F Search Results for all shows On 05/05/2025 on the Laughing Horse at the Brighton Fringe - 2025 website.

Brighton Fringe Shows

Have a look through our selection of shows... we hope we have something you'll want to see in Brighton!


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Listings for 5 May, sorted by Start Time

12:00

Mr Sleepybum's Dream Machine

Mr Sleepybum's Dream Machine

Childrens

Mr Sleepybum's Dream Machine

Childrens

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 4-5, 11 at 12:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £7

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Nominee: Best Kids Show Leicester Comedy Festival 23/24. Mr Sleepybum is back with a new show. A zany, high-energy kids' comedy about an inventor who can't sleep or dream! He builds a wacky dream machine that creates outrageous, hilarious dreams. Chaos ensues as wild dreams come to life, making kids and parents giggle along to his endless misadventures. ★★★★ 'Children are left in stitches' The List ★★★★ ‘kids are riotously entertained’ THREE WEEKS...


13:00

Comics Vs Kids

Comics Vs Kids

Childrens

Comics Vs Kids

Childrens

The Quadrant / The Folklore Room
MAY 3-5, 10-11, 18, 24-26, 31, JUN 1 at 13:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £4

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Beloved UK stand-up comic and kids entertainer Nik Coppin returns to the Fringe with his show full of jokes, interaction, his own hand-drawn cartoons and special guests. Have a laugh with him and his comedy friends and maybe win some prizes to see who is funnier and smarter; comedians or kids! An awesome time will be had by all. "An absolute joy of a show, enjoyed by the entire room" (LagoonFest, Hove) "Super funny, super fun and charisma up the wazoo, Nik's awesome!" ★★★★ ½ (Melbourne International Comedy Festival) "Fast and funny... the audience loved ...


RPJ: Role Playing James

RPJ: Role Playing James

Comedy

RPJ: Role Playing James

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 4-5, 11, 18, 25-26, JUN 1 at 13:30 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)

Professional Games Master and comedian James Bennison invites YOU to enter a magical world of his creation in which using the power of imagination, you will be able to fight large fire breathing lizards in subterranean lairs but which for legal reasons is completely different from any other popular roleplaying game that’s out there. Three members of the audience will need to use all their brain power and creativity to embark on a magical quest and save the day, as well as rolling gigantic twenty sided dice in the hopes the number will be high enough to guarantee success. Will you be able t...


14:00

Guess The Weight Of The Bird

Guess The Weight Of The Bird

Comedy

Guess The Weight Of The Bird

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 3-5, 10-11 at 14:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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The ultimate bird-based comedy-quiz. Birds come in all shapes and sizes, from cute little ducklings, to big feathery jerks like geese. But what do they weigh? It's time to find out. I’ll show you some birds, you’ll guess how heavy they are. Score points, get prizes, eat chocolate eggs, win £10,000... maybe. It’s a bit like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire but all the questions are about birds and the prize is a scratch card. Sorry about that. Come and guess the weight of some birds before the RSPB have me killed. Winner of “Best Audience Interaction” Brighton Fringe 2024 - The Seagull ...


The Mayor And His Daughter: A Genuine Appreciation of Comedy

The Mayor And His Daughter: A Genuine Appreciation of Comedy

Comedy

The Mayor And His Daughter: A Genuine Appreciation of Comedy

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple
MAY 3-5 at 14:15 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £7

The Mayor and his Daughter are in crisis. The soul of their beloved village is in tatter, besieged by the demonic forces of modern Britain. But there’s a light in the darkness; when they discover a sacred tome - a boxset of Russell Howard’s Good News (Series 2) - they make it their mission to repair their fractured community with laughter, by putting on the best sketch comedy show they can imagine. A Genuine Appreciation of Comedy is a chaotic, meta, performance art mash-up of sketches, songs and occult rituals harvested from classic comedic tropes, reinvented in a unique style - think The ...


Best of Brighton Fringe For Kids

Best of Brighton Fringe For Kids

Childrens

Best of Brighton Fringe For Kids

Childrens

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 4-5, 11, 18, 25-26, JUN 1 at 14:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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A friendly fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children's and family-friendly performers from around the Fringe, for all the family to enjoy together. "Music, comedy and magic kept the kids entertained... whizzed past and was perfectly timed for child attention spans... Left the kids wanting more... My eight-year-old absolutely loved it!" (ChildFriendlyBrighton.co.uk) "Mums and dads will be onto a winner with this afternoon of delightfully immature comedy full of magic" (Audience Review, Melbourne Comedy Festival) "The kids had a great time" (Audience Review...


15:00

Marcus Dean Once Kidnapped A Child (When He Was Also A Child)

Marcus Dean Once Kidnapped A Child (When He Was Also A Child)

Comedy

Marcus Dean Once Kidnapped A Child (When He Was Also A Child)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 3, 5, 24, 26 at 15:15 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)

A storytelling stand-up show that tackles the age-old question - can humans really change? We’ve all done things we’re ashamed of. And usually, we just push the memory deep down and pretend it never happened. Not me. I’m doing a whole stand-up show about them. I’ve gathered up all the worst things I’ve ever done in my life and turned them into a comedy show. And the maddest thing about it? Kidnapping a child is probably only number two. This is my third stand-up special after “Foreigner” (Edinburgh Fringe 2023) and “Has Anyone Seen My Dad?” (Brighton & Edinburgh Fringe 2024) which won ...


Laughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

Laughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

The Quadrant / The Folklore Room
MAY 3-5, 10-11, 18, 24-26, 31, JUN 1 at 15:30 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £6

The Pick of the Fringe has been a hit show at Brighton Fringe for 18 years, an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe. And this is the clean version! It's the same succulent smorgasbord of fantastically funny stand-up comedy headliners and the best in fresh new talent, just with the swear words taken out, and comedy suitable for everyone! (And there's a swear jar on stage, just in case the comedians mess up!) There are four different comics at each show, all selected from shows all around Brighton Fringe with something for everyone - so for the bigg...



16:00

Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

Theatre

Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

Theatre

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 5 at 16:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £8

Acaprov are delighted to return to Brighton with world renowned and their often sold out show! Imagine a new kind of musical: beatboxers, rappers, actors, singers, dancers and body percussionists coming together completely a cappella to improvise a fresh, heart-warming show, that you’ll never forget. Every performance is unique. Acaprov take a starting location and title from the audience before spontaneously creating a non-stop musical that will make you laugh, cry, dance in your seat, and sing all the way home! Everything seen and heard is 100% invented in the moment and entirely from ...


Gameshow Spectacular

Gameshow Spectacular

Comedy

Gameshow Spectacular

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Meeting Room
MAY 5 at 16:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £4

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Gameshow Spectacular – The Ultimate Comedy Gameshow Experience! Looking for an event out like no other? Gameshow Spectacular is a one-of-a-kind comedy gameshow where you become the contestants! Get ready for a hilarious, high-energy show where the whole audience is split into four teams that compete in a series of fun, laugh-out-loud mini-games, hosted by our quick-witted, charismatic host Dom Blarke. Whether you're on stage competing for points or cheering from your seat, every moment is designed to make you laugh. What to Expect: Immersive Team Games – This isn’t just watching a gam...


Dave Chawner; Mental

Dave Chawner; Mental

Comedy

Dave Chawner; Mental

Comedy

The Quadrant / The Folklore Room
MAY 3-5, 10-11 at 16:45 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)

A new type of stand-up about mental HEALTH (not ILLNESS). Celebrating good mental health by having a laugh. After all 1 in 4 people have mental illness but 4 in 4 people have mental health. This is a show for people who’d prefer to chew off their own arm than try Zumba! As seen on BBC, ITV & Channel 4. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Arts Award Voice ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Bunbury Magazine ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Voice Mag ★ ★ ★ ★ - The List ★ ★ ★ ★ - Edinburgh Festival Magazine ★ &...


Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy

Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy

Comedy

Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple
MAY 3-5, 10-11, 17-18, 24-26, 31, JUN 1 at 16:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £6

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A revolving line-up of the best comedians from around Brighton and the Fringe in a show filled with hilarity. "A solid comedy show well worth the ticket price" ★★★★1/2 - Fringefeed "The best thigh-slapping, cackling laugh of a time I've ever had. Something for everyone" ★★★★ - Fringefeed "A comedy smorgasbord" ★★★★ (GreatScott.media). "A fine set of comics, who entertained everyone in the room" (Rip It Up). ...


17:00

The Secret Society

The Secret Society

Comedy

The Secret Society

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 5 at 17:15 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £8

An immersive comedy. Step into the world of a very serious, very secret secret society. You, as a very secret member, will have important decisions to make that will influence and rock the society to its core! As you enter into the chambers for the weekly meeting, all is not as it seems. Mysteries unravel, rifts form and a wrong choice could mean the collapse of society!!! So you’d better make the right choice…no pressure. From the team behind multi award winning comedy ‘CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation’ Praise for CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation: WINNER: The Comedy Award (Colcheste...


Best in Fringe Comedy - The Early Show

Best in Fringe Comedy - The Early Show

Comedy

Best in Fringe Comedy - The Early Show

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Meeting Room
MAY 3-5, 10-11, 17-18, 24-26, 31, JUN 1 at 17:45 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £6

It's the very best in Fringe Comedy, in a early evening weekend show! This is a finely selected comedy line-up with an exciting mix of top comedy headliners, the pick of the UK and International comedy circuits and the best performers selected from shows all around the Brighton Fringe. See a bundle of hilarious comics all packed together into this laugh-out-loud and side-splitting hour of comedy featuring five fantastically funny comedians. It's different at every show. You'll see something you weren't expecting, something new and maybe something extraordinary! It's the perfect sta...


Family Fortunes (But For Bad People)

Family Fortunes (But For Bad People)

Comedy

Family Fortunes (But For Bad People)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 3-5, 10-11 at 17:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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Remember Family Fortunes? This is like that, but for horrible people. For this filthy comedy quiz, we've asked 100 scumbags all the worst questions we could think of. Things like: 'What would you not want to catch your dad doing?'; 'Name a politician who deserves to be eaten by a shark' and 'What animal would you most like to shag?' Now it’s up to you to guess what the top answers were... There’s points, there’s prizes, and there’s a 95% chance we’re going to hell, so come and play before ITV have us killed. We sold out repeatedly at the Edinburgh Fringe - book in advance so you don’t miss ...


18:00

Millwall Jew

Millwall Jew

Comedy

Millwall Jew

Comedy

The Quadrant / The Folklore Room
MAY 2-5 at 18:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £5

A welcome return to the Brighton Fringe for the Millwall Jew with a four-night run. Ivor Dembina (The Guardian ★★★★) is the UK's favourite and funniest Jewish stand-up comedian. Don't miss his delightfully funny solo show about the Jewish football fan who, tired of being expected to support the 'Jewish' north London club Tottenham Hotspur, decides to swear allegiance instead to his own 'more earthy' local south London team, Millwall F.C. To enjoy the show, you don't need to be Jewish, you don't even need to like football because they say Jews are funny and Ivor De...



Brighton Belles

Brighton Belles

Comedy

Brighton Belles

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple
MAY 2-5, 9-11, 16-18, 23-26, 30-31, JUN 1 at 18:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £4

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Following on from its success in 2023 and 2024, this delightful, funny show returns with a revolving line-up of the best established and up-and-coming female comedians from around Brighton and the Fringe. Profits from the show will be donated to Havens Community Hub for the Havens Food Cooperative project....


Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

Theatre

Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

Theatre

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 2, 4-5 at 18:30 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £8

Acaprov are delighted to return to Brighton with world renowned and their often sold out show! Imagine a new kind of musical: beatboxers, rappers, actors, singers, dancers and body percussionists coming together completely a cappella to improvise a fresh, heart-warming show, that you’ll never forget. Every performance is unique. Acaprov take a starting location and title from the audience before spontaneously creating a non-stop musical that will make you laugh, cry, dance in your seat, and sing all the way home! Everything seen and heard is 100% invented in the moment and entirely from ...


19:00

TBD Comedy Showcase

TBD Comedy Showcase

Comedy

TBD Comedy Showcase

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Meeting Room
MAY 4-5, 11, 18, 25-26, JUN 1 at 19:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £6

There's an awful lot of comedy to choose from at the Brighton Fringe and we've gathered the best of it up in our exciting new fully-accessible venue! Every Friday-Sunday (and Bank Holiday Mondays) experienced Brighton Fringe hosts Dave Fensome and Dan Fardell welcome you with a carefully-selected roster of the best professional and soon-to-be professional stand-up acts the Brighton Fringe has to offer....


Lulu Popplewell: Love Love (Work in Progress)

Lulu Popplewell: Love Love (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Lulu Popplewell: Love Love (Work in Progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 5 at 19:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £4

Returning from her sell-out debut hour, Lulu brings you a new work in progress show about obsession, love and worms. ‘Biting wit and playful punchlines’ (British Comedy Guide, 2023 Recommended Shows) ‘Incredibly bubbly - a genuinely lovely show’ ★★★★ (Broadway Baby) ‘Highly highly recommended’ ★★★★ (Pick of the Fringe) ‘Will soon be one of your favourite comedians’ ★★★★ (Funny Women) 30 Funniest Jokes of the Fringe ‘23 - The Telegraph 'Hilarious' - The List 'Highly recommended' - Stephen Fry ...


Live and Peculiar

Live and Peculiar

Cabaret

Live and Peculiar

Cabaret

The Quadrant / The Folklore Room
MAY 4-5 at 19:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £4

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Comedy, live music, art and more take centre-stage in Live & Peculiar, a critically acclaimed cabaret show debuting in Brighton for the FIRST time - from double-act Absana Rutherford and Jack McMinn (Musical Comedy Awards Semi-finalist 2024), along with some special guests. At once a variety show, an art gallery, a cabaret and a life-changing experience (Maybe? Who knows? We can’t predict the future.), Live & Peculiar is many things. Mundane it is not. Hilarious it is (hopefully). Taking place in a strange Lynchian lounge, the Live & Peculiar format got its start in Oxford in 2023, as a...


Maddening

Maddening

Comedy

Maddening

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple
MAY 2-5 at 19:15 (90 min) - Buy Tickets from £8

NHS psychiatrist, award-winning comedian, and Sunday Times best-selling author Benji Waterhouse — is getting ready to go on his first book tour! Join Dr Benji as he unlocks the doors to the psych ward, mixing stand-up and book readings followed by a Q&A (your best chance to speak to an NHS psychiatrist, without the 12-month waiting list). Laugh and learn as he delves into life’s biggest questions, from the secret to happiness to the best way to escape from a psychiatric hospital. Plus, he’ll finally clear up the difference between a psychiatrist, a psychologist, and a psychic. Pra...


20:00

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 2, 4-9, 11-16, 18-23, 25-27, 29-30, JUN 1 at 20:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £7

'The Pick of the Fringe' returns to Brighton - an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at the Fringe! This show is a succulent smorgasbord of fantastically funny stand-up comedy headliners, alongside the best in fresh new talent - with four different comics at each show, selected from shows all around the Fringe - every single night of the Fringe! There's something for everyone - for the biggest laughs and best comedy acts, this is the show for you! A sell-out worldwide hit show at festivals globally, including Brighton, Edinburgh, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Hollywood...


A Seasoned Whore. Spicy Tales of a Swiss Village Gay Parading into the Big City. (Work in Progress)

A Seasoned Whore. Spicy Tales of a Swiss Village Gay Parading into the Big City. (Work in Progress)

Comedy

A Seasoned Whore. Spicy Tales of a Swiss Village Gay Parading into the Big City. (Work in Progress)

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Meeting Room
MAY 5-7 at 20:15 (60 min) - Free Ticketed

“Gasp, gossip, and giggle”, an hour of (too) honest confessions of a Swiss village gay exploding all over the big city scene. Growing up in the Swiss mountains surrounded by lonely men looking after sheep, Leo saw the lights and heard the thumping of the distant gay clubs calling and oh boy did he follow that call. How does Swiss German gay dirty talk sound? What is the gay flu and where do jock straps come from? What happens in a dark room stays in a dark room? No longer! Lock up your twinks, a new jock is in town. Queer, straight or incorporeal, it's for everyone. After this sh...



Bex Turner: Bexual Healing

Bex Turner: Bexual Healing

Comedy

Bex Turner: Bexual Healing

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 4-7 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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It’s a pun, although some of the characters might be witty and off the wrist. This is the intercourse before the dessert, whoops sorry I mentioned Bex... Bexual Healing is a retro character comedy in which the awkward sex symbol Maybe West shares her encounters with other socially awkward characters from the 1920s-1990s. Each one struggling to find acceptance and love through the barriers that being female and neurodiverse brings. Having been performing for quite a few years she's looking to try something new! She is a high energy, eccentric, surreal, stand up/character comic. Her likeab...


Get Real with Relationships by Dr Sheryl (NOPHD, DWP)

Get Real with Relationships by Dr Sheryl (NOPHD, DWP)

Comedy

Get Real with Relationships by Dr Sheryl (NOPHD, DWP)

Comedy

The Quadrant / The Folklore Room
MAY 5 at 20:30 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £8

Are you single (again) and feeling unlucky in love? Do you love your partner but sometimes plot how to bury them under the patio? Don't despair, help is at hand from the Queen of down-under. Dr Sheryl is the no-nonsense, funny and wise best-selling author of 'Get him to dump YOU', 'Don't date, Aggravate' and 'A lovers guide to a successful toxic relationship'. She is Australia's most famous and controversial relationship expert. Her trademarked techniques are about 'Getting real from the start, to find yourself a keeper'. Her unusual but refreshingly honest methods are demonstr...


21:00

Lesbian Innit

Lesbian Innit

Comedy

Lesbian Innit

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 2, 4-6 at 21:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £0

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Lesbian, Innit is a Stand Up comedy Split-Hour show from two of Barcelona's best comics, Esther & Ben Pabla. Both from the UK originally, both are Roast Battle Champions, and two of the best comedians in the Barcelona scene. Performing 30 minutes each, come have a laugh as they display their down to earth, stupid humour and other nonsense. They're also just very, very lovely :)...


Ask A Stripper: Pulling Back The G-String

Ask A Stripper: Pulling Back The G-String

Cabaret

Ask A Stripper: Pulling Back The G-String

Cabaret

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 2-5, 7-12, 14-18 at 21:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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Ever wanted to ask a stripper a question? What do strippers eat for breakfast? Who’s the most famous person you’ve ever danced for? What really happens in VIP? Stacey Clare (author of "The Ethical Stripper" and co-founding member of East London Strippers Collective) and Sabrina Jade (TV personality and star of reality show "Slagwars" and weekly Babestation veteran) are two "semi-retired" strippers who bring their razor sharp wit and ballsy feminism to the stage, inviting audiences to ask them anything at all. Between them they have over 20 years experience combined dealing with boozed up ...


Hurly Burly

Hurly Burly

Music

Hurly Burly

Music

The Quadrant / The Folklore Room
MAY 5, 26 at 21:45 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)

Hurly Burly – a tumultuous 5 piece Brighton based originals band, formed in the summer of ‘24. Singer songwriting brothers, Ian & Steve Carley create a unique brand of acoustic/percussive folk-pop, laced with skiffle, ska and a hint of punk. Ear-worm melodies, Paul Heaton-esq lyrics and 4 piece vocal harmonies, Hurly Burly are a mix between the Housemartins and Mumford & Sons, engaging the crowd delivering an exciting festival vibe. Performing on several dates at The 2025 Brighton Fringe along with their regular gigs they also busk around the streets of Brighton. An exciting toe tappi...