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 23 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...


Two

Two

Theatre

Two

Theatre

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 19, 23-26 at 18:15 (80 min) - PAID - Tickets from £10

Behind the bar of their northern pub, the Landlord and Landlady welcome their regulars with open arms. Lending an ear for stories of celebration, of loss, of love and of despair, the bickering couple work together to keep the locals in high spirits – with drinks, conversation and laughter. But behind the facade lies an unspoken story. But what is their story? As a lost boy turns up on their doorstep looking for his Dad, the couple must confront their own demons and perhaps, for the first time in years, talk to each other… Performed by two actors playing all 14 characters, Jim Cartwrigh...


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...


Caroline Mabey: Indefinitely Mabey

Caroline Mabey: Indefinitely Mabey

Comedy

Caroline Mabey: Indefinitely Mabey

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 23 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Rip-roaring, off-the-wall stand-up from one of the silliest people I know. Half ‘best mate you shouldn’t have gone on holiday with’ and half ‘drunk school-run mum who’s been dragged backwards through a box of crunchy surrealism’, Caroline Mabey is a pure delight. ‘A mischievous, kooky talent’ (Time Out) ‘The slightly deranged offspring of a ménage à trois between Vic Reeves, Harry Hill and Floella Benjamin’ (Evening Standard) ‘Funny and touching and brilliant’ (The Guardian) ‘An absolute delight to watch... leaves you feeling a little bit dizzy and a big bit happy’ (The Skinny) ^...


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...



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 ...


Amy Webber: No Previous Experience

Amy Webber: No Previous Experience

Comedy

Amy Webber: No Previous Experience

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 23-24 at 21:30 (60 min) - PWYC - Tickets from £0

Amy (as heard on BBC Radio 4) is a completely misguided musician who firmly believes that a degree in opera qualifies her for pretty much any job. You may pity her, you may love her, but you will definitely want to employ her. Expect a touch of delusion, lots of enthusiasm and some world class singing. Equipped with her MIDI piano, self produced tracks and a Masters in music, this show was born from the very real, constant grind of touting for more freelance work. I will demonstrate jobs you could hire me to do including; a passive aggressive music therapist, a wanky music producer and an...


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...