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 16 May, sorted by Start Time

18:00

The Queen, Shakespeare and Me

The Queen, Shakespeare and Me

Comedy

The Queen, Shakespeare and Me

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 16, 23-24, 30-31 at 18:00 (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...


3,2,1 Vulva Slam!

3,2,1 Vulva Slam!

Comedy

3,2,1 Vulva Slam!

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 15-18, 21-22 at 18:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £2

Come experience the joy, the struggles, the beauty and the pain around being a woman, wanting to be one or not being one. All art types are welcome! ...


19:00

Natasha Anderson: Food Diary (Work in Progress)

Natasha Anderson: Food Diary (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Natasha Anderson: Food Diary (Work in Progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 15-16 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Natasha Anderson: Food Diary is a funny exploration of culture, relationships and most importantly, why food is more than just fuel. Natasha Anderson grew up in a mixed Black Caribbean and White British family. Food was everything. The family always gathered around the dinner table and shared their lives. Natasha will explore her relationship with food, herself and her family, as well as our relationship with #Foodie culture. This is a celebration of food being more than fuel. Food is life. Most importantly, you will find out why Feta is the best cheese. Don't @ her. ABOUT NATASHA ...


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

Bex's Chainsaw Moussaka

Bex's Chainsaw Moussaka

Comedy

Bex's Chainsaw Moussaka

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 15-17 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

There’ll be no storytelling, no deep meaning about relationships, no moral messages near the end... but there might just be quick-fire jokes, dark wordplay, oddball characters, off-the-wall impressions and - if you’re lucky - some meaty layers between those aubergines. 2018 Pebble Trust Award-winner Bex is back in force with her high energy stand-up comedy show full of lots of weird stuff you weren’t expecting: guaranteed! Come with her on an unexpected whimsical journey to embrace her awkward side. Her show explores how it affected her growing up, how it affects her now and whether she nee...


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...


Ben Pope: Holy Cow

Ben Pope: Holy Cow

Comedy

Ben Pope: Holy Cow

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 16-17 at 20:30 (55 min) - PAID - Tickets from £3

Ben Pope (‘a total delight’ - Fest) is bored of small talk. So here it is! A show about The Big Stuff: God, death, love, the galaxy and, most of all, chocolate. What happens after you die? What’s God up to? Is love forever? Why do people like stargazing when it’s so desperately boring? Ben’s got some huge questions and the answers are, well, sublime. Praise for previous work: “Consistently funny and deceptively thoughtful” - THE SCOTSMAN “A ballsy and clear-eyed routine” - FEST “Classy, stylish and accomplished…Pope has all the comedian’s tools and he knows how to use them” – CHOR...



21:00

Comedy Carp

Comedy Carp

Comedy

Comedy Carp

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 15-17 at 21:15 (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. ...


Boys do Cry: Standup Comedy for Emotionally Repressed Men

Boys do Cry: Standup Comedy for Emotionally Repressed Men

Comedy

Boys do Cry: Standup Comedy for Emotionally Repressed Men

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 15-16, 21-22 at 21:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £2

Boys don't cry, they just drink beer, get fat, and then get hit by a truck. In our society, that's how the majority of men deal with their mental and emotional issues. But no more! Come and join us for a show where you can witness the (once) emotionally repressed male comedians share their feelings, blame their parents, or unleash their inner dragon. Expect dark humor. Different lineup every day....


Middle-aged madness.

Middle-aged madness.

Comedy

Middle-aged madness.

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 8, 15-16 at 21:30 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

The show offers three comedians, Simon Kelvick, Chris Blackburn, & Lance Carter, each offering a 15 minute set. Three middle-aged male comedians offer the perspective of broken men for your entertainment. Too old to be inexperienced, too young to be infirm; we see three individuals who have become the jokes they tell. Simon & Chris are Brighton based comedians who have developed their material on the local circuit. Epsom's Lance Carter has been performing comedy around London for two years. Lance runs the Basic Comedy website https://basic-comedy.com. The three of us will each offer...


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...