Stellar line-up at Brighton Comedy Fest
The Brighton Comedy Festival returns to its sunny seaside location from October 9-24. With over 70 performances across 16 days the Festival — to be held at the Dome, Komedia…
The main event: Brighton Comedy Festival
This year’s Brighton Comedy Festival had a lot to live up to. With last year’s opening ceremony featuring ubiquitous national comedy figures Alan Carr and Michael McIntyre, 2010 had set…
Interview: Alan Carr
The Badger managed to track down Channel 4 funny man, Alan Carr, for a quick chat after his performance at the Comedy Festival Gala… Why have you insisted in the…
Simon Amstell
Simon Amstell and I have the same love life. During the course of his show I came to realize that he and I not only have the same taste in…
Jack Whitehall
Nominated for Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, Jack Whitehall’s Nearly Rebellious debut solo show received rave reviews and completely sold out in August. Now visiting Brighton as…
Best of the Fest
Best of the Fest’ showcases five comedians performing at the Brighton Comedy Festival, and although the night is value for money, and has some solid comedians and funny moments, you’re…
Hitler Moustache
Hitler Moustache is Richard Herrings 25th Edinburgh show on the trot, and there is a reason he is a fringe favourite. His current mission is to reclaim the toothbrush moustache…
John Hegley
The rigid mouth of the bouncer twitched a little. A snot-nosed ten-year-old messed up on cranberry juice jetted about, grinning madly to herself. The kindly ushers looked at us like…
Jon Richardson
As the lights go down at 21:30, a chirpy Lancastrian voice filters out on the tannoy, introducing tonight’s act. Being, judging by the applause, one of the only people in…
Quirky comedy improv gets the nod
Comedy Store Players Corn Exchange, 23/10/08 ‘So, I’m an apprentice to the cake maker who specialises in making lemon drizzle cakes for David Hasselhoff’s oil boy?’ Steve Steen looks incredulously…
Stephen grants us a laugh
Stephen Grant Corn Exchange, 25/10/08 Stephen Grant is a man who definitely follows the mantra “first the worst, second the best” – in fact, his Brighton festival show for this…
Embarrassing dad posing as stand-up comedian?
Mark Steel Corn Exchange, 24/10/08 Mark Steel is well-received by a left-leaning and surprisingly diverse audience in terms of age at a reasonably full Corn Exchange. The ‘I first heard…
Funny women?
Funny Women Corn Exchange, 24/10/08The Pavilion Theatre saw the introduction of ‘Funny Women’ to the Brighton Comedy Festival on the 23rd October. A team of three female comedians and a…
Byrne baby Byrne!
Ed Byrne, Different Class, Corn Exchange, 17/10/08. Ed Byrne’s latest show ‘Different Class’ is an energetic and engaging romp through his unique brand of everyday observational humour, which picks apart…
Roy Walker interview: see what he says!
The sixty-eight year old Irish comic Roy Walker is most famed for presenting TV show ‘Catchphrase’ for fourteen years. For the very few of you who haven’t watched the best…
Lucy Porter Interview
Chatty, chirpy, funny woman Lucy Porter is a festival veteran, and can now add the Brighton Comedy Festival 2008 to her ridiculously long list of performances. She talks to The…
Brighton comedy – fest set to pack a punch
One of the many, many things to love about Brighton is that whatever kind of culture vulture you are, this lovely seaside town is almost guaranteed to have a festival…