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 17 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 10, 17 at 12:15 (60 min) - PWYC

Mr Sleepybum is sad. He can’t dream. To solve this problem, he invents a machine that magically brings dreams to life, featuring dinosaurs, robots, car chases, the world's largest blanket, and much more! This award-winning interactive show is filled with sketches, slapstick, and silliness, ensuring maximum fun for the whole family. Suitable 3 – 8. Mr Sleepybum is a critically acclaimed kids comedy show created by character comedian Jody Kamali. Mr Sleepybum burst onto the scene in 2023 with a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe. He has since toured the UK, appearing at theatres and festi...


Science Magic: Messy Mayhem

Science Magic: Messy Mayhem

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

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 ...


Gerry Carroll - Young

Gerry Carroll - Young

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

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...


13:00

Get Your Geek On

Get Your Geek On

Comedy

Get Your Geek On

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 10, 17 at 13:30 (60 min) - PWYC

Join geek gal Juliette Burton and her nerdiest comedian friends to celebrate all nerd culture has to offer. From video games to table top games, LPs to larping, film franchises to fantasy novels, comic books to cosplay – we’ve got your fandom covered! Geek out with the coolest comedians (who were all probably bullied at school). Embrace your geekside and unleash your inner nerd. Delight in the dorkiest of dweebs and the funniest fanatics around. Join your host and uber-nerd Juliette Burton, whose fandoms include comic books and video games, with her geekiest friends for a fun-filled fanatical ...


14:00

Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids

Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids

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

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 ...


Jamie Byrne's Delightful History of Cigarettes

Jamie Byrne's Delightful History of Cigarettes

Comedy

Jamie Byrne's Delightful History of Cigarettes

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 10, 17 at 14:00 (60 min) - PWYC

Britain:2026. A complete ban on cigarettes is being proposed. You must join Professor Jamie Byrne in defending them. Jamie will teach you the complete history of the God's favourite cylinder, and why they have a beautiful place in our society....


Can we talk about this?: Work In Progress

Can we talk about this?: Work In Progress

Comedy

Can we talk about this?: Work In Progress

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 17 at 14:00 (60 min) - PWYC

Now whether you're approaching, currently in your thirties or would like to reminisce about they way things were, this show is for you. And if you're really young and want a glimpse of what your future could entail if you don't eat all your veggies, this is also for you. Of course all manner of other topics will be discussed and they'll be so relatable. Like super relatable - almost like I have gained access to your private emails through an elaborate phishing scam. You'll be surprised by how many people's password is still ABC123! In today's world, it feels like there are so many things...


AcaKids

AcaKids

Childrens

AcaKids

Childrens

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 17 at 14:45 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8

Your children decide where the musical is set, what it's called and what happens, and we perform it completely a cappella! Improvise along with us as your cheers, applause and suggestions become part of the adventure. A once in a lifetime show - rapped, sung and improvised with beat-boxing, body percussion and the kind of dancing everyone can join in with! You've got this AcaKids! ...



15:00

Sam See: Sam See It, Sam Say It, Sam Sorted (WIP)

Sam See: Sam See It, Sam Say It, Sam Sorted (WIP)

Comedy

Sam See: Sam See It, Sam Say It, Sam Sorted (WIP)

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple
MAY 16-17, 23-24 at 15:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £5

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★★★★★ One4Review ★★★★.5 The Edge ★★★★ Fest Mag ★★★★ The Age After years of unique comedy hours about being illegally gay, sex education, and emotional storytelling, Sam's been told by his agent to do a normal stand-up show. He's been instructed to have no slideshows, no crowdwork, no edu-tainment, and NO HEARTFELT MESSAGES. Just jokes, so that he can be a mainstream TV comedian with viral online clips. Can he do it? Join him as he tries to find out if he can truly be a "successful" stand...


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

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...


Woman(33)

Woman(33)

Comedy

Woman(33)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 16-17, 30-31 at 15:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £5

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Woman (33) is a one-woman clown/character comedy show starring Woman (33), who has a bag of tote bags, a uterus in retrograde and an inkling that her life is one size too small. From crying in front of Costa and the menace of cutting her own fringe to looking for solace in IKEA, this is the story of finding joy. The show takes place in her first-ever therapy session, as she attempts to piece herself back together after that Costa incident. She realises recovery will take more than a bubble bath or a trip to IKEA, and begins confronting the parts of herself she’d rather ignore: the environm...


Fraser Sums - Discover The Magic Of Maths

Fraser Sums - Discover The Magic Of Maths

Childrens

Fraser Sums - Discover The Magic Of Maths

Childrens

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 17 at 15:15 (60 min) - PAID

Fraser Sums is a MathMagician who combines his love for Maths and Magic to entertain, engage and educate audiences on both Ready to discover the magic of maths?...


16:00

Spalien Acecraft: Speaningless Moonerisms

Spalien Acecraft: Speaningless Moonerisms

Music

Spalien Acecraft: Speaningless Moonerisms

Music

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 4, 17 at 16:00 (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....


Mandeep Singh Presents Singh When You're Winning - A Clown's Journey Through F1 (Work in Progress)

Mandeep Singh Presents Singh When You're Winning - A Clown's Journey Through F1 (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Mandeep Singh Presents Singh When You're Winning - A Clown's Journey Through F1 (Work in Progress)

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple
MAY 10, 17 at 16:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £10

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The silly world of clown meets the thrilling world of F1 in this ridiculous comedy caper. After the success of his last solo show ("rib ticklingly funny " 5* - North West End), Mandeep Singh is back this time setting his sights on reaching the podium in the world's most popular sport. "A brilliantly charismatic comedian...without a doubt one to watch" EdFringe Review ...


Jody Kamali: Barbecue

Jody Kamali: Barbecue

Comedy

Jody Kamali: Barbecue

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Front Room
MAY 10, 17 at 16:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £6

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Some dads leave you wisdom, tools, or money. Mine left me with stories so wild they sound made up. It’s 29.10.2024. Welcome to the Barbecue. Part character comedy, part stand-up, part storytelling. A work-in-progress from award-winning performer Jody Kamali. ‘exuberantly, unapologetically mindless... too funny’ The Guardian, 'an astonishing tour de force’ Dark Chat, 'Makes every individual moment entertaining' The Stage...


Alice India: In Bloom

Alice India: In Bloom

Comedy

Alice India: In Bloom

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 17 at 16:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £3

Award winning comedian (ADHD Comedy Award Winner 2025 and North Bridge Media New Comedy Writing Award Nominee 2025) Alice India is back at Brighton Fringe with a brand new show about the funny in what we hide from each other. "simultaneously goofy and sincere... sharp observations and fast paced ADHD fuelled story telling." ★★★★★ - Neurodiverse Review "Witty and engaging" - The Skinny In this new work in progress show, Alice India wants to peel back the secrets we keep from each other and ourselves whether we mean to or not. Exploring what happens when we ...



Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy

Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy

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

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" ★★&...


17:00

Callum Mackenzie does Clean Comedy

Callum Mackenzie does Clean Comedy

Comedy

Callum Mackenzie does Clean Comedy

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 10, 17, 24 at 17:15 (60 min) - FREE

It's stand-up without the sweary bits. Think 'Dry-Bar Comedy', or Friday night on Radio 4. Callum Mackenzie presents a joke-heavy, club-style set of pure, wholehearted, laugh-constant happiness that you can listen to while sitting next to your nan....


Brighton Belles

Brighton Belles

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

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....


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

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...


John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

Cabaret

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

Cabaret

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 17 at 17:45 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £5

"If you want to put your brain in the blender, have a listen - it's like if Aphex Twin wrote British music hall songs... In a good way" (Tomás Ford) Cabaret and quirky theatrics illustrate John's electronic songs, with costumes, live electronics, surreal visuals and animations. John's credits include releases on Warp Records and directing ingenious music videos for artists like Professor Elemental ("[John is] the closest thing to a living cartoon character... Between musician, performance artist, comedian and genius"). "How do you classify, let alone review, a show like this? Disarmin...


Tez Ilyas: Work in Progress

Tez Ilyas: Work in Progress

Comedy

Tez Ilyas: Work in Progress

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 16-17 at 17:45 (60 min) - PAID

★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★ The Times ★★★★ The Telegraph One of the most most celebrated stars in British comedy is back with his brand new work in progress hour. As seen on: Live at The Apollo (BBC Two), The Last Leg (C4), Mock the Week (BBC Two), Comedians Giving Lectures (Dave), Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (Dave), Comic Relief’s Big Night In (BBC One), Live from the BBC (BBC Two), The Chris Ramsey Show (Comedy Central), Live from the Comedy Store (Comedy Central) ‘Radiantly entertaining' - The Times -Presented...


18:00

Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

Musicals and Opera

Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

Musicals and Opera

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 15, 17 at 18:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8

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 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 the minds, mouths and bodies of the performers - completely acappella. Joy - Heart - Harmony. Find...


19:00

CK Nath:

CK Nath: "A Bit of Foreign Stuff" (Work in Progress)

Comedy

CK Nath: "A Bit of Foreign Stuff" (Work in Progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 8, 17 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £0

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High energy and full of bite! Join CK as she takes you through her life growing up in India, finding herself in the UK and the inevitable culture clash in this work-in-progress show. Blending sharp stand-up, vivid storytelling, and cheeky character work as she channels the conservative Indian mother as easily as a middle class British nanny. CK Nath is a finalist of West End New old Act 2023; So You Think You're Funny? 2022 and Komedia New Comedy Award 2024 semi-finalist and Soho Theatre Labs alumni...



One's Clean, One's Not

One's Clean, One's Not

Comedy

One's Clean, One's Not

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 7, 13, 17 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £6

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Callum Mackenzie is a clean comic. Vinny Shiu is not. This show is both of them, back to back. Two of London's top up-and-coming comedians bring their contrasting styles to the stage. 'One's Clean, One's Not', offers something for every comedy palate. Moving from innocent to indecent, over the course of one hilarious hour. ...


20:00

Shelley and Friends Work in Progress Show

Shelley and Friends Work in Progress Show

Cabaret

Shelley and Friends Work in Progress Show

Cabaret

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple
MAY 17-18 at 20:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £0

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She’s an award-winning balloon wizard turned stand-up comedian, inflating laughter one joke at a time. Catch Shelley and friends work-in-progress show — with characters, some tunes sonmuch more, it’s still taking shape, but it won’t leave you deflated! ...


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

"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...


Sam See: Off With Your Head

Sam See: Off With Your Head

Comedy

Sam See: Off With Your Head

Comedy

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

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"★★★★★ Unabashedly silly, plenty of laughs, and all-around fun!" - EdFringeReview "★★★★ A cult hit!" - One4Review "★★★★ Redefines the boundaries of live performance1" - Broadway World Who Lives? Who Dies? You Decide! Enter a 12th century throne room, where you decide the fates of two guest performers trying to rule your kingdom. Be peasants, warlords, dragons, or just sit back and cheer for their demise! An interactive comedy game show that merges video games and TTRPG into 100% ridiculous improvized chaos! Host...


Juliette Burton: Sexy Nerdy Work in Progress

Juliette Burton: Sexy Nerdy Work in Progress

Comedy

Juliette Burton: Sexy Nerdy Work in Progress

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 10-11, 17-18 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £0

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As the sun sets, a new hero awakens. Calling all late-night LGBT legends, dungeon-crawling romantics, and big-hearted heroes! Juliette Burton is summoning YOU. This after-dark work in progress comedy confessional steps into the dark side. A brand new, adult comedy quest for grown-up geeks and justice-hungry joy seekers ready to battle the REAL dragons: sexism, queer inequality and bad sex lives. It’s time to iron out the kinks! Expect deep comic book lore, dark jokes and emotionally naked comedy. An exclusive from award-winning comedian and super nerd Juliette Burton. She’s bringing armour m...


Wheel of Failure

Wheel of Failure

Theatre

Wheel of Failure

Theatre

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 17 at 20:15 (60 min) - PWYC

A washed-up game-show host’s big break died in a lawsuit, his wife left, his kids hate him, and now he’s clinging to one last shot at redemption. With only his ten-year-old indentured sidekick, Orphan, and a cardboard cutout of his ex-wife, he runs a disastrously homemade game show featuring gems like Whose Drink Is Mine and Wheel of Shit From My House. Created by real-life father/son duo William and Jimmy Kontos, it’s an interactive comedy where no matter how many points you score… it still all adds up to failure....


21:00

Who Wrote This?

Who Wrote This?

Comedy

Who Wrote This?

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 10, 17, 24 at 21:15 (60 min) - PAID (£12 Standard, £10 Concession)

After a whirlwind tour of six Fringe festivals and eleven shows, 'Who Wrote This?' returns! Expect one hour of unpredictable, fully improvised comedy where your suggestions shape every scene and anything can happen. Audiences last year called it "hilarious, high-energy and brilliantly unpredictable" - and with every performance made up on the spot, no two shows are ever the same. Come be part of the chaos and help create a show that will only happen once. Don't miss out!...


The Asian Comedy Showcase

The Asian Comedy Showcase

Comedy

The Asian Comedy Showcase

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Front Room
MAY 15-17 at 21:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £5

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"★★★★.5 Fantastic, Brilliant" - The Edge "★★★★ One of the standing institutions of the festival!" - One4Review From the East to Brighton, it's The Asian Comedy Showcase! Back for our third year, 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, Dropout, and various Asian TV channels you won't recognise! Line-ups change daily, and hosted by Sam See. (★★★★ The Age) ...



Ryan Mold: RESISTANT

Ryan Mold: RESISTANT

Comedy

Ryan Mold: RESISTANT

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 16-17 at 21:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £7

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A funny, honest look at what happens when life changes faster than you can keep up. From technology that's confusing, to government rules that make no sense, to the creeping reality of getting older — it all feels a bit harder than it used to be! But Resistant isn’t just a rant. It’s about trying to find your place in a world that won’t stop changing, and laughing about it along the way. My knees click, my patience for influencers has gone, and apparently my phone is “retro.” If you’ve ever felt left behind by technology, confused by modern life, or just tired of being told to “embrac...