The Walrus

Venue

The Walrus

Fringe Venue 518 - 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.


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Hideaway

101 Ways to Annoy your parents and other really old people!

101 Ways to Annoy your parents and other really old people!

Childrens

101 Ways to Annoy your parents and other really old people!

Childrens

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 23-31 at 15:15 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £7

Title says it all! *Evil laugh*. Don’t worry, I’ll also teach the parents how to annoy their kids as well. From multi award-winning kids comedian Matty Grey. Laugh your guts out of your butthole as he brings the chaos of his mind to the Brighton Fringe Festival. ‘Matty Grey is the master of children’s entertainment and he knocks it out of the park‘ ★★★★★ Advertiser, Adelaide ‘Matty Grey is loud, enthusiastic, and will (mildly) insult your children!’ ★★★★★ PlayAndGo.com.au Winner: Best Kids Show, Adelaide Fringe 2023....


199 Jokes Before Lunchtime: Danny Matinee

199 Jokes Before Lunchtime: Danny Matinee

Comedy

199 Jokes Before Lunchtime: Danny Matinee

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 2, 23 at 12:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £5

*Sell-out show at Edinburgh 2025!* *As featured in The Times and Telegraph's Best Jokes of Edinburgh Fringe 2024 & 2025!* An insect joke? Tick. A tartan joke? Check. Join Danny Matinee for at least another 197 one-liners, props, pictures, facts and more. "***** Finely crafted...slick wordplay...near-faultless timing" Edinburgh Reporter. "***** A brilliant way to set up your day" UK Theatre Web. Suitable for all ages, especially fans of Olaf Falafel, Milton Jones and Tim Vine. Includes a farmer joke that's corny, and an optician joke that's cornea....


A Letter To My Parents

A Letter To My Parents

Comedy

A Letter To My Parents

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 18-19 at 19:00 (60 min) - FREE
MAY 20, 26-27 at 21:30 (60 min) - FREE

In a deeply personal letter to his parents, Henning Nilsen (Norway) recounts his Edinburgh Fringe debut and the life choices that led up to leaving a safe Finance job to pursue his dream of becoming a standup comedian. Henning is a fast-rising award-winning standup comedian making waves in the UK. He's a viral sensation with over 100 million views and has in short time gained a large following through his dry humour videos. He regularly performs at the top comedy clubs in the UK and has headlined internationally in New York, Berlin, Paris, Oslo, Bangkok and Singapore. His first solo show ...


AcaKids

AcaKids

Childrens

AcaKids

Childrens

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 16 at 12:15 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8

Your children decide where the musical is set, what it's called and what happens, and we perform it completely a cappella! Improvise along with us as your cheers, applause and suggestions become part of the adventure. A once in a lifetime show - rapped, sung and improvised with beat-boxing, body percussion and the kind of dancing everyone can join in with! You've got this AcaKids! ...


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 / Hideaway
MAY 16 at 15:15 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8

Imagine a new kind of musical: beatboxers, rappers, actors, singers, dancers and body percussionists coming together completely a cappella to improvise a fresh, heart-warming show, that you’ll never forget. Every performance is unique. Acaprov take a location and title from the audience before spontaneously creating a non-stop musical that will make you laugh, cry, dance in your seat, and sing all the way home! Everything seen and heard is 100% invented in the moment and entirely from the minds, mouths and bodies of the performers - completely acappella. Joy - Heart - Harmony. Find...


Adam Vincent - Cigarettes & Regret Baby!

Adam Vincent - Cigarettes & Regret Baby!

Comedy

Adam Vincent - Cigarettes & Regret Baby!

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 14 at 20:15 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed

I talk about working two jobs, having teenagers who are richer than me, love, not being able to escape family & my bad back. I smile while talking about these things, I'm not a depressed arsehole. I just find the painful stuff funny. While I'm hardly old* If you want youthful energy or hot political takes, this isn't for you. If you shimmy when you sleep straight through I'm your man. *I did recently catch myself flossing with an eyebrow hair so make of that what you will. Nominated for Best Show at Buxton Fringe (2017) “Vincent is undeniably one of the more talented comedians I have ...


All-New Nik Coppin

All-New Nik Coppin

Comedy

All-New Nik Coppin

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 6, 13, 20, 27 at 20:15 (60 min) - Free ticketed

Nik Coppin returns after another year of globetrotting, with a fun show packed with jovial banter and interesting & inventive new material, and invites the audience to judge how good, bad or great it is.  "Fast and funny...The audience loved it...Sweetly, wildly hilarious" ★★★★ Rip It Up, Adelaide Fringe "Fun and amazing" ★★★★ Melbourne International Comedy Festival "He talks at 100mph and generates an irresistible atmosphere of good old-fashioned fun" www.chortle.co.uk, Edinburgh Fringe ...


Ask A Stripper: Pulling Back the G-String

Ask A Stripper: Pulling Back the G-String

Comedy

Ask A Stripper: Pulling Back the G-String

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 1-2, 8 at 22:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £15

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MAY 25 at 21:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £15

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Ask A Stripper is a comedy show like no other. Real life strippers reveal all in this fiercely feminist and riotously funny Q&A. Ever wanted to know what strippers eat for breakfast? How do they really spend their money? Ever dated a customer? Stacey Clare (author of "The Ethical Stripper") and Sabrina Jade (star of reality TV show "Slagwars") return to Brighton Fringe with their candid humour, razor sharp wit and iconic stage presence. No one does crowd-work like strippers can - from working long hours performing for boozed up punters, there is no heckle they can't shut down. Ask A Stripper l...


Barnish & Carmichael: No Idea

Barnish & Carmichael: No Idea

Comedy

Barnish & Carmichael: No Idea

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 24 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £8

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MAY 23 at 22:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £8

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Cult improv comedy duo Barnish & Carmichael take a one-word suggestion from the audience and improvise a longform story where the two performers play all the characters! Two men. One word. No Idea! 'The UK's answer to TJ and Dave' (Stuart Moses, The Improv London Podcast)....


Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy

Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy

Comedy

Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 2-4, 9-10, 16-17, 23-25, 30-31 at 16:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £5

Following sell-out performances at the Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringes, comes a show consisting of an MC and four of the best established and up-and-coming comedians at the Fringe. A show guaranteed to deliver a superb hour of fun and laughter. "The best thigh-slapping, cackling laugh of a time I’ve ever had ... something for everyone'"★★★★1/2 FringeFeed.com.au "Hilarious comics ... a solid comedy show well worth the ticket price"★★★★ FringeFeed.com.au "Fast and funny...The audience loved it...Sweetly, wildly hilarious" ★★&...


Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids

Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids

Childrens

Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids

Childrens

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 23-25, 30-31 at 14:00 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £5

A friendly fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children's and family-friendly performers from around the Fringe. An event 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) "Great show" (The Scotsman) "The kids had a great ...


Can we talk about this?: Work In Progress

Can we talk about this?: Work In Progress

Comedy

Can we talk about this?: Work In Progress

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 4, 10 at 20:15 (60 min) - PWYC
MAY 17 at 14:00 (60 min) - PWYC
MAY 30 at 12:30 (60 min) - PWYC

Now whether you're approaching, currently in your thirties or would like to reminisce about they way things were, this show is for you. And if you're really young and want a glimpse of what your future could entail if you don't eat all your veggies, this is also for you. Of course all manner of other topics will be discussed and they'll be so relatable. Like super relatable - almost like I have gained access to your private emails through an elaborate phishing scam. You'll be surprised by how many people's password is still ABC123! In today's world, it feels like there are so many things...


Comics Vs Kids

Comics Vs Kids

Childrens

Comics Vs Kids

Childrens

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 3-4, 24-25 at 12:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £5

Comics vs Kids returns with a show full of jokes, silliness, interaction and special guests. Have a laugh with the jovial, affable host and a selection of fringe comedians and maybe win some prizes in a quest to find out who is funnier and smarter, comedians or kids! An awesome time will be had by all. "An absolute joy of a show enjoyed by the entire room" ★★★★★ (LagoonFest) ...


Corbett and McKenna

Corbett and McKenna

Comedy

Corbett and McKenna

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 11-12 at 20:15 (60 min) - PWYC
MAY 13 at 21:30 (60 min) - PWYC

Two very funny Edinburgh comics ...... neither are Scottish ! 'Fantastic and terrifying' 'Unhinged and fabulous' Daily Mail 'Smashed it' Angel comedy 'Flawless' Edinburgh Laughter Bulletin...


Ed Mulvey: For Sale - Dead Dog Never Worn

Ed Mulvey: For Sale - Dead Dog Never Worn

Comedy

Ed Mulvey: For Sale - Dead Dog Never Worn

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 9, 16, 22, 30 at 22:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £5

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The shortest story ever told (1hr). His dog is for sale. And that's not all. Ed Mulvey delivers a double measure of grim hilarity with a chaser of unworn dog. A cry against help from the Elon Musk of emotions. After his imaginary dog died, Ed chose to exploit this for marketing purposes. Expect an exploration of ethical edge cases and sophisticated filth from a man who when in the gutter revolves to get a better view. Shortlisted for Best Newcomer Edinburgh Ish Awards 2025 Shortlisted for Best Newcomer British Comedy Guide 2025 Roast Battle UK Finalist 2023...


Halfway over the Hill: Stories from the over 40

Halfway over the Hill: Stories from the over 40

Comedy

Halfway over the Hill: Stories from the over 40

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 31 at 17:45 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed
MAY 4 at 14:00 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

Clive Copeman (BBC New Act competition runner-up) and Arna Spek (99 Comedy Club Female bursary Winner) are this year again teaming up with Michalle Paker (Go New York Finalist) for a show about mid life. These three stand-up comedians have all reached the delicate age of 40 (and above). They are in the middle of life, seeking propose and wisdom but mostly can’t remember what it is they wanted to find. Come and hear their unhinged stories from halfway over the hill, with no clear view of the top! "Easily the best show we saw at the fringe - we could have watched another hour!"...


Henry Ginsberg: Cuddle Slut

Henry Ginsberg: Cuddle Slut

Comedy

Henry Ginsberg: Cuddle Slut

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 7-8 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £5

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MAY 9 at 17:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £5

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Henry Ginsberg presents an hour of hilarious observations and personal revelations on the topics of sexuality, toxic masculinity and self-loathing. Also there’s jokes about spunk and stuff. 4 Stars - The Scotsman Longlist best show 2024 Edinburgh ISH awards....


I Think I'm Turning Japanese (I Really Think So, Not!)

I Think I'm Turning Japanese (I Really Think So, Not!)

Comedy

I Think I'm Turning Japanese (I Really Think So, Not!)

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 3 at 19:00 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £3
MAY 4, 24-25 at 17:45 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £3

Blending British wit with Japanese sensibility, I Think I’m Turning Japanese (I Really Think So, Not) is a smart, funny, and heartfelt look at life between cultures. After six years living in Japan — and twenty years of bilingual family chaos between Tokyo, Honolulu, and London — comedian Sam Joseph explores what happens when East meets West, manners meet madness, and love meets language barriers. Through sharp stand-up, hyper-verbosity and a smattering of DuoLingo, Sam unpacks marriage, miscommunication, and the myths of “becoming Japanese” with warmth and absurd humour. “Superb” – Pete...


Improv Wolves

Improv Wolves

Comedy

Improv Wolves

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 9-10 at 14:00 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8
MAY 8 at 19:00 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8

The fearless Improv Wolves create completely new comedy characters, scenes and stories on the spot from audience suggestions. Every show is different! We might see a film noir detective pastiche, hear surprising confessions from some of the most famous names in history or have the dubious honour of being present for the debut of a brand-new improvised song. Improv Wolves have appeared at venues around the UK including Bath Fringe Festival, Birmingham Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Leicester Comedy Festival, Beardy Folk Festival and Guildford Fringe Festival....


Irish Jokers

Irish Jokers

Comedy

Irish Jokers

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 9 at 12:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £10

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MAY 10 at 17:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £10

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Irish Jokers is a fun packed hour filled with some of the best comedians at the fringe. A lovely mix of seasoned professionals and up and coming acts, all doing short sets and bringing you they're best material. You can expect a fun hour filled with huge laughs. If they're Irish and they're funny, they'll be here....


Jade Gebbie: The People Pleaser

Jade Gebbie: The People Pleaser

Comedy

Jade Gebbie: The People Pleaser

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 15, 22 at 20:15 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £4

Jade Gebbie (writer for The News Quiz, The Now Show and more) has always been a people pleaser, but now that she’s hit her mid-thirties, she’s delving into how it’s held her back, annoyed her loved ones and why overthinking fictional scenarios isn’t a reasonable excuse for missing a work meeting. Come along to this debut from Jade for fun, laughter and a bit of anxiety... after all, she is a millennial....


Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 19:00 (60 min) - Tickets £7-£10
MAY 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 20:15 (60 min) - Tickets £7-£10

"The Pick of the Fringe" returns to Brighton - an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at the 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, selected from shows all around the Fringe - every single night of the Fringe! There's something for everyone - 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...


Love Child (WIP)

Love Child (WIP)

Comedy

Love Child (WIP)

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 14 at 19:00 (60 min) - PAID
MAY 17 at 12:30 (60 min) - PAID

Kemah's been thinking about her inheritance. Not about money passed down, because there's none of that, but everything else her genes are riddled with. Her last show was chosen as one of the Guardian’s Top 10 Comedy Shows of 2024. Come watch her try to do it again. Kemah Bob is a London based Texas native seen on Richard Osman’s House of Games, Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club, PLS Like, Fully Blown and Guessable. ‘Bob is a is a great storyteller’ ★★★★ Arts Desk ‘Chest-achingly funny… an exciting glimpse into the future of stand-up, with Kemah Bob at the helm’ a...


Mark Row: A Class Act

Mark Row: A Class Act

Comedy

Mark Row: A Class Act

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 2-4, 9-10 at 15:15 (60 min) - Free ticketed

Teacher turned comedian Mark Row has had enough of the endless carousel of uninspiring lessons, inane questions and kids with attitudes that stink worse than their PE kits. But will a new life in the limelight prove to be any better? Bringing together the best bits from his two previous shows 'A* in the Making' and 'Don't You Know Who I Am?' this show demonstrates why Mark Row doesn't need to stay in the classroom to prove that he's a class act! You really need to give up teaching and focus on the comedy - Joe Pasquale You really need to give up comedy and focus on the teaching - OFSTED^...


Nick Elleray: ToxNick Masculinity

Nick Elleray: ToxNick Masculinity

Comedy

Nick Elleray: ToxNick Masculinity

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 14, 21 at 21:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8
MAY 28-29 at 20:15 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8

'Life-affirming', 'wildly physical' and 'apt to induce wonder in the viewer': these are all phrases Nick Elleray has used to describe Cirque de Soleil. Since exploding onto the London comedy scene in the first part of the second decade of the first century of the current millennium, Nick has been seen as a comedian's comedian, a niece's uncle and a landlord's tenant. Many attempt to follow the path he has trod. Most of them succeed (it's actually quite a well-trodden path with clear signs and good facilities). But all agree that the real Nick Elleray experience can't be appreciated without ...


One's Clean, One's Not

One's Clean, One's Not

Comedy

One's Clean, One's Not

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 7, 13, 17 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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MAY 16 at 14:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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Callum Mackenzie is a clean comic. Vinny Shiu is not. This show is both of them, back to back. Two of London's top up-and-coming comedians bring their contrasting styles to the stage. 'One's Clean, One's Not', offers something for every comedy palate. Moving from innocent to indecent, over the course of one hilarious hour. ...


Other

Other

Comedy

Other

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 1 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £5

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MAY 2-3 at 17:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £5

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‘Other’ is a 2-person stand-up show about the experiences of being different, trying or pretending to fit in, and learning how to embrace your otherness. Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? Do you know just enough football lingo to get by at work? Do you find yourself quietly nodding along during group conversations about Love Island instead of being able to join in? Do you not understand, nor care, about social media trends? We get you. If you feel like an ‘other’ in your own way(s), this show is for you! Rohan and Mani explore the challenges and triumphs of not fitting in - from fin...


RPJ: Role Playing James

RPJ: Role Playing James

Comedy

RPJ: Role Playing James

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 23, 30 at 17:45 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed
MAY 24, 27 at 19:00 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed

Professional Games Master and comedian James Bennison invites YOU to enter a magical world of his creation in which, using the power of imagination, you will be able to fight large fire-breathing lizards in subterranean lairs, but which, for legal reasons, is completely different from any other popular role-playing game you may have heard of. Three members of the audience will need to use all their brain power and creativity to embark on a magical quest and save the day, as well as rolling gigantic twenty sided dice in the hopes the number will be high enough to guarantee success. Will y...


Rules Schmules - How To Be Jew-ISH

Rules Schmules - How To Be Jew-ISH

Music

Rules Schmules - How To Be Jew-ISH

Music

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 5-6 at 19:00 (60 min) - Tickets available soon

Suzie Depreli – not a typically Jewish name, is it? – brings you one woman's passive aggressive mission to educate the world about what it means to have an orthodox family that ate sausages, an Asian Catholic husband that uses more Yiddish words than her Nana, and celebrate Passover without believing in God. And that this is all ok! With original songs performed live and anecdotes that will have Jewish and gentile audiences alike feeling like they were present for it all, this is how to be Jew-ish in Britain today. Debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023 at the Hill St Theatre to glowing...


Sam Coade: Control Freak (WIP)

Sam Coade: Control Freak (WIP)

Comedy

Sam Coade: Control Freak (WIP)

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 17 at 15:15 (60 min) - PWYC
MAY 19, 25 at 20:15 (60 min) - PWYC

Sam Coade (BBC Radio 4, BBC Scotland) brings a work-in-progress version of his debut solo show to Brighton Fringe. Join him as he explores jazz, community, and what it means to be in the moment in this offbeat show. 20 million views online. Pleasance Reserve Nominee Winner: Best New Act Runner Up: West End New Act ‘Fantastic’ Evening Standard ‘You v v funny’ Sam Campbell ‘One of the best acts I've seen recently’ Rich Wilson...


Samantha Day: The Great British Menu (of Petty Complaints)

Samantha Day: The Great British Menu (of Petty Complaints)

Comedy

Samantha Day: The Great British Menu (of Petty Complaints)

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 21 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £10

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It's always Whine O'Clock in Britain. The weather is too hot. Or too cold or too rainy. Sometimes it gets so bad that we have to go on holiday to complain about another country. And the people in Britain are awful. Driving too slowly, making grammatical errors and joking about the wrong things. ​ Samantha Day is back - with a new comedy game show that treats Britain's most trivial problems with the seriousness that they deserve. Britain has never been so divided. And this show could definitely make it worse. “Just brilliant“ – Arthur Smith "Her confidence, delivery, m...


Shaggers

Shaggers

Comedy

Shaggers

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 1-3, 8-9, 15-16, 22-24, 29-30 at 21:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £5

The popular worldwide show returns to Brighton with a revolving line-up of hilarious comedians of all varieties with their best material based around sex and relationships. ★★★★★ "The perfect way to close a night at the festival" Funny Tonne, Melbourne ★★★★★"A tour de force of laughter-filled mischievous comedy" Arts In Leicestershire ★★★★★ "Excellent" edfringe.com ★★★★★ "Some well-picked mischievous unburdened comedy" Voice Magazine, Brighton Fringe ★ ...


Snails Of The Unexpected

Snails Of The Unexpected

Comedy

Snails Of The Unexpected

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 28-29 at 19:00 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8

Chaos Theory have been performing sketch and character comedy for several successful years. The group consists of performer/writers Mykila Durkan, Maria Beadell, Yasser Kayani and Bruce Williams and director/writer Stephen Dinsdale. Between them they have played a puddle in an advert, stripped naked for Danish TV, been the face of British Gas in the Olympics, worked with David Icke, worked with Dario Fo and written for BBC Films, BBC TV, ITV, BBC Radio Four, and London's West End. The performers are all experienced stand up comedians in their own right and perform together as Chaos Theory. The...


Strippers Advice Bureau

Strippers Advice Bureau

Comedy

Strippers Advice Bureau

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 4, 10, 25, 31 at 19:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £15

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Do you have a problem? Struggling to know where to turn? Bring your dilemmas to this comedy show, where real life strippers hold space, listen carefully and offer free, non-judgemental life advice to all. Stacey Clare (creator of hit Fringe show "Ask A Stripper", author of "The Ethical Stripper" and cast member of "The Illicit Thrill") and friends are on a new mission to bring empathy, compassion and understanding out of the strip club and onto the stage. These unshockable, hardened and world-weary women have been giving free therapy to men in strip clubs for years, so what better way to share...


Stuart Thomas: Bad Fatty (Work in Progress)

Stuart Thomas: Bad Fatty (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Stuart Thomas: Bad Fatty (Work in Progress)

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 2-3 at 14:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £5

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MAY 1 at 20:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £5

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Stuart Thomas delivers a sharp, unapologetic standup show with "Bad Fatty," diving into life as a fat Welshman. Raised on a sheep farm in Wales, Stuart blends his working-class roots with a modern, no-nonsense take on body positivity. He grabs diet culture by the scruff of the neck, calling out society's absurd expectations of fat people while hilariously jabbing at our thin-obsessed world. Stuart doesn’t just talk about being fat—he owns it, celebrating the freedom of rejecting conformity. Bisexual and candid about mental health, he explores the intersections of sexuality, body image, and ...


Tez Ilyas: Work in Progress

Tez Ilyas: Work in Progress

Comedy

Tez Ilyas: Work in Progress

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 16-17 at 17:45 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £12
MAY 15 at 19:00 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £12

★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★ The Times ★★★★ The Telegraph One of the most most celebrated stars in British comedy is back with his brand new work in progress hour. As seen on: Live at The Apollo (BBC Two), The Last Leg (C4), Mock the Week (BBC Two), Comedians Giving Lectures (Dave), Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (Dave), Comic Relief’s Big Night In (BBC One), Live from the BBC (BBC Two), The Chris Ramsey Show (Comedy Central), Live from the Comedy Store (Comedy Central) ‘Radiantly entertaining' - The Times -Presented ...


The Pun Liner Show

The Pun Liner Show

Comedy

The Pun Liner Show

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 27-28 at 12:30 (60 min) - PWYC
MAY 27-28 at 14:00 (60 min) - PWYC

THIS WILL BE UPDATED IN DUE COURSE - for now I want to get the application in before the Fringe Early Bird. A heady mix of comedy, humour, poems, song, jokes, gags, lyrics and wordplay. Served as smooth as you like, provided you don’t like it that smooth. Family friendly. Rude people unfriendly. Age 12+. 'Levity is the soul of Brit' (Shakespeare)....


The SMALL Stuff (working title)

The SMALL Stuff (working title)

Comedy

The SMALL Stuff (working title)

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 28 at 21:30 (60 min) - Tickets available soon

Daniel dissects the minutiae of everyday life. Whether it’s the perils of exchanging pleasantries with an eager-to-SMALL talk new neighbour in the communal hallway of his building, or deciding from the age of eight he couldn’t dance and would need to build a life without dancing, because even if he’d had the required rhythm, the range of extrovert facial expressions and gestures needed to sync with the actual dance moves were beyond him. OR the etiquette of chitchat at the urinal of an adult learning centre if you haven't yet even spoken to a classmate in your evening class who, having posi...


The Vampire Run

The Vampire Run

Comedy

The Vampire Run

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 22 at 19:00 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £5
MAY 3 at 20:15 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £5
MAY 7 at 21:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £5

A dark and stormy night. A vampire’s castle outlined by lightning. An hour to find and kill the dreaded fiend... And one idiot trying to manage the escalating chaos. Join a fast-paced, hilariously deadly choose-your-own adventure where three players at a time must decide how to approach a variety of obstacles to reach the vampire’s chamber. BUT one of the players is evil and the audience must decide who before it’s too late. This is the debut solo show from award winning writer and performer Jonathan Laury (Best Comedy, Unrestricted View Film Festival 2019). Think something like Knightma...


Wheel of Failure

Wheel of Failure

Theatre

Wheel of Failure

Theatre

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 17 at 20:15 (60 min) - Tickets available soon

A washed-up game-show host’s big break died in a lawsuit, his wife left, his kids hate him, and now he’s clinging to one last shot at redemption. With only his ten-year-old indentured sidekick, Orphan, and a cardboard cutout of his ex-wife, he runs a disastrously homemade game show featuring gems like Whose Drink Is Mine and Wheel of Shit From My House. Created by real-life father/son duo William and Jimmy Kontos, it’s an interactive comedy where no matter how many points you score… it still all adds up to failure. ...


Who The F*&$% is Madeleine?

Who The F*&$% is Madeleine?

Comedy

Who The F*&$% is Madeleine?

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 26 at 20:15 (60 min) - Tickets available soon

'Who the F*$% is Madeleine? Madeleine Munford is an anxiety-riddled, bisexual New Yorker who is a libra rising and possibly the reincarnation of Princess Diana. Join her as she recounts her misadventures living with an ex-situationship, having a threesome from Beetlejuice, and navigating the battle between choosing herself all over again or staying toxic. This is also a love letter to the gays and girlies, for their supportive voice notes, loud karaoke sessions, and endless live music gig adventures. Madeleine Munford is a stand-up comedian and actress originally from New York, who is curre...


WORM

WORM

Comedy

WORM

Comedy

The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 20-21 at 19:00 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £6.50

Sophie always thought she was just a girl, living her best life. But recently has come to realise that she might be more of a worry worm than a glass half full kinda gal. In this comedy show, see what’s been on her mind lately and maybe she can ease your worries too - relationship woes? Housemate eating all your cheese again? Just come along, pop your problem in the worry worm bucket and have a few laughs....


Tusk Club

AcaKids

AcaKids

Childrens

AcaKids

Childrens

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 17 at 14:45 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8

Your children decide where the musical is set, what it's called and what happens, and we perform it completely a cappella! Improvise along with us as your cheers, applause and suggestions become part of the adventure. A once in a lifetime show - rapped, sung and improvised with beat-boxing, body percussion and the kind of dancing everyone can join in with! You've got this AcaKids! ...


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 / Tusk Club
MAY 15, 17 at 18:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8

Imagine a new kind of musical: beatboxers, rappers, actors, singers, dancers and body percussionists coming together completely a cappella to improvise a fresh, heart-warming show, that you’ll never forget. Every performance is unique. Acaprov take a location and title from the audience before spontaneously creating a non-stop musical that will make you laugh, cry, dance in your seat, and sing all the way home! Everything seen and heard is 100% invented in the moment and entirely from the minds, mouths and bodies of the performers - completely acappella. Joy - Heart - Harmony. Find...


Burlesque at Bedtime

Burlesque at Bedtime

Cabaret

Burlesque at Bedtime

Cabaret

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 3-7 at 21:15 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8.50

Burlesque at bedtime is a Cabaret show for lovers of narrative. Here at the library let us tease you with a tale, seduce you with a story, excite you with an encyclopaedia and arouse you with an anthology, let us be your book under the duvet. Warning you may learn something........ and I promise it will not be useful..... Past highlights include the Vatican being more witchy than witches, everything you needed to know about worms and why maps lie....... Not to be missed, all tales welcome...


Callum Mackenzie Does Clean Comedy

Callum Mackenzie Does Clean Comedy

Comedy

Callum Mackenzie Does Clean Comedy

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 10, 17, 24 at 17:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

Book a PWYW Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

It's stand-up without the sweary bits. Think 'Dry-Bar Comedy', or Friday night on Radio 4. Callum Mackenzie presents a joke-heavy, club-style set of pure, wholehearted, laugh-constant happiness that you can listen to while sitting next to your nan. ...


CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation

CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation

Comedy

CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 10, 24 at 18:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £10

No one knows who the killer is, not even the cast! Following multiple five-star sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation returns with another rip-roaring crime comedy made up entirely on the spot. Who? What? How? The choice is yours in this fully-improvised, witty and absurd murder mystery where the audience creates the crime.  Solving made up crimes for over 10 hilarious years!  WINNER: Colchester Fringe 2024: ‘The Comedy Award’ 
WINNER: Leicester Comedy Festival 2023:  ‘Best Improvisation’ Award  "Quick thinking & fast paced. A specta...


Dan Evans and Michael Fabbri: TOO LITTLE TOO LATE

Dan Evans and Michael Fabbri: TOO LITTLE TOO LATE

Comedy

Dan Evans and Michael Fabbri: TOO LITTLE TOO LATE

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 3-4, 25, 31 at 17:15 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £6

An hour of new stand up comedy from two of the comedy circuit’s most gnarled and arthritic old hands....


ExtraOrdinary

ExtraOrdinary

Theatre

ExtraOrdinary

Theatre

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 8 at 18:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8
MAY 28 at 21:15 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8

Can you ever be Extra if you've only ever been Ordinary? What happens when you've been quiet for so long that you don't even know what your real voice sounds like? Elaine has spent too long being seen and not heard, and sometimes barely that. We meet Elaine stuck in a rut of a toxic relationship, and losing herself in the noise of the world around her. Straight-laced and a sucker for rules, she yearns for something more. Find out what happens when she meets the effervescent Clementine. Can she break familial cycles and ensure she finds her own voice? **Trigger Warnings** menti...


Get Your Geek On

Get Your Geek On

Comedy

Get Your Geek On

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 10, 17 at 13:30 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed

Join geek gal Juliette Burton and her nerdiest comedian friends to celebrate all nerd culture has to offer. From video games to table top games, LPs to larping, film franchises to fantasy novels, comic books to cosplay – we’ve got your fandom covered! Geek out with the coolest comedians (who were all probably bullied at school). Embrace your geekside and unleash your inner nerd. Delight in the dorkiest of dweebs and the funniest fanatics around. Join your host and uber-nerd Juliette Burton, whose fandoms include comic books and video games, with her geekiest friends for a fun-filled fanatical ...


Home for Boys

Home for Boys

Theatre

Home for Boys

Theatre

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 3-4 at 12:15 (60 min) - Tickets available soon
MAY 3 at 13:30 (60 min) - Tickets available soon
MAY 4 at 14:45 (60 min) - Tickets available soon

Canadian author Robin Taylor Wright has teamed up with Birmingham artists to create a 'translated' piece about young boys growing up in the 'system' in 1996. Randall and PJ enjoy a steady relationship, despite the power imbalance, until newcomer Casey changes the dynamic. PJ looks up to Casey, but Randall is instantly jealous. With PJ's birthday looming, the young men reconcile their own reasons for being there, as well as learn to live in a 'forced brotherhood' situation. ...


Kev Mud - Book

Kev Mud - Book

Comedy

Kev Mud - Book

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 1 at 18:30 (60 min) - PWYC

Kev Mud's been given a self help book. "How To Be Famous These Days". He gives it a go and it's funny. Which is lucky really. Paul Foot - "Kev Mud is the gonorrhoea of comedy. He has PRogressed very quickly." The Alexei Sayle Podcast - "A f*cking good comedian!" The Guardian - "A breakthrough success!" ...


Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 1, 3-8, 10-12, 14-15, 17-22, 24-26, 28-29, 31 at 20:00 (60 min) - Tickets £7-£10

"The Pick of the Fringe" returns to Brighton - an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at the 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, selected from shows all around the Fringe - every single night of the Fringe! There's something for everyone - 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...


LOLyamorous - A Live Speed-Dating Show

LOLyamorous - A Live Speed-Dating Show

Cabaret

LOLyamorous - A Live Speed-Dating Show

Cabaret

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 20-21 at 21:15 (60 min) - Tickets available soon

Sick of swiping? Channel 4’s First Dates meets comedy talk show in this hilarious and unpredictable night of on-stage speed dating. Simply put your name down for the chance to enjoy a one-minute date on stage with a mystery match from the audience (or just watch from the crowd). When time’s up we throw to our panel including a dating expert and comedians – to chat about your love lives, how the date went and if we all hear wedding bells. Participation is voluntary. All relationship statuses, orientations and genders welcome!...


Mr Sleepybum's Dream Machine

Mr Sleepybum's Dream Machine

Childrens

Mr Sleepybum's Dream Machine

Childrens

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 10, 17 at 12:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want tickets from £8

Book a PWYW Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

Mr Sleepybum is sad. He can’t dream. To solve this problem, he invents a machine that magically brings dreams to life, featuring dinosaurs, robots, car chases, the world's largest blanket, and much more! This award-winning interactive show is filled with sketches, slapstick, and silliness, ensuring maximum fun for the whole family. Suitable 3 – 8. Mr Sleepybum is a critically acclaimed kids comedy show created by character comedian Jody Kamali. Mr Sleepybum burst onto the scene in 2023 with a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe. He has since toured the UK, appearing at theatres and festiv...


Natter

Natter

Theatre

Natter

Theatre

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 11-12, 14 at 18:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £10

Natter is an award-winning comedy set in 1980s Salford - following the trials and tribulations of Helen and Linda, two "old women" who spend their time grappling with useless husbands, a homosexual son and, most importantly, what's on telly! (* Helen & Linda may, or may not, be played by two gay men in frocks!) Winning Best Comedy at Manchester Fringe 2024. Natter is written by, and stars, award-winning artist, Joe Henry-Evans (Best Newcomer, Manchester Fringe 2021) alongside John Thacker, and directed by Qweerdog's artistic director, Stewart Campbell (Canal Street Lonely Hearts Club, Hope...


RPJ: Role Playing James

RPJ: Role Playing James

Comedy

RPJ: Role Playing James

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 18-22, 25-26, 28-29, 31 at 18:30 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed

Professional Games Master and comedian James Bennison invites YOU to enter a magical world of his creation in which, using the power of imagination, you will be able to fight large fire-breathing lizards in subterranean lairs, but which, for legal reasons, is completely different from any other popular role-playing game you may have heard of. Three members of the audience will need to use all their brain power and creativity to embark on a magical quest and save the day, as well as rolling gigantic twenty sided dice in the hopes the number will be high enough to guarantee success. Will y...


Skysteamer to Athens: Steampunk Storytelling Extravaganza

Skysteamer to Athens: Steampunk Storytelling Extravaganza

Spoken Word

Skysteamer to Athens: Steampunk Storytelling Extravaganza

Spoken Word

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 3 at 16:00 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £4

All aboard - the skysteamer is about to depart! Join C.J. Carter-Stephenson as he brings his steampunk novelette SKYSTEAMER TO ATHENS vividly to life. See a model airship soar over your head and meet a talking automaton puppet in this thrilling reader's theatre performance. A lavish sensory experience, which will transport you back to a fictionalised version of the 19th Century, where top hats and corsets are the height of fashion and the wonder of steam is transforming the world. Cast off your mooring ropes and prepare to soar into the clouds....


Spalien Acecraft: Speaningless Moonerisms

Spalien Acecraft: Speaningless Moonerisms

Music

Spalien Acecraft: Speaningless Moonerisms

Music

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 3 at 14:45 (60 min) - Tickets available soon
MAY 4, 17 at 16:00 (60 min) - Tickets available soon

(This is hastily written and I know it's too short - will rewrite) After a decade touring the solar system with their otherworldly brand of playground pop for grown-up extraterrestrials, righton band Spalien Acecraft touch back down on Planet Earth to bring you all their hot hits, not hits and new bits....


The Double G Comedy Rodeo

The Double G Comedy Rodeo

Cabaret

The Double G Comedy Rodeo

Cabaret

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 3-7 at 18:30 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £5

The Double G Comedy Rodeo is not your typical comedy night; it’s a full-throttle ride into the wild side of stand-up. A mash-up of chaos, charisma, and killer comedy, the Rodeo takes everything you think you know about a comedy show and gleefully turns it on its head. It’s in-your-face, up-close comedy that doesn’t just break the fourth wall; it invites the audience right through it. Expect fast laughs, fearless performances, and a show that feels as unpredictable as it is unforgettable. The Rodeo thrives on spontaneity; comics bounce off the crowd, moments spiral into mayhem, and somehow, ...


The Secret Society

The Secret Society

Comedy

The Secret Society

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 10, 24 at 16:00 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £8

(An Immersive Comedy Experience) Step into the world of a very serious, very secret, very important secret society. As a member of the society, you are privy to astonishing secrets and command powers beyond all imagination. But as you enter the chambers for the weekly meeting, all is not as it seems. mysteries unravel, rifts form, and the wrong choice could mean the end of the society itself. So you’d better make the right decision...no pressure!...


Who Killed the Plot

Who Killed the Plot

Comedy

Who Killed the Plot

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 14 at 21:15 (60 min) - PAID
MAY 4 at 13:30 (60 min) - PAID
MAY 24 at 14:45 (60 min) - PAID

A completely improvised murder mystery, mixing the long form narrative with short form games. Expect dodgy accents, on-the-spot plot twists, and no script whatsoever! Just pure, chaotic, improvised comedy. Whodunnit? Well, we don't know - come along and help us figure it out! Reviews: Great show, great energy, so funny and a top effort from all involved! - 5* Hilarious. Such talented performers and audience interactions. A great night out! - 5*...


Who Wrote This?

Who Wrote This?

Comedy

Who Wrote This?

Comedy

The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 10, 17, 24 at 21:15 (60 min) - Paid tickets from £10

After a whirlwind tour of six Fringe festivals and eleven shows, 'Who Wrote This?' returns! Expect one hour of unpredictable, fully improvised comedy where your suggestions shape every scene and anything can happen. Audiences last year called it "hilarious, high-energy and brilliantly unpredictable" - and with every performance made up on the spot, no two shows are ever the same. Come be part of the chaos and help create a show that will only happen once. Don't miss out!...