F Search Results for all shows On 17/05/2025 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 17 May, sorted by Show Name

And How Does That Make Me Feel?

And How Does That Make Me Feel?

Comedy

And How Does That Make Me Feel?

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Meeting Room
MAY 17 at 16:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £4

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Eoghan has lost a friend and he’s not dealing with it well. Mostly as a byproduct of being an Irish man. A breed that isn’t exactly considered even novices when it comes to addressing emotions head on. Following a two year dance with insomnia, he decides to go to therapy for the first time in his life, but unsurprisingly he has a lot more things to unearth and get his big Irish head around before he can deal with grief. And How Does That Make Me Feel? is a musical stand up comedy show that delves into how being bullied at a young age leads to the deluded pursuit of dreams that end up causing ...


Ask A Stripper: Pulling Back The G-String

Ask A Stripper: Pulling Back The G-String

Comedy

Ask A Stripper: Pulling Back The G-String

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 2-5, 8-12, 15-18 at 21:30 (60 min) - Tickets on sale soon

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 ...


Bald 2-in-1

Bald 2-in-1

Comedy

Bald 2-in-1

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple
MAY 17 at 14:15 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)

Do you want to baldly go where no audience has gone before? Then you'll enjoy 'Bald 2-in-1' a split bill standup show by up and coming hairless comedians Jim Hooker and Mark Maloney as they team up for the first time to bring you an hour of silly standup. You'll recede in your seats as our hair lines did years ago. Mark Maloney will bring his daily annoyances and Jim Hooker will navigate you through his Essex-Cockney hybrid life. Mark & Jim have been taking the London comedy circuit by storm, reaching the final stages of the infamous So you Think You're Funny?, Leicester Square Theatre New Co...


Barbara Fernandez: Singing, Sagging and Shagging

Barbara Fernandez: Singing, Sagging and Shagging

Cabaret

Barbara Fernandez: Singing, Sagging and Shagging

Cabaret

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple
MAY 17 at 13:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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A music-driven, one-woman cabaret show celebrating outrageous, true life stories of a multiple-divorcee/rock-singer-turned-cabaret-comedian who, at age 60, decided to pack her jaw-dropping tales of cult-loving husbands, jailbird exes, shaggable therapists and neurodiverse adventures into an hour show of powerfully funny parodies, with snippets of famous songs recrafted to poke fun at her rocky road to self-discovery. From sultry pop to classical trills and belting cabaret-style showstoppers, Barbara lustily celebrates female power in the midst of chaos using powerful vocals and, unfortunate...


Be Not Afraid! (Work in Progress)

Be Not Afraid! (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Be Not Afraid! (Work in Progress)

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple
MAY 17-18 at 15:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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Camilla has a theory that who you played in your school Nativity indicates how you will be later in life. Camilla played Mary in her Nativity and things aren’t going so well... Maybe re-creating this moment will sort things out. Through characters, games and lots (and lots) of audience interaction, Camilla re-tells the story of the Nativity from a slightly different perspective. Expect familiar faces, and a few surprising ones- there definitely was a Lobster present at the birth of Christ? She asks the important questions, such as: how wise were the Wise Men? Was Joseph the original cuck...


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...


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). ...


Best of Brighton Fringe For Kids

Best of Brighton Fringe For Kids

Childrens

Best of Brighton Fringe For Kids

Childrens

a&o Hostel Bar / Meeting Room
MAY 17 at 14:00 (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...



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....


Comics Vs Kids

Comics Vs Kids

Childrens

Comics Vs Kids

Childrens

a&o Hostel Bar / Meeting Room
MAY 17 at 12:30 (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 ...


Disabled Cants

Disabled Cants

Comedy

Disabled Cants

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Meeting Room
MAY 10, 17, 24 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You WantTickets - from £5

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A revolving lineup of disabled comedians and friends present an irreverent comedy show for your enjoyment. We're not brave, we're not inspiring, we're just here to make you laugh and park in the disabled bays. “Wonderfully relaxed and friendly” The Scotsman ★★★★★ “The most accessible, friendly and inclusive show I’ve ever seen” - Neurodiverse Review WINNER Disability Champions Award 2023...


Elliot Wengler: Jokémon

Elliot Wengler: Jokémon

Comedy

Elliot Wengler: Jokémon

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 17-18 at 17:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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Elliot Wengler presents a spectacular, personal history of the world's biggest monster-fighting franchise. Finally, after years of failing to become a Pokémon Master, he has decided to become a Jokémon Master! With jokes for all 150 of them! In a show bristling with colours, costumes and utter chaos, this is the show where Elliot Wengler will need to go on the journey of a lifetime. Malcolm Hardee Comic Originality Award-Nominated 2024. ● ‘Nice ideas, likeable performer. Craig Charles would be proud’ - Broadway Baby ● ‘An enthusiasm machine with tight jokes and a loveable onst...


Kayleigh Jones: I Fed My Dad to a Pelican

Kayleigh Jones: I Fed My Dad to a Pelican

Comedy

Kayleigh Jones: I Fed My Dad to a Pelican

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple
MAY 16-17 at 19:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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Christmas morning 2010, Kayleigh unwrapped the ultimate surprise: her dad wasn’t her dad, and her real dad was... probably someone else. Nominated for Best Debut Show, this comedy hour takes you on Kayleigh's offbeat, nine-year quest to track down her real father—only to feed him to a pelican shortly after. This storytelling hour is punctuated with hilarious songs that have quickly become the highlight of this show. Best Debut Show Nominee (Leicester Comedy Festival), Musical Comedy Award Finalist, BBC New Comedy Award Nominee. Best Show Winner of The Late Stage Comedy Producer Awa...


Laughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

Laughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Meeting Room
MAY 17 at 15:15 (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...


Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 at 19:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £7
MAY 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 at 20:15 (0 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...


Locally-Sourced LOLs: Brighton's Best

Locally-Sourced LOLs: Brighton's Best

Comedy

Locally-Sourced LOLs: Brighton's Best

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 3, 10, 17 at 16:30 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £3

Brighton doesn't just have a Fringe, we have a thriving arts scene all year round, especially in comedy! Join experienced Fringe MCs Dave Fensome and Dan Fardell as we present the best upcoming acts from the Brighton and scene and beyond. ...


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 17-18 at 14:00 (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 ...


Muthering Heights

Muthering Heights

Comedy

Muthering Heights

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Meeting Room
MAY 16-17 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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Katherine regularly has audiences in stitches with her take on being a lazy mum, and now brings you Muthering Heights, a show on her take of being a mother of a lot of kids, someone who has been through the full spectrum of motherhood from babies to ‘big’ babies (aka adults) who’ve left home and ‘unfortunately’ come back again! Touching on almost everything you can think of that happens with being a mum, from dealing with sibling rivalry, to putting up with their friends, to questioning which is worst, toddlers or teenagers, Katherine serves up a sardonic take on mothering. ...


Nathan Cassidy: Piracy

Nathan Cassidy: Piracy

Comedy

Nathan Cassidy: Piracy

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 3, 8, 17 at 21:30 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed

Multi award-winning comedian Nathan Cassidy ‘a master of the genre’ One4Review ★★★★ 2024 has worked out a way to create the best comedy ever - steal. A new, ground-breaking, genre-busting show and something you've never seen before... from Nathan at least! It's a show about love - how we define love and how we can find love, it's about stealing - how love can be snatched away in an instant and you can spend your whole life searching for that one moment, that one look you got from those eyes - a pure burst of light into the heart, and it's about fame - I want to live ...


Sam See: Government Approved Vote

Sam See: Government Approved Vote

Comedy

Sam See: Government Approved Vote

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 9-11, 16-18 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £8

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Has modern politics got you depressed? Can’t make heads or tails about the left or the right? Is empathy even worth it anymore? Sam See feels like that too. Maybe he can make things better in this non-political comedy show about politics. Join Sam as you laugh & learn, with the political education you’ve never had. (All positive reviews were from the biased mainstream media)...


Shaggers

Shaggers

Comedy

Shaggers

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Meeting Room
MAY 16-17 at 22:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £4

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Following more sell-out shows at festivals and theatres worldwide, the popular show returns with a huge variety of comedians doing hilarious material based around sex and relationships. "The perfect way to close a night at the festival" ★★★★★ (Funny Tonne, Melbourne) "Mischievous and unburdened comedy" ★★★★★ (Voicemag.uk, Brighton Fringe) "A tour de force of laughter-filled mischievous comedy" ★★★★ (Arts In Leicestershire.co.uk) "Utterly hilarious" ★★★★½ (West Australian, Per...


Soft Animal

Soft Animal

Comedy

Soft Animal

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 17-18 at 17:45 (60 min) - Tickets on sale soon

A work-in-progress of the debut show from Pedro Leandro, a comedian who has famously been described as “magnetic” (Guardian) and “a beautiful bright-eyed joy” (Everything Theatre). Sadly, he has found this praise to be insufficient. Standing atop the lonely Everest of his innumerable achievements, he invites his audience to reflect: will it, can it, ever be enough? A BAFTA might do the trick. It certainly won’t hurt....


Soup of the Day: A Comedy Compilation

Soup of the Day: A Comedy Compilation

Comedy

Soup of the Day: A Comedy Compilation

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 17 at 15:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £2

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A free, stand-up comedy compilation, showing off some of the fringe's funniest faces. Following a string of sold-out shows at festivals across the country, Soup of the Day travels south. Every show, a new platter of award-winning and up-and-coming comics perform snippets of their shiniest material. Best of all, our line-ups are made fresh every day, meaning you can come back again and again. And even again. You might not even need to bother with the rest of the festival. We’ll bring the best bits, to you!...



Spliff Bill

Spliff Bill

Comedy

Spliff Bill

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 17-18, 31, JUN 1 at 16:30 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)

Candace Bryan is a lovable cynic from Memphis, Tennessee, who was raised by a single dad and may as a result have toxic masculinity. Orion Lewis is a former gifted child (and current neurodivergent nightmare) who was raised in the Middle East by a family of psychologists who are also the weirdest people on earth. Connor Yeates is a mixed-race fashion model from Bath who is unafraid to walk through comedy’s most taboo subjects and who will tell you, as he does it, why he can get away with it. From drastically different backgrounds, they all share one thing: a love of the devil’s lettuce. ^...


Stefania Licari: Trust me, I'm a Comedian

Stefania Licari: Trust me, I'm a Comedian

Comedy

Stefania Licari: Trust me, I'm a Comedian

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 16-17 at 20:15 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £5

Following the narrative of an ultra marathon in the Sahara desert- medic turned comic, Stefania Licari, explores the quest: what are we running from and towards especially as women in nowadays society. ' an hour of inspiring comedy' London Theatre1 (Ed Fringe 2024)...


Stephen Carlin: Self Awareness Won't Save You

Stephen Carlin: Self Awareness Won't Save You

Comedy

Stephen Carlin: Self Awareness Won't Save You

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 10, 17 at 15:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £8

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Terse and intense Stephen Carlin holds the bottom of a dirty whisky glass to his eye and sees the world through its filthy clouded prism reporting his findings in the tight brutal patois of the Scottish Snooker Club. Herald ***** Chosen as one of Stewart Lee’s “Ten Best Stand Up Comedians Ever”, Carlin has supported Stewart Lee, Stephen Merchant, Felix Dexter, Tom Stade on their national tours. Carlin has acquired a growing fan base and critical acclaim for his original, insightful material and accomplished delivery. This married with his exceptional turn of phrase and brilliantly opinionat...


TBD Comedy Showcase

TBD Comedy Showcase

Comedy

TBD Comedy Showcase

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Meeting Room
MAY 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 30-31 at 21:30 (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....


The Asian Comedy Showcase

The Asian Comedy Showcase

Comedy

The Asian Comedy Showcase

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple
MAY 9-11, 16-18 at 20:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £8

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From the East to Brighton, it's The Asian Comedy Showcase! Catch some of the best acts from all over Asia and from all over the world, along with one Token White act! Our performers have been seen on the BBC, Taskmaster, Netflix and various Asian TV Channels you won't recognize! ...