Bent Double At Komedia
By Chris 18th Jul 2008

The monthly gay-friendly giggle-fest returns to Komedia for a Pride special, with guest compere Cathy P taking the reins. She is joined by the beautifully laconic Shelagh Martin and Funny Women Award winner Debra Jane Appleby, whilst super bitch Kandi Kane headlines the show.

Kandi Kane Baxter is the comic creation of Charlie Hides. A super bitch for the new millennium who has become rich by marrying a string of 80 year-old millionaires. An established Fringe Performer that has been headlining in the UK for several years, Kandi is currently married to Reginald Baxter, heir to the Baxter's Soup fortune.

"Joan Rivers with balls" - Sunday Herald

With no children (but she’s currently thinking of adopting a Bosnian or Philippino baby), Kandi and Reginald live in Buckinghamshire with two dogs, six nurses, a lawyer and a manager, an agent and a chef...! Famed for unofficially opening the Edinburgh branch of Harvey Nichols back in 2002 (she camped outside in a tent to ensure she was first in!), Kandi Kane is a global star, performing sell-out shows around the world.

"Deliciously demented, genius" - Sarah Jessica Parker

Intelligent, original, magical, spontaneous and warm - just some of the words used to describe funny woman Debra Jane Appleby, a no-nonsense Yorkshire lass, blunt and sarcastic in a take-it-or-leave-it kind of way. She has appeared on stage and screen, and is winner of both The Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year and Funny Women Comedy Award in 2005.

“a warm, charismatic stand-up” - Chortle

Quirky and individual, Shelagh Martin delivers a succession of crafted one-liners, often surreal, sometimes brilliant and frequently involving bizarre mental images of animals.

“Shelagh’s act is very funny, original, and superbly written” – Fringe Report

BENT DOUBLE visits Komedia on Sunday 3 August at 7.30pm. Tickets are £10/£8 conc. available on-line at www.komedia.co.uk/brighton or from the Box Office on 01273 647100 (booking fees apply).

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