The Temple Bar

Venue

The Temple Bar

Fringe Venue 270 - Click here for map
121 Western Road, Brighton, BN1 2AD. Phone: 01273 721 501
Food  Wifi  Licensed
Open from 11:00 to 23:00
Children until 6pm, 18+ Only After this

Located on busy Western Road, on the way towards Hove, the new look Temple Bar houses a young and vibrant crowd who know their drink, love their food and demand good music. There’s a discerning yet warm atmosphere in this contemporary drinking den. There food, drink and plenty of outdoor seating that blends the outdoors with indoors in this stylish venue. Fringe shows are located here every day during the Fringe in the upstairs room, with an intimate feel featuring rows of seats located between the styled booth seating.


Shows sorted by Venue Room

Upstairs

101 Naughty Jokes in 1 hour

101 Naughty Jokes in 1 hour

Comedy

101 Naughty Jokes in 1 hour

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 25-28 at 18:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Award winning gag merchant Masai Graham, UK Pun Championship Winner 2016, Joke of the Fringe Winner 2016, 2021 and 2022, delivers over 100 naughty jokes in an hour. Expect puns, one liners and word play in this 3.3 laughs per minute bonanza. "Flashes of genius" **** Chortle. Featuring guest spots from some of the naughtiest joke tellers on the circuit....


2 Slut Drops and a Chicken Burger

2 Slut Drops and a Chicken Burger

Comedy

2 Slut Drops and a Chicken Burger

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 25-28 at 19:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Award-winning Kirsty Munro is turning 40, but still loves a coupla slut drops and a chicken burger at 4am! Join her for a fun-packed show / 40th birthday party, as she chats about sexy times, nights out and starting a fight with a yoga instructor. "You will absolutely love her!" Who Knows Comedy. Best New Act 2011, Crumblin' Cookie. "Brilliant set. Kirsty's energy is infectious and you're hooked from the start. Proper solid jokes." Jack Gleadow. ...


A* In The Making

A* In The Making

Comedy

A* In The Making

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 6-8, 13-14 at 16:45 (60 min) - FREE

Mark Row has had enough! After 17 years of teaching, he longs to escape the barrage of inane questions, the endless carousel of uninspiring classes, and the attitudes of kids that stink worse than their PE Kits. So whilst he taught, he toured, embracing a new life in the world of stand up comedy, and it turns out that a career built on having a laugh just to get through the class, has provided him with an 'outstanding lesson' in how to entertain! Whether you loved or hated your time I'm school, you're bound to enjoy an hour's detention with Mr Row. Grab your tickets early to be teacher's pe...


Alex Kitson: Fired Up! Ready to Go! (Work-in-Progress)

Alex Kitson: Fired Up! Ready to Go! (Work-in-Progress)

Comedy

Alex Kitson: Fired Up! Ready to Go! (Work-in-Progress)

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 5-8 at 20:30 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Alex Kitson is an award-winning comedian. He's just moved to London from his beloved West Country and despite his mixed feelings about it - he's still feeling optimistic. Come watch this ‘Incredible... So clever’ (BBC Radio Bristol) comedian work up material for his highly anticipated debut hour. "Fired Up! Ready to Go!" ‘A natural performer’ - Epigram ‘The Best of Bristol’s rising comics’ - Bristol 24/7 ‘Bristol Comedy Legend’ - The Kettle ‘..born to be on stage with his charismatic, energetic charm… he is a truly funny new comedian and one not to miss.’ - Boardmasters Festiva...


Awkward Princess

Awkward Princess

Comedy

Awkward Princess

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 17-18 at 21:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Awkward princess is the debut solo show from the Romanian comedian Mihai Tartara.It is the coming of age story of a shy boy that wherever it goes, it creates an awkward situation. This is like a Disney movie but with sexual references, it is like Monty Python made in Eastern Europe. This is a narrative driven show that includes hundreds of one-liners, hilarious stories and alternative movements such as physical comedy, puppet shows and many other surprises."Unique perspective"(The Wee Review). Who is Mihai Tartara ? Mihai Tartara it's a stand-up comedian and a bad software developer origi...


Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Comedy

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 20-21 at 16:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £2.50
JUN 3-4 at 15:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £2.50

Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? The Edinburgh Fringe classic finally comes to Brighton, as seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world, including Caroline's on Broadway in NYC. 'Recommend for anyone who wants to laugh' (PelicanMagazine.com.au). Scottish baldy Gary Sansome takes an irreverent look at music and popular culture in this hilarious, fun-packed show. 'Escapism of the highest order... superb crowd work, improvisation and the largest amount of energy I have ever seen used on stage. An hour of pure entertainment and hilarity' ***** (BunburyMagazine.weebly.com). ...


BANCROFT

BANCROFT

Comedy

BANCROFT

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 9-11, 14-16, 22-24 at 21:45 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed
MAY 29-30 at 20:30 (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...


Ben Miller's Stand-Up Science

Ben Miller's Stand-Up Science

Comedy

Ben Miller's Stand-Up Science

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 28-31, JUN 1, 4 at 21:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

A show that's equal measures hilarious, educational, and deeply personal. Scientist turned stand-up comedian Ben Miller takes you on a journey that explores everything from chairs to the thermodynamics of refrigerators with a wit and humor that makes these topics both approachable and delightful. And you probably like that sort of thing, nerd. Come see this show after its completely sold-out run at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Ben Miller is an NYC based comedian who has been working for the past 6 years and in that time he's performed at all the top clubs in the city such as Broadway...


Ben Pope: Holy Cow

Ben Pope: Holy Cow

Comedy

Ben Pope: Holy Cow

Comedy

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

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


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 ...


Boyz Nite

Boyz Nite

Cabaret

Boyz Nite

Cabaret

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 19 at 20:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Boyz Nite is a new variety night celebrating trans men, trans masc and butch non-binary performers. Are you ready to make some noize for the boyz? It's time for the first ever Boyz Nite, a cabaret celebrating trans men, trans masc and butch non-binary performers. We have comedy. We have drag. We have poetry and we have much, much more. Our bill is chock full of the best performers in town (and also outside of town) including: MC Cerys Bradley, Darren Ely, Amelia Stubberfield, Dan Load (aka Beth Watson), Trinidad and TooGayThough (aka Emily Aboud), Aleks Jagielski (Line up subject to chan...


Bubble Bath

Bubble Bath

Comedy

Bubble Bath

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
JUN 2-4 at 20:30 (60 min) - PWYC - Tickets from £0

The new self appointed Pearly King and Queen of the comedy circuit are having a right old cockney knees up, telling jokes and a Jackanory (story) or two. Join them telling their favourite stories about what it is like to grow up in a working class family, parenthood and medical issues. A WIP (work in progress show) that promises to be a bundle of fun - and you might learn stuff you never needed to know! They would love to see your boat race (face) in the audience joining in the bubble bath (laugh). ...


Chloe Petts: If You Can't Say Anything Nice (Work-in-Progress)

Chloe Petts: If You Can't Say Anything Nice (Work-in-Progress)

Comedy

Chloe Petts: If You Can't Say Anything Nice (Work-in-Progress)

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 6-8 at 13:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £7

Following her sellout run at the Edinburgh Fringe and London's Soho Theatre, Chloe Petts returns with a work-in-progress of her new show. As seen on Hypothetical, Pointless Celebrities and Richard Osman's House of Games, expect irreverent jokes about her newfound femininity in her trademark cerebrally laddy style. "Barnstormer of a fringe debut... luminously intelligent *****" - The I "A first show that was worth waiting for ****" - The Guardian...


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...


Eleanor Conway: Talk Dirty To Me

Eleanor Conway: Talk Dirty To Me

Comedy

Eleanor Conway: Talk Dirty To Me

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 5-6, 11-13, 18-20, JUN 1-3 at 19:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £3
MAY 27 at 16:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £3

Eleanor Conway is a single woman over 40; part of the happiest group in society. She has amassed over 15 million views online for her no hold barred takes on being a childfree badass. Expect an hour of dark, dirty and brilliant standup. Conway is an internationally touring comedian that does hilarious shows about sex, addiction & dating. She's sold out multiple Edinburgh Festival runs with self produced shows 'Walk of Shame' & 'You May Recognise Me From Tinder'. You may also recognise her from The Guardian, Woman's Hour, Stylist, Grazia & BBC 4 Extra. ★★★★ "A champion...


Fat Goose Goes Brighton

Fat Goose Goes Brighton

Comedy

Fat Goose Goes Brighton

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 20 at 14:15 (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 ...


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! ...


Guess The Weight Of The Bird

Guess The Weight Of The Bird

Comedy

Guess The Weight Of The Bird

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 13-14, 27-28 at 13:00 (60 min) - FREE
JUN 3-4 at 14:15 (60 min) - FREE
MAY 6-7 at 15:30 (60 min) - FREE

Guess The Weight Of The Bird is the ultimate bird-based comedy quiz show. Birds come in all shapes and sizes, from adorable little ducklings to big feathery jerks like that goose who knocked me off my bike last year. But how heavy are they? It’s time to find out. In Guess The Weight Of The Bird, I’ll show you loads of different birds, and you’ll guess how much they weigh. The closer you are, the more points you get. The person with the most points wins a tenner. It’s a bit like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire but with a lot more birds and a lot, LOT less money. Also you can’t phone...


IMDp: Improvised Movie Director Podcast

IMDp: Improvised Movie Director Podcast

Comedy

IMDp: Improvised Movie Director Podcast

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 20-21 at 13:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £7.50

IMDp: Improvised Movie Director Podcast is an improvised comedy interview podcast. Each episode our host, Martina Minnow (Sabrina Luisi) interviews a director about their upcoming film, except the film is doesn't exist and they create it together through their conversation. Joining Martina each week are our resident improvisers who create cutaway scenes and clips from the films discussed, all underscored live by our wonderful musical accompaniment. Remember - until she introduces them, only Martina knows the guests character's names and the names of their movies. Each performance will se...


Martin Westgate: Apparently

Martin Westgate: Apparently

Comedy

Martin Westgate: Apparently

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 9-11 at 20:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £0

Martin is a recently single dad in his very early 30’s and has just had a massive career change, having been thrust into the comedy world full time. Can he do it? Can he adjust to this new world he finds himself in? Apparently he can! Join Martin in a joke heavy show about his life, dating and comedy....


Matt Green: That Guy (Work in Progress)

Matt Green: That Guy (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Matt Green: That Guy (Work in Progress)

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 29 at 16:45 (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...


Middle Rage

Middle Rage

Comedy

Middle Rage

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 27-29 at 15:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £0
JUN 3-4 at 16:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £0

Your 20s are glorious; your 30s are a joy. Your 40s suck, because 40 is when you finally realize all the things you’ve f**cked up so far. Nir Gottleid shares his feelings about turning 40 – and talks about the fun sides of depression, anxiety, cats, hate crimes, dating as a single old man, and the bitterness, rage, and acceptance that can only come with a life exhaustively lived. An hour of suicide jokes, fun for the whole family. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to die. Nir is an Israeli Berlin based comic who has performed around the world. He's produced and performed countless s...


Monster Stand Up Show

Monster Stand Up Show

Comedy

Monster Stand Up Show

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 25-28 at 20:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase, including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016, Joke of the Fringe Winner 2016, 2021 and 2022.. Showcasing a different line-up every day featuring the best of the fest. ...


No shade (ok, a little shade)

No shade (ok, a little shade)

Comedy

No shade (ok, a little shade)

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 10, 17, 24, 31 at 19:15 (60 min) - FREE

Putting the FUN back into FUNNY. Well, trying to. You start off keeping it light and upbeat but - be real - its hard not to be a little bitchy. "Fierce, fresh and fabulous" (Alesha Dixon) flamboyant comedy from your favourite living stereotype, Aaron Twitchen. "Hilarious, warm, energetic and capable of busting some serious moves. Twitchen is a quadruple threat" (The Skinny) Pay what you want on door, or £5 to reserve a ticket online This is a work in progress so expect me to wang on about a different thing every night. Or not. Depends what you want really x ...


Nutshells

Nutshells

Theatre

Nutshells

Theatre

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 6-7, 13-14 at 14:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £10

In a Nutshell, Nutshells is a delectable mix of beat poetry, theatre and song. An elaborate concoction of hallucinations and delusions, a fantasy world to escape inner turmoil or a brief spell in rehab for a poor lost soul: Hazel ventures over the rainbow to soothe her existential crisis and find out what is missing in her opportunity-rich yet bewildering life. Why does she never seem to fit into any neat nutshell? Why does she feel suffocated by each one? Hazel explores the spectrum of mental health and the human condition in this chaotic, supposedly sophisticated world, where the individual...


Paul Merryck - Who Let Him In?

Paul Merryck - Who Let Him In?

Comedy

Paul Merryck - Who Let Him In?

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 27 at 14:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Who Let Him In? Paul Merryck re-emerges from the Essex Swamplands with a new show telling a lot of stupid jokes and daft short stories, tenuously held together by the narrative thread of a crap middle-aged bloke who spends his life in the pub. By weaving a tapestry of interconnecting stories, themes and philosophical arguments, as Merryck contemptuously disregards the current norms of the genre, ‘Who Let Him In?’ may also deconstruct the dialectic of modern stand-up comedy, and prove a watershed moment in the art-form that will help shape the future of live performance for decades to come. ...


Philipp Kostelecky: Daddy's Home

Philipp Kostelecky: Daddy's Home

Comedy

Philipp Kostelecky: Daddy's Home

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 13-14, 20-21 at 18:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

International comedian and favourite child* Philipp Kostelecky’s unique brand of comedy combines whimsical observations and a high-energy performance style all with a tongue-in-cheek charming delivery. Blending superb writing and one of the most limber lanky bodies on the circuit, Philipp creates imaginative stand-up that absorbs the audience into his performances examining the mundane and dark aspects of culture and the human condition. *citation needed=mother? "His charisma and stand-up comedy captivated the audience from the moment he stepped onto the stage" - The Orbital Magazine ...


Pitch Night! Stand-ups pitch your nonsense startup ideas

Pitch Night! Stand-ups pitch your nonsense startup ideas

Comedy

Pitch Night! Stand-ups pitch your nonsense startup ideas

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 18, JUN 1 at 20:30 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £5.50
MAY 25 at 21:45 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £5.50

Dragon's den meets whose line is it anyway! Three stand-up comedians attempt to present their company to you. The only problem is they know nothing about the company they are presenting, and you the audience will be building their slides for them using our exclusive web app. A fun and unique fringe experience,...


Scott McPherson: Life

Scott McPherson: Life

Comedy

Scott McPherson: Life

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 12 at 18:00 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed
MAY 13-14 at 15:30 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Scott McPherson: Life, is an intimate window into the inner workings of Scott’s mind on the often bewildering nature of modern life. In the first half Scott addresses what it is like to be mocked for not drinking alcohol in the UK, life in his 40’s and those awkward life moments. The second half of the show is littered with comic insights into Scott’s relationship with himself and those around him. ...


Sex, Art and Art of Survival

Sex, Art and Art of Survival

Comedy

Sex, Art and Art of Survival

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 20 at 15:30 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £5

After a successful run at Camden Fringe, Faversham, Nottingham Comedy Festival, London Vault Festival, this unique show comes to Brighton. A former art historian, Helen, a British comedian with Ukrainian and Russian ancestry, uses her own gallery with thirty art masterpieces to reveal hilarious, often saucy, adventures of a woman of a certain age. Helen tells her secretes how she managed to turn a tragedy into a victorious achievements. Audience can expect a hilarious evening, combined with a lot of educational and inspirational elements. An inspiring unique evening that brings together ar...


Shaggers

Shaggers

Comedy

Shaggers

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 12-13 at 20:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

The popular show returns with comedians from around the Fringe of all styles, genders and varieties doing their best material based around the subject of sex and relationships. 'The perfect way to close a night at the festival' ***** (Audience Review, Melbourne International Comedy Festival). 'Mischievous and unburdened comedy' ***** (Voice Magazine, Brighton Fringe). 'A tour de force of laughter-filled mischievous comedy' ***** (ArtsInLeicestershire.co.uk). 'Utterly hilarious' ****½ (West Australian, Fringe World, Perth). 'Cannot recommend it enough' **** (Herald Sun, Melbourne). 'One of best...


Suse Steed presents Magic Numbers (WIP)

Suse Steed presents Magic Numbers (WIP)

Comedy

Suse Steed presents Magic Numbers (WIP)

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 29, JUN 3 at 13:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £0

Some time ago, Suse Steed was an economist. Some time before that, she trained to join the circus. In her hotly anticipated debut show she brings these worlds together in a silly show about money, magic, and making things disappear. NATYS finalist, Funny Women Regional Finalist, CAN comedy finalist As seen in The Spiders Web- Netflix, “Spending an hour in her company is a charming alternative to doing just about anything else during the Fringe.” Mumble Comedy “Comedy that will make you learn as well as laugh” Evening Standard ...


The Funny Mummy

The Funny Mummy

Comedy

The Funny Mummy

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 21 at 14:15 (60 min) - PWYC - Tickets from £5
MAY 14 at 20:30 (60 min) - PWYC - Tickets from £5

"Mummy, I love your boobies...they're so long!" Calling all parents: do you have no idea what you're doing? Are you winging it? Join 'The Funny Mummy' for a laugh about the bonkers world of parenting - the pressures we put ourselves under to get it right, and the carnage when it all goes wrong! From pregnancy to playdates, whatsapp groups to school runs - If you're a parent, and you fancy a laugh, then this show is for you! Alyssa Kyria aka The Funny Mummy is the co-creator of Bring Your Own Baby Comedy, and performs to parents around the country. Her comedy music videos, and sketches ...


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...


Tom Mayhew Works Out Some New Stuff (WIP)

Tom Mayhew Works Out Some New Stuff (WIP)

Comedy

Tom Mayhew Works Out Some New Stuff (WIP)

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 9-11 at 18:00 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Tom Mayhew (from Radio 4 and that) tries new material and works on a new show, in his first Brighton Fringe show since 2019! WOW! ...


You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

Comedy

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

Comedy

The Temple Bar / Upstairs
MAY 5-7, 17-19, JUN 1-3 at 18:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £4

Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones has written a book! Is it really a "modern classic" or are his publishers as deluded as his patients? Make your minds up together as he shares chapters. 'Perfect and hilarious'(Buzzfeed)...