'The promoter wanted us to start wrestling'
Princes Of Main recall their Unforgettable Five gigs
25/08/2017 … First gigBrighton Fringe, upstairs at the Quadrant.
2017 Unforgettable Five
Comedians recollect some of their most memorable gigs.
Fri 25 August 2017
Thu 24 August 2017
'A woman sang Halo by Beyonce through a tracheotomy hole'
Micky Bartlett's Unforgettable Five
24/08/2017 … First gig My first gig happened at the sweet and tender age of 18.
Tue 22 August 2017
Heckled by a rubber chicken
Mark Forward recalls his Unforgettable Five gigs
22/08/2017 … First gigMe and a friend had written an absolutely terrible sketch about a man trying to rent a truck, but the rental place would only rent him seven.
Mon 21 August 2017
We used to think magic was deep and serious. Not any more!
Morgan & West recall their Unforgettable Five
21/08/2017 … First gigNot so much our first gig as our first proper show, back when we were poor science students doing their best to ignore those pesky degrees they were doing.
Sun 20 August 2017
A disCERNing crowd
Pierre Novellie recalls his Unforgettable Five gigs
20/08/2017 … Best gigThis is a first-place tie, I’m afraid, between the following gigs.
Sat 19 August 2017
Duped by a bogus TV producer
Thunderbards recall their Unforgettable Five gigs
19/08/2017 … Thunderbards are Glenn Moore and Matt Stevens.
Fri 18 August 2017
All gigs teach you something
Abi Roberts recalls her Unforgettable Five
18/08/2017 … First gig My first stand-up gig was in a room of other comics in a room above a pub in North London.
Thu 17 August 2017
Heckled by an exposed penis
Laura Davis recalls her Unforgettable Five gigs
17/08/2017 … Strangest audience member It’s a toss-up between one man who had to be taken out by security because he wouldn’t stop yelling ‘cats…