Comedy

100% Spicy Takes

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge

MAY 3-4 at 16:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £5

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"Pineapple belongs on pizza." "David Attenborough is overrated." "People who eat(?) Huel should be on a register." We bring the UK's hottest comedians with their hottest takes, you decide which ones are your favourites and which ones are utter rubbish. Evict the comedians or choose to uphold their views as LAW (sort of). It's Room 101 meets Subway Takes. This interactive comedy show gives you brilliant comedians, questionable views, and the opportunity to shout abuse at them for those questionable views. From the creators of the Edinburgh Fringe Sell-Out Show "Family Fortunes but f...

Comedy

Alexander Bennett: All It Takes (Work in Progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge

MAY 3 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £7

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Wondering when you’ll catch a break? Wondering when the hard work will pay off? This is a (WIP) show for you. ★★★★★ “A surprisingly powerful show that, even with a dark theme, manages to bring some light into the world - will leave you in tears of laughter" BROADWAY WORLD ★★★★★ "Hugely talented with a captivating stage presence, and the comedy comes thick and fast during this ​emotional-risk-taking roller coaster" THREE WEEKS ★★★★★ "Take a risk. See this show" BROADWAY BABY Alexander Be...

Comedy

Ask A Stripper: Pulling Back the G-String

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge

MAY 3-4, 22-24, 28 at 21:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £15

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Ask A Stripper is a comedy show like no other. Real life strippers reveal all in this fiercely feminist and riotously funny Q&A. Ever wanted to know what strippers eat for breakfast? How do they really spend their money? Ever dated a customer? Stacey Clare (author of "The Ethical Stripper") and Sabrina Jade (star of reality TV show "Slagwars") return to Brighton Fringe with their candid humour, razor sharp wit and iconic stage presence. No one does crowd-work like strippers can - from working long hours performing for boozed up punters, there is no heckle they can't shut down. Ask A Stripper l...

Comedy

Bald 2-in-1

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge

MAY 3 at 20:15 (60 min) - PWYC

Delve into the bizarre bald worlds of Jim Hooker and Mark Moloney with the follow up to their hit Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe show Bald 2-in-1. The new show for 2026 is funnier than ever - with standup comedy from the award winning standup comedians, with some surprise characters joining them. Jim is the runner up for the West End New Act of The Year 2025, Get Up Stand Up 2025 Finalist and nominated for Best Live Show at the Cheerful Earful Awards. Mark is a previous Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year finalist and a favourite on the London circuit....

Comedy

Best in Fringe Comedy - The Early Show

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Front Room

MAY 2-4, 9-10, 16-17, 23-25, 30-31 at 17:45 (60 min) - Tickets £6-£7

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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...

Comedy

Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway

MAY 2-4, 9-10, 16-17, 23-25, 30-31 at 16:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £5

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Following sell-out performances at the Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringes, comes a show consisting of an MC and four of the best established and up-and-coming comedians at the Fringe. A show guaranteed to deliver a superb hour of fun and laughter. "The best thigh-slapping, cackling laugh of a time I’ve ever had ... something for everyone'"★★★★1/2 FringeFeed.com.au "Hilarious comics ... a solid comedy show well worth the ticket price"★★★★ FringeFeed.com.au "Fast and funny...The audience loved it...Sweetly, wildly hilarious" ★★&...

Childrens

Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids

Childrens

a&o Hostel Bar / Front Room

MAY 2-4, 9-10, 16-17 at 14:00 (60 min) - Paid 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. An event 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!" (Child-Friendly Brighton) "Mums and dads will be onto a winner with this afternoon of delightfully immature comedy full of magic" (Melbourne Comedy Festival) "Great show" (The Scotsman) "The kids had a great ...

Comedy

Best of Canada

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Front Room

MAY 1-3 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £7.50

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At this show you will enter a Canadian stand-up comedy club with MC, opening acts and a headliner. All Canadian and all hilarious. Come down and see why Canada produces the best comedians in the world. You won't be SORRY that you did... EH! You no longer need to travel to Canada to get the comedy experience – it's right here at the Brighton Fringe. With resident compere Canadian funny man David Tsonos....

Comedy

Brighton Belles

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple

MAY 2-4, 9-10, 16-17, 23-25, 30-31 at 17:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £4

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Following on from its success in 2023, 2024, 2025, this delightful, funny, award-nominated show returns with a revolving line-up of the best established and up-and-coming female comedians from around Brighton and the Fringe....

Cabaret

Burlesque at Bedtime

Cabaret

The Walrus / Tusk Club

MAY 3-7 at 21:15 (60 min) - PAID

Burlesque at bedtime is a Cabaret show for lovers of narrative. Here at the library let us tease you with a tale, seduce you with a story, excite you with an encyclopaedia and arouse you with an anthology, let us be your book under the duvet. Warning you may learn something........ and I promise it will not be useful..... Past highlights include the Vatican being more witchy than witches, everything you needed to know about worms and why maps lie....... Not to be missed, all tales welcome...

Comedy

Cheap Laughs - Best Of Brighton

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Front Room

MAY 1-3, 8-9, 15-16, 29-30 at 19:00 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £6

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See the very best of upcoming comedy talent at a low price! Local comedian Dave Fensome (MC of the infamous Late Show) draws on over 10 years of experience to bring you a showcase featuring his very favourite acts from Brighton thriving comedy scene and beyond. Expect fantastic new faces, expereince circuit regulars and maybe even the odd celebratory guest! Different line ups every night! Incredible value, and huge laughs....

Comedy

Cobin Millage: But Everyone Else Makes Jumping Off The Bridge Look So F*cking Cool

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge

MAY 3-4 at 14:00 (60 min) - PWYC

MAY 3-4 at 14:00 (60 min) - PWYC

Cobin Millage has no intentions of jumping off of a bridge. Everyone else makes it look really enticing, but he's not about to do it just because it's an option. That would be insane. He does his own thing, completely independently of any and all peer pressure that might be forced upon him. He's going to do something different like... I dunno... Talk about finding money on the ground, funhouse mirrors, lemonade stands that have continuously destroyed his life, or something like that. I dont know why you're asking me. You should just ask him. He's the one with all the ideas here. Go find h...

Childrens

Comics Vs Kids

Childrens

The Walrus / Hideaway

MAY 3-4, 24-25 at 12:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £5

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Comics vs Kids returns with a show full of jokes, silliness, interaction and special guests. Have a laugh with the jovial, affable host and a selection of fringe comedians and maybe win some prizes in a quest to find out 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) ...

Comedy

Dan Evens & Michael Fabbri: TOO LITTLE TOO LATE

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club

MAY 3-4, 25, 31 at 17:15 (60 min) - PAID

An hour of new stand up comedy from two of the comedy circuit’s most gnarled and arthritic old hands....

Comedy

Dignity Off

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge

MAY 2-3 at 15:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £8

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Sunjai Arif (Bath Comedy Festival New Act winner 2019) and Matt Roseblade blow the dust off their debut show - Dignity Off. Ten years after the shambling, chaotic original, the boys return with the same format and a decade of comedic experience. Will it be polished? Nope. Will it still be shambling and chaotic? Yes. Will it be funny? Oh yes....

Comedy

Dr. Kara Kibara - The Love Guru

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Front Room

MAY 2-4 at 16:30 (60 min) - PWYC

Dr. Kara Kibara is a self-proclaimed and successful online dating expert. She has helped thousands of people find love, but she herself is still single in her 40s. In this interactive variety comedy show, Dr. Kara goes back to her past and reflects on what went wrong (or maybe right) that caused her to still be loveless. She shares her insights on dating, relationships, and love, and she offers her advice on how to find the one. "FOUR STARS!!" EDFEST ******************* "A fun late night hour worth a watch"! Derek Awards, Edinb...

Comedy

Family Fortunes (But For Bad People)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge

MAY 3-4, 9-10 at 17:45 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8

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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’ve sold out repeatedly at Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe - book in advance...

Comedy

Flightless Birds

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple

MAY 2-3, 24-25 at 16:15 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed

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Flightless Birds is a split stand-up bill featuring weird little freak Sammer Elzabali and big little freak Ramsey Smith. Sammer is the tallest guy at the small-guy convention. His subversive style stands out in the conventional crowd. His favorite movie is Surf’s Up. Ramsey does comedy the same way he makes love — into a microphone. His blend of storytelling and observational bits makes him surprisingly smart for a dumb guy — though don’t let that fool you, he’s dumb. He’s a RAW Comedy NSW State Finalist (2024), has performed at Top Secret Comedy, and has opened for Rory Lowe. His favor...

Comedy

Full Blown Irish

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple

MAY 1-4 at 20:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £5

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"What does it mean to be Irish....drunk, hilarious... mentally ill...all the above..Cork vagrant Mark O'K is here to let you know anyone can get infected, it doesn't matter where ya fell out of your mother being Irish is a state of psychosis..drink drugs and sausage rolls, Mark and some of Ireland's "Most wanted" comedians are going to show you just what it means to be "Full Blown Irish " ...

Theatre

Gerry Carroll - Young

Theatre

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple

MAY 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 at 12:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £4

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An Ordinary Man, A Hero of the Land of the Young. A solo clown odyssey written and performed by Gerry Carroll (age 73 and not slowing down). Long ago, the warrior-poet Oisín rode off with the golden-haired Niamh to Tír na nÓg – the Land of the Young, where time stands still. Three hundred years later he came home... and instantly turned into a wrinkly old man. Gerry has a soul-crushing office job, discovers clown and comedy, and explores what it’s like when you slowly turn into a wrinkly old man. What happens when we leave the Land of the Young? In this joyous and unexpectedly moving hou...

Comedy

Hereditary

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple

MAY 2-4 at 15:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £5

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Hereditary is a stand-up comedy show that dives headfirst into the absurd contradictions of Irish identity, exploring themes of family, generational trauma, alcoholism, sex, and the surreal experience of serving in the Irish Army as a peace-loving hippy. The show blends razor-sharp wit with heartfelt storytelling, using personal anecdotes and observational humor to unpack the paradoxes that shape who we are. Rooted in the tradition of confessional stand-up, the form will be dynamic and conversational, allowing space for improvisation and audience interaction. Set against the broader context of...

Theatre

Home for Boys

Theatre

The Walrus / Tusk Club

MAY 3-4 at 12:15 (60 min) - PWYC

MAY 3 at 13:30 (60 min) - PWYC

Canadian author Robin Taylor Wright has teamed up with Birmingham artists to create a 'translated' piece about young boys growing up in the 'system' in 1996. Randall and PJ enjoy a steady relationship, despite the power imbalance, until newcomer Casey changes the dynamic. PJ looks up to Casey, but Randall is instantly jealous. With PJ's birthday looming, the young men reconcile their own reasons for being there, as well as learn to live in a 'forced brotherhood' situation....

Comedy

I Think I'm Turning Japanese (I Really Think So, Not!)

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway

MAY 3 at 19:00 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £3

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Blending British wit with Japanese sensibility, I Think I’m Turning Japanese (I Really Think So, Not) is a smart, funny, and heartfelt look at life between cultures. After six years living in Japan — and twenty years of bilingual family chaos between Tokyo, Honolulu, and London — comedian Sam Joseph explores what happens when East meets West, manners meet madness, and love meets language barriers. Through sharp stand-up, hyper-verbosity and a smattering of DuoLingo, Sam unpacks marriage, miscommunication, and the myths of “becoming Japanese” with warmth and absurd humour. “Superb” – Pete...

Comedy

Laughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Front Room

MAY 2-4, 9-10, 16-17, 23-25, 30-31 at 15:15 (60 min) - Tickets £6-£7

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The Pick of the Fringe has been a hit show at Brighton Fringe for 19 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...

Comedy

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club

MAY 1, 3-8, 10-12, 14-15, 17-22, 24-26, 28-29, 31 at 20:00 (60 min) - Tickets £7-£10

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"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...

Comedy

Mark Row: A Class Act

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway

MAY 2-4, 9-10 at 15:15 (60 min) - PWYC

Teacher turned comedian Mark Row has had enough of the endless carousel of uninspiring lessons, inane questions and kids with attitudes that stink worse than their PE kits. But will a new life in the limelight prove to be any better? Bringing together the best bits from his two previous shows 'A* in the Making' and 'Don't You Know Who I Am?' this show demonstrates why Mark Row doesn't need to stay in the classroom to prove that he's a class act! You really need to give up teaching and focus on the comedy - Joe Pasquale You really need to give up comedy and focus on the teaching - ...

Comedy

Mark Row: Every Day's A School Day

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple

MAY 2-4, 9-10 at 18:45 (60 min) - Free ticketed

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They say that every day's a school day, which is never more true than when you're a teacher stuck in the classroom with no obvious means of escape. Fortunately, Mark Row has discovered that it's not just the kids that can learn something valuable, as he reflects on the lessons he's learned along the way that have kept him out of trouble! Whether it's the good advice he was given by the wise people in his life, or the mistakes that he has realised never should be repeated, there is one thing that always rings true - if you're not learning, you're laughing! Razor sharp, totally original. H...

Comedy

Other

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway

MAY 2-3 at 17:45 (60 min) - PWYC

‘Other’ is a 2-person stand-up show about the experiences of being different, trying or pretending to fit in, and learning how to embrace your otherness. Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? Do you know just enough football lingo to get by at work? Do you find yourself quietly nodding along during group conversations about Love Island instead of being able to join in? Do you not understand, nor care, about social media trends? We get you. If you feel like an ‘other’ in your own way(s), this show is for you! Rohan and Mani explore the challenges and triumphs of not fitting in - from fin...

Childrens

Science Magic: Messy Mayhem

Childrens

a&o Hostel Bar / Front Room

MAY 3-4, 10, 17, 24-25, 27, 29, 31 at 12:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £7

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Ignite young imaginations and nurture a lifelong love of science with Science Magic —a high-energy, interactive comedy experience designed for children aged 5 to 12. Created and performed by a comedian and zoologist who has delighted audiences in over 20 countries, this show combines clever science tricks with laugh-out-loud moments, all using everyday objects kids can find at home. Each performance demystifies scientific concepts, encouraging children to see themselves as budding scientists who can experiment, explore, and discover on their own. Science Magic is more than entertainment; it’s ...

Comedy

Shaggers

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway

MAY 1-3, 8-9, 15-16, 22-24, 29-30 at 21:30 (60 min) - PAID

The popular worldwide show returns to Brighton with a revolving line-up of hilarious comedians of all varieties with their best material based around sex and relationships. ★★★★★ "The perfect way to close a night at the festival" Funny Tonne, Melbourne ★★★★★"A tour de force of laughter-filled mischievous comedy" Arts In Leicestershire ★★★★★ "Excellent" edfringe.com ★★★★★ "Some well-picked mischievous unburdened comedy" Voice Magazine, Brighton Fringe ★ ...

Theatre

Skysteamer to Athens: Steampunk Storytelling Extravaganza

Theatre

The Walrus / Tusk Club

MAY 3 at 16:00 (60 min) - PAID

All aboard - the skysteamer is about to depart! Join C.J. Carter-Stephenson as he brings his steampunk novelette SKYSTEAMER TO ATHENS vividly to life. See a model airship soar over your head and meet a talking automaton puppet in this thrilling reader's theatre performance. A lavish sensory experience, which will transport you back to a fictionalised version of the 19th Century, where top hats and corsets are the height of fashion and the wonder of steam is transforming the world. Cast off your mooring ropes and prepare to soar into the clouds....

Music

Spalien Acecraft: Speaningless Moonerisms

Music

The Walrus / Tusk Club

MAY 3 at 14:45 (60 min) - PWYC

(This is hastily written and I know it's too short - will rewrite) After a decade touring the solar system with their otherworldly brand of playground pop for grown-up extraterrestrials, righton band Spalien Acecraft touch back down on Planet Earth to bring you all their hot hits, not hits and new bits....

Comedy

STAY AT HOME SON - WIP

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple

MAY 2-3 at 13:45 (60 min) - PAID

In his new show 'Stay at Home Son', Londoner (boo, hiss) Jonathan dives into the world of messed-up-millennials and resetting the expectations of being a Gay Sugar-Daddy. With his wit, charm, looks and jokes this high-energy stand-up hour is sure to be the massive hit of this years Brighton Fringe. Nominated for no awards, and never a sold-out show - Jonathan is fresh meat. This is a chance to see him before he hits the big time so don't miss out. *Not written by Chat GPT. ...

Comedy

Stuart Thomas: Bad Fatty

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway

MAY 2-3 at 14:00 (60 min) - PWYC

Stuart Thomas delivers a sharp, unapologetic standup show with "Bad Fatty," diving into life as a fat Welshman. Raised on a sheep farm in Wales, Stuart blends his working-class roots with a modern, no-nonsense take on body positivity. He grabs diet culture by the scruff of the neck, calling out society's absurd expectations of fat people while hilariously jabbing at our thin-obsessed world. Stuart doesn’t just talk about being fat—he owns it, celebrating the freedom of rejecting conformity. Bisexual and candid about mental health, he explores the intersections of sexuality, body image, and...

Cabaret

The Comedy Rodeo

Cabaret

The Walrus / Tusk Club

MAY 3-7 at 18:30 (60 min) - PAID

The Double G Comedy Rodeo The Double G Comedy Rodeo is not your typical comedy night; it’s a full-throttle ride into the wild side of stand-up. A mash-up of chaos, charisma, and killer comedy, the Rodeo takes everything you think you know about a comedy show and gleefully turns it on its head. It’s in-your-face, up-close comedy that doesn’t just break the fourth wall; it invites the audience right through it. Expect fast laughs, fearless performances, and a show that feels as unpredictable as it is unforgettable. The Rodeo thrives on spontaneity; comics bounce off the crowd, moments spir...

Comedy

The Dan Stephens Show: More Than a Mullet

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Front Room

MAY 1-7 at 21:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £10

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Since winning Ireland's Next Top Comic in 2024, Dan Stephens has not looked back. He is fresh from a full run at Edinburgh 2025, has started to Headline in clubs around Ireland and even had a run of sold-out shows along the West Coast of Florida. He has a sharp, storytelling style that will keep you interested, keep you guessing and you will never know when the next Punchline is going to hit! He is out to prove that he is, in fact, more than just a Mullet! They say a Mullet is Business at the Front, Party at the Back... well why not come along to this Party and watch Dan take care of Business!...

Comedy

The Vampire Run

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway

MAY 3 at 20:15 (60 min) - PAID

A dark and stormy night. A vampire’s castle outlined by lightning. An hour to find and kill the dreaded fiend... And one idiot trying to manage the escalating chaos. Join a fast-paced, hilariously deadly choose-your-own adventure where three players at a time must decide how to approach a variety of obstacles to reach the vampire’s chamber. BUT one of the players is evil and the audience must decide who before it’s too late. This is the debut solo show from award winning writer and performer Jonathan Laury (Best Comedy, Unrestricted View Film Festival 2019). Think something like Knightma...