Today's idea - Rabbit in the Headlights at Upstairs at Three & Ten

I've an aversion to suggesting comedy I don't know but try the 'Rabbit in the Headlights' show at Upstairs at Three & Ten on Steine Street tonight. Things that give me confidence include the gratuitous use of 'hilarious', 'bizarre' and 'mind-blowing.' The night's hand-picked as opposed to any old soul shouting into a mic and is hosted at Upstairs at Three and Ten, an award-winning fringe venue upstairs (the downstairs spends its time being a pub). It sounds young and lively, and careful of providing a good show. "We specialise in bringing all of the most talked about talent to you," and whilst this sounds like anyone could have written it, have a look at the website and there's something a little more honest about the whole affair. They're also a Brighton Fringe venue, and the area's meant to be gorgeous, so says the Argus. It's also 'bijou' though and the night's gaining in popularity, so arrive on time - which is 8pm.

It's £6 for adults, £5 for concessions which isn't bad in my opinion. You can avoid the queues and buy tickets via TicketSource. Find it on the map

That said, this looks rather good too.

Besot yourself with Jedward at Revenge

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With most of the country apparently besotted with X-Factor, it seems necessary to shout about this event. Jedward, of the tall hair and strange leather outfit type, are having a noisy little party at Revenge tonight. In today's Christmas Special (accompanied by real snow, horray!) the gay-orientated club will no doubt be over-run by more excitable straight girls than normal. You'd have thought that everyone would be screamed-out after X-Factor, but it seems not.

Catch an autograph and dance like a ninny, with two floors of music - the first with Pop (with Gaydar Radios Alex baker and Stewart T) and the second with 90s anthems. We all secretly love them.

Grab tickets from Revenge.co.uk for £5 or £7.50 and it's unsurprisingly for over 18s. Find a map here.

Melting Vinyl Xmas Party!

Close watchers of the Brighton music scene will know that a reliable badge of quality is an association with the marvelous, loosely-affiliated collection of musicians who go under the name the Willkommen Collective; a mutually supportive and fiercely independent group of creative types who are represented in The Leisure Society, Shoreline and the bewitching Sons of Noel and Adrian - as well as two bands (Curly Hair and The Miserable Rich) playing at the Melting Vinyl Xmas show at St. George's Church in Kemptown tonight.

You don't have to a genius, either, to know that when Melting Vinyl put on a party, it's inevitably a good one; tonight's event will boast three stages and promises to be a Jools Holland style hootenanny (without any boogie woogie piano, hopefully), with appearances also promised from Melodica Melody and Me, Fretful Federation and Jo Burke + friends. There's even going to be a Santa's Grotto provided by The Half Sisters.

The spirit of Christmas is gripping stray, frazzled corners of Brighton - take the plunge and join in; tickets are £7 adv. / £8 on the door; easily picked up at Rounder.

Here's a swooning, festive sampler of The Miserable Rich. Note the line that references The Basketmakers... And for another game, why not try to create a melody in your head that is more irritating than the 'Balcony TV' jingle at the start. Monstrous.



And here are Curly Hair: