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 19 May, sorted by Start Time

14:00

Zoe Thorne: Gold Top

Zoe Thorne: Gold Top

Comedy

Zoe Thorne: Gold Top

Comedy

a&o Hostel Bar / Front Room
MAY 8, 13, 19, 23 at 14:00 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £5

Thought you wouldn't be able to see any grownup shows at the Brighton Fringe this year because you have a baby? Think again! It's hard to get out to see live comedy when you're a parent, and it can be expensive and nerve-wracking organising a babysitter. Gold Top, presented by Pram Jam Comedy, is a daytime comedy gig where you can bring the baby along too, so there's no need to miss out! Comedian and mum of two Zoe Thorne will ensure plenty of laughs as she talks about the trials and tribulations of parenting and childbirth, and you can feel like a grownup out on the town again. But you're ...


18:00

The Queen, Shakespeare and Me

The Queen, Shakespeare and Me

Comedy

The Queen, Shakespeare and Me

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple
MAY 18-21 at 18:45 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8

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...


RPJ: Role-Playing James

RPJ: Role-Playing James

Comedy

RPJ: Role-Playing James

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 18-22, 25-26, 28-29, 31 at 18:45 (60 min) - PWYC

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...


19:00

Tom Hutchinson - Maintaining The Dream (Work in Progress)

Tom Hutchinson - Maintaining The Dream (Work in Progress)

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

Book a PWYW Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

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...


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 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...


Struan Logan: Chaotic Good

Struan Logan: Chaotic Good

Comedy

Struan Logan: Chaotic Good

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 19-22 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £10

Book a PWYW Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

After several years out of comedy Struan returns to stand-up with a new sense of rivitalisation, joie de vivre and conviction. Whilst the world goes to hell in a hand basket, be part of the Sisyphean fun of revealing in the mockery as this show reintroduces Struan to a new audience whilst giving off the wall outlooks and solutions to a broken world. "A must see show." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Weekend Notes “A humble Scotsman… [Struan] will have you cackling.” ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ - Adelaide Advertiser “Adorably goofy… [On his travel show] If this show d...


21:00

Ben Pope: Work in Progress

Ben Pope: Work in Progress

Comedy

Ben Pope: Work in Progress

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple
MAY 19-21 at 21:15 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £6

Ben Pope ('bags of charisma' **** - Fest) is back to square one. He is tired of his old jokes and he is scared of his new ones. This show will be roughly 60mins of the latter. Come and join him as he stress-tests new stuff: a routine about teeth, some thoughts about Catholicism, plums and escape rooms. Maybe he'll even read some bits of a book he's writing. It's definitely going to be a show for fans of collage, stylistically speaking. A real ransom note of a show. Come see! The UK's print media can't be wrong: 'Pope is superb company' **** - Evening Standard 'Beautifully constr...