East Brighton Golf Club Comedy Night Feb 23rd

February 23rd

IAN COGNITO

Cogs remains a true original; If you haven’t seen him, you won’t have a clue who we’re talking about, and if you have then you certainly won’t have forgotten the name. Tales of power drills, genital exposure and traumatised promoters follow in his wake as does the hysterical laughter of those who have been lucky enough to see one of this country’s greatest comedians.

“Ian Cognito delivered a performance with all the presence, clarity and direction of a true virtuoso player. This electrifying, terrifying and ultimately vulnerable performer warmed a cold Glasgow audience to boiling point. Stand up should always be like this” – The List

“Cognito’s indignant polemic is a bracing antidote to more amiable routines. When a comedian can transform rage into humour without diluting their passion, the result is always riveting. Share his inspired madness” – The Guardian

“Cognito puts them all in the shade. If you want to know what’s wrong with New Britain, Ian Cognito’s going to tell you. And if you don’t, you’d be advised to keep your mouth shut. Just stunning” – The Guardian

If messed up comedians are the most interesting, Ian Cognito is up there with the greats. He rants but not without thought. How is the comeback going? Very nastily, thanks” – The Evening Standard

“After half an hour in the company of the constantly self-excoriating Cognito, all other comedians begin to seem like people in public relations.” – The Evening Standard

Cognito is still hard to ignore, a raging bull goaded by a flaming sense of injustice.” – The Independent

“There is no doubting Ian Cognito’s blazing talent as a stand up, but his capacity for self destruction has ensured he’s never gained the recognition or status he’d otherwise have so effortlessly claimed. You know Cognito will never prostitute what he does just to play the game, he is a comedian through and through.” – Time Out

ANDRE VINCENT

Andre Vincent Investigates George Galloway in Big Brother

Andre vincent Investigates The Big Day All About Me Day

Andre at The Comedy Store

Opened for Bob Hope in Columbus, Ohio in 1992.

With his head swelling and his tongue tripping one-liners, he returned home to conquer the comedy circuit of the U.K., and in no time at all established himself as one of the top stand-ups in the country today. His individual style has taken him across the scope of the performance medium: a Saturday night show on Channel 4, three sell-out runs at the Edinburgh festival, countless radio shows, presenter of two award-nominated television programmes, a regular face on daytime panel games and even an appearance as himself on the children’s drama ‘Byker Grove’.

Moments treasured in André’s career so far include:
Playing himself in ‘Byker Grove’
Singing ‘Ooh Ah Just A Little Bit’ on TV with Miss UK
Teaching Cliff Richard to unicycle
Performing at a Vietnamese refugee camp in the South China Sea (booked by the Chinese Government)
Opening for Bob Hope (Bing Crosby spins in his grave even now…)

Television:
‘Andre Vincent – Hurrah for Cancer’ (BBC3)
‘The Late Edition (BBC3) ‘Big City’ (Central)
‘The Orpheum Comics (CBC) ‘The Comedy Factory (Nederland’s TV)
‘I Want 2 B TV (BBC3) ‘101 Greatest Musicals (CH4)
‘History of Offensive Humour’ (CH4) ‘A Day In the Garden’ (CH4)
‘The Show’ (CH4) ‘Sunday Night With The Comics (Fox)
‘Breakfast TV’ (BBC1) ‘All Over The Shop’ (BBC1)
‘You Must Be Joking’ (ITV) ‘First Night’ (ITV)
‘Bodger and Badger’ (BBC1) ‘The Basement’ (Bravo)
‘Harry Hill’s Fruit Fancies’ (BBC2) ‘Edinburgh Nights’ (ITV)
‘Lee Evans Christmas Special’ (ITV) ‘The Comedy Store’ (CH 5)

Festivals:
Beijing Arts Festival China
Toronto Vaudeville Festival x2 Winter Olympics – Calgary
Bogotá Festival – Columbia Ameriflora – USA
Edinburgh Fringe Festival x9 Colombo Festival – Sri Lanka
Melbourne Comedy Festival Montreal Comedy Festival

“An improvising comedy genius” – The Guardian

“He possesses the energy of Lee Evans with the improvisational Skills of Paul Merton and is one of the best comedians in the business.” – The Times

“Ferociously funny” – The Sunday Times

“This guy should be on prime time telly” – Chortle.co.uk

BASIL JAMM

MC:JIM GRANT