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Oh , you ’ ve got to laugh

It ’ s not summer any more , is it . It ’ s all gone a little grim . Cost of living crisis . Energy bills . Climate change . Graham Potter ’ s left Brighton . I ’ d get annoyed with the government . If we had one . What we need is a good laugh . What we need is ... the return of The Brighton Comedy Fringe Festival

Here at Whistler Towers , there ’ s little we prefer doing than supporting The Good Guys , whether they be food people ( check out this issue ’ s Feedback Special ) or in the arts or ... well , let ’ s stick with the arts . And the good folk who run The Electric Arcade down on the beach front ( just under the zip wire place ) are The Good Guys . Good people doing interesting things in an interesting way . Talking of which ...

After hiding away for six years , the Brighton
Comedy Fringe is back to showcase the very best in new comedy . Originally running from 2006-2015 , the Brighton Comedy Fringe was a staple of the comedy calendar for a decade , but now it ’ s back at The Electric Arcade throughout October .
You ’ ll have to check out the website https :// www . otherplaceticketing . co . uk / for the full programme , but here ’ s a grab bag of the best shows of improv , stand up , clowning , spoken word , theatre and musical comedy .
The Electric Arcade , Beneath Brighton Zip , Lower Promenade , Madeira Drive , BN2 1TB
Rob Copland : Mainstream Muck ( Gimme Some of That ) Winner of Edinburgh Fringes Comedians Choice Award for Best Show , Rob Copland is rocking on his quest to form the first ever comedy mosh pit . Friday 14 , 8pm
Eco Maniac Aruhan wants to assure you that this is NOT a TED Talk . In this NOT a TED Talk , she will navigate the climate crisis . Featuring original music written and performed by Aruhan . Tuesday 25 , 8:30pm
Elly Shaw and Elaine Fellows : This Girl Can ’ t Elly Shaw ( Quantum Leopard Competition Winner ) and Elaine Fellows ( Brighton Grin Comedy Award Finalist ) with an hour of pure joy and silliness . Friday 14 , 8.30pm
Do The Thing : Up To , But Not Exceeding , 10 Musicals Improvised musicals made by an orchestra of one ( Ian Scott ) and a cast of two ( Tim Meredith and Simon Plotkin ). Friday 28 , 8pm ; Saturday 29 29 , 8pm
Broccan Tyzack-Carlin : Turtle Saboteur Award-winning wordboy Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin stand-up and poetry . Vanilla Ice , turtles and the intersection of Marx and the Spice Girls get a look in this time . Saturday 15 , 8pm
Mediocre Gay Growing up gay in small town 90s Kent , it ’ s easy to think your sexuality is the reason you don ’ t fit in - what if it ’ s not ? Witty one-liners & jokes are woven into heartwarming romp Tuesday 18 , 8:30pm .
Sam Nicoresti : Cancel Anti- Wokeflake Snow Culture Leicester Square New Comedian 2021 . Wokeflake is a multimedia journey through identity . A surreal and blistering takedown of cancel culture and the human soul . Saturday 15 , 8pm
Nick Elleray : Passionate About Compromise A story of love , happiness , and how he kicked a seagull in the head in Eastbourne , But when you come at the king , you best not miss . Saturday 8 , 8pm