For those of you who still think of Mark Little as Joe from Neighbours, prepare for a shock.

He isn't holed up in the Australian Outback with his dog Bouncer. In fact, he has been living in Brighton and Hove for ten years. Not only that, he's funny.

I was told his show would be quirky. This was an understatement. Eccentric, oddball and bizarre might also have summed it up but don't let that put you off - its unpredictability is its strength.

When I arrived, I wondered if I was in the right place, the room was packed with people of all ages and DJ Baslowski (who later became Ghandi and a Gay Hooligan) pumped out clubby beats while a dancer cast a provocative shadow behind a bamboo curtain that looked curiously similar to an enormous beach mat.

A barman wearing diving goggles on his head then served me a drink. The flyers claimed "the weekend just got Boombaloomba" - I believed them.

From the beginning of this show, I simply didn't know what to expect. Just when I had settled into comedy mode (I defy anyone who sees the first part to walk on Brighton beach again without noticing the "fat sand"), the mood changed and, randomly, a female barber-shop quartet called Cocktail began to sing.

Unfortunately, they were a little difficult to hear as they stood too far away from the microphone and had to battle with an audience member who vied for our attention with an impression of Twiki from Buck Rogers ("biddy biddy biddy").

Extreme poet Skit Ramaly was one of the highlights of the evening, delivering his brand of humour through his sometimes deadpan, sometimes angry, poetry.

One of the funniest moments was when Mark read the audience's own efforts in Poets Win Prizes.

Not everything worked as well, however. The Gay Hooligans were a bit raw but the show's finale featuring hip-hop (or chip-shop) punk band The Mingers was suitably bizarre to finish off the evening.

Brighton and Hove needs more shows in this vein - experimental, innovative and different.

If you want an odd night out, Mark Little's Boogie Woogie Beach Bum Bar is well worth a visit. Besides, what else are you going to do on a Monday night?

Review by Nigel Cooper, nigel.cooper@theargus.co.uk