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The Caroline of Brunswick

Venue

The Caroline of Brunswick

Fringe Venue 217 - Click here for map
39 Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 4SB. Phone: 01273 624 434
Food  Wifi  Licensed
Open from 11:00 to 00:00
Strictly 18+ Only

Opposite The Level, The Caroline of Brunswick is Brighton’s most exciting pub - and is the city’s friendliest rock & alternative bar, with a live performance venue upstairs, specialising in comedy and cabaret show through the year and an intimate walled garden and outdoor seating. The Upper Lounge is the place to see great comedy and cabaret in an intimate environment, while late at weekends the dance floor opens up as our DJs and rock karaoke sessions take over.


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2 Comedians Telling Jokes

2 Comedians Telling Jokes

Comedy

2 Comedians Telling Jokes

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 14, 29 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £2.50

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MAY 31 at 15:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £2.50

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A split-bill stand-up show, featuring two of the circuit's most promising rising stars. It's pretty simple. Two of London's top up-and-coming comedians share some of their funniest gags. Vinny Shui (Portsmouth Comedian of the Year 2023) and Callum Mackenzie (Chucklemania Comedy Contest, silver medalist) cover everything from hobnobs to heartbreak, eggplants to existential dread in an hour guaranteed to make your list of fringe highlights. ...


A Drop of Brandy With Friends

A Drop of Brandy With Friends

Comedy

A Drop of Brandy With Friends

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 21, 28 at 19:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £5

Join your favourite NHS Hero and local glamourpuss, Sister Brandy Bex, in welcoming some of the finest and funniest stand-up, character, and sketch comedians from Brighton and beyond. Expect a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere filled with lots of laughter. Cheeky is as cheeky does! Line-up may be subject to change....


Alasdair Beckett-King: King of Crumbs (Work In Progress)

Alasdair Beckett-King: King of Crumbs (Work In Progress)

Comedy

Alasdair Beckett-King: King of Crumbs (Work In Progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 9, 23-24 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £4

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New jokes from the crumbliest comedian in the game. King of Crumbs, Lord of Dust and Viscount of the Inconsequential, ABK was Chortle's Breakthrough Act of the Year 2023. As heard on Radio 4 and as seen on Mock the Week immediately before the BBC cancelled it. ***** "An absolute treasure trove" (Chortle) "Either a genius or a very silly man" (Rolling Stone)...


Ashley Haden: You are all C*nts (Work in Progress)

Ashley Haden: You are all C*nts (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Ashley Haden: You are all C*nts (Work in Progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 29-31, JUN 1 at 21:30 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)

(Shortlisted for best show @ 2024 ISH Edinburgh comedy awards) Ashley Haden is back with his "ugly comedy for an ugly world" (Chortle).. When he began Comedy, Ashley thought that we were all c*nts, but as age and reality has ravaged him, he has come to the realisation, that it is you. You are all C*nts. ***** - RADIOHAHA "A Hidden Dark Gem" **** - ONE REVIEW "Ashley Haden is a talent" The National "Ashley Haden is darker than Frankie Boyle" Shortlisted for best show ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024 Pegasus New Comedian of the year 2016 Pegasus Comedian of the year 2018 Pegasus Compi...


Barry Ferns: My 7 Years As Lionel Richie

Barry Ferns: My 7 Years As Lionel Richie

Comedy

Barry Ferns: My 7 Years As Lionel Richie

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 3-4, 24-25 at 16:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £4

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A new Show from Barry Ferns about being a stand up comedian since the age of 15, about living 7 years of your life as the Grammy Award Winning Artist Lionel Richie, going from being homeless to being offered the role as a presenter of a TV show. Notices for Barry’s Previous Shows: “A marvellous, personal, beautifully constructed and laughter-packed hour” ★★★★★ ThreeWeeks ★★★★ Scotsman ★★★★ Broadway Baby “Unnecessarily Sadistic” ★ Chortle...


Bex Turner: Bexual Healing

Bex Turner: Bexual Healing

Comedy

Bex Turner: Bexual Healing

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 4-7 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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It’s a pun, although some of the characters might be witty and off the wrist. This is the intercourse before the dessert, whoops sorry I mentioned Bex... Bexual Healing is a retro character comedy in which the awkward sex symbol Maybe West shares her encounters with other socially awkward characters from the 1920s-1990s. Each one struggling to find acceptance and love through the barriers that being female and neurodiverse brings. Having been performing for quite a few years she's looking to try something new! She is a high energy, eccentric, surreal, stand up/character comic. Her likeab...


Brighton's Got The Bex Factor!

Brighton's Got The Bex Factor!

Comedy

Brighton's Got The Bex Factor!

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 26 at 20:30 (120 min) - Buy Tickets from £6.50

Support some of Brighton Fringe's finest performers as they compete for a top prize and title of Bex Factor Champion 2025 in the final of Brighton's Got The Bex Factor! Hosted by local glamourpuss and NHS hero, Sister Brandy Bex, and featuring a panel of guest judges, expect a fantabulous evening of chaos and confusion in a talent contest like no other. ...


Charis King: Wummy

Charis King: Wummy

Theatre

Charis King: Wummy

Theatre

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 22 at 19:00 (60 min) - Tickets on sale soon
MAY 10 at 15:15 (60 min) - Tickets on sale soon

Character actress Charis King (BBC Radio and BBC iPlayer) is coming to Brighton with her debut character-packed one-woman comedy show ‘Charis King: Wummy’. Wummy is a 31 year old teacher, flat sharing with awful strangers in London. She attempts to break free from her mundane existence by manifesting her dream life as a yummy mummy. After all - “the easiest way to become confident is by gaslighting yourself.” Expect physical theatre, character comedy and laugh out loud moments of improvisation as Wummy transforms her appearance and becomes a social climber who is “looking for a man in finan...


Chloe Petts - Work-in-Progress

Chloe Petts - Work-in-Progress

Comedy

Chloe Petts - Work-in-Progress

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 18-20 at 20:15 (60 min) - Tickets on sale soon

Join Chloe Petts (Have I Got News For You, Live at the Apollo, Richard Osman's House of Games) as she tentatively tries out new material for this year's Edinburgh Fringe offering. Expect tales of her dating history that she's never had the guts to share with you guys before. “One of the most compelling young comics” (Brian Logan, The Guardian)...


Darren Walsh: Work in Progress 2025

Darren Walsh: Work in Progress 2025

Comedy

Darren Walsh: Work in Progress 2025

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 23 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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MAY 25 at 17:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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Join award-winning punslinger Darren Walsh as he road-tests jokes, silly songs and visuals. Please don't come if you don't like puns, like: “Bought a brand new LG Television set, plugged it into my new BT broadband. It feels nice to be part of the LGBT community” That kind of thing. 'Punbelievable!' ***** (Mirror); Winner Joke of Edinburgh Fringe; Winner Joke of Leicester Comedy Festival; 'Human Pun Machine.' (Maya Jama)....


David Ingram: Carrot Top (Memoirs of a Gay)

David Ingram: Carrot Top (Memoirs of a Gay)

Comedy

David Ingram: Carrot Top (Memoirs of a Gay)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 24-26 at 19:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £5

Join David, a 40-something retired twink, as he takes you on a journey from humble beginnings as a young, fatherless, introverted gay boy growing up in a small Scottish town in the 80’s and 90’s, to international flight attendant and stand-up comedian. There’ll be ups and downs, there’ll be tops and bottoms. He’ll be laying himself bare in order to find the answer to that age old question - in his life, just exactly who IS the daddy? West End New Old Act of the Year 2024, Winner (audience vote) 2024 Komedia New Comedy Award, semi-finalist 2024 Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year...


Elliot Wengler: Jokémon

Elliot Wengler: Jokémon

Comedy

Elliot Wengler: Jokémon

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 17-18 at 17:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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MAY 2, 7 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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Elliot Wengler presents a spectacular, personal history of the world's biggest monster-fighting franchise. Finally, after years of failing to become a Pokémon Master, he has decided to become a Jokémon Master! With jokes for all 150 of them! In a show bristling with colours, costumes and utter chaos, this is the show where Elliot Wengler will need to go on the journey of a lifetime. Malcolm Hardee Comic Originality Award-Nominated 2024. ● ‘Nice ideas, likeable performer. Craig Charles would be proud’ - Broadway Baby ● ‘An enthusiasm machine with tight jokes and a loveable onst...


Family Fortunes (But For Bad People)

Family Fortunes (But For Bad People)

Comedy

Family Fortunes (But For Bad People)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 3-5, 10-11 at 17:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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Remember Family Fortunes? This is like that, but for horrible people. For this filthy comedy quiz, we've asked 100 scumbags all the worst questions we could think of. Things like: 'What would you not want to catch your dad doing?'; 'Name a politician who deserves to be eaten by a shark' and 'What animal would you most like to shag?' Now it’s up to you to guess what the top answers were... There’s points, there’s prizes, and there’s a 95% chance we’re going to hell, so come and play before ITV have us killed. We sold out repeatedly at the Edinburgh Fringe - book in advance so you don’t miss ...


Guess The Weight Of The Bird

Guess The Weight Of The Bird

Comedy

Guess The Weight Of The Bird

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 3-5, 10-11 at 14:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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The ultimate bird-based comedy-quiz. Birds come in all shapes and sizes, from cute little ducklings, to big feathery jerks like geese. But what do they weigh? It's time to find out. I’ll show you some birds, you’ll guess how heavy they are. Score points, get prizes, eat chocolate eggs, win £10,000... maybe. It’s a bit like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire but all the questions are about birds and the prize is a scratch card. Sorry about that. Come and guess the weight of some birds before the RSPB have me killed. Winner of “Best Audience Interaction” Brighton Fringe 2024 - The Seagull ...


Hasan Al-Habib: Death to the West Midlands

Hasan Al-Habib: Death to the West Midlands

Comedy

Hasan Al-Habib: Death to the West Midlands

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 10 at 20:15 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £5

*50% of proceeds from the show will go to Medical Aid for Palestinians* Arab. Muslim. Brummy. Hasan Al-Habib was born to Iraqis that moved to Birmingham after realising that Baghdad wasn’t dangerous enough. The Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2023 Winner’s WIP debut hour is about his love for both cities - despite the hate they receive from entities like the US Government / Leicester. Hasan explores how his childhood was shaped by racism, sectarianism, and a high metabolism. This is the show that Tommy Robinson, Saddam Hussein, and Joe Wicks DON’T WANT you to see. ...


Helen Bauer: Work in Progress

Helen Bauer: Work in Progress

Comedy

Helen Bauer: Work in Progress

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 21-22 at 20:15 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £6

Helen Bauer has some very messy ideas of her thoughts and feelings on pretty much everything! AND BOY DOES SHE HAVE FEELINGS! Most feelings are surrounding the rules of adult female friendship and a sweet, radiated tortoise called Smooth Sides. Yep that’s right, sounds like a 5 star WIP to me too. As seen on Live at The Apollo and star of ITV2, BBC Three, Dave, Comedy Central and Radio 4....


Ian Smith - Work in Progress

Ian Smith - Work in Progress

Comedy

Ian Smith - Work in Progress

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 11, 18 at 15:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £2

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Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee 2023 and co-host of the Northern News podcast Ian Smith returns with a work in progress of a new show. As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC) and The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV) - and heard on The News Quiz, The Now Show, Just A Minute (BBC Radio 4) and his own Radio 4 stand-up series, Ian Smith is Stressed. “As crystalline and perfectly-formed as 60 minutes of stand-up is likely to get” Chortle “An effortlessly brilliant stand-up show” ★★★★ Scotsman “There are few fringe shows as purely funny as this” ★★★&#...


Jacob Nussey: Primed

Jacob Nussey: Primed

Comedy

Jacob Nussey: Primed

Comedy

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

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Up-and-coming Midlands comic Jacob Nussey brings his debut show Primed. Covering his time at Amazon. He divulges their secrets, preconceptions, stealing, job interviews, and why it could always be worse. Expect sharp jokes, and ill-fated anecdotes with clever punchlines. As Jacob unassumingly draws in audiences using his deadpan style. Jacob quickly established himself on the comedy circuit, after winning Bury Met Comedian of the Year and West Didsbury Comedy Festival New Act of the Year. Jacob has been named in Chortle as one to watch. “Offbeat stories with an air of resigned indiffe...


James Danielewski - Rainbow Trout

James Danielewski - Rainbow Trout

Comedy

James Danielewski - Rainbow Trout

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 4 at 15:15 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £5
MAY 23 at 21:30 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £5

James Danielewski is a comedian who is proud to live in Brighton and less proud about having been raised in Grimsby. He left his hometown having never quite fit in, but after 10 years in Brighton he still has a lot of unanswered questions - is it okay for a gay man to make fun of another gay man's 'gay voice'? Should he really have been in the room for another man's medical exam? Why are all the adults in Brighton wearing dungarees at work? Should he really have washed his fingers in lemon juice before that one-night stand? And is cod really inferior to haddock? Some might say that as a ma...


James Doesn't Do Maths, and Other Lies

James Doesn't Do Maths, and Other Lies

Comedy

James Doesn't Do Maths, and Other Lies

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 24-26 at 14:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £3

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The life of a mathematician is one that most people outside of the sphere don't understand. The mathematician is a shy reclusive animal, so says Joe Public. Imagine my shock when I realised I was one after walking off stage as Othello. Welcome to the life of a mathematician who isn't a recluse, has social skills and apparently likes being on stage. Come join me and work out how on earth this happened and maybe I'll tell some stories of other people just like me. Join James as we unravel the mysteries of universe, themselves and probably some other things in approximately 40 minutes of mathe...


John Robertson: Plays with the Audience (Work In Progress)

John Robertson: Plays with the Audience (Work In Progress)

Comedy

John Robertson: Plays with the Audience (Work In Progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 16 at 21:30 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £7

New show for 2025! A rare scripted stand-up set from Mr John Robertson, best known for his anarchic crowdwork, joyous obscenity and geeky ranting. In this joyous anarchic geeky rant Mr Robertson unleashes 40 years of his love of videogames and geek culture and spares no sacred hedgehog or dorky incel in his quest to make fun of every niche interest he has. From the highest of platinum trophies to the lowest reaches of internet influencers, this is a history of gaming unlike any other.* *Because the guy presenting it has social skills, limited though they might be. ★★★a...


Kate Cheka: A Messiah Comes

Kate Cheka: A Messiah Comes

Comedy

Kate Cheka: A Messiah Comes

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 27-28 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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The reigning Funny Women Award winner and Chortle Best Newcomer nominee brings you her debut hour where she tries to save the world. Where does this messiah complex come from? Is it the second coming or has she just inherited her mother’s psychological disorder? If you’re anxious about the state of the world (or just your own mental state), join this ‘impressive, frank and relatable’ (Chortle) BBC New Comedy Awards semi-finalist as she becomes the first woman to wonder what many men have wondered before her: am I actually God?...


Kitty Cassis: Hiya!

Kitty Cassis: Hiya!

Cabaret

Kitty Cassis: Hiya!

Cabaret

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 9 at 21:30 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £6
MAY 10 at 16:30 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £6

Dive into the wonderful world of Kitty’s salon, where you're not just a spectator, but an active participant! Get ready to be entertained by the vivacious and totally trustworthy beautician, listening to her quirky tales while getting your imaginary hair done. Expect a mix of scripted and spontaneous comedy, soulful tunes, and, of course, heaps of clowning around. It's an hour of pure fun and laughter, where every seat is the best in the house because you're right in the thick of the action. Remember, the gossip is hot, the seats are limited, and the hairspray is endless!...


Lesbian Innit

Lesbian Innit

Comedy

Lesbian Innit

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 2, 4-6 at 21:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £0

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MAY 3 at 22:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £0

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Lesbian, Innit is a Stand Up comedy Split-Hour show from two of Barcelona's best comics, Esther & Ben Pabla. Both from the UK originally, both are Roast Battle Champions, and two of the best comedians in the Barcelona scene. Performing 30 minutes each, come have a laugh as they display their down to earth, stupid humour and other nonsense. They're also just very, very lovely :)...


Lulu Popplewell: Love Love (Work in Progress)

Lulu Popplewell: Love Love (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Lulu Popplewell: Love Love (Work in Progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 5 at 19:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £4
MAY 29 at 20:15 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £4

Returning from her sell-out debut hour, Lulu brings you a new work in progress show about obsession, love and worms. ‘Biting wit and playful punchlines’ (British Comedy Guide, 2023 Recommended Shows) ‘Incredibly bubbly - a genuinely lovely show’ ★★★★ (Broadway Baby) ‘Highly highly recommended’ ★★★★ (Pick of the Fringe) ‘Will soon be one of your favourite comedians’ ★★★★ (Funny Women) 30 Funniest Jokes of the Fringe ‘23 - The Telegraph 'Hilarious' - The List 'Highly recommended' - Stephen Fry ...


Marcus Dean Once Kidnapped A Child (When He Was Also A Child)

Marcus Dean Once Kidnapped A Child (When He Was Also A Child)

Comedy

Marcus Dean Once Kidnapped A Child (When He Was Also A Child)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 17-18 at 14:00 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)
MAY 3, 5, 24, 26 at 15:15 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)

A storytelling stand-up show that tackles the age-old question - can humans really change? We’ve all done things we’re ashamed of. And usually, we just push the memory deep down and pretend it never happened. Not me. I’m doing a whole stand-up show about them. I’ve gathered up all the worst things I’ve ever done in my life and turned them into a comedy show. And the maddest thing about it? Kidnapping a child is probably only number two. This is my third stand-up special after “Foreigner” (Edinburgh Fringe 2023) and “Has Anyone Seen My Dad?” (Brighton & Edinburgh Fringe 2024) which won ...


Mark Bittlestone: I Need a Straight Guy*

Mark Bittlestone: I Need a Straight Guy*

Comedy

Mark Bittlestone: I Need a Straight Guy*

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 4 at 19:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £13
MAY 22 at 21:30 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £13

*not in a romantic way - you’re all mingers and perves. Maybe you’ve come across one of his charming skits skewering gay stereotypes online? Perhaps you’ve bumped into him swilling back the lagers and chanting at the footie? Or seen him selling his underwear on Grindr and thought “hot AND funny” (and a bargain)! No? Whichever way join IG/Tiktok star Mark (BBC New Comedy Awards shortlist, 100m views) for his hotly anticipated debut hour of standup. “Catch him before he shoots off into the comedy stratosphere” Broadway Baby Mark's debut Edinburgh Fringe stand-up show played to five-star revie...


Nathan Cassidy: It's Not The End Of The World

Nathan Cassidy: It's Not The End Of The World

Comedy

Nathan Cassidy: It's Not The End Of The World

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 10 at 21:30 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)
MAY 24 at 17:45 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)

Multi award-winning Nathan Cassidy delivers a compelling, devastating and hilarious stand-up hour full of truth, bite and who knows, a sliver of hope. ‘A master of the genre’ One4Review 2024 ★★★★ When someone has spent your entire life telling you that it’s not the end of the world, what do you do when it is? He's Best Stand-up Winner Brighton Fringe 2022/23, a Leicester Comedy Festival Best Show Nominee with multiple appearances on BBC Radio 5 Live and Times Radio, 4 Specials (3 Amazon Prime, 1 YouTube) and a million downloaded podcast Daily Notes. 'Very funn...


Nathan Cassidy: Piracy

Nathan Cassidy: Piracy

Comedy

Nathan Cassidy: Piracy

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 3, 8, 17 at 21:30 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed

Multi award-winning comedian Nathan Cassidy ‘a master of the genre’ One4Review ★★★★ 2024 has worked out a way to create the best comedy ever - steal. A new, ground-breaking, genre-busting show and something you've never seen before... from Nathan at least! It's a show about love - how we define love and how we can find love, it's about stealing - how love can be snatched away in an instant and you can spend your whole life searching for that one moment, that one look you got from those eyes - a pure burst of light into the heart, and it's about fame - I want to live ...


Penny Pounds Big Palava

Penny Pounds Big Palava

Cabaret

Penny Pounds Big Palava

Cabaret

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 3, 8, 15 at 19:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £7.50

Penny Pound's Big Palava, Is a Journey through social challenges and lifestyle changes, with a foundation of comedic charm and raunchy physical performance. Come on a journey and be taken out of your comfort zone and into our splash zone. Expect Laughs, Gasps, and Audibly euphoric performances. Penny pound plus four other members of the Haus of Excess Have concocted a Show to dazzle all of your senses, with aspects of modern drag, old-school cabaret, saucy burlesque and live musicians. Come into our playground and ride the merry go round that is The Big Palava!!...


Phil Green Will Forgive You

Phil Green Will Forgive You

Comedy

Phil Green Will Forgive You

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 30-31, JUN 1 at 19:00 (60 min) - Tickets on sale soon

Having sought forgiveness for a silly childhood game that accidentally put his sister in hospital 30yrs ago, Phil wants to forgive us all for some of our biggest regrets. But being just a comedian, can he really do that? Following back-to-back sold out Edinburgh Fringe runs, a Durham Comedy Festival Award, an Amused Moose Best Show Comedy Award nomination and selling out London's Soho Theatre, Phil brings us a highly personal new work-in-progress show. Phil has also been heard on BBC Radio 4 and has over 20m views on his TikTok videos....


Polarized

Polarized

Comedy

Polarized

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 30-31 at 20:15 (60 min) - Tickets on sale soon

Award-winning comedian Roger O'Sullivan presents Polarized, a laugh-out-loud comedy show that blends sharp wit, heartfelt storytelling, and a touch of madness. Growing up in rural Ireland, Roger’s world was shaped by the quirks of his family, the charm of small-town life, and his own ever-curious perspective on the world. With his signature style, Roger explores the fascinating realm of optical illusions, using them as a springboard to examine how we perceive the unexpected twists of life. From tales of childhood mischief to moments of poignant reflection, Polarized offers a unique blend of h...


Real Feel: Work-in-Progress

Real Feel: Work-in-Progress

Comedy

Real Feel: Work-in-Progress

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 31, JUN 1 at 17:45 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £6

'Amy Mason is brilliant' Bridget Christie 'Endearingly off-kilter... one to watch' Times Top 10 funniest jokes of the Fringe - Guardian When Amy got hacked and lost access to her social media accounts, she realised how much of her life is lived online. Oh, and the hackers sent loads of sex toys to her home, so there’ll be a bit about that too. A show about community, friendship, and finding dildos in your porch....


Sam Lake: You're Joking!? Not Another One! (Work in Progress)

Sam Lake: You're Joking!? Not Another One! (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Sam Lake: You're Joking!? Not Another One! (Work in Progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 8 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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MAY 7 at 21:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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MAY 9 at 22:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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Award Winning Stand-Up Sam Lake brings a brand new stand-up hour. Well…it could be an hour. Some people have been saying it feels like they’re stuck in a loop, watching the same 10 minutes over and over again… It’s a show that attempts to highlight the beauty of mundane everyday life. Expect chat about New York Time’s puzzles, the seemingly endless number of reality dating shows, sweet treat culture AND MAYBE MORE. Fresh off a nationwide tour of his critically acclaimed show “Aspiring DILF” & an award nominated Edinburgh Fringe Run of his new show “Esméralda”. Sam is the host of the podcast...


Sam See: Government Approved Vote

Sam See: Government Approved Vote

Comedy

Sam See: Government Approved Vote

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 9-11, 16-18 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £8

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Has modern politics got you depressed? Can’t make heads or tails about the left or the right? Is empathy even worth it anymore? Sam See feels like that too. Maybe he can make things better in this non-political comedy show about politics. Join Sam as you laugh & learn, with the political education you’ve never had. (All positive reviews were from the biased mainstream media)...


Should Statements: A Show Brought To You By (a little) Inherited Wealth (Work in Progress)

Should Statements: A Show Brought To You By (a little) Inherited Wealth (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Should Statements: A Show Brought To You By (a little) Inherited Wealth (Work in Progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 14 at 20:15 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)
MAY 15 at 21:30 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)

In 2023, like a Dickensian protagonist, Lizzie Simpson lost her beloved uncle aged 69 to ass cancer. Leaving behind many a spicy VHS and a flat on the outskirts of the capital, Lizzie found herself with £20,000 and a dream. SHOULD she invest in her future? Absolutely not! A fringe show it is! After years of toiling the London open mic scene, finally with the means to bring her vision to the unsuspecting public, this chronic oversharer with a dry yet likeable edge asks whether her uncle's retirement fund is being put to good use. Exploring heritage, catholic guilt (without the Catholicism...


Simon Harriyott: Autastic

Simon Harriyott: Autastic

Comedy

Simon Harriyott: Autastic

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 6, 13, 20, 27 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £4

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Meet Simon, a software developing, Rubik’s cube solving, accordion playing, anagram spotting, blue plaque collecting, grammar correcting, manor dwelling, bell ringing, Morris dancing nerd. Five years ago, Simon was surprisingly surprised to discover he is autistic. Join him as he questions everything he’s ever done, dismantles his life, rebuilds it, and discovers the fantastic and drastic sides of autism. This wonderfully funny and affirming, sold-out show was nominated for the Outstanding Neurodivergent Performance Award at the 2024 Brighton Fringe. “A hilarious, relatable, charming ...


Sooz Kempner is Ugly

Sooz Kempner is Ugly

Comedy

Sooz Kempner is Ugly

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 25 at 15:15 (60 min) - Tickets on sale soon

Award-winning comedian Sooz Kempner (Doom in Doctor Who’s Doom’s Day, Amazon Prime’s Dinner With the Parents) takes a millennial look at ever-changing beauty standards. In a society dripping with treatments and injectables and filters is it possible for anyone to feel truly beautiful? ‘Kempner has funny bones’ **** (Scotsman) ‘One of the best atmospheres I’ve experienced at an Edinburgh show’ **** (Broadway World) "sardonic but breezy" **** Morning Star ‘Brilliant’ (LA Times) ...


Soup of the Day: A Comedy Compilation

Soup of the Day: A Comedy Compilation

Comedy

Soup of the Day: A Comedy Compilation

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 17 at 15:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £2

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A free, stand-up comedy compilation, showing off some of the fringe's funniest faces. Following a string of sold-out shows at festivals across the country, Soup of the Day travels south. Every show, a new platter of award-winning and up-and-coming comics perform snippets of their shiniest material. Best of all, our line-ups are made fresh every day, meaning you can come back again and again. And even again. You might not even need to bother with the rest of the festival. We’ll bring the best bits, to you!...


Spliff Bill

Spliff Bill

Comedy

Spliff Bill

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 17-18, 31, JUN 1 at 16:30 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)

Candace Bryan is a lovable cynic from Memphis, Tennessee, who was raised by a single dad and may as a result have toxic masculinity. Orion Lewis is a former gifted child (and current neurodivergent nightmare) who was raised in the Middle East by a family of psychologists who are also the weirdest people on earth. Connor Yeates is a mixed-race fashion model from Bath who is unafraid to walk through comedy’s most taboo subjects and who will tell you, as he does it, why he can get away with it. From drastically different backgrounds, they all share one thing: a love of the devil’s lettuce. ^...


Stefania Licari: Trust me, I'm a Comedian

Stefania Licari: Trust me, I'm a Comedian

Comedy

Stefania Licari: Trust me, I'm a Comedian

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 16-17 at 20:15 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £5
MAY 24 at 21:30 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £5

Following the narrative of an ultra marathon in the Sahara desert- medic turned comic, Stefania Licari, explores the quest: what are we running from and towards especially as women in nowadays society. ' an hour of inspiring comedy' London Theatre1 (Ed Fringe 2024)...


Toxic Shame Squadron Teaches You How Not To DJ (Work-in-Progress)

Toxic Shame Squadron Teaches You How Not To DJ (Work-in-Progress)

Comedy

Toxic Shame Squadron Teaches You How Not To DJ (Work-in-Progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 2-3 at 20:15 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)

A stand-up comedy show about DJing, featuring DJing, by the DJ and comedian Ian Lane (CEO of the Toxic Shame Squadron DJ crew). If you like music of any genre, or even if you don’t, then you should watch this show. ‘bursting from the seams with original, smart, clever observations alongside some very daft gags' ★★★★★ Comedy To Watch ‘exquisite works of comedic gold’ ★★★★ One4Review ‘a master at narrative...his reflections and sharp asides depict autistic storytelling at its finest’ Disability Arts Online ‘inventive, cliche-phobic come...