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 22 May, sorted by Start Time

18:00

Gerry Carroll - Young

Gerry Carroll - Young

Comedy

Gerry Carroll - Young

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 8, 15, 22, 29, JUN 4 at 18:00 (60 min) - FREE

The Scotsman said his 2022 show was "Strangely sweet and raw, properly, honestly personal". Gerry’s got 70 years experience to play with and he was awarded an Arts Council grant to develop this show. He mashes up clown, stand-up and internal auditing in a unique show. He's "charmingly defiant", Chortle. Gerry starts by retelling the story of an old Irish legend who went to the Land of the Young and came back to find that many years had passed and he turned into a wrinkly old man. Come and see! ...


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

Elaine Fellows: Sugar & Lies (Work In Progress)

Elaine Fellows: Sugar & Lies (Work In Progress)

Comedy

Elaine Fellows: Sugar & Lies (Work In Progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 22-23 at 19:00 (45 min) - FREE and unticketed

Work in progress stand up comedy show from Elaine Fellows. Elaine's life is held together by two things: sugar and lies. Neither of which are good for her. Elaine has recently been tour support for Colin Hoult’s ‘Death of Anna Mann’ Tour 2022. She was a South Coast Comedian of the Year Finalist 2022, the runner up in Hastings Newcomer of the Year 2022 and a finalist in Brighton New Comedian of the Year 2021. When she’s not doing comedy, she is the voice of bingo commercials. (None of this is a lie. I appreciate none of you will believe this now). ‘Appealingly natural. Original yet relat...


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

No Penis, No Knowledge - Kaisa Pylkkänen stand up special

No Penis, No Knowledge - Kaisa Pylkkänen stand up special

Comedy

No Penis, No Knowledge - Kaisa Pylkkänen stand up special

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 22-23 at 20:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

"Phenomenal!" - woman, 31, Helsinki "Funny as fuck" - man, 65, New York "Better than a real penis!" - gay man, 44, Helsinki "I didn't even have to be ashamed" - Kaisa's mum Finland's reigning "Comedian of The Year" Kaisa Pylkkänen debuts at the Brighton Fringe with her comedy special "No Penis, No Knowledge". The show is a rapid-fire exploration of what it is for a feminist to be brought up by the teachings of Freud and the Church, yearning for the confidence, only having a penis seems to bring one. Kaisa's previous international work includes performing at the Hot Water Comedy F...


1990 Child from Wuhan: Trauma, Love, Diarrhoea

1990 Child from Wuhan: Trauma, Love, Diarrhoea

Comedy

1990 Child from Wuhan: Trauma, Love, Diarrhoea

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 21-22 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £2.50

Moni grew up in a sweatshop in Wuhan. This is a true story about her impoverished childhood, dysfunctional family, love life, and diarrhea. Unlike Jesus, Moni turns tragedy into comedy. Join Moni for a rollercoaster of emotions! Expect laughter and tears. Winner of Berlin New Stand-up Award 2019 and Founder of Berlin Mental Health Festival. Edinburgh Fringe 2022 sell-out show. 'Beautiful storytelling but overly sexual' (Scotsman). 'I saw the show, twice!! Moni is a very intelligent, funny and great performer' (Shazia Mirza). 'An absolutely funny show' (Scottish Field) 'Moni, the room is...


1001 Normal Dysfunctional Families

1001 Normal Dysfunctional Families

Comedy

1001 Normal Dysfunctional Families

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 19, 22 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £2.50

Welcome to the stand-up comedy game show where comedians will battle against each other using their childhood trauma. You, the audience, will decided which comedian had the worst parents. The game is structured in 3 rounds: Round 1 Each comedian will do a 5 minute stand-up set about their family and childhood misadventures so be prepared to witness stories from all around the world, ranging from failing a medical exam in India to being beaten with a baguette in France. Round 2 There will be prepared scenarios containing "a location" and "a subject" and our comedians will have to i...



Ed Mulvey: If You Laugh More The Show Will Get Better

Ed Mulvey: If You Laugh More The Show Will Get Better

Comedy

Ed Mulvey: If You Laugh More The Show Will Get Better

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 20-23 at 20:30 (60 min) - PWYC

Join up-and-coming tall and skinny comedian Ed Mulvey as he performs his latest routines, packed with joke-dense intelligent filth. ‘Savvy, sarcastic material…’ - Steve Bennett, Chortle Likened to Dylan Moran in style and Chris Morris in appearance, Mulvey’s new show questions the very role of YOU the audience. Is the audience like an instrument? Is this audience one of the instruments he knows how to play? Laugh enough and there is theoretically no upper limit to how good this show can be! Credits: Whole Lotta Comedy Cup 3rd Place 2022 ‘One of my favourite comedians.’ - Lewis S...


21:00

Fat Goose Goes Brighton

Fat Goose Goes Brighton

Comedy

Fat Goose Goes Brighton

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 21-25 at 21:15 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £3.50

Fat Goose Goes To Brighton is a stand up comedy show featuring international and award winning comedians from around the world. Hosted by weirdos Darren Cullen and Ewan May. Fat Goose is a stand up comedy show born in Barcelona and running on a weekly basis...and now...THEY'VE GONE ̶H̶O̶L̶L̶Y̶W̶O̶O̶D̶ BRIGHTON. Come see comedians from all over the world give you the BEST 60 minutes of your life. For £3.50 you will see award winners, travelling comedians and international up and comers. 4 Comedians. 2 Stupid hosts. 1 hour. £3.50 ...


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....


It's a Boy?

It's a Boy?

Comedy

It's a Boy?

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 22-24, 29 at 21:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £2

It's a Boy? Is the debut show from the wildly creative comic mind of Ben Hodge, Liverpool Echo's Top 30 under 30 and winner of INTO Film Documentary of the Year 2020 “Ben is such an exciting act. Tonnes of charm and stage presence all topped off with killer jokes.”- Kiri Pritchard-Mclean 'Relatable and Likeable yet infinitely self-aware' - Blizzard Comedy Ben Hodge debuts his first live one-man stage show exploring themes of gender expression and trans masculinity in relation to growing up in a world where his own transgender identity was sought out through Yorkie bars, Closer...


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...