F Search Results for all shows On 18/05/2025 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!


List Shows: By Name | By Start Time

Listings for 18 May, sorted by Start Time

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 ...


A Gerry Christmas Carroll

A Gerry Christmas Carroll

Theatre

A Gerry Christmas Carroll

Theatre

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple
MAY 4, 11, 18, 25, JUN 1 at 13:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £5

Scrooge is not just for Christmas. Gerry tells you his favourite Dickens story- in May.. The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come are here, all in one mad clown. Gerry brings you his unique joyful and innocent comedy, but with an edge. He plays all the parts - Mr and Mrs Cratchit, Tiny Tim and Scrooge's nephew and his pregnant niece by marriage. Gerry can do it- come and see. Gerry first read the book when he was 10, so this show has been sixty two years coming, and it's worth it. He didn't finish it in time for Christmas last year, but he's here now with a brilliant 2025...


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

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 ...


Friending (A Live Podcast Recording)

Friending (A Live Podcast Recording)

Comedy

Friending (A Live Podcast Recording)

Comedy

The Quadrant / The Folklore Room
MAY 18, 25 at 14:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £3

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Lucy Frederick and Robyn Perkins are back with Psychologist Dr. Carolyne Keenan, to record a new podcast about friendship. What are some of your best friend moments? Who are you drawn to, friend wise, and why? And how do you break up with a friend?! We have real chat about it all. Don't miss this comedy chat show (slash live podcast recording) about all things friendships: stories, problems, origin stories, faux pas, break-up and the psychology behind it all....


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

Ian Smith - Work in Progress

Ian Smith - Work in Progress

Comedy

Ian Smith - Work in Progress

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 11, 18 at 15:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £2

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Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee 2023 and co-host of the Northern News podcast Ian Smith returns with a work in progress of a new show. As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC) and The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV) - and heard on The News Quiz, The Now Show, Just A Minute (BBC Radio 4) and his own Radio 4 stand-up series, Ian Smith is Stressed. “As crystalline and perfectly-formed as 60 minutes of stand-up is likely to get” Chortle “An effortlessly brilliant stand-up show” ★★★★ Scotsman “There are few fringe shows as purely funny as this” ★★★&#...


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...



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...


16:00

2 Comedians Telling Jokes

2 Comedians Telling Jokes

Comedy

2 Comedians Telling Jokes

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 11, 18 at 16:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £2.50

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A split-bill stand-up show, featuring two of the circuit's most promising rising stars. It's pretty simple. Two of London's top up-and-coming comedians share some of their funniest gags. Vinny Shui (Portsmouth Comedian of the Year 2023) and Callum Mackenzie (Chucklemania Comedy Contest, silver medalist) cover everything from hobnobs to heartbreak, eggplants to existential dread in an hour guaranteed to make your list of fringe highlights. ...


Bald 2-in-1

Bald 2-in-1

Comedy

Bald 2-in-1

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Meeting Room
MAY 18 at 16:30 (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...


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. ^...


Ben Pope: The Cut

Ben Pope: The Cut

Comedy

Ben Pope: The Cut

Comedy

The Quadrant / The Folklore Room
MAY 18 at 16:45 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £6

Ben Pope ('a total delight' - Fest) brings a brand-new stand-up hour to Brighton. Look, there's no easy way to put this. Last year, Ben got circumcised. On purpose, and as recommended by medical professionals. This show is a 55min inventory of his ensuing masculine panic. Expect jokes and stories on: the male ego, pillow talk, charity shops, the sublime mystery of having a father, and also exactly one pig. See you there. Chop chop. "Consistently funny and deceptively thoughtful" - The Scotsman "Always spot-on" - The Skinny "Excellent" - Joe Lycett...


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

Break:Out

Break:Out

Comedy

Break:Out

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 4, 11, 18, 25, JUN 1 at 17:15 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £7.50

Have you ever been on the edge, not sure whether you’ll fall or fly? break:out is a darkly funny and deeply personal queer comedy that dives into the space between breaking down and breaking free. It’s the story of a boy who once dreamed of being on stage, only to have those dreams crushed by a family who didn’t understand him. Pushed into football and conformity, he spent years hiding his true self, growing more withdrawn and shy. But after a near-tragic encounter on a bridge, his life took an unexpected turn. With nothing but a chair and a ghostlight on stage, Tristan will take you throug...


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...



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...


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....


18:00

Dean T. Beirne: Fated to Pretend

Dean T. Beirne: Fated to Pretend

Comedy

Dean T. Beirne: Fated to Pretend

Comedy

The Quadrant / The Folklore Room
MAY 18 at 18:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £3

Get ready for Fated to Pretend, a hilarious, heartwarming ride through the life of Dean T. Beirne, a misfit who’s spent his whole life trying to fit in. Growing up in the foster system, moving across continents, and navigating the chaos of adulthood, Dean’s spent years pretending to be the ideal version of himself—but now he’s ready to drop the mask. If you’ve ever felt like you were faking it, if you ever pretended to be the cool kid, or tried to impress a new crowd only to end up more lost than before, this show’s for you. Expect laugh-out-loud moments about awkward school days, failed at...


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....


Bobby Prezinsky Has His Finger On The Pulse (Work In Progress)

Bobby Prezinsky Has His Finger On The Pulse (Work In Progress)

Comedy

Bobby Prezinsky Has His Finger On The Pulse (Work In Progress)

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 18, 25 at 18:30 (60 min) - Free Ticketed

Bobby Prezinsky Has His Finger On The Pulse follows a desperate, out of touch and out of favour former minor TV show host attempting to mount a comeback after a disastrous appearance on The One Show. He knows however, that his style isn’t what’s cool anymore, and his reputation is in ruins. He’s now working the after dinner circuit and has invited influential cultural figures to show he is still relevant. His guests; world-renowned graffiti artist Banksy, CEO & Co Founder of Influencer Marketing Agency VibesTalent, Jacques De Klerk and 16 year old TikTok content creator, Pete. They insist that...


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....


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)...


It's about time

It's about time

Comedy

It's about time

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 18-23 at 19:00 (0 min) - Tickets on sale soon

Rob Speight's new one hour work in progress, “It’s About Time,” brings together the clever, the curious, and the downright strange elements of time. He’s not here to give you a physics lecture, but he is here to make you think about why time never quite works the way you expect. Whether it’s trying to beat the clock or wondering where the last decade went, Rob tackles the absurdity of how we experience time—and how it seems to experience us. This is not about running late, but about the deeper stuff: how history is just a well-edited story written by whoever came out on top, how our memorie...



Two Weird Guys Who Are Gay

Two Weird Guys Who Are Gay

Comedy

Two Weird Guys Who Are Gay

Comedy

The Quadrant / The Folklore Room
MAY 18 at 19:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £3

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Two of London's most exciting queer voices on the comedy circuit - Dick Denham and James Murphy - bring their split bill WIP show 'Two Weird Guys Who Are Gay' to the Brighton Fringe for one night only! Dick will offer his surreal observations on being genderqueer in a heteronormative world, getting older, mental health, and the aspects of British culture that we all love to be indifferent about normally. James will give a unique insight into life as a 6ft8 gay man with purposeful absurdity and fiery whimsy - from popped lungs to marriage and kids, he'll question society's expectations and ...


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...


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 18-21 at 20:15 (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 ...


Chloe Petts - Work-in-Progress

Chloe Petts - Work-in-Progress

Comedy

Chloe Petts - Work-in-Progress

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 18-20 at 20:15 (60 min) - Tickets on sale soon

Join Chloe Petts (Have I Got News For You, Live at the Apollo, Richard Osman's House of Games) as she tentatively tries out new material for this year's Edinburgh Fringe offering. Expect tales of her dating history that she's never had the guts to share with you guys before. “One of the most compelling young comics” (Brian Logan, The Guardian)...


Work In Progress: American Fetish

Work In Progress: American Fetish

Comedy

Work In Progress: American Fetish

Comedy

The Quadrant / The Folklore Room
MAY 9-11, 18 at 20:30 (30 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £0

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American Fetish is a WIP talking about sororities, Seattle, dating British men, serial killers ,bisexual men, just to name a few. It will be chaotic and you might get cheered at but everyone loved the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders... right? “Anais held me all the way through. It felt like a conversation with a gal in the toilets after a few drinks. Relatable and funny and also very moving”- Common People Theatre...


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! ...


21:00

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 ...