Brighton Fringe 2010 preview
With the Brighton Festival being launched this week I've tried picking out some Fringe events that might be worth their ticket price. Their printed brochure won't be published and on the streets until 17th March so we'll have to put up with their clunky website. Since I know a little about CMS run websites I couldn't help myself to email the Fringe people and moan about it as its so slow and takes forever to go through ever event.
Here's some interesting comedy events I've found so far:
How To Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
1, 2, 4 and 5 May at Komedia, £8
In 2010 the Sell-Out Cult Hit of the 2009 Edfringe is destroying brains across the UK! Join Dr. Dale and his team as they teach you inventively insane ways to survive the inevitable rise of the undead in this 'Brilliantly Bizarre' (Broadway Baby) & 'Wonderfully Weird' (ThreeWeeks) life saving seminar. Four stars from British Theatre Guide, Broadway Baby and Zombiecommand.com
Phil Kay
3, 4 May at Freerange, St Peter's Church Gardens, £8
Multi award winning Scotsman Phil Kay brings his marvelous freewheeling ever effervescent comedy show to the glorious streets of Brighton. "One of the greatest comedic odysseys ever witnessed... 'Hysterical' in every sense of the word - Kay truly is a mesmerizing headf**k genius" - Time Out
The Milky Drink Kids Ride Again
1, 2, 21, 22, 23 May at Laughing Horse, The Quadrant, £Free
Three people who started comedy at an age when most people join The National Trust and between them are 139 years old, tell jokes early so they can get to bed. Richard Rycroft tells tales of his misspent youth, Jane Hill has a comically jaded view of life and relationships and Rob Coleman offers a stream of one-liners.
I only put this one in as it mentioned my name! This isn't me by the way!
Brian Gittins' Fringe Friends
29 April, 6, 13, 20 May, Upstairs at Three and Ten, £
Pyecombe's finest roadside cafe owner Mr Brian Gittins welcomes you to another evening of entertainment. Every week, Brian will introduce us to his "pick of the fringe" friends who he has somehow co-opted to perform alongside him. “Breathtakingly funny” - The Guardian "A supremely funny oddball. The next big cult on the comedy circuit" - Time Out
I follow this guy on Twitter whose almost hourly output is 140 character friendly puns. Hopefully his material will be more than just (sometimes) one liners.
Barbara and Yogashwara's Safe Space
7, 8, 9 May (almost hourly) at their caravan on Kensington Street
Mother-and-daughter partnership Barbara and Yogashwara offer a refuge from the Festival fray with healing, rituals and mindfulness. Ruthless adult comedy horror that explores power, abuse and New Age spirituality. “Their development of classic archetypal comedy characters is on a par with the likes of Steve Coogan.” Simon Casson, Duckie Shows this brilliant come along only too rarely. Limited capacity - Book early!
susannahhewlett.com
The Dog-eared Collective's JOYRIDE
7, 8, 9 May, Upstairs at the Three and Ten, £8
Sketch comedy. Join fun-junkies The Dog-Eared Collective for a full throttle thrill ride through the turnpikes of pleasure. Edible insults, hurdling, falafel – whatever flips your switch and fires up your funny bone, sit back and strap in as the DEC set a comedy crash course for Cloud 9! “It’s Mighty Boosh meets League of Gentlemen” Fest, ***** Threeweeks Brighton 2009
www.dogearedcollective.co.uk
Anyone who quotes Mighty Boosh and League of Gentlemen is playing a dangerous game!
Late Night Gimp Fight!
8, 9, 11 May, Upstairs at Three and Ten, £8
The World's first Gimp-based sketch comedy group make their Brighton Festival Fringe debut! Come and see why 2010 is The Year of the Gimp. Uproarious sketches, music... and gimps. The new show combines hilarious songs with their trademark off-the-wall sketches that'll leave you feeling violated, in a good way. “Lively, slick, and above all, funny” - Three Weeks
www.latenightgimpfight.com
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Here's some interesting comedy events I've found so far:
How To Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
1, 2, 4 and 5 May at Komedia, £8
In 2010 the Sell-Out Cult Hit of the 2009 Edfringe is destroying brains across the UK! Join Dr. Dale and his team as they teach you inventively insane ways to survive the inevitable rise of the undead in this 'Brilliantly Bizarre' (Broadway Baby) & 'Wonderfully Weird' (ThreeWeeks) life saving seminar. Four stars from British Theatre Guide, Broadway Baby and Zombiecommand.com
Phil Kay
3, 4 May at Freerange, St Peter's Church Gardens, £8
Multi award winning Scotsman Phil Kay brings his marvelous freewheeling ever effervescent comedy show to the glorious streets of Brighton. "One of the greatest comedic odysseys ever witnessed... 'Hysterical' in every sense of the word - Kay truly is a mesmerizing headf**k genius" - Time Out
The Milky Drink Kids Ride Again
1, 2, 21, 22, 23 May at Laughing Horse, The Quadrant, £Free
Three people who started comedy at an age when most people join The National Trust and between them are 139 years old, tell jokes early so they can get to bed. Richard Rycroft tells tales of his misspent youth, Jane Hill has a comically jaded view of life and relationships and Rob Coleman offers a stream of one-liners.
I only put this one in as it mentioned my name! This isn't me by the way!
Brian Gittins' Fringe Friends
29 April, 6, 13, 20 May, Upstairs at Three and Ten, £
Pyecombe's finest roadside cafe owner Mr Brian Gittins welcomes you to another evening of entertainment. Every week, Brian will introduce us to his "pick of the fringe" friends who he has somehow co-opted to perform alongside him. “Breathtakingly funny” - The Guardian "A supremely funny oddball. The next big cult on the comedy circuit" - Time Out
I follow this guy on Twitter whose almost hourly output is 140 character friendly puns. Hopefully his material will be more than just (sometimes) one liners.
Barbara and Yogashwara's Safe Space
7, 8, 9 May (almost hourly) at their caravan on Kensington Street
Mother-and-daughter partnership Barbara and Yogashwara offer a refuge from the Festival fray with healing, rituals and mindfulness. Ruthless adult comedy horror that explores power, abuse and New Age spirituality. “Their development of classic archetypal comedy characters is on a par with the likes of Steve Coogan.” Simon Casson, Duckie Shows this brilliant come along only too rarely. Limited capacity - Book early!
susannahhewlett.com
The Dog-eared Collective's JOYRIDE
7, 8, 9 May, Upstairs at the Three and Ten, £8
Sketch comedy. Join fun-junkies The Dog-Eared Collective for a full throttle thrill ride through the turnpikes of pleasure. Edible insults, hurdling, falafel – whatever flips your switch and fires up your funny bone, sit back and strap in as the DEC set a comedy crash course for Cloud 9! “It’s Mighty Boosh meets League of Gentlemen” Fest, ***** Threeweeks Brighton 2009
www.dogearedcollective.co.uk
Anyone who quotes Mighty Boosh and League of Gentlemen is playing a dangerous game!
Late Night Gimp Fight!
8, 9, 11 May, Upstairs at Three and Ten, £8
The World's first Gimp-based sketch comedy group make their Brighton Festival Fringe debut! Come and see why 2010 is The Year of the Gimp. Uproarious sketches, music... and gimps. The new show combines hilarious songs with their trademark off-the-wall sketches that'll leave you feeling violated, in a good way. “Lively, slick, and above all, funny” - Three Weeks
www.latenightgimpfight.com
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