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Stephen Grant - Second, Dome Corn Exchange, Brighton, Oct 24

1:49pm Thursday 23rd October 2008

He came second in school sports races, was second best in his GCSE results. More recently, he missed out on becoming a Top Gear presenter.

Rich Hall is Otis Lee Crenshaw Dome Corn Exchange, Brighton, Oct 17

3:51pm Friday 17th October 2008

"The best moment in your life - or any man's life - is when that woman walks into a room full of people and stares across that sea of faces into yours and says, 'He's the one'. Most the time it has happened to me has been in a police line-up."

Michael McIntyre, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, Oct 22

9:58am Friday 17th October 2008

When he played the Pavilion Theatre at last year's Paramount Comedy Festival, Michael McIntyre was tipped for big things.

Clive James - In The Evening, Dome Corn Exchange, Brighton, Oct 21

9:55am Friday 17th October 2008

Famed for writing like he talks, Clive James can also talk like he writes. The writer and broadcaster will be sharing his thoughts on whether Australia could be the new centre of world civilization, the secret plans for Heathrow Terminal 6 and, possibly, his latest book, Cultural Amnesia.

Glenn Wool - Goodbye Scars, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, Oct 21

9:54am Friday 17th October 2008

The concept for this show came from Glenn Wool's divorce papers - he wanted to explain why he's actually not as bad as his wife makes out.

Phil Nichol, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome, Brighton, Oct 23

9:52am Friday 17th October 2008

Coming on like he's been plugged in, an hour in Phil Nichol's company can be exhausting for both parties.

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Ed Byrne, Dome Corn Exchange, Brighton, Oct 17 & 18

9:46am Friday 17th October 2008

Ed Byrne thinks he isn't quite famous (though he sometimes gets recognised), not entirely manly, not quite middle class.

Andy Parsons, Dome Corn Exchange, Brighton, Oct 18

9:48am Friday 17th October 2008

Another graduate from Mock The Week's school of fame, Andy Parsons is a comic who manages to be "utterly likeable and very funny, while also being Mr Angry at the state of the world".

Jon Richardson - Dogmatic, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, Oct 18

9:50am Friday 17th October 2008

Russell Howard's mate (and much imitated by him on the comedian's BBC 6 Music show), Jon Richardson shares Howard's OCD, if not his sunny outlook on life.

Frankie Boyle - Live, Dome Concert Hall, Church Street, Brighton, Oct 23

9:44am Friday 17th October 2008

Many comics choose to start their careers on safe territory. Not Frankie Boyle. In 1996, the year he won the Daily Telegraph Open Mic competition, the opinionated Scotsman decided he would introduce himself to the world with jokes about murders and serial killers.