Brighton
When chills go up your spine at a Lady Bolognese show there are a number of reasons for them. They’re all good, in my book. Compulsive by way of menace-eliciting-childish-delight sets the tone for the hour. The pair shuffle in with faces hidden behind a black A4 ring binder, huddled together conspiratorially with only hair nets and kitchen smocks showing.
Likeable from the off, Kohli starts gag-rapid, quickly establishing a lovely audience rapport. Making note that the show falls on both VE Day and the day the mass local election results come out, he taps into an immediacy vibe naturally and easily.
Brighton Dome Comedy Festival returns from 16-25 October and this year has partnered with local club Komedia, to bring hours more laugh out loud entertainment to audiences across two of the city’s best loved events venues. A packed 10-day programme promises shows for all senses of humour and all ages, from TV, comedy and podcast legends to quirky cult favourites and mixed bill nights.
On the opening night of the second Brighton Dome Comedy Festival Rob Newman is in a pseudo forest, five green lights striking up high towards the rafters, giving the impression of a woodland that could feasibly be populated by numerous grandmothers’ cottages. An appropriate setting for the wild tales about to spring forth, but these ones have their roots in Nietzsche, Sartre and Pythagoras, not Grimm – and somehow manage to keep all of their wonder.
The Brighton Dome Comedy Festival kicks off this weekend on Friday, October 17 and runs until Sunday, October 26. The line up boasts everything from TV favourites to upcoming names and is jam-packed with laugh appeal. We've picked out some highlights to look out for.
Australian comedian Lou Wall brings her new show Breaking The Fifth Wall to Brighton.
Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, Brighton Dome Comedy Festival returns for an extended run from 17-26 October this year – five days more laughter across the venue’s three event spaces for comedy fans of all ages.
Have you ever wanted to take your children to a comedy gig but worried there might be unsuitable content? Have you ended up taking them and squirmed in your seat when a potty-mouthed comedian was in full flow?
A wealth of comedy talent will descend on Brighton Dome’s three historic venues this month for the inaugural Brighton Dome Comedy Festival.
From 24-27 October, Brighton Dome’s inaugural annual Comedy Festival will fill the venue’s three historic event spaces with stand-up, improv, clowning, workshops and the world premiere of a 20th anniversary exhibition from cult cartoonists and animators Modern Toss.
This year’s Brighton Comedy Garden presented by heycar is back in Preston Park in just a few weeks (3rd-7th July) with an all-star cast of comedy icons headlining in the Big Top.
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