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 14 May, sorted by Start Time

12:00

Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids

Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids

Childrens

Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids

Childrens

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 6-8, 13-14 at 12:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £3

A friendly fun-filled afternoon performance with a revolving line-up of the best children's and family-friendly performers from around Brighton and the Fringe. A show 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) "The kids had a great time" (Adelaide ...


The Queen, Shakespeare and Me

The Queen, Shakespeare and Me

Comedy

The Queen, Shakespeare and Me

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 8, 13-14, 27-29 at 12:45 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £8

‘The Queen, Shakespeare and Me’ is an affectionate musical comedy tribute to a thoroughly modern, fully empowered female role model – a woman who headed up a country and united a commonwealth for more than 70 years, earning respect, admiration and affection from around the world. From the vantage point of her final year, we see how this colourful lady head of state defined the postwar era. In this show, Carole Shaw reflects on HM’s 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 sec...


13:00

Guess The Weight Of The Bird

Guess The Weight Of The Bird

Comedy

Guess The Weight Of The Bird

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 13-14, 27-28 at 13:00 (60 min) - FREE

Guess The Weight Of The Bird is the ultimate bird-based comedy quiz show. Birds come in all shapes and sizes, from adorable little ducklings to big feathery jerks like that goose who knocked me off my bike last year. But how heavy are they? It’s time to find out. In Guess The Weight Of The Bird, I’ll show you loads of different birds, and you’ll guess how much they weigh. The closer you are, the more points you get. The person with the most points wins a tenner. It’s a bit like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire but with a lot more birds and a lot, LOT less money. Also you can’t phone...


PG Hits! Family friendly comedy club

PG Hits! Family friendly comedy club

Comedy

PG Hits! Family friendly comedy club

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 6-8, 13-14 at 13:30 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £6

We choose the best comedians of the festival to perform their funniest PG-rated material. Low on the rude bits but big on laughs! A show that comedy fans of all ages can enjoy, with our rotating line up of hilarious up-and-coming stand-ups and surprise celebrity guests, you can be sure that your whole group will have a great time!...


14:00

Sex, Art and Art of Survival

Sex, Art and Art of Survival

Comedy

Sex, Art and Art of Survival

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 14 at 14:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £5

After a successful run at Camden Fringe, Faversham, Nottingham Comedy Festival, London Vault Festival, this unique show comes to Brighton. A former art historian, Helen, a British comedian with Ukrainian and Russian ancestry, uses her own gallery with thirty art masterpieces to reveal hilarious, often saucy, adventures of a woman of a certain age. Helen tells her secretes how she managed to turn a tragedy into a victorious achievements. Audience can expect a hilarious evening, combined with a lot of educational and inspirational elements. An inspiring unique evening that brings together ar...


Nutshells

Nutshells

Theatre

Nutshells

Theatre

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 6-7, 13-14 at 14:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £10

In a Nutshell, Nutshells is a delectable mix of beat poetry, theatre and song. An elaborate concoction of hallucinations and delusions, a fantasy world to escape inner turmoil or a brief spell in rehab for a poor lost soul: Hazel ventures over the rainbow to soothe her existential crisis and find out what is missing in her opportunity-rich yet bewildering life. Why does she never seem to fit into any neat nutshell? Why does she feel suffocated by each one? Hazel explores the spectrum of mental health and the human condition in this chaotic, supposedly sophisticated world, where the individual...


Laughing Horse Clean Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Clean Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

Laughing Horse Clean Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 13-14 at 14:45 (60 min) - Tickets from £5

The Pick of the Fringe has been a hit show at Brighton Fringe for 16 years, an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe. And now this brand new clean version has arrived! 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! There are four different comics at each show, all selected from shows all around Brighton Fringe with something for everyone - so for the biggest laughs and best comedy acts (without a lot of the ru...


15:00

Ian Smith: Talking and Shouting (Work in Progress)

Ian Smith: Talking and Shouting (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Ian Smith: Talking and Shouting (Work in Progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 14, 21 at 15:15 (60 min) - FREE

Ian Smith is a multi-award winnning comedian as heard on BBC Radio4's The Now Show and The News Quiz. This is a work in progress towards his seventh solo show. It's about stress, but in a fun way. Amused Moose Comedy Award and ThreeWeeks Editors' Award Winner 2017 - Double Chortle Award Nominee 2020. “An effortlessly brilliant stand-up show” The Scotsman “A riot of sprightly silliness” Chortle “Catch him now before his inevitable jump to the big time” The Telegraph “Ian Smith’s carefully crafted five-star act is one of the best you will see at the festival” The Mirror ...



The Brighton Fridge Show

The Brighton Fridge Show

Spoken Word

The Brighton Fridge Show

Spoken Word

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 13-14 at 15:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets on sale soon

Come and hear from SMEG, the most poetic fridge on the fringe! 45 minutes of comedy, poetry and the best props you'll ever see in your life! What's in the fridge? Everyone wants to know. The steaks could not be higher.... ...


Scott McPherson: Life

Scott McPherson: Life

Comedy

Scott McPherson: Life

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 13-14 at 15:30 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Scott McPherson: Life, is an intimate window into the inner workings of Scott’s mind on the often bewildering nature of modern life. In the first half Scott addresses what it is like to be mocked for not drinking alcohol in the UK, life in his 40’s and those awkward life moments. The second half of the show is littered with comic insights into Scott’s relationship with himself and those around him. ...


16:00

Bax - The legend of the man with superglue fingers

Bax - The legend of the man with superglue fingers

Cabaret

Bax - The legend of the man with superglue fingers

Cabaret

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 13-14, 21 at 16:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £8

Way out west there was this fella, a fella by the name of Bax. Join Bax on his journey through towns, where he has to escape muggers, has brush-ins with the law and connects with strangers through his mysticism, magic and mentalism. Many rumours and myths surround Bax as he travels from town to town, follow him on his journey but be sure to have a quick wit and an even quicker eye as Bax changes the properties of metal, predicts the future and answers your most burning questions. They don’t call him the legend with superglue fingers for nothing. ...


Darren Walsh: More work in progress

Darren Walsh: More work in progress

Comedy

Darren Walsh: More work in progress

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 14, 20-21 at 16:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Join award-winning punslinger Darren Walsh for some new jokes. WINNER Dave's Joke of the Fringe, WINNER Leicester Comedy Festival best joke, Top 10 jokes of the fringe lists Guardian, Telegraph, Mirror & The Scotsman. Please don't come if you don't like puns. Seriously, there's a lot of puns. Like: “My uncle stopped being silly for a while, but now he’s made a fool recovery", that kind of thing. "Unstoppable tsunami of stupid puns." - Chortle. ...


Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy

Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy

Comedy

Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 6-8, 13-14, 20-21, 27-29, JUN 3-4 at 16:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £3

A line-up of the best comedians from around Brighton and the Fringe hosted by international comedian Nik Coppin. 'The best thigh-slapping, cackling laugh of a time I’ve ever had. Something for everyone' ****½ (Fringefeed.com.au, Fringe World 2021). 'Fancy a bit of comedy but can’t quite decide who to see first? Want the best bang for your buck? Well, this show is for you!' **** (Fringefeed.com.au, Fringe World). "Charmingly hilarious host Nik Coppin’s comedy was effortless" (Rip It Up, Adelaide Fringe)...


A* In The Making

A* In The Making

Comedy

A* In The Making

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 6-8, 13-14 at 16:45 (60 min) - FREE

Mark Row has had enough! After 17 years of teaching, he longs to escape the barrage of inane questions, the endless carousel of uninspiring classes, and the attitudes of kids that stink worse than their PE Kits. So whilst he taught, he toured, embracing a new life in the world of stand up comedy, and it turns out that a career built on having a laugh just to get through the class, has provided him with an 'outstanding lesson' in how to entertain! Whether you loved or hated your time I'm school, you're bound to enjoy an hour's detention with Mr Row. Grab your tickets early to be teacher's pe...


17:00

Film Club - An Improvised Comedy

Film Club - An Improvised Comedy

Comedy

Film Club - An Improvised Comedy

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 14, 21, 28, JUN 4 at 17:30 (60 min) - FREE

An improvised sketch show recreating the high-stakes scenes from your favourite movies! From the breathless intensity of thrillers, or the fleeting serendipity of romance, to the smooth cynicism of Film Noir, and the heart-stopping action of a summer blockbuster, come and see us light up the stage with “authentic” drama...and then subvert it in the way only improv comedy can! "Hilarious, movie fans this show is for you." - Broadway World "Fast flowing, witty, and cleverly crafted" - **** The Student ...


Aaaaaaaargh! It's a Bonanza of Comedy From Around the Fringe

Aaaaaaaargh! It's a Bonanza of Comedy From Around the Fringe

Comedy

Aaaaaaaargh! It's a Bonanza of Comedy From Around the Fringe

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 6-8, 13-14, 20-21, 27-29, JUN 3-4 at 17:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

It's an early evening comedy bonanza! Back for a 4th year in Brighton, this stand-up comedy selection is an exciting mixed-pack of comics, with top headliners and the best up-and-coming performers selected from shows all around Brighton Fringe. See a bundle of comics visiting Brighton from the international comedy circuit, alongside a selection of great acts from around the UK and the very best in hilarious new and local talent. It's different at every show. You'll see something you weren't expecting, something new and maybe something extraordinary! The perfect start to your Fringe...



Brighton Belles

Brighton Belles

Comedy

Brighton Belles

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 13-14, 27-29 at 17:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £3

A revolving line-up of some of the best female comedians from around Brighton and the Fringe...


18:00

Philipp Kostelecky: Daddy's Home

Philipp Kostelecky: Daddy's Home

Comedy

Philipp Kostelecky: Daddy's Home

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 13-14, 20-21 at 18:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

International comedian and favourite child* Philipp Kostelecky’s unique brand of comedy combines whimsical observations and a high-energy performance style all with a tongue-in-cheek charming delivery. Blending superb writing and one of the most limber lanky bodies on the circuit, Philipp creates imaginative stand-up that absorbs the audience into his performances examining the mundane and dark aspects of culture and the human condition. *citation needed=mother? "His charisma and stand-up comedy captivated the audience from the moment he stepped onto the stage" - The Orbital Magazine ...


Sabotage

Sabotage

Comedy

Sabotage

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 7, 14 at 18:45 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £6

'Sabotage' is an improvised, comedy game show where the audience compete against the cast to reveal the identity of 'the mole'. A mole is amongst the cast of some of the UK's top improvisers, out to sabotage their attempts to succeed in their mission. Through a series of games and improvised scenes the audience must compete against the cast to reveal the correct identity of the mole, and ultimately be crowned champions! From members of hit Fringe favourite'CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation' and 'Cordelia Butters Investigates'....


19:00

Louise Atkinson: Mates (WIP)

Louise Atkinson: Mates (WIP)

Comedy

Louise Atkinson: Mates (WIP)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 7, 13-14 at 19:00 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

A work-in-progress stand up comedy show from Amused Moose Finalist & Harrogate New Comedian of the Year finalist, Louise Atkinson. A night out with your mates is always fantastic and is never complete unless someone has cried over their ex, you've all made a new best friend in the toilets that you'll never see again and you've done 3 laps of the bar to try and find Lisa. Seriously, where is Lisa? Our friends are our chosen family and we go through so much with them. From the happiest times, to suffering friend break ups, grab a pint (of wine) and Louise will run you through some of her funni...


On the Edge presents Best of the Fest

On the Edge presents Best of the Fest

Comedy

On the Edge presents Best of the Fest

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 5-8, 12-14, 19-21, 26-29, JUN 2-4 at 19:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £5

On the Edge is one of Brighton's longest-running and best-loved comedy nights, and we're using all our experience to bring you a selection of the best acts at the Fringe each show. Running each Friday-Sunday evening at the Post House throughout the Fringe, and our bonus Late Late Show at The Caroline of Brunswick at midnight each Friday night Edge will once again be the place to be during this fantastic Fringe. (Late show 18+ admission only)...


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

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 5, 7, 10-12, 14, 17-19, 21, 24-26, 28, 31, JUN 1-2, 4 at 20:00 (60 min) - Tickets from £7

'The Pick of the Fringe' returns to Brighton - an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at the Brighton 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, all selected from shows all around Brighton Fringe. There's something for everyone - so 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, Singapore, H...


LULU POPPLEWELL: Work in Progress

LULU POPPLEWELL: Work in Progress

Comedy

LULU POPPLEWELL: Work in Progress

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 12-14 at 20:15 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Hilarious work in progress comedy from Lulu Popplewell as she gets her show together for the Edinburgh 2023 fringe. Warm, thoughtful, silly stand up from a nice little idiot. ...



Daisy Chain

Daisy Chain

Comedy

Daisy Chain

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 7, 14, 21, 28, JUN 4 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets on sale soon

Daisy is one of the UK's most exciting new comedy talents. In her brand new hour show 'Daisy Chain' she explores her hopeless attempts at do-gooding as well as her obsession with angry women, her hatred of Gordon Ramsay and why she now needs to make up for lost time. Daisy's desire to get everything right is matched only by her ability to get everything wrong. As seen on BBC Comedy Underground, Daisy Earl is a multi-award winning British Comedian. Daisy has performed at prestigious comedy venues across the UK. Daisy has also performed at The Edinburgh festival and Adelaide Festival and in ...


The Funny Mummy

The Funny Mummy

Comedy

The Funny Mummy

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 14 at 20:30 (60 min) - PWYC - Tickets from £5

"Mummy, I love your boobies...they're so long!" Calling all parents: do you have no idea what you're doing? Are you winging it? Join 'The Funny Mummy' for a laugh about the bonkers world of parenting - the pressures we put ourselves under to get it right, and the carnage when it all goes wrong! From pregnancy to playdates, whatsapp groups to school runs - If you're a parent, and you fancy a laugh, then this show is for you! Alyssa Kyria aka The Funny Mummy is the co-creator of Bring Your Own Baby Comedy, and performs to parents around the country. Her comedy music videos, and sketches ...


21:00

Comedy Carp

Comedy Carp

Comedy

Comedy Carp

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 14 at 21:30 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

A brand new collection of up and coming comedic talent from around the south of England Wales. A broad spectrum of 3 - 5 comedians per performance, plus MC and featuring a new and different lineup every day. Special guests to be announced as the festival approaches and maybe even during! Website will get updated daily with lineup and running times. ...


Michael Fabbri

Michael Fabbri

Comedy

Michael Fabbri

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 7, 14, 21, JUN 4 at 21:30 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Stand-up comedy work in-progress show. Michael Fabbri has been a full-time Stand up for over 15 years. This Fringe, he’ll be delivering some of his favourite jokes and stories and road-testing some new ones....


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...