Billed as the ‘cream of the crop’ Brighton Comedy Festival’s second Best Of The Fest night did not disappoint.

The strong line-up was compered by Carl Donnelly who the audience warmed to immediately. He was so at home with audience participation it was almost like banter with a best friend down the pub, but hilarious nevertheless.

Australian Felicity Ward came out with a bang, with fast-paced and punchy delivery and plenty of self-deprecating tales of online dating.

American comic Alex Edelman provided some toe-curlingly cringey stories from his childhood, including coming out to his unsurprised grandfather, despite not actually being gay. He was pleasant but forgettable and slightly overshadowed by the other acts.

Wonderfully blunt Romesh Ranganathan proved no subject is off limits in comedy by criticising his own children and friends, stating that he actively avoids them both.

His ingenious suggestion for schools and Ofsted received one of the evening’s biggest laughs – “Make them all good and we’ll pick the nearest one.”

They saved the best until last with the dynamic Stephen K Amos who worked the room with a combination of hilarious anecdotes and intelligent subversion. Many laughs were shared, even if they may be inexplicable to friends tomorrow.