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The Slide Show Must Go On

Date: Sun 10th May 2026
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Price: Advance: 10 / On The Door: £10
Location: The Rose Hill

This Brighton Fringe 2026 we’re super happy to welcome back the awesome Comedy PowerPoint presentations from Chris Parkinson and Ben Bailey, taking a nerdy deep dive into the minutiae of politics and pop culture! If you missed them last time, now’s your chance – and if you’ve seen them before, so much has happened on the internet that you’re still going to learn loads and slit your sides laughing!

Amazingly insightful, enthusiastic and downright bizarre talks on unexpected topics.

– Voice ★★★★

Comedy PowerPoint presentations from Chris Parkinson and Ben Bailey, taking a nerdy deep dive into the minutiae of politics and pop culture.

Ben and Chris have discovered the internet and now they can’t stop. Join them for a whimsical tour of pop culture’s lesser-known niches as they brain-dump their gratuitous “research” in a series of hilarious PowerPoint lectures, with different bizarro topics each night.

Previous events have delved deep into detective fiction, conspiracy theories, power ballads, survivalist manuals, dystopian sci-fi, weird animals and the eating habits of politicians. This Brighton Fringe special features new talks and a fresh format allowing for even more amusing and intriguing minutiae. Each talk concludes with a Q&A and the opportunity to put your hosts on the spot.

It’s a winning formula: the well-researched niche topics and visually cued humour don’t disappoint.

– The Reviews Hub ★★★★★

This event is happening on the first three Sundays in May: 3rd, 10th, 17th.

Doors at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Promoter / Organiser

Brighton Fringe