anarchic, sharp witted" - BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
"It's like Family Guy meets Mock the Week – cartoon comedy with a political twist... undoubtedly hilarious" - ONTHEFRINGE |
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Sat 15th & Sun 16th Oct
Start: 8:30pm
Tickets: £8/£6
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The Gentlemen of Leisure present...
The Death of The Novel
The old GOL return to Brighton to ask the big question: is the novel dead, or just sleeping? Cultural sketch comedy that runs the artistic gamut, pauses to catch its breath, before hailing a cab the rest of the way.
***** Best of the Fest 2010
"Gloriously entertaining, utterly brilliant" - Scotsman
"Arts correspondents be warned" - Independent
"An energetic and enlightening hour of satire and silliness"
"Intelligent. Cultured. Literate. I laughed anyway" - Emo Phillips
"A comic force not to be ignored" - **** Chortle |
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Tues 18th Oct
Start: 7:30pm
Tickets: £10
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Jo Neary and Simon Donald: Double Bill
Joanna Neary - Youth Club: Where do you go when you're 15, bored, living in a backwater and it's 1987? Joanna's delightful, hilarious story of teenage longing, crushed dreams, weak squash and table tennis.
Simon Donald's Dirty Great Fringepiece: 'Him off the Viz' pulls open the beef curtains of his big hairy fringepiece, revealing a deep wet otter's pocket of fishy material - outrageous characters interspersed with anecdotes from a life spent writing fanny synonyms.
"Superbly funny" - The Guardian (on Jo Neary)
"21st Century Joyce Grenfell" - The Times (on Jo Neary)
"Pure deadpan… superb, inventive comedy" - The Stage (on Simon Donald)
"A Geordie visionary… he changed the way the world laughs forever" - Stewart Lee (on Simon Donald) |
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Weds 19th Oct
Start: 8pm
Tickets: £7/£5
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Gerry Howell: Moonshine and Trumpery
Multi award-winning comedian Gerry Howell returns to Brighton with an hour of 'surreal rambling brilliance' (Time Out).
Howell takes you on a fantastical journey through his hilarious, syncopated mindscape, encompassing talking horses, private detectives and the biggest breasts in Bromley. Following the death of his alter-ego Frederick Goodge, Gerry thinks he might be having an identity crisis, but he's not sure.
A show for anyone who has ever wondered who they are, where they came from and what happens when a zebra crosses the road.
Winner of Best Comedy Show Buxton Fringe 2010. |
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Thurs 20th Oct
Start: 8pm
Tickets: £8/£5
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Philip Jeays and Friends
Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Philip Jeays and his band continue their residency with Upstairs at Three and Ten. Jeays carries the influence of Jacques Brel and the Gallic chanson tradition, all bound by a dry English wit. The show will also feature guests of Philip's choosing.
Philip Jeays has been described as 'a real find' (Telegraph), 'unique' (Guardian), 'vulnerable, vitriolic and cruelly observant' (Glasgow Herald), and as singing songs 'delivered with a sometimes frightening intensity and an often gleeful amount of bile' (Financial Times). They are 'superbly crafted songs, written with a poetic sensibility that is imbued with bitter irony and mordant wit' (Morning Star), and they range from the funny and sarcastic to the romantic and bittersweet. He does not vote Conservative and he thinks your god is stupid.
He has appeared on Radio 3 (The Verb, Kit and the Widow's Cabaret Cocktails) and Radio 4 (Chanson, Singing in the Wilderness), and at venues around the country, most recently supporting Robin Ince on tour.
www.jeays.com |
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Fri 21st Oct
Start: 8:30pm
Tickets: £8/£6
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The Humble Quest for Universal Genius
Live comedy quiz show that sees Mark Allen and his “glamorous” assistant Eli Silverman pit two top stand-up comedians against each other in a bid to find a modern-day Universal Genius - basically someone who excels in every single facet of human understanding.
Unlike other quiz shows, the contestants will have their faculties thoroughly tested in proper subjects, such as poetry, languages, etiquette, wit, art, inventing, science and hunting. Yes, hunting.
Previous contestants have appeared on TV's Mock the Week, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Russell Howard's Good News and Newswipe, so you never know who you might see competing next for the coveted title of Universal Genius.
"Huge amounts of fun" - The Brighton Argus
"A brilliant concept hilariously executed" - Latest 7
www.universalgenius.co.uk |
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Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd Oct
Start: 6pm
Tickets: £7/£5
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Phillipa and Will are Now in A Relationship
Meet Phillipa and Will: an oversexed, over-sharing Romeo and Juliet for the internet age. Misshapen Theatre presents Jonathan Brittain’s funny, filthy, bittersweet romance told entirely through a Facebook wall-to-wall. Follow the indiscreet young lovers through their courtships, break-ups, tantrums and make-ups.
Think you know a cringe worthy couple? Think again. And it's all true. Sort of...
"I laughed as I winced as I cringed" - **** BroadwayBaby
"entertaining and engaging" – The Scotsman
"OMG ROFL [HEART]" – The Financial Times |
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Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd Oct
Start: 7pm
Tickets: £8/£6
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Thom Tuck Goes Straight to DVD
Presented by Lucy Jackson in association with PBJ Management
FOSTERS EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARD NOMINATION FOR BEST NEWCOMER
Simba's Pride, Cinderella III, The Return of Jafar.
Thom Tuck from the Penny Dreadfuls returns with his hit first solo show. Thom is watching every straight-to-DVD Disney movie, so you don't have to.
Find out definitively what a midquel is. Snort derisively at Pocahontas II. Delight in the schadenfreude of this discussion, dissection and descent into madness. Also includes tales of heartbreak.
Not suitable for stupid children.
***** Fringe Guru **** Edinburgh Evening News
**** The List **** Financial Times
**** WhatsOnStage **** British Theatre Guide
**** Fringe Review **** Fest
**** The Skinny **** ThreeWeeks
**** BroadwayBaby **** Hairline
**** BroadwayWorld |
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Sat 22nd Oct
Start: 8:30pm
Tickets: £8/£6
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Trevor Lock
One of the most original acts in comedy, particularly noted for his ability to improvise, Trevor Lock's unique brand of high energy stand up, mixing cleverly crafted wordplay with stream of consciousness extemporization has gained him a worldwide cult following. He has toured the UK supporting both Stewart Lee and Russell Brand.
"Hilarious" - TimeOut
"A comic genius" - Metro
"Superbly Comic writing" - The Sunday Times
"Strangely charming and irresistible. Utterly improbable, absolutely entertaining" - The Independent |
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Sat 22nd Oct
Start: 10pm
Tickets: £10/£8
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Red Brick Comedy Club
Regular monthly comedy night featuring some of the finest, funniest late-night stand-up that Brighton has to offer, featuring Mark Simmons (MC), David James and Loretta Maine.
Advance booking recommended! |
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Sun 23rd Oct
Start: 8:30pm
Tickets: £8/£6
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The Three Englishmen
A hugely enjoyable combination of the warmth of Morecambe and Wise, the darkness of the League of Gentlemen, the absurdity of Monty Python and the anarchy of Reeves and Mortimer and a positive smorgasbord of assorted sketches and musical delights, this is a show to waken even the most jaded comedy palate.
"CONFIDENT, INVENTIVE SKETCH ACT…INSTANTLY ENDEARING" - Chortle
"fun and cheerful, with some crackingly original ideas behind the pacy mix of wordplay, gentle pop culture ribbing, off-the-wall surrealism and well-executed musical comedy" - ****FEST
"Charisma, wit and talent" - **** British Comedy Guide |
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Weds 26th Oct
Start: 8pm
Tickets: £7/£5
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The Hee Ha's
Popular Brighton-based improvisers, The Hee-Ha's perform sketches, scenes and songs based on the themes and situations suggested by the audience. Nothing is planned, everything is spontaneous, and the Hee-Ha's host is always there to ensure that the show is fast-paced, interactive and unique.
"Enough wit to keep everyone entertained" - Chortle
"Howled with laughter" - Latest7 |
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Thurs 27th Oct
Start: 8pm
Tickets: £8/£6
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Madame Galina: My Tutu's Gone AWOL
Ever wondered what happens when a drag ballerina entertaining troops in Iraq is lippy to a Royal Marine? Here's the all singing, all dancing answer.
"Hilarious and touching stories…his singing makes me weep every time!" - Joanna Lumley (Radio 4)
"Non-stop belly-ache laughter, superb fouettés - and played straight, which is precisely what makes it so funny" - Time Out |
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Fri 28th Oct
Start: 8pm
Tickets: £8
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Rabbit in the Headlights: Brighton Comedy Fringe Finale
Often hilarious, sometimes bizarre and occasionally mind-blowing!
A great night of comedy with a mix of new stand-ups and established comics with new material.
Come and join us for this extra-special gala night to round off the Comedy Fringe. Tonights line-up: Joey Page, Horse and Louis, Nicholas Cooke, Adam Race and Michael Fabbri.
Hosted by the winner of the 2011 BBC Radio 2 New Comedy Award, Angela Barnes and featuring headliner Michael Fabbri. |
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