The Walrus

Venue

The Walrus

Fringe Venue 259 - Click here for map
10 Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AD. Phone: 01273 025 749
Food  Wifi  Licensed  Air Conditioned
Open from 00:00 to 00:00
Children until 6pm, 18+ Only After this

In central Brighton, a stone’s throw from the beach and on historic Ship Street in Brighton’s famous Lanes, you’ll find the Walrus with its labyrinth of eclectically-decorated rooms and endless winding passageways. You’ll also discover a wonderful hidden two-story roof garden, restaurant and spacious bar. There are also a two performance spaces for Fringe shows. The large "Basement Room" located downstairs, and the more intimate "Raised Room", located to the rear of the ground floor bar - both hosting Fringe shows all day and night at weekends, and in the evenings during the week.


Shows sorted by Venue Room

Basement Room

3,2,1 Vulva Slam!

3,2,1 Vulva Slam!

Comedy

3,2,1 Vulva Slam!

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 15-18, 21-22 at 18:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £2

Come experience the joy, the struggles, the beauty and the pain around being a woman, wanting to be one or not being one. All art types are welcome! ...


A Couple of Swells – Vesta and Hetty

A Couple of Swells – Vesta and Hetty

Theatre

A Couple of Swells – Vesta and Hetty

Theatre

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 5, 12 at 18:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Vesta Tilley and Hetty King were international superstars who wowed audiences around the globe with their male impersonator acts around 100 years ago. In this show, Vesta and Hetty are brought to life again to tell their stories and to determine once and for all, which of them was Queen of the Drag Kings. The show will include a number of classic music hall songs sung by Vesta and Hetty, including ‘Following in Father’s Footsteps’, ‘Burlington Bertie from Bow’, peppered with banter between the two stars and the audience. At the end of the show the audience will decide which woman wins. T...


Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

Musicals and Opera

Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

Musicals and Opera

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 6-8 at 16:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £8

Hamilton meets Pitch Perfect: spontaneously improvised! Following in the footsteps of Olivier Award-Winning SHOWSTOPPER! with one of the largest casts in improv; consisting of professional singers, actors, rappers and improvisers - we give you: ACAPROV - The Improvised A Cappella Musical. Directed by Lisa Lynn (Award-Winning Actor, Singer, Improviser and Teacher for the UK’s Number 1 Improv School HOOPLA) comes a 5*, world renowned, groundbreaking Musical...that just so happens to be being improvised...completely a cappella. Acaprov take grounded, real relationships and expand them i...


Acid Tongue (WIP)

Acid Tongue (WIP)

Comedy

Acid Tongue (WIP)

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 8-11 at 18:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets on sale soon

32 isn't old, is it? Well in gay years you might as well be picking a retirement home. But things change after 30: Your friends settle down, your joints start to creak, and the hangovers get worse... actually, doesn't everything? Well, Anthony Gilét has a few more things to grumble about than his grey hairs (even if they're not on his head). 'Acid Tongue' is a sassy, sarcastic and brutally honest take on everything that's changed and why he absolutely hates it....


Bax - The legend of the man with superglue fingers

Bax - The legend of the man with superglue fingers

Cabaret

Bax - The legend of the man with superglue fingers

Cabaret

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 13-14, 21 at 16:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £8

Way out west there was this fella, a fella by the name of Bax. Join Bax on his journey through towns, where he has to escape muggers, has brush-ins with the law and connects with strangers through his mysticism, magic and mentalism. Many rumours and myths surround Bax as he travels from town to town, follow him on his journey but be sure to have a quick wit and an even quicker eye as Bax changes the properties of metal, predicts the future and answers your most burning questions. They don’t call him the legend with superglue fingers for nothing. ...


Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids

Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids

Childrens

Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids

Childrens

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 6-8, 13-14 at 12:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £3
MAY 20-21, 27-29, JUN 3-4 at 13:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £3

A friendly fun-filled afternoon performance with a revolving line-up of the best children's and family-friendly performers from around Brighton and the Fringe. A show for all the family to enjoy together. "Music, comedy and magic kept the kids entertained... whizzed past and was perfectly timed for child attention spans... Left the kids wanting more... My eight-year-old absolutely loved it!" (Child Friendly Brighton) "Mums and dads will be onto a winner with this afternoon of delightfully immature comedy full of magic" (Melbourne Comedy Festival) "The kids had a great time" (Adelaide ...


CHEAT: Work In Progress

CHEAT: Work In Progress

Comedy

CHEAT: Work In Progress

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 8-9 at 20:00 (60 min) - £5
- £5

A gutsy work-in-progress from an NYC-based rising star in standup. Chloe has been seen on Comedy Central, written for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and wrote on and stars in an upcoming Steven Soderbergh miniseries. “There’s a confidence and ebullience she exudes that suggests she’s been doing stand-up her entire life” -Thrillist...


Comedy Carp

Comedy Carp

Comedy

Comedy Carp

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 15-17 at 21:15 (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. ...


ComedySportz UK

ComedySportz UK

Childrens

ComedySportz UK

Childrens

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 27-29 at 14:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

You've seen football... You've seen tennis... But have you seen Comedy as a sport? ComedySportz is an award-winning all action, all improvised competitive comedy show! Two teams go for gold with quick-witted gags and games inspired by your suggestions. There's a referee on hand to ensure a good clean match with penalties for bad behaviour and bad jokes. The players are ironing their kits and sharpening their wits for an hour of fast-paced laughs. Who wins? YOU decide! ComedySportz have been delighting audiences across the UK and beyond with shows for all ages since 2001. Winners of Best ...


Criminal

Criminal

Comedy

Criminal

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
JUN 4 at 21:15 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £7

★★★★★ “Improv doesn't get better than this” - The Wee Review ★★★★ “The whole cast was outstanding” – Broadway Baby Starring an ever-changing cast of some of the country's finest comedians, Criminal is an anarchic improvised murder mystery show like no other. One comedian assumes the role of detective; three comedians play suspects. The suspects are each given a playing card, telling them which of them is the murderer. Weaving in details suggested by the audience – the location of the body, the victim's occupation, what was found at ...


Enter the Vortex

Enter the Vortex

Comedy

Enter the Vortex

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
JUN 4 at 18:45 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £7

Award-winning sketch men The Awkward Silence present a mind-bending parade of vignettes, voices and vagabonds from beyond our reality.  Memories collide and intersect; worlds collapse into themselves in the blink of an eye; Jools Holland... is there, for some reason. Is it Inception on a smaller budget? If you say so. Bring some toast: your brain's about to get scrambled. ★★★★★ “One of this year's best sketch comedy shows" The New Current ★★★★ “Tightly performed with a savvy theatricality" Chortle ★★★★ "Wonde...


Ethnic Reveal Party (WIP)

Ethnic Reveal Party (WIP)

Comedy

Ethnic Reveal Party (WIP)

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 6 at 14:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £4
MAY 7-11 at 21:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £4

Michael Welch is an ethnically ambiguous of unknown origin, a.k.a like most Scottish men doesn't know his father...You are invited to his ethnic reveal party were he will reveal his ethnicity, as well as exploring why we seem to care to so much about identity in general! As heard or seen on Union Jack Radio and a finalist in The New Online UK Comedian of the Year 2020 and Whine and Dine (A podcast), shortlisted BBC new comedy awards 2022....


Fat Goose Goes Brighton

Fat Goose Goes Brighton

Comedy

Fat Goose Goes Brighton

Comedy

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

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


Film Club - An Improvised Comedy

Film Club - An Improvised Comedy

Comedy

Film Club - An Improvised Comedy

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 14, 21, 28, JUN 4 at 17:30 (60 min) - FREE

An improvised sketch show recreating the high-stakes scenes from your favourite movies! From the breathless intensity of thrillers, or the fleeting serendipity of romance, to the smooth cynicism of Film Noir, and the heart-stopping action of a summer blockbuster, come and see us light up the stage with “authentic” drama...and then subvert it in the way only improv comedy can! "Hilarious, movie fans this show is for you." - Broadway World "Fast flowing, witty, and cleverly crafted" - **** The Student ...


Having the Craic with Jack Hester

Having the Craic with Jack Hester

Comedy

Having the Craic with Jack Hester

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 7 at 17:30 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £5

Having the craic with Jack Hester. Club circuit favourite, join Jack for an hour of great stories, gags and expert crowd work. Jack will deliver an hour of non stop laughing and good craic. High energy comedian who just wants to make people laugh as hard as humanly possible. ...


I was kinda the bad guy

I was kinda the bad guy

Theatre

I was kinda the bad guy

Theatre

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 29-30 at 20:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £7.50

“You see the problem with the quote is that ‘friends don’t ignore the fence, friends help build it back up’. You can’t see your friend suffering and do nothing about it. It’s your duty to help them out. But then I guess thats what makes us different from most friends. We’re basically one soul in two different bodies.” After months of persuasion your best friend finally agrees to seek professional help for her mental health problems and the harsh reality of her mums absence. Much to your dismay, as she begins to improve you both slowly start to realise that you are her imaginary friend. And...


ILLUSIONATI - A Magical Conspiracy

ILLUSIONATI - A Magical Conspiracy

Cabaret

ILLUSIONATI - A Magical Conspiracy

Cabaret

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 29-31, JUN 1-2 at 18:45 (50 min) - PAID - Tickets from £8
JUN 3-4 at 14:45 (50 min) - PAID - Tickets from £8

The Great Baldini (‘Emperor of Illusion’, ‘Prince of Prestidigitation’, and ‘Maharajah of Mystery’) is a magical legend, a music hall relict and an old school theatrical performer. Baldini is a Magic Circle member and award-winning member of Bristol Society of Magic and Wessex Magical Association. Baldini is also the head of the shadowy and sinister ILLUSIONATI - a group of elite magicians influencing the world through the use of magical dark arts. ILLUSIONATI reveals how this cabal use MAGIC to win at gambling, rig elections and steal and eliminate enemies. The next wholly (im)plausi...


Kids Can Heckle!

Kids Can Heckle!

Childrens

Kids Can Heckle!

Childrens

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 21 at 14:45 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £6.50
MAY 28, JUN 4 at 16:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £6.50

Fun for the whole family, but especially fun for the little ones! Top UK stand-up Ollie Horn ("Ollie Horn is a gifted storyteller" Wee Review) attempts to tell the same clean comedy routines that he does in proper comedy clubs around the world. The only thing that can stop him is the imagination of the kids in the room, who at any point are allowed, no, encouraged to jump in, share their ideas, and be as silly as possible! "The perfect way to introduce your kids to the world of stand-up" ★★★★—Kids In Adelaide (Adelaide Fringe 2023) A chatoic, interactive, wholeso...


Laughing Horse Clean Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Clean Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

Laughing Horse Clean Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 13-14 at 14:45 (60 min) - Tickets from £5

The Pick of the Fringe has been a hit show at Brighton Fringe for 16 years, an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe. And now this brand new clean version has arrived! It's the same succulent smorgasbord of fantastically funny stand-up comedy headliners and the best in fresh new talent, just with the swear words taken out, and comedy suitable for everyone! There are four different comics at each show, all selected from shows all around Brighton Fringe with something for everyone - so for the biggest laughs and best comedy acts (without a lot of the ru...


Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 5, 7, 10-12, 14, 17-19, 21, 24-26, 28, 31, JUN 1-2, 4 at 20:00 (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...


Michael Fabbri

Michael Fabbri

Comedy

Michael Fabbri

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 28 at 18:45 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Stand-up comedy work in-progress show. Michael Fabbri has been a full-time Stand up for over 15 years. This Fringe, he’ll be delivering some of his favourite jokes and stories and road-testing some new ones....


My First Time was in a Car Park

My First Time was in a Car Park

Theatre

My First Time was in a Car Park

Theatre

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 20 at 16:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £10

'Because the world revolves around me and all I see is what I see.' Mira lives by the sea with her mum in a seemingly peaceful town. But when she loses her virginity to her teacher in the school car park, her world begins to unravel. This one woman show invites the audience into the abstract spaces of Mira’s psyche. Through youthful questioning, ramblings and memories, Mira makes a confession. Co-produced by Brighton’s multi-award-winning Broken Silence Theatre, My First Time was in a Car Park is a devastating new play that investigates the PSYCHOLOGICAL repercussions of abuse. ...


No Penis, No Knowledge - Kaisa Pylkkänen stand up special

No Penis, No Knowledge - Kaisa Pylkkänen stand up special

Comedy

No Penis, No Knowledge - Kaisa Pylkkänen stand up special

Comedy

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

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


PG Hits! Family friendly comedy club

PG Hits! Family friendly comedy club

Comedy

PG Hits! Family friendly comedy club

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 6-8, 13-14 at 13:30 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £6
MAY 20 at 14:45 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £6
MAY 27, 29, JUN 3 at 16:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £6

We choose the best comedians of the festival to perform their funniest PG-rated material. Low on the rude bits but big on laughs! A show that comedy fans of all ages can enjoy, with our rotating line up of hilarious up-and-coming stand-ups and surprise celebrity guests, you can be sure that your whole group will have a great time!...


Sabotage

Sabotage

Comedy

Sabotage

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 7, 14 at 18:45 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £6

'Sabotage' is an improvised, comedy game show where the audience compete against the cast to reveal the identity of 'the mole'. A mole is amongst the cast of some of the UK's top improvisers, out to sabotage their attempts to succeed in their mission. Through a series of games and improvised scenes the audience must compete against the cast to reveal the correct identity of the mole, and ultimately be crowned champions! From members of hit Fringe favourite'CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation' and 'Cordelia Butters Investigates'....


Science Magic: Crazy Gadgets

Science Magic: Crazy Gadgets

Childrens

Science Magic: Crazy Gadgets

Childrens

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 20-21, 27-31, JUN 1-4 at 12:15 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £7

Science Magic is back and after 5 years, it has evolved into 3 different shows. This years the show will be Science Magic: Crazy Gadgets. Always funny and sometimes very messy. Learn all about science & laugh your pants of while you do. ...


Self Actually

Self Actually

Theatre

Self Actually

Theatre

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 7 at 14:45 (60 min) - FREE
MAY 8 at 17:30 (60 min) - FREE

The play takes place in an interrogation room and inside this room; unconscious, are two men. They are both the same person but they do not look alike. They are called Anthony Hill. One of them is the original Anthony Hill, the other is just a clone/copy. They have been placed in this room as part of a science experiment, they have to work out which one is real and who is not. In this room, there is a table and in the middle of the table there is a red button. When pressed, the clone will be eliminated and the original can leave the room. However, if they can't decide who is the real Anthony H...


The Ritual

The Ritual

Comedy

The Ritual

Comedy

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 28-31, JUN 1 at 21:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Prepare yourselves! The Master (Steffen Hånes) arrives, together with his loyal servant Gregor (Gregory Lass) to conduct The Ritual. The Master will terrify you in extravagant yet charming ways as befits a vampire lord. Gregor lives to serve his master’s will in order to complete their fiendish spectacle. This is your invitation to revel in the company of vampires - do you dare to accept? We thirst for your company… ‘Highly Entertaining’ **** The Wee Review Audience Feedback, The Ritual 2019/21/22 “Spectacular” “I laughed from start to finish" “Like Fawlty Towers but with...


Two

Two

Theatre

Two

Theatre

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

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


Viggo Venn: Clown (work in progress)

Viggo Venn: Clown (work in progress)

Cabaret

Viggo Venn: Clown (work in progress)

Cabaret

The Walrus / Basement Room
MAY 18 at 21:15 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Viggo Venn is an award winning clown from Norway. WINNER: Best Comedy Brighton Fringe 2016 (Zach&Viggo) “Nordic Prince of Clowning” - The List In 2019 Viggo did a mime show “Viggo The Viking”, in 2022 he did a Stand up show “Viggo Venn: Club Comedian”… As a trained clown you often get the question “Do you have Big shoes and a squirty flower?” After growing tired of endlessly answering “No” to this question Viggo decided it is time to get some BIG shoes and a squirty flower. 2023: Finally it is time for the clown to do a clown show. Viggo Venn: Clown (work in progress) ...


Raised Room

1001 Normal Dysfunctional Families

1001 Normal Dysfunctional Families

Comedy

1001 Normal Dysfunctional Families

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 20-21 at 12:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £2.50
MAY 19, 22 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £2.50

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


A Little Killing Hurts No One

A Little Killing Hurts No One

Comedy

A Little Killing Hurts No One

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 9-10, 15-16, 22-23 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5
MAY 30-31 at 21:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

In "A little killing hurts no one", Mustafa Algiyadi manoeuvres through the European way of life from the lens of a Libyan Arab, longing so bad to be part of it, yet confronted with some cultural differences that makes it....confusing! If you are up for deconstructing people's behaviours, talk about war, religion, meditation, velvet sofas and to learn that maybe some killing is not so bad after all then you got to see this stand up comedy show and enjoy all that with laughters along the way. Mustafa Algiyadi is the co-founder of the first weekly and longest running English Stand Up Come...


Addiction: The Truth

Addiction: The Truth

Spoken Word

Addiction: The Truth

Spoken Word

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 17-18, 24-25, 31, JUN 1 at 19:00 (60 min) - FREE

Kevin McCarron is an experienced stand-up comedian, and a Doctor of Philosophy. He has also been a drug addict and an alcoholic. In this presentation he will mock the most cherished beliefs which have so disastrously dominated Western attitudes to drug addiction and alcoholism for the last century....


Adele Cliff does her best and tries new things (in progress)

Adele Cliff does her best and tries new things (in progress)

Comedy

Adele Cliff does her best and tries new things (in progress)

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 9, 16, 23 at 20:15 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Brighton. The star of many a best joke list (Dave's Jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe 2019, '18, '17 and '16, The Telegraph, i Newspaper, Evening Standard, Irish Times) and a the 2020 winner of UK Pun Championships presents all her hopefully future award winning thoughts! ***** "Guaranteed Laughs" - The Student Newspaper "A consummate jokesmith... the perfect mid afternoon treat." - British Comedy Guide...


Ashley Haden: Genocial Liberal WIP.

Ashley Haden: Genocial Liberal WIP.

Cabaret

Ashley Haden: Genocial Liberal WIP.

Cabaret

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 24-26 at 20:15 (60 min) - FREE

The Genocial Liberal is back. The world is shit but can be better. Ashley may not have all of the answers, but he certainly has the right questions. ***** Radio Haha **** Three Weeks **** Broadway Baby "He is absolutely merciless" The Scotsman...


Awkward Princess

Awkward Princess

Comedy

Awkward Princess

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 20-21 at 14:00 (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...


Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy

Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy

Comedy

Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 6-8, 13-14, 20-21, 27-29, JUN 3-4 at 16:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £3

A line-up of the best comedians from around Brighton and the Fringe hosted by international comedian Nik Coppin. 'The best thigh-slapping, cackling laugh of a time I’ve ever had. Something for everyone' ****½ (Fringefeed.com.au, Fringe World 2021). 'Fancy a bit of comedy but can’t quite decide who to see first? Want the best bang for your buck? Well, this show is for you!' **** (Fringefeed.com.au, Fringe World). "Charmingly hilarious host Nik Coppin’s comedy was effortless" (Rip It Up, Adelaide Fringe)...


Brighton Belles

Brighton Belles

Comedy

Brighton Belles

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 13-14, 27-29 at 17:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £3

A revolving line-up of some of the best female comedians from around Brighton and the Fringe...


Caroline Mabey: Indefinitely Mabey

Caroline Mabey: Indefinitely Mabey

Comedy

Caroline Mabey: Indefinitely Mabey

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 6 at 15:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5
JUN 4 at 17:45 (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 Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 12 at 22:45 (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. ...


Daisy Chain

Daisy Chain

Comedy

Daisy Chain

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 7, 14, 21, 28, JUN 4 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets on sale soon

Daisy is one of the UK's most exciting new comedy talents. In her brand new hour show 'Daisy Chain' she explores her hopeless attempts at do-gooding as well as her obsession with angry women, her hatred of Gordon Ramsay and why she now needs to make up for lost time. Daisy's desire to get everything right is matched only by her ability to get everything wrong. As seen on BBC Comedy Underground, Daisy Earl is a multi-award winning British Comedian. Daisy has performed at prestigious comedy venues across the UK. Daisy has also performed at The Edinburgh festival and Adelaide Festival and in ...


Eleanor Conway: Oversharing With Strangers

Eleanor Conway: Oversharing With Strangers

Comedy

Eleanor Conway: Oversharing With Strangers

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26, JUN 1-2 at 21:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £3
MAY 6, 13, 20, 27, JUN 3 at 22:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £3

With over 100 million views online for her off the cuff street interviews, join this award winning standup in an hours worth of improvised, unhinged crowd work. Never the same show twice. Oversharing guaranteed. Conway is an internationally touring comedian that does hilarious shows about sex, addiction and dating. She's sold out multiple Edinburgh Festival runs with self-produced shows Walk of Shame and You May Recognise Me From Tinder. You may also recognise her from The Guardian, Woman's Hour, Stylist, Grazia & BBC 4 Extra. "A champion for anyone that's chased orgasms" ★ ...


Farah Sharp & Sharon Wanjohi: Can (and will) Complain - Work In Progress

Farah Sharp & Sharon Wanjohi: Can (and will) Complain - Work In Progress

Comedy

Farah Sharp & Sharon Wanjohi: Can (and will) Complain - Work In Progress

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 7-8 at 17:45 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed
MAY 12 at 20:15 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Two comedians attempt to navigate the hell that is "existing" by performing an hour of fabulous stand up. Farah Sharp, a chaotic cat Mum with a concerning coffee habit, and Sharon Wanjohi, an energetic hot mess who collects notebooks she has no intention of using, bring you a slick work-in-progress show where they dismantle stereotypes, smash the patriarchy and become beacons of mental wellness. Or they may just talk about their exes, they haven't decided yet. Join them for a hilarious 60 minutes where they realise they can, and very much will, complain. Farah Sharp is a half English, hal...


Finlay & Joe: Perpetual Hype Machine

Finlay & Joe: Perpetual Hype Machine

Comedy

Finlay & Joe: Perpetual Hype Machine

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 13 at 14:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £8
MAY 17 at 21:30 (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)....


Fisherman Jon: What's on the end of my rod?

Fisherman Jon: What's on the end of my rod?

Comedy

Fisherman Jon: What's on the end of my rod?

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 20, JUN 3 at 17:45 (60 min) - PWYC

A drag, clown Odyssey. Stop trawling, this is the catch of the day. Fisherman Jon invites you to embark on an epic voyage of self discovery... and self love to find out what is truly on the end of his rod. "Fisherman Jon is an icon!" - Rikki Beadle Blair. "I kinda wanna shave you..." - Cassie Leon (CoCoa Butter Club) "The Drama; we were all on the ship together" - Wanda Whatever


Character created and performed by: Coral Bevan
Written by: Coral Bevan, Ricky Hunt and David Alwyn
Directed by: David Alwyn and Ricky Hunt
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It's a Boy?

It's a Boy?

Comedy

It's a Boy?

Comedy

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

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


Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 6, 13, 20, 27, JUN 3 at 20:15 (60 min) - Tickets from £7
MAY 6, 13, 20, 27, JUN 3 at 21:30 (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...


Leonard Feels The Heat

Leonard Feels The Heat

Comedy

Leonard Feels The Heat

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 10-11, 17-18 at 20:15 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Leonard Feels The Heat: a heart-warming, tastebud-tingling tale. “Leonard had always avoided chilli. In a Venn diagram of foodstuffs, he couldn’t see why the circles of flavour and self-harm would ever need to intersect.” Bored pensioner Leonard Cox, vows to spice up his life by entering a chilli-eating competition in his local village hall. The only problem is, the last time he ate a chilli was 40 years ago and it made him spectacularly ill. Will his secret training regime pay off? Or will Leonard’s family put a stop to it before his shot at glory? Fittingly, this show is being perfo...


Michael Fabbri

Michael Fabbri

Comedy

Michael Fabbri

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 7, 14, 21, JUN 4 at 21:30 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Stand-up comedy work in-progress show. Michael Fabbri has been a full-time Stand up for over 15 years. This Fringe, he’ll be delivering some of his favourite jokes and stories and road-testing some new ones....


Middle-aged madness.

Middle-aged madness.

Comedy

Middle-aged madness.

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 8, 15-16 at 21:30 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

The show offers three comedians, Simon Kelvick, Chris Blackburn, & Lance Carter, each offering a 15 minute set. Three middle-aged male comedians offer the perspective of broken men for your entertainment. Too old to be inexperienced, too young to be infirm; we see three individuals who have become the jokes they tell. Simon & Chris are Brighton based comedians who have developed their material on the local circuit. Epsom's Lance Carter has been performing comedy around London for two years. Lance runs the Basic Comedy website https://basic-comedy.com. The three of us will each offer...


Mudfish: WIP

Mudfish: WIP

Comedy

Mudfish: WIP

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 8, JUN 3 at 15:15 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed
JUN 4 at 14:00 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

This new Mudfish Work In Progress will showcase the ‘brilliant chemistry’ (Fringebiscuit) and ‘buoyant charisma’ (EdFringe Review) of Molly and Dan. They’ll bring ‘silly sketches galore’ (TheWeeReview) and a whole host of new characters to the Brighton Fringe. The show follows the lives of Molly and Dan, aka Mudfish, as they try to work out where it all went wrong. At the beginning of their new show, we learn that Molly and Dan are trying everything to make it in the industry, but which one they’re not sure. Because their sketch comedy careers aren’t going well, Dan is trying to poach a ne...


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 Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 5-8, 12-14, 19-21, 26-29, JUN 2-4 at 19:00 (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)...


Paul Merryck - Who Let Him In?

Paul Merryck - Who Let Him In?

Comedy

Paul Merryck - Who Let Him In?

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 26 at 22:45 (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. ...


Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Comedy

Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 20 at 15:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Doctor Who is 60. In its life, the programme has encountered many problems. Most of them were the fault of retired children's TV pioneer Peter Fleming. Warped telly nostalgia from award-winning character comedian and Blue Peter badge winner Tom Burgess (as seen on BBC Two and heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra). ★★★★ 'A comic love letter to a lost world of Reithian values' (Stewart Lee). 'Gorgeous writing and performance' (Metro). 'Wonderfully silly… realised with skill, fondness and detail' (Chortle). 'Like a lost Fast Show character' (Beyond the Joke). Best ...


Rhiannon Shaw: Wedding Night (WIP)

Rhiannon Shaw: Wedding Night (WIP)

Comedy

Rhiannon Shaw: Wedding Night (WIP)

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 27-29 at 14:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Hot off her appearance on the BBC New Comedy Awards 2022, Rhiannon Shaw brings her wickedly daring debut to the Brighton Fringe as a Work in Progress. A romp through the processes of planning a wedding at the ripe old age of 27, in Wedding Night Rhiannon interrogates life, death and what the f**k a wife is anyway. 'A cunning comic mind' - Chortle Rhiannon is a character comedian, stand-up and writer. In 2022 she won the David Nobbs Memorial Trust New Writing Award. She has written for Mock the Week, Have I Got News For You, Late Night Mash and more. Follow her @rhiannoneshaw. ...


Sex, Art and Art of Survival

Sex, Art and Art of Survival

Comedy

Sex, Art and Art of Survival

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 21 at 17:45 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £5
MAY 14 at 14:00 (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...


Stephen and Hamlet: Blind and Mad

Stephen and Hamlet: Blind and Mad

Comedy

Stephen and Hamlet: Blind and Mad

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 5, JUN 2 at 22:45 (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, ...


Talk Radio

Talk Radio

Cabaret

Talk Radio

Cabaret

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 27, 29 at 15:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5
MAY 28 at 21:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Don’t touch that dial, it’s time to tune into Talk Radio! Inspired by a vast library of tunes that have never existed before (and will never be heard again), DJs Bird and Tax Collector will find just the right songs for you, their live studio audience. This brand-new, highly interactive improvised musical show turns stories into songs and conversations into catharsis, based on everyone’s favorite road trip and insomnia companion: the late-night Talk Radio Show....


The Brighton Fridge Show

The Brighton Fridge Show

Spoken Word

The Brighton Fridge Show

Spoken Word

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 6-8 at 14:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets on sale soon
MAY 13-14 at 15:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets on sale soon

Come and hear from SMEG, the most poetic fridge on the fringe! 45 minutes of comedy, poetry and the best props you'll ever see in your life! What's in the fridge? Everyone wants to know. The steaks could not be higher.... ...


The Queen, Shakespeare and Me

The Queen, Shakespeare and Me

Comedy

The Queen, Shakespeare and Me

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 8, 13-14, 27-29 at 12:45 (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...


The Reluctant Teacher (Work-in-Progress)

The Reluctant Teacher (Work-in-Progress)

Comedy

The Reluctant Teacher (Work-in-Progress)

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 29-31, JUN 1 at 20:15 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Kevin Precious used to be a teacher. He enjoyed the teaching part; it was the stuff that goes with it that was a drag. So he left. A funny overview of the pitfalls and pratfalls that go with his former profession; with a bit of pedagogical stuff (ooh-er) thrown in for good measure. ‘Kevin’s stage charisma and poise set him head and shoulders above the previous acts' - The Times. 'Instantly recognisable stage presence and boundless wit' - Leicester Mercury. 'Delightfully funny and thought-provoking' - Arts in Leicestershire The show ought to appeal to both teachers and non-teachers alike, an...


The Ritual

The Ritual

Comedy

The Ritual

Comedy

The Walrus / Raised Room
JUN 2 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

Prepare yourselves! The Master (Steffen Hånes) arrives, together with his loyal servant Gregor (Gregory Lass) to conduct The Ritual. The Master will terrify you in extravagant yet charming ways as befits a vampire lord. Gregor lives to serve his master’s will in order to complete their fiendish spectacle. This is your invitation to revel in the company of vampires - do you dare to accept? We thirst for your company… ‘Highly Entertaining’ **** The Wee Review Audience Feedback, The Ritual 2019/21/22 “Spectacular” “I laughed from start to finish" “Like Fawlty Towers but with...


Viggo Venn: Clown (work in progress)

Viggo Venn: Clown (work in progress)

Cabaret

Viggo Venn: Clown (work in progress)

Cabaret

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 11 at 19:00 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed
MAY 19 at 22:45 (60 min) - FREE and unticketed

Viggo Venn is an award winning clown from Norway. WINNER: Best Comedy Brighton Fringe 2016 (Zach&Viggo) “Nordic Prince of Clowning” - The List In 2019 Viggo did a mime show “Viggo The Viking”, in 2022 he did a Stand up show “Viggo Venn: Club Comedian”… As a trained clown you often get the question “Do you have Big shoes and a squirty flower?” After growing tired of endlessly answering “No” to this question Viggo decided it is time to get some BIG shoes and a squirty flower. 2023: Finally it is time for the clown to do a clown show. Viggo Venn: Clown (work in progress) ...