alternative comedy
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REVIEW: Brighton Fringe – Dian Cathal: Trans*Atlantic
So who do you hate more then, Americans or trans people? Actor, writer and stand-up Dian Cathal fits into both categories, you see, and it would be helpful for him to know which aspect of his being you have more of a problem with. Not that he would ever apologise for or compromise over either, Read more
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“I realised, this isn’t me – it’s Leslie”: an interview with Simon Topping
For this week’s “interviewing someone doing something cool in Brighton” [2] section of the Indie Brighton Listings, I interviewed Simon Topping, who runs Extra Topping Comedy. I’ve known Simon a while now, and am a massive fan of both his character comedy and his ability to curate an ever-interesting lineup. I caught up with him in Read more
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The Dip, with Lilla Multipass, Freddie Hayes and Maria Telnikoff
A fun evening in the backstreets of Kentish Town, where myself and some other Next Level Sketch luminaries went to a rival comedy night, The Dip, run by our nemesis Chris East. Chris is a lovely host, and always books an interesting, alternative lineup. The venue is a little gem, an eccentric little cafe with Read more
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Extra Topping with Rosalie Minnitt, Al Nash, The Magic Lady, and a Viking of some description
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 Read more
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Brighton Fringe 2023: Who To See (16th – 21st May)
Ahoy! It’s the second of my weekly guides to what comedy shows to see at the Brighton Fringe. Please keep your arms and legs inside the listings at all times. CAPTAIN BREADBEARD’S BREADY BRILLIANT ALTERNATIVE COMEDY SHOW20th May, 10pm, Caravanserai Brighton I have no idea who Captain Breadbeard is, or what he wants. But this Read more
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“2022 comedy highlights with James Walsh”
Note: this article originally appeared in the Morning Star newspaper, and online on their website here Yer generic Friday night upstairs at the Goat & Gangrene in Crapton-on-Brine might still be booking eight white blokes complaining about their divorces, but in the urban centres the alternative scene is as exciting, experimental and inclusive as it’s Read more
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