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| | A History of Pet Hates COMEDY | | MAY 22-24 at 19:15 (60 min) - Free | | Amadeus Martin has arrived home to find his dog, Pluto on the table, with the memory stick containing the material for his new Brighton Festival show in its mouth, chewed up. Pluto is staring at Amade... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Absent COMEDY | | MAY 9, 16, 23 at 21:30 (60 min) - Free | | A work in progress show from professional clothes-wearer Saskia Preston. In this blurb, Saskia will hint that she's a really cool and self-aware model by saying 'professional clothes wearer' but reall... | | The Caroline of Brunswick / Upstairs |
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| | Acaprov COMEDY | | MAY 5-6, 18-19 at 12:00 (45 min) - PAID SHOW | | "Hamilton Meets Sliding Doors!" Imagine a new kind of musical: beatboxers, rappers, actors, singers and body percussionists coming together a capella to improvise a fresh new musical that you’ll nev... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Acaprov COMEDY | | MAY 18 at 23:30 (45 min) - PAID SHOW | | "Hamilton Meets Sliding Doors!" Imagine a new kind of musical: beatboxers, rappers, actors, singers and body percussionists coming together a capella to improvise a fresh new musical that you’ll nev... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Adam Hess COMEDY | | MAY 10, 17, 31 at 20:15 (60 min) - Free | | New Show from me, Adam Hess who is a very cool comedian from Brighton who then moved to London because they have more Pret A Mangers there. I have been on Tonight at the Palladium (ITV), Rob Delany's ... | | The Caroline of Brunswick / Upstairs |
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| | Addicted to Fun COMEDY | | JUN 1-2 at 15:15 (60 min) - Free | | Jane used to be fun. By fun, she means drunk. She’s been sober for 15 years but she still misses the buzz of that first, second, third, fourth, fifth drink. Addicted to Fun is frank and funny five-sta... | | The Caroline of Brunswick / Upstairs |
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| | ADHDave CABARET | | MAY 5, 12, 19, 26 at 20:15 (60 min) - Free | | Have you gone through your life thinking that something isn't quite right? That something is holding you back? Have you come to the conclusion that you're just not good enough? Well these were the tho... | | The Caroline of Brunswick / Upstairs |
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| | After Aulis THEATRE | MAY 5-8 at 18:00 (60 min) - £6-£7  | | Nia's found her true love, and it isn't her fiancé. Soon she's going to have to make a choice, but it's not the one you think. After Aulis is an award-winning black (and blue) comedy, inspired by Eu... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Alex Kealy: Forge COMEDY | | MAY 12-13, 19-20 at 18:00 (60 min) - Free | | Political comedian and "rising star of the British stand-up scene" (The List) Alex Kealy performs a work-in-progress, plus the best material from last year's "storming show" (The Sunday Times). "This... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Alternative Comedy Cabaret COMEDY | | MAY 3, 17 at 19:30 (60 min) - Free | | Bringing you a variety of the best inspiring and nutty alternative comedians from the circuit today. We have 3 acts doing 15 minutes all wrapped up the shenanigans and a brexit musical* - quite impres... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Andy Field's Funeral COMEDY | | MAY 13-15, 20-22 at 18:15 (60 min) - Free | | Andy Field may have tragically died before he could realise his abundant potential but miraculously, he still has more to give. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology Andy's dying wish, to perform... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | ART Attack COMEDY | | MAY 14-15, 21-22 at 21:30 (60 min) - Free | | Alex Mason, David ‘Riggs’ Regan’, and Tom Smith present ART Attack, an hour of stand-up which deals with issues ranging from wolves and Asda employees to anxiety. Riggs is a Laughing Horse’s New Act... | | The Caroline of Brunswick / Upstairs |
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| | Bananas WIP COMEDY | | MAY 28-30 at 22:15 (60 min) - Free | | Anna Banana can put words together that if sung would be so elegant, and if rapped would be lit! School has ruined poetry, so can she call herself a word-worker or a rhyming riot? Watch comedian Anna... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | BraTon Fringe Comedy COMEDY | | MAY 24-26 at 18:00 (60 min) - £5-£7 | | BraTon is compilation show featuring some of the funniest females from Brighton Fringe Festival. Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe with "EdinBra", the team are coming to Brighton with... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Cabaret Hour CABARET | | MAY 25-27 at 20:45 (60 min) - Free | | Comedy impressionist Stephen Owen; stand-up & ventriloquist Phil Reid; and comedy magician Stu Turner come together for a fabulous hour of entertainment. Steve’s mimicry hilariously covers the world o... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Caitlin Cook: Death Wish COMEDY | | MAY 7-8, 28-29 at 18:15 (60 min) - Free | | Since she was seventeen, Caitlin Cook has lived by a code: if something scares her, she has to do it. Join this LA-born, NYC-based, Oxford-educated, hyphen-addicted raconteur for a raucous hour of com... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Caitlin Cook: Death Wish COMEDY | | MAY 5-6, 10, 15, 20, 22 at 22:00 (60 min) - Free | | Since she was seventeen, Caitlin Cook has lived by a code: if something scares her, she has to do it. Join this LA-born, NYC-based, Oxford-educated, hyphen-addicted raconteur for a raucous hour of com... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Colin Chadwick: Quick Thinker COMEDY | | MAY 4-6, 11-12 at 13:00 (60 min) - Free | | Irish Comedian Colin Chadwick is a quick thinker, but not a quality thinker. Whether he's trying to outsmart a computer or perform CPR, his brain supplies ideas by quantity rather than quality. As see... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Comedy World of Sports COMEDY | | MAY 6, 27, JUN 1-2 at 17:00 (60 min) - £4-£5 | | Brits and comedians are big sports fans, but what is the world’s greatest sport? Rugby union or league? Proper football or that American version? Is the Olympics just people running in circles? Can da... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Dave Chawner; Mental COMEDY | | MAY 4-6, 18-19, JUN 1-2 at 16:45 (60 min) - Free | | A show about mental health (rather than mental illness). As seen on BBC, ITV and Channel 4. As heard on BBC Radio 1, Radio 4 and Radio 5 Live. ***** (ArtsAward.org.uk). ***** (Bunbury Magazine). **** ... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | David Ephgrave's New Bits COMEDY | | MAY 9, 16, 23, 30 at 18:00 (60 min) - Free | | The daily-blogging comic presents work-in-progress for his new show. Among the Daily Telegraph’s 20 Funniest One-liners of the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe and Comedy Central’s 35 Funniest Jokes of the Year ... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Dr Jones Funny Bones CHILDRENS | | MAY 25-27 at 15:30 (60 min) - £5-£7 | | Dr Jones Funny Bones is a fun show for all the family. Dr Jones is a real life doctor and comedian. In this show, children & grown ups learn about the human body as well as having a good old laugh at ... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Eleanor Colville: Bigamous COMEDY | | MAY 14-16, 19 at 19:30 (60 min) - Free | | You are cordially invited to the wedding of (INSERT NAME OF UNSUSPECTING AUDIENCE MEMBER) and (INSERT NAME OF SECOND, MORE SUSPECTING, STILL EMBARRASSED AUDIENCE MEMBER). May their love at first sight... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Geeks, Stand up! COMEDY | | MAY 4-5, 11-12 at 17:00 (60 min) - £4-£5 | | It’s 2019 and the geeks have inherited the earth! Geek culture is emerging from TV and movies, but there was a time you'd be ashamed to be one. However, now you should be ashamed if you're not! It's ... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Gerry Carroll - Crock or Gold COMEDY | | MAY 11-12, 19, 25-27, JUN 2 at 13:15 (60 min) - Free | | LOLs about leprechauns and Irish dancing, with songs and Haribo. Stand-up and clown- with a story to tell, a song to sing, a jig to dance. Is Gerry a crock, or is he gold? It's your choice! ... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Huggers CHILDRENS | | MAY 4-6, 11-12, 18-19, 25-27, JUN 1-2 at 14:15 (60 min) - £5-£6 | | A huge success in Edinburgh, Adelaide, Melbourne for the past 7 years as well as some sell-out shows in theatres around the UK, Huggers returns to the Brighton Fringe. This child-friendly show, which... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Ian Smith - Work in Progress COMEDY | | JUN 1-2 at 15:30 (60 min) - Free | | Multi-award winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC3 Sweat the Small Stuff, Dave's The Magic Sponge) returns to Brighton with a work in progress of his sixth solo show. It will include fancy theatrical techni... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Impish COMEDY | | MAY 9 at 19:00 (60 min) - Free | | This is a stand-up comedy show about the joys and pitfalls of having an overactive imagination. Ever seen an apparition in a garage? A magical kingdom in a puddle? Ever created an entire world in your... | | The Caroline of Brunswick / Upstairs |
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| | Laughing Horse Pick Of The Fringe COMEDY | | MAY 3-31, JUN 1-2 at 20:30 (90 min) - £5-£8 | | A selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe. A succulent smorgasbord of fantastically funny stand-up comedy headliners alongside the best in fresh new talent, with five differe... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Louise Leigh Identifiable COMEDY | | MAY 24-27 at 22:00 (60 min) - Free | | Totally different. Louise is adept at bringing you into her “witty, imaginative and ever-so-slightly risque” world. (The Scotsman). Funny Women Regional Finalist and badly-behaved mother of two, Lou... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Malaysian Sensation COMEDY | | MAY 20-21 at 19:15 (60 min) - Free | | Nigel Ng (as seen on Comedy Central's Standup Central, Roast Battle) brings you on a joyous romp through his life in the UK as a Malaysian immigrant. See him tackle topics close to his heart, both big... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Mating Selection (Preview) COMEDY | | MAY 11-12, 18-19 at 15:30 (60 min) - Free | | Inspired by a true and unique story from her experience on a live dating show, Robyn Perkins (4 Stars, Voice Magazine) takes an honest look at the social constructs of present-day dating, with a scien... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Motherhood (WIP) COMEDY | | MAY 18-19 at 12:15 (45 min) - Free | | Brand new comedy Motherhood is a hilarious exploration of life as a new parent. Stand up comedian Tara Newton-Wordsworth muses on marriage, the joys and challenges of having two children under two, an... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Nik Coppin: Shark COMEDY | | MAY 25-30 at 19:00 (60 min) - Free Entry | | Nik Coppin told a silly joke one night at his show in Australia and what happened after was both confusing and funny. Come and watch the globetrotting British stand-up comedian analyse those events, j... | | The Caroline of Brunswick / Upstairs |
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| | On The Edge Comedy COMEDY | | MAY 4-6, 11-12, 18-19, 25, JUN 1-2 at 12:45 (60 min) - Free | | On The Edge is a Brighton institution. Bringing the best in new comic talent to the UK all year round. We have a great reputation for bringing cutting edge comics and future stars to the stage. Someti... | | The Caroline of Brunswick / Upstairs |
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| | Paperweight CABARET | | JUN 1-2 at 19:00 (60 min) - Free | | Paperweight. Spatula. Cushioned tea tray. Chicken lattice. Which weapon would you protect your house with? Ian Lane teaches you how to defend your family home in this deathly surreal, work-in-progress... | | The Caroline of Brunswick / Upstairs |
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| | Peculiar COMEDY | | MAY 27-29 at 18:00 (60 min) - £7 | | Jo Burke is feeling a little peculiar. She's flipped her lid and will take you on a whirlwind tour of everything she finds strange, irritating and simply unacceptable in life. Including, but not lim... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Pindos COMEDY | | MAY 3-4, 31, JUN 1 at 22:00 (60 min) - Free | | In September 2015 Milo Edwards landed in Moscow was met by a tracksuited man in a black Land Cruiser and driven out to the middle of nowhere to job he would quit within two weeks. By June 2016 he was ... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Popinjay (Work in Progress) COMEDY | | MAY 30-31 at 20:45 (60 min) - Free | | Irish surrealist and New Act of the Year nominee Kevin O Connell arrives in Brighton with his debut hour. Kevin wants to puncture reality for 60 minutes so expect a barrage of nonsense as he explore... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Prozac and Cons Show COMEDY | | MAY 18, JUN 1 at 13:15 (60 min) - Free | | Ian appeared on a televised seduction course to find love. Did he get a girlfriend or turn into a Sleazy McTeasy? Plus Mat's tips: How to be a****holed at work without being an a****hole... ... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Rod to Nowhere COMEDY | | MAY 13-15 at 22:15 (60 min) - Free | | Through the years, the major conspiracies have dominated the headlines, JKF, Twin Towers, Why British Bake Off went to Channel 4! But now, Croydon's 9th best truth detective takes on the biggest one o... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Sam Went: Bicentennial Fan COMEDY | | MAY 24-25 at 23:15 (60 min) - Free | | Sam Went got dumped and did the incredibly normal thing of transferring his feelings onto the 17th worst movie of all time - Bicentennial Man In his debut solo stand-up performance, up-and-coming com... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Samantha Pressdee: Covered COMEDY | | MAY 3-4, JUN 1-2 at 18:00 (60 min) - £5-£7 | | Four years ago Samantha lost everything, including her marbles. In an adventure through the British welfare system, Samantha battles cuts, medication and eventually trolls. The journey back to sanity ... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Sasha Ellen: No Man's Land CABARET | | MAY 10 at 19:15 (60 min) - Free | | In 2010, the island of Herm, a mile long body of land and the smallest island of the Channel Islands, declared a state of emergency. Helicopters went up. Divers went down. It was all Sasha's fault. A ... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Sasha Ellen: No Man's Land CABARET | | MAY 31 at 18:00 (60 min) - Free | | In 2010, the island of Herm, a mile long body of land and the smallest island of the Channel Islands, declared a state of emergency. Helicopters went up. Divers went down. It was all Sasha's fault. A ... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Science Magic CHILDRENS | | MAY 25-31, JUN 1-3 at 12:45 (60 min) - £5 | | The sell-out science, comedy and family magic show is back for its third year in Brighton. Join triple award-winning comedian and scientist Donal Vaughan as he performs amazing tricks using only thing... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Sh*t Socialist COMEDY | | MAY 25-27 at 12:00 (60 min) - Free | | Chris Tavner presents his new stand up show about his life of being a Socialist activist. Well, we say activist, that depends on what time he gets up. Chris will explore lessons learned from his exper... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Shaggers COMEDY | | MAY 3-5, 10-11, 17-18, 24-26, 31, JUN 1 at 22:15 (60 min) - £5-£6 | | Following even more success in at the Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, as well as venues in Darwin, Berlin, Frankfurt, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and London's West End, the world... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Shrink COMEDY | | MAY 11, 18, JUN 1 at 15:45 (60 min) - £4-£5 | | By 2020 depression will be the biggest first world problem, but how does this rise affect the mental health work force? Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones shares thoughts fr... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Shrink COMEDY | | MAY 12, 23 at 19:30 (60 min) - £4-£5 | | By 2020 depression will be the biggest first world problem, but how does this rise affect the mental health work force? Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones shares thoughts fr... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Stella Graham - Uncivilized COMEDY | | MAY 27 at 19:15 (60 min) - Free | | Stella's fighting against herself and Mother Nature during the 12 year itch, all while looking after a 70 year old child. Battling to be heard among a family where everyone knows everything. After spe... | | The Quadrant / Upstairs |
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| | Stella Graham - Uncivilized COMEDY | | MAY 6, 20 at 20:45 (60 min) - Free | | Stella's fighting against herself and Mother Nature during the 12 year itch, all while looking after a 70 year old child. Battling to be heard among a family where everyone knows everything. After spe... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Struan Logan: Hufflepuff COMEDY | | MAY 7-8, 22-23 at 20:45 (60 min) - Free | | Hufflepuff was the first (good) nickname Struan got. Come see why the "humble Scotsman" [****1/2 Adelaide Advertiser] got the nickname & whether its best to be brave, smart, cunning or just nice. If y... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | The Grey Area COMEDY | | MAY 11-12, 26-27 at 15:15 (60 min) - Free | | Andrea Hubert works out some new jokes in front of the (hopefully!) lovely people of Brighton, about the huge chasm between men and women, and what we can do to get back together. ... | | The Caroline of Brunswick / Upstairs |
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| | The Lol Word COMEDY | | MAY 17-18 at 21:30 (60 min) - Free | | Like comedy? Like queer folk? Then you’ll love this mixed bill of sketch and stand-up stars, who are rising through the comedy ranks faster than you can say Ellen DeGeneres. Featuring BBC New Comedy ... | | The Caroline of Brunswick / Upstairs |
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| | The Milkmen COMEDY | | MAY 5-6 at 12:00 (60 min) - Free | | Ciaran loves milking. He milks his friends, acquaintances, family members and passing strangers for anecdotes, ranging from Müller Corner focus groups to prog rock crematoria. Caspian uses his Filofax... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | The OCD Files COMEDY | | MAY 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30 at 22:00 (60 min) - £8/£6 Concessions | | The OCD Files 'maps' my life as a sufferer of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) which I have had for 30 years. Is the show any good? This is the feedback so far: "Fab cause. Fab night." ... "brill" ... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | The Tinder Games COMEDY | | MAY 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 31, JUN 1 at 23:59 (60 min) - Free | | The Tinder Games returns to Brighton Fringe as lonely heart comedian James Bennison invites his audience to help him win Tinder. The aim is simple, can he convince a virtual person to come to the venu... | | The Caroline of Brunswick / Upstairs |
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| | Try COMEDY | | MAY 6, 26-27 at 14:00 (60 min) - Free | | Most of the time life is utter chaos,your job is to hold on and try not to scream too loudly.The pressure to excel at everything is huge financially,mentally,emotionally,physically. All Sam Savage has... | | The Caroline of Brunswick / Upstairs |
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| | Typically adequate COMEDY | | MAY 4-6 at 15:45 (60 min) - Free | | To have kids or not to have kids! That is the question. Wanna hear funny stories about either way of live?Join Comics Arna Spek (99 comedy Club Female Bursary winner) and Clive Copeman (BBC Radio 4 Ne... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Where are you really from ? COMEDY | | JUN 1-2 at 20:45 (60 min) - £6/5 | | Lubna Kerr is confused about her identity. She was born in Pakistan, raised in Glasgow, married a man from Lanarkshire, has two Welsh children and lives in Edinburgh. Last year she made her first vis... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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| | Where's my money? COMEDY | | MAY 4, 18 at 19:30 (60 min) - Free | | 5 years ago, Peter Nash was about to board a plane to Silicon Valley to sell his business for 7 figures. Today, he’s performing a fringe show about it called “Where’s my money” -Find out what happened... | | The Temple Bar / Upstairs |
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