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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Upper Lounge

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
MAY 17-18 at 21:30 (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...


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 18, 25 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Join your favourite NHS Hero and local glamourpuss, Sister Brandy Bex, in welcoming some of the finest and funniest standup and character comedians from Brighton and beyond. Expect a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere filled with lots of laughter. This show contains adult humour. "The funniest and sexiest nurse around!" ★★★★★ (Mr Gonzales, Bed 8) "Inappropriate footwear but always turns up for shift." ★★★ (Mary, Matron) ...


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...


Adam Larter *Cricket Noises*

Adam Larter *Cricket Noises*

Comedy

Adam Larter *Cricket Noises*

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 5 at 19:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £3

Adam has set off for the wilderness, determined to find meaning in solitude, embracing a new life of nothing but moss-covered rocks and the sound of crickets. This is the new show from prolific card-board clown and head of award-winning Weirdos Comedy (nominated for Best Show at LCF 2022 & 2021)....


Alex Franklin: I Must Reach the Summit, Please God I Must Reach the Summit

Alex Franklin: I Must Reach the Summit, Please God I Must Reach the Summit

Comedy

Alex Franklin: I Must Reach the Summit, Please God I Must Reach the Summit

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
JUN 3-4 at 15:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

‘I shall drag myself through the flames of hell; and only in those ashes I shall be born anew.’ Following their critically acclaimed show ‘Dinosaurusesuses’ (‘Undeniably ludicrous comedy gold’ - Entertainment Now ****), self-proclaimed people’s champion Alex Franklin attempts to carve their face into comedy’s Mount Rushmore, then comedically chisel out Thomas Jefferson’s eyes. Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. And from them I shall rise. As seen on Channel 4 and HBO Max. As heard on BBC Radio 4. As smelt on the train. ‘Eclectic, risk-taking and inventive’ - The Scotsman ‘Pithy, clever...


Amy Webber: No Previous Experience

Amy Webber: No Previous Experience

Comedy

Amy Webber: No Previous Experience

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 28 at 14:00 (60 min) - PWYC - Tickets from £0
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...


Best In Class

Best In Class

Comedy

Best In Class

Comedy

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

A crowd funded profit sharing show that champions working class comedians. Winner of the Edinburgh Fringe panel prize in 2022. Sponsored by waste grounds, knock off trainers, spam, weed, the unions, crap schools, bunking off, failed MOT’s, failed GCSE’s, bus stops, pay day loans, fierce mums, tired dads and empowerment....


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...


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....


Bumble Me Tinders: Dating Horror Stories!

Bumble Me Tinders: Dating Horror Stories!

Comedy

Bumble Me Tinders: Dating Horror Stories!

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27, JUN 2-3 at 22:45 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £8

The risqué sensation is back! After sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Perth Fringe World festival, the interactive and ever-evolving circus of debauchery returns to Brighton! Watch comedians share stories, lead audience games, provide good and bad dating advice, and much more. Never the same show twice, Bumble Me Tinders offers hilarity and surprises for audiences of all backgrounds - singles, couples, young, old, kinky, prude, polite or rude. The perfect way to end your day at the Fringe! ...


Caroline Mabey: Indefinitely Mabey

Caroline Mabey: Indefinitely Mabey

Comedy

Caroline Mabey: Indefinitely Mabey

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 13 at 16:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5
MAY 23 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5
MAY 20 at 15:15 (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) ^...


Comedy Carp

Comedy Carp

Comedy

Comedy Carp

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 13 at 15:15 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed
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. ...


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. ...


eBae: Ruby Carr WIP

eBae: Ruby Carr WIP

Comedy

eBae: Ruby Carr WIP

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 6-7 at 16:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £2

My name is Ruby Carr and I am a sucker for a bargain. Deep dive into the weird wonderful world of eBay with me. I’m obsessed with the thrill of an auction, it’s like shopping – but with a winner. I will show you her favourite hidden worlds and the weird subcultures of eBay. It’s a car boot sale but for every village crazy. I have found a treasure trove of people not just selling items but a little piece of their life. I have bought it all. Is this because I am a sucker for a good story, or is it my obsessive-compulsive disorder combining with my hyperfocus fixation of my ADHD? You decide!...


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...


Ew Girl, You Nasty

Ew Girl, You Nasty

Comedy

Ew Girl, You Nasty

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 28-29, JUN 1-2 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth, & so much more with NYC comedian, Katharyn Henson. This show is fun & tasteless & chronicles the life & times of a woman with a former penchant for hedonism & creative energy described as "brilliant brutality" by The Scotsman. You won't see many shows this scandalous, smutty, & smart. "Plenty of laughs to be had" ★★★★ (Thomas Hamill, The Skinny, 2019) "This show is a blast!" (Kate Copstick, The Scotsman, 2019) "Henson slays" (The Student, 2021) “Shocking, challenging of societal norms, exceedingly funny. ...


Finlay & Joe: Perpetual Hype Machine

Finlay & Joe: Perpetual Hype Machine

Comedy

Finlay & Joe: Perpetual Hype Machine

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 6 at 14:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £8

Finlay and Joe are proud to show you the Perpetual Hype Machine, a formidable high-tech device they have precision-engineered to generate the perfect sketch comedy show with every performance. However, this is just the prototype, so there might be a couple of tweaks they need to make along the way. The machine’s not evil, though. That would be bad. Don’t miss your chance to catch the very first hour-long sketch show from two of comedy’s newest rising stars: Finlay Stroud (Joe’s Best Friend Award, Winner 2023) and Joe Peden (Finlay’s Best Friend Award, Runner-up 2023)....


Hannah Fairweather: Make That The Brand

Hannah Fairweather: Make That The Brand

Comedy

Hannah Fairweather: Make That The Brand

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 30-31 at 20:15 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Award-winning comedian Hannah Fairweather is the Taylor Swift of comedy; joking about those who have previously wronged her. During the Edinburgh Fringe 2022, Hannah was included on Dave’s Top Ten Jokes of the Fringe, The Telegraph’s 20 Best Jokes and Funniest One-liners, The Times 20 Best Jokes and British Comedy Guides Recommended Shows. Hannah was 2019 Rising Star New Act of the Year, and semi-finalist in multiple new comedian awards including: BBC New Comedian Award, So You Think You're Funny, Leicester Square, 2Northdown, Komedia Brighton. She has been heard on Union Jack Radio, Times Rad...


Henry Ginsberg: Cuddle Slut

Henry Ginsberg: Cuddle Slut

Comedy

Henry Ginsberg: Cuddle Slut

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
JUN 1-3 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £0

Henry Ginsberg presents a brand new hour of stand up in which he discusses the hot button topics of sexual politics, social alienation and cooking. “Successfully mines his outsider status for a delightfully offbeat set, hinting at emotional bleakness -– but in a fun way.” - Chortle.co.uk “He’s probably a shit comic” - Katie Hopkins...


Hostile

Hostile

Comedy

Hostile

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 8 at 16:30 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £5
MAY 13 at 14:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £5

Matt Hutchinson is the son of Jamaican and English parents and is an NHS doctor. He is also a comedian - (Finalist Leicester Square New Comedian and Hackney Empire New Act competitions, Semi-finalist BBC New Comedy Award). In this stand up show he asks: "How hostile is the environment in Britain?". Who, is welcomed in the UK, and what does it mean to "integrate". As heard on Radio 4, as seen on BBC3. “An assured presence” – Chortle “Safe hands” – Chortle, and some patients ...


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 ...


Joe Wells - King of The Autistics (Work in Progress)

Joe Wells - King of The Autistics (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Joe Wells - King of The Autistics (Work in Progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 19 at 19:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £8

A work in progress show about autistic identity, British politics and the pressures of z-list fame. As heard on The Now Show, as seen on BBC2, Dave, and BBC3. **** - Chortle Support for Frankie Boyle and Alexei Sayle. Writer for Have I Got News For You and Frankie Boyle's New World Order "one of my favourite comics" - Frankie Boyle. "some of the most surprising and thought-provoking material coming from any comedian" The Guardian "All of this is delivered with great rhythm, a very high gag rate, and some wicked misdirections. It is genuinely funny in among all the feelings; the two elem...


Kate-Lois Elliott: Gentrif*cked (WIP)

Kate-Lois Elliott: Gentrif*cked (WIP)

Comedy

Kate-Lois Elliott: Gentrif*cked (WIP)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 24-26 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £3

British Writers' Guild Award-nominee and Brighton-bred comedian Kate-Lois Elliott tells stories that are self-deprecating and (according to a drunk man at the fringe) unexpectedly profound. Gentrif*cked - work-in-progress - is a Fringe Bursary supported debut show about finding your purpose. Join Kate on a 50-minute journey through village life, thirty-something existential crises and finding belonging without joining a cult... (specifically not like her grandma did). Kate has appeared on the BBC, Netflix and in London’s Westend, was one of the original members of Edinburgh Fringe favou...


Keanu is Coming

Keanu is Coming

Theatre

Keanu is Coming

Theatre

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 12-13 at 21:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £3

In 2017 three friends confessed to each other their mutual love of 90s action classic Point Break, and in homage decided they had remake their own no-budget version: Point Broke. Filming was meant to happen over the course of one weekend. Five years later, after roping in dozens of friends, staging a bank robbery in a Lewes town house, and ejection from Brighton Marina for filming a car chase (filming now continuing indefinitely) they are ready to screen some of the key scenes in a theatre show: Keanu is Coming. Come to a Keanu is Coming show to revel in Point Broke’s lack of continuity,...


Kuan-wen: Ilha Formosa (WIP)

Kuan-wen: Ilha Formosa (WIP)

Cabaret

Kuan-wen: Ilha Formosa (WIP)

Cabaret

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 27-29 at 15:15 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £3

"Taiwanese force of nature" (Chortle) Kuan-wen traded his beloved island for the rainy British isles, for "Taiwanese" symbolises generations of migration and shifting identities. Kuan-wen as heard and seen on BBC Three, BBC Radio 4 and Comedy Central UK. The WIP show, also featured in last year's programme, has been significantly re-written in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 ...


Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 13, 27, JUN 3 at 23:59 (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...


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...


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. ...


Maddie Campion of the World (WIP)

Maddie Campion of the World (WIP)

Comedy

Maddie Campion of the World (WIP)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 27-29 at 16:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £3.50

"Don't live your life girl, unless it's just like a movie." - Mother Teresa. A stand up show from Maddie Campion about love, justice, and why the 1% should be denied the right to look ugly. Campion has previously been a 2Northdown Finalist, shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Award, and has appeared on Comedy Central online and Buzzfeed. Praise for previous show: "smart, sharp and original. Go and see it!" ★★★★ (Funny Women)...


Mark Bittlestone: Work in Progress

Mark Bittlestone: Work in Progress

Comedy

Mark Bittlestone: Work in Progress

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 8 at 15:15 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £5
MAY 27 at 14:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £5

Stand-up comedian and social media sensation (in his own words, not in any objective description of the term) Mark Bittlestone brings a load of new and a few (or, hopefully for your sake, quite a lot of) old jokes. Most of them about being gay and a few of them about his parents being dead. Mark was nominated for the BBC New Comedy Award in 2022 and through his online skits highlighting funny aspects of gay life has gained 50,000 followers on Instagram, if that sort of thing interests you. ...


Married At First Fight

Married At First Fight

Comedy

Married At First Fight

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 6-7, JUN 3-4 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Best way to solve any argument is with a few laughs! Comedians and married couple Katharyn Henson and Mark O'Keeffe will talk proposal stories, wedding disasters, & then each do a stand up comedy set & you will help solve their marital disputes by deciding who is the funniest of the night! Comedians & couple Katharyn Henson (USA) & Mark O'Keeffe (IRE) travelled to do the Melbourne Comedy Festival in March 2020 & you won't believe what happened next! In order to stay together during a global pandemic, they had a lockdown wedding in a stranger's backyard in Melbourne, Australia. After survivi...


Matt Green: That Guy (Work in Progress)

Matt Green: That Guy (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Matt Green: That Guy (Work in Progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 29 at 14:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £5

Work in Progress from that guy (@mattgreencomedy) you've seen on Twitter being funny about politics. A stand up show featuring jokes about politics and jokes not about politics. That probably covers it. Matt has achieved millions of views for his online comedy videos since he started making them during lockdown. He’s also been performing stand up comedy for nearly 20 years, and this is his first show since the madness of Covid/Johnson/Truss/Lord-knows-what-else began. Watch him try to make sense of the world and prepare for a national tour in early 2024. Assuming there will be anywhere left...


Medico

Medico

Comedy

Medico

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 10-12 at 19:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £5

After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 2022, award- winning comedian and NHS doctor Stefania Licari returns to star in a fresh, updated take on her hit show Medico. Medico is a one woman show that marries stand up and physical comedy, taking the audiences on a journey in the world of medicine, immigration and what it means to be an Italian doctor in the UK. 'Dr Licari is blessed with huge reserves of charm and warmth. Her show is a joy to experience' The Spectator 'Licari's energy and sense of fun keep the audience on side' Chortle ⭐⭐⭐⭐ LondonTheatre1 &#...


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 ...


Nathan Cassidy: Amnesia

Nathan Cassidy: Amnesia

Comedy

Nathan Cassidy: Amnesia

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 6, 20-21 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Multi award-winning comedian Nathan Cassidy has been told he must make his stand-up ‘TikTok ready’. So here are 29 bits with no connections and instantly forgettable. Swipe up morons. ‘Star-in-waiting. He is untouchable’ ★★★★ The Times Best Standup Brighton Fringe 2022 Best Solo Comedy Show Buxton Fringe Nominee 2021/2022 Best Comedy Greater Manchester Fringe Nominee 2021 Off West End Stage Awards Nominee 2021 Best Show Leicester Comedy Festival Nominee 2020 Nathan Cassidy is host of global hit podcasts Psycomedy and Daily Notes and star of Amazon Prime spe...


Nathan Cassidy: Fifty

Nathan Cassidy: Fifty

Comedy

Nathan Cassidy: Fifty

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 17 at 19:00 (60 min) - FREE
MAY 27 at 20:15 (60 min) - FREE

Multi award-winning comedian Nathan Cassidy wanted to perform the show of his life but has been told he must make his standup ‘Tik Tok ready’. So instead here are 50 bits of a minute each with absolutely no connections, depth, heart or soul. Swipe up morons. ‘He is untouchable’ ★★★★ The Times Best Standup Brighton Fringe 2022 Off West End Stage Awards Nominee 2021 Best Show Leicester Comedy Festival Nominee 2020 Amazon Prime Specials 'Bumblebee' and 'Observational'. Writer on multiple TV sketch shows and multiple appearances 2021/2022 on Radio 5 Live and ...


Not My Audience!

Not My Audience!

Comedy

Not My Audience!

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 19-20, 26-27 at 21:30 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £8

You control the show as three top-stand ups answer the daft questions and do the fiendish stand-up challenges you choose through our exclusive app!...


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 Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 5, 12, 19, 26, JUN 2 at 23:59 (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)...


Pantomime Prince

Pantomime Prince

Comedy

Pantomime Prince

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 6-7 at 15:15 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £3

If Natalie’s life was a pantomime, she would be the Prince. Oh yes she would! Saving the day and battling her inner wicked witch that is her need to people please! Scottish Comedian of the Year Finalist, South Coast Comedian of the Year Semi-Finalist, Hot Water Comedy Roast Battle winner and Backyard Comedy Club Knockout Finalist, Natalie Bryce brings her first solo show to Brighton. Come see her laugh happily ever after! "Her gregarious personality engages" - Chortle "I laughed the whole way through her set. Really funny, loads of great jokes and I expect to be seeing a lot more of...


Phil Green: Four Weddings and a Breakdown

Phil Green: Four Weddings and a Breakdown

Comedy

Phil Green: Four Weddings and a Breakdown

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
JUN 1-3 at 21:30 (45 min) - PAID - Tickets from £5

After attending four weddings from four different generations last year, Phil finally figures out the reasons behind his breakdown a decade ago. Following a sell-out debut at last year's Edinburgh Fringe, an Amused Moose Best Show Comedy Award nomination and a sold out night at London's Soho Theatre, Phil brings us his highly personal new show. Are millennials the last generation to be trapped by parental expectation? Did the internet make or break us? Is a midlife crisis really even a crisis? As heard on BBC Radio 4 & BBC Sounds....


PRESENT/TENSE

PRESENT/TENSE

Comedy

PRESENT/TENSE

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
JUN 3-4 at 16:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £4

In PRESENT/TENSE comedian Nathan D’Arcy Roberts (The Emily Atack Show, The Lenny Henry Show, Horrible Histories, winner of BBC’s prestigious Felix Dexter bursary, twice nominated for the BBC New Comedy Award) takes an analytic look at his life. An hour of stand-up comedy full of observations and anecdotes touching on issues that his therapist has described as ‘funny’, ‘relatable’, and ‘unresolved.’ ...


Rahul Somia: Tuesday Date (Work-in-Progress)

Rahul Somia: Tuesday Date (Work-in-Progress)

Comedy

Rahul Somia: Tuesday Date (Work-in-Progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 30 at 19:00 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Rahul met a girl at the Edinburgh Fringe - classic! But why is she still on his mind? Why is Rahul so unlucky in love? It’s probably because he is a Tuesday date. But what on Earth does that mean? Join Rahul as he analyses his love life, cross-examining every detail from his Indian heritage to his career as a teacher and personal challenges faced during lockdown....


Sam's Scriptz!

Sam's Scriptz!

Comedy

Sam's Scriptz!

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 28-29 at 21:30 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Sam Jacobsen is an acclaimed writer, penning award-winning scripts for the three S's... stage, screen and school assemblies (his Year 5 masterpiece about the Vikings at St Mark's Primary School got nominated for a BAFTA). Now he's here in Brighton to share some amazing new script ideas! Highlights may or may not include: Harvest Festival the Movie - a blockbuster film about two maverick dinner ladies, working within a corrupt school system, who team up to solve the mystery of some stolen tins of Sainsbury's spaghetti hoops Troll Under a Bridge: a reality series in which former England...


Sex with Witches

Sex with Witches

Spoken Word

Sex with Witches

Spoken Word

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 9, 26, 29, JUN 4 at 19:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £10
MAY 20 at 23:59 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £10

Candy and Boyd present Sex with Witches by Andrew Westbury King. A live spoken word and video performance from an original gothic novel. Psychedelic folklore accompanied by cruising glamour photography. A W King is a classically trained actor and creative, performing this original work in their trans persona of Candy. Pete Boyd is a photographer, documenting the hidden realms of LGBTQ lifestyles and subcultures. This collaboration at once explores the fiction of contemporary witches investigated in Polegate by the patriarchal "Husband Society", whilst visually documenting the author's real jou...


Sex, Lies & Improvisation

Sex, Lies & Improvisation

Theatre

Sex, Lies & Improvisation

Theatre

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 27-28 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

A black comedy about lying together. Completely improvised by award-winning comedians. You pick the lie, we create the show. From some of the minds behind MATES: The Improvised ‘90s Sitcom and CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation. Act Of The Year 2019. ***** “You’re immediately hooked into the narrative of the dark comedic play like nothing I have ever seen. Pure talent. Live entertainment at its best.” Demon Media ***** "Oozes creativity. See it. It will not disappoint." The Phoenix Remix. ***** “Full of inventive wit.” Sheffield Review. **** “Moving and hilarious. Surpassed all expectations.”...


Silly Sausage (Pain) (Work in progress)

Silly Sausage (Pain) (Work in progress)

Comedy

Silly Sausage (Pain) (Work in progress)

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 10-11 at 20:15 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £4

Chelsea Birkby follows up on her award-winning debut with this work-in-progress. Expect one-liners, pop culture, her Mum, YOUR MUM! and maybe even sincerity? “Birkby will no doubt soon be playing to bigger crowds and bigger rooms and it’ll be well deserved.” ★★★★.5 The Sunday Post ...


Stephen and Hamlet: Blind and Mad

Stephen and Hamlet: Blind and Mad

Comedy

Stephen and Hamlet: Blind and Mad

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 11 at 21:30 (50 min) - FREE and unticketed

Let’s face it, we’re all nuts. When you’re a middle-aged, blind obsessive compulsive, though, life can be particularly odd, not to mention confusing and more than a little rude. Having previously traipsed around Edinburgh, Hove and Plymouth, London’s gentlest comedian, Stephen Portlock, accompanied by his impeccably well behaved dog Hamlet, and bringing a cuddly Minion in tow, returns once again to Brighton to leave residents and visitors bewildered, befuddled and bemused as he delivers a very ramshackle guide through the highways and byways of life’s weirdness. Sweet, sometimes filthy, ...


Sugar Baby - Good Advice for Bad Girls and Terrified Men!

Sugar Baby - Good Advice for Bad Girls and Terrified Men!

Comedy

Sugar Baby - Good Advice for Bad Girls and Terrified Men!

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 9-10, 30 at 21:30 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Sugar Baby. The story of how a day drinking primary school teacher changed her life by becoming a sugar baby - living a life of luxury and ruining herself in the process. Crazy stories, life lessons and absolute craic! This is an unmissable show, packed with great stories and jokes."Sexy, sassy and above all funny, McQueen is the hottest Irish comic for years," Telegraph ● Do you want to quit your job and live a life of luxury? ● Do you like to drink all day? ● Do you like to have sex with unsuitable men? Then this is the show for you. Has she got some stories … “...


Tarot, Nice to Meet You

Tarot, Nice to Meet You

Comedy

Tarot, Nice to Meet You

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 18-20 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Want to know your future? ‘Cause we already do… You’re in for a night of comedy and Tarot! Comedians Carly Smallman (‘Downright Hilarious‘ – GQ) and Sarah Iles (‘Left the room quaking with laughter‘ – Voice mag) are joined by a special guest for a 100% real, 100% hilarious Tarot reading. These sexy witches will pull cheeky cards for you (the audience) too, in this fully interactive hit show that encompasses all things fun and witchy. Winner of 'Best Audience Interaction' Award at the 2022 Brighton Fringe! Tarot, Nice to Meet You was running online during lockdown with up to 35k viewers per ...


The Horsies: A Character Comedy Night That Thinks It's An Awards Show

The Horsies: A Character Comedy Night That Thinks It's An Awards Show

Comedy

The Horsies: A Character Comedy Night That Thinks It's An Awards Show

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 8 at 20:15 (135 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Join us for the Horsies - the award show filled with character comedians where everyone in the audience is nominated. Showcasing the best in emerging character comedy across London, expect wigs, costumes and absurdity. Hosted by duo Horseplay - Kathy Maniura and Derek Mitchell, between them Sketch Off Winner 2020, So You Think You’re Funny finalist 2021, 2NorthDown New Act semi finalist 2021. They’ve been called 'a cult-classic' ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (Mumble Comedy), ‘hilarious’ ★ ★ ★ ★ (LGBTQ+ review), and 'witty, fabulous’' ★ ★ ★...


The Split Personality Diva......Returns!

The Split Personality Diva......Returns!

Comedy

The Split Personality Diva......Returns!

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 20-21 at 14:00 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Lianna is back! New songs, stories, impressions and audience participation and even some fabulous new guest characters all mixed together with original comedy songs and loads of laughter not to be missed! ...


The Unbearable Lightness of the Bright Pink Orchid

The Unbearable Lightness of the Bright Pink Orchid

Comedy

The Unbearable Lightness of the Bright Pink Orchid

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 9 at 20:15 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed
MAY 25, 31 at 21:30 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

The dishwasher in the corner of the office has a sign on it that reads ‘empty, please fill me’ - Cress feels closer to that than anyone else on the ‘team’, - even when they give her a barbie pink orchid as a well-intentioned parting gift. An hour of stand-up comedy with up and coming comedian Cressida Wetton. “Captivating presence, great response” - The Stand. Cressida has appeared on BBC Radio 4 Extra and numerous shows at the Edinburgh Fringe including ‘Small Town Fools” – a show about provincial life in Gloucestershire, one of her favourite topics. She is from the West Country, but e...


This Charming Man WIP

This Charming Man WIP

Comedy

This Charming Man WIP

Comedy

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

Sian loves men. But she has a toxic relationship with all her male role models. The men she has admired throughout her life have done nothing but let her down. But why did she idolise them in the first place? And what do you do when your role models let you down? An exploration of masculinity, gender and identity from a self-identifying butch woman who has an unhealthy obsession with The Smiths. Join award winning comedian Sian Davies (“A cross between Peter Kay and Zoe Lyons” ~ Beyond the Joke) as she develops her next hour of comedy....


Viggo Venn: Club Comedian

Viggo Venn: Club Comedian

Comedy

Viggo Venn: Club Comedian

Comedy

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 6-7 at 21:30 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed
MAY 8 at 19:00 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Norwegian comedian Viggo Venn has moved to London to follow his life-long dream of becoming a British Comedian. Viggo is Norwegian' (EdFestMag) 'Viggo is Norwegian' (Scotsman) 'Viggo is a... Norwegian' (BroadwayBaby) Winner of "Best Comedy" at the Brighton Fringe and NATYS "New Act of The Year 2022" A total sell out at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival Viggo is doing his show “Viggo Venn: Club Comedian” for ONE NIGHT ONLY at The Bill Murray in London. Viggo will tell the single best Norwegian joke there is (Only a few Norwegian jokes actually exist. Most of them not funny,...