
To the Extra Topping Comedy Showcase, then, which has MOVED from a rugby-obsessed pub in residential Hove to upstairs at the Yellow Book in Brighton’s fashionable York Place.
Dog tarot cards on the table: I really liked the old venue. It was a comfy upstairs room, and an audience of locals being confused by some of the weirdest comedians on the circuit is an experience that never gets old.
But you can see why Simon and the gang wanted to move to the bright lights of the big city, and I really hope the Yellow Book can become a permanent home.
As is traditional, half of the acts had performed last month’s Next Level Sketch – Rosalie, headlining here, and Al Nash, with his collection (two) of comedy characters.
Of the acts I hadn’t seen before, I loved The Magic Lady, a crazy, wild-eyed, and never-quite-under-control parody magician from Freddie Hayes.
And the Viking act, whose name I can’t quite remember, isn’t quite there yet, but he certainly has the hairy chest and the gusto.
Extra Topping is the reason I don’t put on a regular alternative comedy night in Brighton – as Simon is booking all the acts I like anyway!
Do go along, a fab time is guaranteed.