The Roast of Morgue

The Roast of Morgue comes to Caroline of Brunswick on Sunday 22 November, a comedy night built around a single target: the comedian Morgue. She's billed as the 'beloved Queen of Filth', and the evening is set up as a room full of people who have had the misfortune of knowing her taking turns at the front to tear her to shreds.

If you've seen Morgue on stage before, you'll know the 'Queen of Filth' title isn't just for show. She's built her act on the sort of unapologetic, rough-around-the-edges comedy that doesn't pull its punches, so it's only fitting that the night turns the tables on her. Instead of her doing the roasting, she's the one in the hot seat, with an all-star cast of people from her own life taking turns to have their say. The whole thing is staged as a room full of people who've known her — and, as the description puts it, had the misfortune of doing so — stepping up one by one to take a swing.

It's a roast in the truest sense: the jokes are aimed at one person, and the people delivering them are the ones who know her well enough to make them land. The 'all-star cast' is made up of people from her circle, so the material comes from a place of actual acquaintance rather than a script. The format is simple — they take turns at the front, and Morgue sits through it all.

The night runs from 19:30 to 23:00 at Caroline of Brunswick, 39 Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 4SB. It's a Sunday evening, so it's the kind of thing that takes you right up to the edge of the working week.