Comedy

RPJ: Role Playing James

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club

MAY 18-22, 25-26, 28-29, 31 at 18:30 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed

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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 role-playing game you may have heard of. 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 y...

Comedy

The Queen, Shakespeare and Me

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple

MAY 18-21 at 18:45 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8

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Affectionate musical comedy tribute to a thoroughly modern, fully empowered female role model – a woman who headed up a country & united a commonwealth for over 70 years, earning respect, admiration & affection from around the world. This powerful, colourful lady head of state reflects on her long life and reveals her "all" to her people – her undying love for her corgis, the men in her life, her singlehanded success at forging peace processes, her unexpected, delightful designs for leading the country, with a surprise "coming out" at 96. "Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinit...

Comedy

Tom Hutchinson - Maintaining The Dream (Work in Progress)

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Front Room

MAY 18-20 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £4

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Is Tom Hutchinson a success? In his 20s he achieved the only dream he ever had: to make music full time, and create an album that's an unmitigated success. So...now what? Why does it feel like nobody prepared him for life after the eternal chase? Join red-haired rambler and all around ADHD-addled orator Tom Hutchinson for a hilarious work in progress stand-up show about the big questions; if all we ever learn is how to chase our dreams, how the hell do we live on afterwards? Red-haired rising star of the South West, Tom Hutchinson is “a joy to watch”, brimming with high energy absurdism an...

Comedy

Comedy for the Curious: 2026

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge

MAY 5, 18 at 19:00 (60 min) - PWYC

* Shaftesbury Fringe 2023 Award Winner, Best Comedy * Ever wonder why we are the way we are? Learn why some people can't stop biting their nails or biologically, what we can blame on our parents, when marine biologist turned award-winning comedian Robyn Perkins returns to Brighton Fringe with a BRAND NEW TOPIC for her critically acclaimed, science comedy panel show: Unzipping Your Genes: (ie. the cr*p we get from our parents). Find out how and what we inherit from our parents, biologically. Exploring human behaviour with stand-up comedy, Robyn teams up with behavioural specialis...

Comedy

A Letter To My Parents

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway

MAY 18-19 at 19:00 (60 min) - FREE

In a deeply personal letter to his parents, Henning Nilsen (Norway) recounts his Edinburgh Fringe debut and the life choices that led up to leaving a safe Finance job to pursue his dream of becoming a standup comedian. Henning is a fast-rising award-winning standup comedian making waves in the UK. He's a viral sensation with over 100 million views and has in short time gained a large following through his dry humour videos. He regularly performs at the top comedy clubs in the UK and has headlined internationally in New York, Berlin, Paris, Oslo, Bangkok and Singapore. His first solo 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! ...

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

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...

Comedy

Katie-Rose Petley: Dirty Bitch

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Front Room

MAY 18-21 at 21:30 (60 min) - FREE

After a sold-out run last year, Dirty Bitch is back – the same filthy, fearless dive into being raised in the church, progressive parenting, and sex pre-9/11. Still unhinged. Still hilarious. Katie-Rose Petley is a Canadian stand-up comedian known for her fresh, filthy, and unfiltered storytelling. With material that’s dark, shameless, and disturbingly relatable, she’s been described as “delightfully vulgar.” Whether she’s unpacking religion, motherhood, or the ups and downs of dog ownership, Katie-Rose delivers big laughs with bold honesty and zero apologies. Come for the comedy. Stay ...

Comedy

Jamie Byrne's Delightful History of Cigarettes

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge

MAY 5, 18 at 21:30 (60 min) - Tickets available soon

MAY 5, 18 at 21:30 (60 min) - Tickets available soon

In Britain today, cigarettes are threated in all directions. Vaping, smoking bans, some other third thing I haven't thought of yet: they all have it in for cigarettes.
Please (PLEASE) join Jamie Byrne in learning about the history of cigarettes and why they are a cornerstone of our culture. You'll have fun along the way, and you just might learn something.
Jamie is an award winning character comedian who has written for the BBC....