Anyone who has been filled with fear whenever they have been sat next to a plane's emergency exit or who has wondered whether stewardesses really do get trained in how to plaster on their make-up should get a ticket for Pam Ann.

The comedy creation of Australian comic Caroline Reid mixes camp bitchy humour with the glamour that can only be found striding the aisles of long-haul flights. Now her show, One World Alliance, is coming to Brighton so she can share her world view with economy types.

The character of Pam Ann arose from the combination of Caroline's childhood plane trips travelling as an unattended minor from Melbourne to Sydney and a drunken James Bond party.

"I dressed up as a Pan American flight attendant because James Bond flew Pan Am," says Caroline. "A girl dressed as Ursula Andress in the bikini came screaming across the room and I thought she said, Pam Ann.' "

From there, the character was born and has gone from strength to strength. Pam Ann has now performed with Cher on her arena tour of the UK, and has also crewed on Elton John's private plane.

"She's frightening, domineering, scary," says Caroline. "Her attitude towards anyone in Economy is, why bother?' "

Anyone wearing anything that doesn't fit Pam's high fashion standards had better watch out, as they could be on the receiving end of a tongue-lashing. And watch out for some genuine observations from the stewardesses' perspective.

"I've done so much research that I think I know too much. I know about what's likely to go wrong."

She is also known to chat with the stewardesses themselves to keep up-to-date with stories.

"On long-haul flights, I always go with British Airways," she says. "The cabin crews are the real deal. They don't mince their words. And you know those bitches would get you out of any burning wreckage."

  • Starts 7.30pm, tickets £17.50. Call 08700 606650.