Comedy: Brighton Comedy Festival
The comics keep on coming – which is great for us! Here are some of the reasons why they love Brighton
Rob Rouse:
“Why I like the Brighton Comedy Festival: WARNING – DO NOT READ THIS UNLESS YOU ARE SITTING DOWN AS YOU ARE GOING TO BE SO BLOWN AWAY BY IT THAT YOU WILL DEFINITELY FALL OVER!
I like Brighton for many reasons, but absolutely at the top of that list is because Brighton is home to the former BBC sports anchor and broadcasting legend, Des Lynam. Yes, you heard, DES LYNAM!
Let’s just let that sink in for a moment, shall we? Have you got your breath back? Now strap yourself in for some cold hard stats.
That means that during this Brighton Comedy Festival, on any single day of it, you may have more Des Lynams per capita of the population then any other city in Britain, maybe Europe, probably the Northern hemisphere and potentially, gulp, on the planet. I think you’ll agree these are astonishing statistics*[see footnote 1]
And, every time you paddle in the sea in Brighton you are potentially bathing in the same water that Des Lynam has used to shampoo and rinse his moustache.**[see footnote 2]
[footnote 1]*Unless of course Des is in Spain or for some reason isn’t at home.
[footnote 2]**Residual matter from Des Lynam may still be in the sea you’re paddling in, even when he’s in Spain.”
Rob Rouse – Life Sentences, Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Sat 13 Oct, 7.30pm, £15/13
Tony Law:
“Reasons I like the Brighton Comedy Festival? I don’t know. I cant really say because I’ve never been invited before. I can tell you, however, that I love Brighton and all the cool groovers who live there, and I have lovely gigs every time I go. So with all the lovely people and me now being invited, that means this is what I like about the Brighton Comedy Festival.
Also, I hear people will be arriving on Spacehorses to the venues. I shall be mooching around town with my best pals Space Bear and Dog Owl; they are exactly what it says on the tin, because they are from a tin. Big tins, about the size of a man. See you soon at The Old Market, on 20 October.”
Tony Law – Maximum Nonsense, The Old Market, Sat 20 Oct, 7.30pm, £12/10
Jason Byrne:
“Oh I do like to be beside the seaside, oh I do like to be beside the sea! If this was all I had to write about the Brighton Comedy Festival then I’d say it says it all. Gigging beside the sea? The best ever! Sticks of rock, fish ‘n’ chips, rocky beaches where the gradual slope into the water is as sudden as the edge of Everest, the breeze that comes off the coast and blows around you as you ‘runwalk’ down the promenade, the hummmm of cars with fat exhausts as they race by your window at 3am with their heartbeat bass and strip lighting under the car… but who can forget the burnt pier that clings to life out at sea. It’s a joy to watch. I cannot wait to return to Brighton for all of these reasons. Oh, and the gay community.”
Jason Byrne – The People’s Puppeteer, Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Sat 13 Oct, 8pm, £17.50
Pappy’s:
“Brighton is the sort of place where there’s always something happening, whether it’s music or comedy or theatre. As a result it seems like the audiences are more welcoming of shows that are slightly left of centre; more likely to take a chance. You also get a real mix of people in your audience. Last time the tour took us here we ended up with a crowd that was made up of families, hipsters, young kids, older folks and two massive stag parties. And yet it was still one of the most fun shows of the run. That’s Brighton.”
Pappy’s – Last Show Ever!, Brighton Dome Studio, Fri 19 Oct, 7.45pm, £12/10
