Brighton comedy night remembers tragic "special talent" stand-up who died aged 42

Brighton Dome is hosting An Evening of Comedy in aid of Sarcoma UK and in memory of Phil Jerrod who died last year.
By Phil Hewitt
Published 11th Sep 2022, 08:05 BST
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Angela Barnes, Carl Donnelly, Joe Foster, Kerry Godliman, Mark Steel, Michael Fabbri, Romesh Ranganathan, Seann Walsh and Tom Allen will all take to the stage on Sunday, September 18 at 7.30pm.

And as Angela says, each and every one of them was genuinely a friend of Phil’s – and not just in an “airy friend you never met” showbiz kind of way.

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Angela, who lives in Brighton, just as Phil did, said: “It will be just over a year since we lost Phil and it is still really hard.

"I still keep expecting him to turn up or if I see something that's funny or that I want to talk about, he's still the first person that I want to text.

"Of course, you know he has gone but your subconscious mind still takes some time to catch up.

“And of course, the evening will be sad because of that but it's a comedy night and we want it to be a joyful occasion. Raising money for Sarcoma UK is just so important and it's something that Phil started doing when he was alive. You can't just wallow. You want to do something positive. Phil was very positive.