Arts ‘To Russia with love’ A protest on the eve of Putin’s Olympic opening, Thursday, February 6. Vince Laws will be face painting 83 volunteers with the names of the 83 countries where homosexuality is illegal at Ku-Bar, London on February 6 at 7pm on the eve of the opening of the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. There will be By Besi • 1 min read
Arts LGBT History Month events in Camden Camden LGBT Forum announces WORLD’s largest program for LGBT History Month 2014. The London Boroughs of Camden and Islington are to host what the claim is the world’s largest program for LGBT History Month throughout February 2014. The program is put together by Camden LGBT Forum with the support of By Besi • 2 min read
Arts LGBT History Month events at Jubilee Library in Brighton Jubilee Library announce lineup of events for LGBT History Month in February. Brighton Trans*formed – Throughout LGBT History Month personal stories from Trans*formed Trans Oral History Project will be played on the CD listening posts on the Ground Floor at Jubilee Library. Free. Trans Symposium – T By Besi • 2 min read
Arts LGBT History Month events at Worthing Library Worthing Library celebrates LGBT History Month (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) with two events in February. This is the fifth year the library service has worked with WSCC staff group Glo-West to support the month. On Saturday, February 8, at 12.00 noon, Rainbow Chorus will give a special conc By Besi • 1 min read
Comedy Holiday Sing-A-Long for Philippines relief Judith Owen and Harry Shearer’s Holiday-Singalong, featuring a plethora of celebrity guests, takes place at Leicester Square Theatre, London on Saturday, November 30. This good old-fashioned Christmas knees-up will feature welsh singer-songwriter Judith Owen and American actor, comedian and writer H By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts JOAN RIVERS : Brighton Centre : October 10, 2014 Comedy legend and ‘gay icon’ Joan Rivers will be bringing her show Before they close the lid to Brighton in 2014. 80 year old Joan, ‘the bitch’ with the sharpest tongue in show business returns to the UK in 2014 for a two week national tour delivering a series of rare performances that promise to be By Besi • 1 min read
Comedy BRIGHTON COMEDY FESTIVAL Kat Pope goes in search of a laugh at the Brighton Comedy Festival, and is surprised at just what makes her chortle By Kat Pope • 9 min read
Arts RUSSELL BRAND – Messiah Complex: Brighton Centre: Review While there is, of course, a place for dourness, cynicism and misanthropy in comedy, sometimes a performer as innately likeable and warm-hearted as Russell Brand makes a very welcome change. I don’t think it’s just his shtick, I feel Brand really is the cheeky chappy of his stage persona. A particul By Contributor • 1 min read
Comedy RUSSELL KANE: Brighton Comedy Festival@Dome: Review Kat Pope overcomes her prejudices and finds much to love in a leggy Sugar Kane By Kat Pope • 2 min read
Arts JOE LYCETT @Brighton Comedy Festival: Dome Studio: Review From his first off-stage moment, doing some good old audience warming up from the wings with his distinctive nasal voice prompting the up for it audience to whoop, ohhhh and clap I relaxed, Lycett has that rare and difficult talent; threatening camp. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts ALEXEI SAYLE @Brighton Comedy Festival: Corn Exchange: Review Kat Pope is so old she remembers Alexei Sayle the first time round. Is his second coming just as good? By Kat Pope • 3 min read
Arts ALEX HORNE @Brighton Comedy Festival: Brighton Dome Studio: Review The 30 year old served up a show full of observations, impressions and lies. Dropping his usual PowerPoint for a more experimental and successful routine Horne slowly wound the audience up into a state of hilarity. His honesty about his fibbing is delightful and you never quite now if he’s pulling y By Eric Page • 2 min read
