Brighton Fringe Shows

Have a look through our selection of shows... we hope we have something you'll want to see in Brighton!


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Listings for 9 May, sorted by Start Time

18:00

Tom Mayhew Works Out Some New Stuff (WIP)

Tom Mayhew Works Out Some New Stuff (WIP)

Comedy

Tom Mayhew Works Out Some New Stuff (WIP)

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 9-11 at 18:00 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Tom Mayhew (from Radio 4 and that) tries new material and works on a new show, in his first Brighton Fringe show since 2019! WOW! ...


Acid Tongue (WIP)

Acid Tongue (WIP)

Comedy

Acid Tongue (WIP)

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 8-11 at 18:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets on sale soon

32 isn't old, is it? Well in gay years you might as well be picking a retirement home. But things change after 30: Your friends settle down, your joints start to creak, and the hangovers get worse... actually, doesn't everything? Well, Anthony Gilét has a few more things to grumble about than his grey hairs (even if they're not on his head). 'Acid Tongue' is a sassy, sarcastic and brutally honest take on everything that's changed and why he absolutely hates it....


19:00

Sex with Witches

Sex with Witches

Spoken Word

Sex with Witches

Spoken Word

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 9, 26, 29, JUN 4 at 19:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £10

Candy and Boyd present Sex with Witches by Andrew Westbury King. A live spoken word and video performance from an original gothic novel. Psychedelic folklore accompanied by cruising glamour photography. A W King is a classically trained actor and creative, performing this original work in their trans persona of Candy. Pete Boyd is a photographer, documenting the hidden realms of LGBTQ lifestyles and subcultures. This collaboration at once explores the fiction of contemporary witches investigated in Polegate by the patriarchal "Husband Society", whilst visually documenting the author's real jou...


A Little Killing Hurts No One

A Little Killing Hurts No One

Comedy

A Little Killing Hurts No One

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 9-10, 15-16, 22-23 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

In "A little killing hurts no one", Mustafa Algiyadi manoeuvres through the European way of life from the lens of a Libyan Arab, longing so bad to be part of it, yet confronted with some cultural differences that makes it....confusing! If you are up for deconstructing people's behaviours, talk about war, religion, meditation, velvet sofas and to learn that maybe some killing is not so bad after all then you got to see this stand up comedy show and enjoy all that with laughters along the way. Mustafa Algiyadi is the co-founder of the first weekly and longest running English Stand Up Come...


Borscht & B**ch*s

Borscht & B**ch*s

Comedy

Borscht & B**ch*s

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 7-9, 14-16, 21-23, 29-30, JUN 4 at 19:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £3

Join brazen Steph & Mara plough the fields of their Eastern European heritage for jokes… and harvest the veg of their parents’ labour. When life gives you beetroots, just make Borscht.* *that’s a soup. No, we don’t know how to make it either ...


20:00

CHEAT: Work In Progress

CHEAT: Work In Progress

Comedy

CHEAT: Work In Progress

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 8-9 at 20:00 (60 min) - £5
MAY 8-9 at 20:00 (60 min) - £5

A gutsy work-in-progress from an NYC-based rising star in standup. Chloe has been seen on Comedy Central, written for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and wrote on and stars in an upcoming Steven Soderbergh miniseries. “There’s a confidence and ebullience she exudes that suggests she’s been doing stand-up her entire life” -Thrillist...


The Unbearable Lightness of the Bright Pink Orchid

The Unbearable Lightness of the Bright Pink Orchid

Comedy

The Unbearable Lightness of the Bright Pink Orchid

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 9 at 20:15 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

The dishwasher in the corner of the office has a sign on it that reads ‘empty, please fill me’ - Cress feels closer to that than anyone else on the ‘team’, - even when they give her a barbie pink orchid as a well-intentioned parting gift. An hour of stand-up comedy with up and coming comedian Cressida Wetton. “Captivating presence, great response” - The Stand. Cressida has appeared on BBC Radio 4 Extra and numerous shows at the Edinburgh Fringe including ‘Small Town Fools” – a show about provincial life in Gloucestershire, one of her favourite topics. She is from the West Country, but e...



Adele Cliff does her best and tries new things (in progress)

Adele Cliff does her best and tries new things (in progress)

Comedy

Adele Cliff does her best and tries new things (in progress)

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 9, 16, 23 at 20:15 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Brighton. The star of many a best joke list (Dave's Jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe 2019, '18, '17 and '16, The Telegraph, i Newspaper, Evening Standard, Irish Times) and a the 2020 winner of UK Pun Championships presents all her hopefully future award winning thoughts! ***** "Guaranteed Laughs" - The Student Newspaper "A consummate jokesmith... the perfect mid afternoon treat." - British Comedy Guide...


Martin Westgate: Apparently

Martin Westgate: Apparently

Comedy

Martin Westgate: Apparently

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 9-11 at 20:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £0

Martin is a recently single dad in his very early 30’s and has just had a massive career change, having been thrust into the comedy world full time. Can he do it? Can he adjust to this new world he finds himself in? Apparently he can! Join Martin in a joke heavy show about his life, dating and comedy....


21:00

Ethnic Reveal Party (WIP)

Ethnic Reveal Party (WIP)

Comedy

Ethnic Reveal Party (WIP)

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 7-11 at 21:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £4

Michael Welch is an ethnically ambiguous of unknown origin, a.k.a like most Scottish men doesn't know his father...You are invited to his ethnic reveal party were he will reveal his ethnicity, as well as exploring why we seem to care to so much about identity in general! As heard or seen on Union Jack Radio and a finalist in The New Online UK Comedian of the Year 2020 and Whine and Dine (A podcast), shortlisted BBC new comedy awards 2022....


Sugar Baby - Good Advice for Bad Girls and Terrified Men!

Sugar Baby - Good Advice for Bad Girls and Terrified Men!

Comedy

Sugar Baby - Good Advice for Bad Girls and Terrified Men!

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 9-10, 30 at 21:30 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Sugar Baby. The story of how a day drinking primary school teacher changed her life by becoming a sugar baby - living a life of luxury and ruining herself in the process. Crazy stories, life lessons and absolute craic! This is an unmissable show, packed with great stories and jokes."Sexy, sassy and above all funny, McQueen is the hottest Irish comic for years," Telegraph ● Do you want to quit your job and live a life of luxury? ● Do you like to drink all day? ● Do you like to have sex with unsuitable men? Then this is the show for you. Has she got some stories … “...


BANCROFT

BANCROFT

Comedy

BANCROFT

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 9-11, 14-16, 22-24 at 21:45 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

My Dearest Ladies and Gentlemen, Allow me to introduce myself. Bancroft, at your service. I am the last in a long line of Funeral Directors. Bancrofts have been holding the hands of the bereaved as they let go of their loved ones for generations, all the while maintaining the quiet dignity, calm reverence and sombre air that should accompany us all as we are borne onwards and towards new life. I cordially invite you to my parlour. There, I will present myself and our family business for your consideration should the worst befall anyone you love. Naturally the passing of a loved one is ofte...