29th & 31st May 7pm - £12/£10

Classic Modern Toss sketches projected on a big screen and re-interpreted with a live string quartet and piano. Hosted by Mr Simon ' Mr Tourette' Greenall and featuring the live vocal genius of Mr David 'Drive by Abuser' Schaal plus a sprinkling of special mystery guests. All set inside one of Britain's most prestigous churches.

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NOW PERFORMING AT THE OLD MARKET, HOVE

 3rd May 5pm - £11/£9

Isy Suttie brings her sell-out 2007 show to Brighton. Ever-quirky songs, characters and stand-up in the form of a ramshackle talent show from Isy, known as Dobby in Channel 4's Peep Show, Radio 2's Out to Lunch and writer on Channel 4's Skins.

"Packed to the brim with enthusiasm, glee and cheeky wit" – The Independent.

“Fantastic” – The Scotsman

“This is comedy with heart and soul “ Chortle

‘A true rising star” – The List

'The best new comic I've seen for ages' Frank Skinner

www.myspace.com/isysuttie

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 4th May 8pm - £10/£8

The UK-based, New York City comic Lewis Schaffer in his hit Edinburgh show. Follow his descent from the Greatest City in the World to a multi-occupancy council flat in Peckham. He's not apologizing for America. He's not apologizing for Obama, either. Lewis Schaffer has a unique perspective: He's not a tourist. He's not an immigrant. He's a hostage. Alternate title: 'Jews are Smarter than You.'

'Undisciplined... lacks focus... brilliant... fascinating.' Evening Standard, London 2009

www.myspace.com/lewisschaffer

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 7th 8pm, 14th 8:15pm, 21st 8pm, 24th May 9:30pm - £12/£10

GOOD LORD... IT'S... the raymond & mr timpkins revue and friends. You are invited to an hour of not even slightly normal, top quality, though some may say peculiar - even frankly odd 21st century vaudevillian comedic turns. Music hall returns in a pant-wettingly unorthodox carnival of mirth. Come splash your funny-bone in the font of fun

"PSALM of the most original comics on the circuit" - Edna Twonk, Beirut

"PEW, so funny I nearly CRYPT myself" - Barry Twunt, Hove

"Oi! Bring my lead back!" - Rt Rev Parson Blood

PLEASE NOTE : No entry without knickers and VESTRY

Friends include : Otiz Canneloni, Shelagh Martin, Noel Britten, Chris Luby, George Egg, King of Everything and many many many many more

http://www.myspace.com/rayandtimpkins

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 8th May 8.00pm - £10

Pop music is a vicious snare - its seemingly innocuous lyrics are misleading, and its uncomplicated melodies delusive. Frisky and Mannish are here to re-educate you. You will never think of The Bangles in the same way again... The rumours are true. They have arrived. No touching.

"A pair of bright young things whose pop-star pastiches will surely send them supernova" WHAT'S ON STAGE

"White-hot ones to watch" TIME OUT LONDON

"Young and smokin' London duo" TIME OUT NEW YORK

"Current darlings of London's musical cabaret circuit" THE STAGE

"Catch the duo before they go big" LONDON LITE

"A smidgin of fun" THE TIMES

www.friskyandmannish.co.uk

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 9th 5pm, 16th 4pm 22nd 7:30pm - £10/£8

Award-winning entertainer Eric Walton’s Off-Broadway and Edinburgh hit combines dazzling wit and world-class sleight of hand into one unforgettable show. At the forefront of cutting-edge variety theater, “Esoterica” is a new breed of contemporary magic from one of New York City’s finest performers. Smart, sexy and spell-binding, “Esoterica” is not to be missed.

“Eric Walton’s Off-Broadway hit is a masterclass in card magic and mentalism. An absolute pleasure. His sleight of hand is superb.” The Times

“One of the surprise hits of 2008! Walton’s ‘Esoterica’ is highly recommended to all at the Fringe.” The List

“I often wonder how people like Eric Walton aren’t ruling the world...” Three Weeks

“KING OF THE UNDERWORLD” The Stage

www.ericwalton.com
www.fletchproductions.com

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11th May 8pm - £10/£9

In the beginning, animals hunted humans. Then, humans hunted animals. Now people live with animals, give them human names and talk to them.

What the hell happened? Determined to get to the bottom of this nonsense, Mark Allen embarked on his Pet Project. He is now ready to reveal his findings.

"A total delight" Time Out

"Allen is a comic with something new to say" The Guardian

'Exceptionally well delivered' – Chortle

www.commitnonuisance.com

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12th May 8pm - £10/£8

Chris Cross is the Rock'n'Roll of Cabaret. He travels the World performing his act mixing stand-up comedy, magic, contortionism & escapology together to create a high energy kick ass show! In Escaping from Reality, Chris performs his trademark freaky but funny body tricks followed by The Big Escape Finale from a Straitjacket and 10m of Chains. The Stage Magazine named it a 'Must See Show' at the Edinburgh Festival 2008...

'To say he is a natural showman is a gross understatement - the 19-year-old has already been a street performer for a decade and appeared on Britain's Got Talent, and can handle an audience like a piece of putty. His body-bending stunts merely provide a vehicle for a comedy act that's as slick as it is screwball, delivered in an outrageous, Russell Brand-esque persona.' - The Stage

'Cool and Funky Act' - Simon Cowell

www.chris-cross.co.uk

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15th & 16th May 8pm - £12/£10

Feminist. Ladies man. In Boobs 2008 Rob Deering tries to balance the two and it gets hard. Really hard. A hit at last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this show is if anything even more relevant today – Deering has kept the '2008' to justify one of the show's cheaper jokes.

‘As sharp and versatile as a Swiss Army knife, Rob Deering is one of the best performers currently on the circuit’ The Independent

'Massively engaging intelligent comic offering a cracking mix of songs and silliness' The Guardian

'What you see is what you get: an hour of silliness and fun with a fantastic backing track' - Chortle

www.robdeering.com

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 18th & 19th May 4:30pm - £5

Poet and comedian Ross Sutherland attempts to escape from a series of identical small blue mazes. Half cartoon, half man standing about saying things. A regular performer at Glastonbury, Latitude and the Edinburgh Fringe, Ross was included in The Times’s Top Ten Literary Stars of 2008. Not suitable for those under 14 years old.

“Sublimely twisted” – The Scotsman

“Does with words what I try to do with art”
- Ralph Steadman

www.myspace.com/rosssutherland

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21st May 7pm - £10

The Chap magazine satirist and resident “Bounder”, Michael “Atters” Attree presents his latest unimaginable paranormal investigations with pioneering “magic laptop” projections including: A Fossilised Poltergeist! The Abominable Gayman! Gym-slip Levitation! Ectoplasmic Discharge! Yootha Joyce's Incarnate Negligee and A Really Angry UFO! Behold the Pentagram of Atters and may God have mercy on your soul...

“Audiences will swoon at Atters magic laptop proof of the Supernatural...This has to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.” - The Chap Magazine

www.myspace.com/attersattree

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24th May 8pm/ 25th May 7pm - £11/£9

Scales of the Unexpected bring you vocal harmony with a twist! We pay harmonic homage to the greatest popular music of all time with our madcap medleys and deranged dancing. Come and enjoy what one audience member described as ‘the best thing in musical comedy today.’

“The highlight of my wedding day!“ Duncan ‘Dragon's Den’ Bannatyne  in OK Magazine

“The incomparable Scales of the Unexpected (I nearly wet my knickers)” Lamb-Chop Magoo

www.scalesoftheunexpected.co.uk

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