Brighton What's On Guide

Music, clubs, theatre, comedy, film, pubs, folk, yoga & everything else.

Ahir Shah: Duffer @ The Old Market

Arthur Smith: At your service @ Ropetackle Arts Centre

Beginners Stand up Comedy Course @ The Windmill Pub

Bent Double @ Komedia

Chloe Petts: Alpha (WIP) @ Junkyard Dogs

Chortle Award Winning: GOAT Comedy @ The Southern Belle

Come Together: An International Womens Day Extravaganza @ Sallis Benney Theatre

Comic Boom @ Komedia

Crusade (WIP) @ Junkyard Dogs

Everybody be Cool, This is a Comedy @ Junkyard Dogs

Fannytasticals and their Fellowpian Friends @ Komedia

Funny Fursday on a MONDAY! @ Hotel Pelirocco

Funny Fursday, so funny we're doing it TWICE this month! @ Hotel Pelirocco

George Sawyer: True. Mostly. @ Junkyard Dogs

Glenn Wool: Wool's Gold II (The Iron Pirate) @ Komedia

Ha Ha Time Tour @ Komedia

Henry Paker: Man Alive / UK Tour 2019 @ Ropetackle Arts Centre

Ivo Graham: Motion Sickness @ Ropetackle Arts Centre

Jazz Breakfast with Mike Hatchard @ Ropetackle Arts Centre

Jessie Cave: Sunrise @ The Old Market

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Victim Complex @ The Old Market

Krater Comedy Club @ Komedia

Laugh Shack Open Mic with Barry Ferns @ Komedia Studio Bar

LOLLER - Live comedy at Holler Brewery @ Holler Brewery & Taproom

Mammy's Boys Dinner Show - Jurys Inn Brighton 11th May @ Jury Inn Hotel

Mark Thomas: Check Up - Our NHS @ 70 @ The Old Market

Mocking Birds @ Junkyard Dogs

Olga Koch: If/Then (WIP) @ Junkyard Dogs

On The Edge Comedy w/ Esther Manito @ Caroline of Brunswick

On The Edge Comedy w/ Josh Dillon @ Caroline of Brunswick

On The Edge Comedy w/ Maisie Adam @ Caroline of Brunswick

On The Edge Comedy w/ Sarah Iles @ Caroline of Brunswick

Perplexed @ Junkyard Dogs

Presenting Miss Micky Overman (WIP) @ Junkyard Dogs

Putting it Back Together @ Junkyard Dogs

Rachel Parris: It's Fun To Pretend @ The Old Market

Rob Auton: The Talk Show @ The Old Market

Secret Comedy Club @ Artista Cafe and Gallery

Secret Comedy Club Pro Night @ Artista Cafe and Gallery

Simon Munnery: The Wreath @ The Old Market

Suzi Ruffell – Nocturnal @ Ropetackle Arts Centre

The Maydays Confessions @ Komedia

The Maydays present: Happily Never After at Brighton Fringe 2019 @ The Warren

The Maydays presents: The Fringe Show @ Komedia

The Maydays Tonight’s Top Story @ Komedia

The Noise Next Door Remix @ Ropetackle Arts Centre

The Treason Show: April 2019 @ Ropetackle Arts Centre

Tony Law: A Lost Show @ The Old Market

Comedy

Comedy Sat 23 Feb 7:30pm

Come Together: An International Womens Day Extravaganza

@ Sallis Benney Theatre
Admn: £10/£7.50

Come Together with BWC for an evening of comedy, entertainment and celebration at our annual International Women’s Day Extravaganza!

Saturday 23rd Feb / 7.30pm / Sallis Benney, Brighton

Comedy sets from:
- Ginnia Cheng
- Sami Stone
- Ali McFarlan
- Katherine Atkinson
- Bryony No

Special guests:
- Sophie Brown
- Miss Disney

Hosted by: Charmaine Davies

Tickets £10-£7.50. All proceeds will go towards Brighton Women’s Centre.

Ticket link here: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/461218

Sallis Benney Theatre - Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 0JY
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Comedy Sat 2 Feb Doors 6pm Every Saturday until Sat 23 Feb

Krater Comedy Club

@ Komedia
Admn: SHOW ONLY £26

Sat early 2 Feb – Mark Nelson, ONE ACT TBC, Carl Donnelly, MC Andy Robinson

Sat early 9 Feb - Damian Clark, Jake Lambert (7PM SHOW ONLY), Charlie Baker, MC Stephen Grant

Sat early 16 Feb - Tanyalee Davis, Ed Patrick (7PM SHOW ONLY), Ben Norris, MC TBC

Sat early 23 Feb - Emmanuel Sonubi, Mark Simmons (7PM SHOW ONLY), Ian Stone, MC Stephen Grant

SHOW ONLY £26, MEAL DEAL (SHOW + MAIN) £36, MEAL DEAL PLUS+ (SHOW + MAIN + SIDE OR DESSERT) £39.50

Komedia - Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN
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Comedy Sat 2 Feb DOORS OPEN 10PM Every Saturday until Sat 23 Feb

Krater Comedy Club

@ Komedia

Sat late 2 Feb - Mark Nelson, Carl Donnelly, MC Andy Robinson

Sat late 9 Feb - Damian Clark, Charlie Baker, MC Stephen Grant

Sat late 16 Feb - Tanyalee Davis, Ben Norris, MC TBC

Sat late 23 Feb - Emmanuel Sonubi, Ian Stone, MC Stephen Grant

SHOW ONLY: £15 / £10 CONC, £5 NUS/UNDER 26, SIDE SAVER (SHOW + 3 SIDES) £26.50

Komedia - Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN
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Comedy Sun 3 Feb Doors 7pm 0 until Sun 24 Feb

Krater Comedy Club

@ Komedia
Admn: SHOW ONLY £13

Sun 10 Feb - Damian Clark, TWO MORE ACTS TBC, Charlie Baker, MC Stephen Grant

Sun 17 Feb - Paul F Taylor, TWO MORE ACTS TBC, Ben Norris, MC Stephen Grant

Sun 24 Feb - Ian Stone, TWO MORE ACTS TBC, Emmanuel Sonubi, MC Stephen Grant

SHOW ONLY: £13/£10 CONC, £5 NUS/UNDER 26, MEAL DEAL (SHOW + MAIN) £24

Komedia - Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN
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Comedy Tue 26 Feb 7:30pm until Wed 27 Feb

Jessie Cave: Sunrise

@ The Old Market
Admn: £14 (£10 conc.)

Dating again after a complex break up, Jessie is trying to get her personal life in order - before her kids wake up.

Named as one of the Top 10 Comedy Shows of 2018 by The Guardian, Cave now takes her critically acclaimed blend of confessional comedy and DIY performance art out on tour.

★★★★★ - “This is an exquisite show from one of the more creative minds in comedy today”
Scotsman

★★★★ - “A dazzling display of soul-searching comedy”
Guardian

★★★★ - “Unstoppably amusing as well as compellingly complex”
Times

The Old Market - BN3 1AS
t: 01273 201 801 | Website

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Comedy Thu 28 Feb 8pm

Ahir Shah: Duffer

@ The Old Market
Admn: £14 (£10 conc.)

A brand new stand-up show from the two time Edinburgh Comedy Awards nominee Ahir Shah. A show about life and what comes after, death and what comes before, and Bohemian Rhapsody.

Duffer comes to TOM fresh from a critically acclaimed sell-out run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it earned Shah his second nomination in a row for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

★★★★★ - “Intricately crafted, profoundly moving, howlingly funny”
Telegraph

★★★★★ - “If this isn’t award-winning material, I don’t know what is”
EdFest Magazine

The Old Market - BN3 1AS
t: 01273 201 801 | Website

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Comedy Thu 28 Feb Doors 6:30pm

Comic Boom

@ Komedia
Admn: £10/£8 CONC/£5 NUS

One of our fantastic MCs hosts a friendly, fast-paced, quality night featuring a top headline comic and “catch ’em while you can” rising stars. With headliner Rosie Jones. 16+

Komedia - Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN
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Comedy Thu 28 Feb Doors 19:30

Glenn Wool: Wool's Gold II (The Iron Pirate)

@ Komedia
Admn: £14

Award-winning comedian and new dad Glenn Wool delves into the archives to see how far he’s come in twenty five years. Does he still agree with himself, or has he finally grown up?

Comfortably in his forties, award-winning comedian and new dad Wool delves into his back catalogue of material to perform some of his more subversive routines. Does he still agree with those points of view or has he finally grown up? Plus a little navel gazing tossed in for the arty-farty types.

‘Lethally funny’ Metro

‘Absolutely hilarious’ Independent

‘Effortlessly funny… You have to go and see Glenn Wool.’ Guardian

‘Why aren’t you in a queue somewhere buying a ticket?’ Scotsman

Komedia - Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN
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Comedy Fri 1 Mar Doors open 19.45

On The Edge Comedy w/ Esther Manito

@ Caroline of Brunswick
Admn: £6

Welcome back friends for another brilliant night of stand up comedy, this time with headliner Esther Manito:

Esther is an observational, stand up comedian who takes you on a whirlwind tour of what life is like for an Anglo/Lebanese mum of two…..Esther also is a writer and has contributed to the publication Don't panic l’m Islamic. Esther’s stand up accolades include:

Winner of the comedy store’s KING GONG 2018.
Nat West Woman of the year FINALIST 2018
So You Think You’re Funny FINALIST 2017
Bath Comedian of the year FINALIST 201
Funny women SEMI FINALIST 2018.
BBC new comedy award NOMINEE 2018
Amused Moose SEMI FINALIST 2017
Leicester Square Comedian of the year SEMI FINALIST 2016/2017

Supporting acts are Joe Hobbs, Alex Petrovic, Ben Cohen, Paul Cox.

On the Edge Comedy Club operates on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month (except during Brighton Fringe). It brings the best in up and coming new comics from the UK, and features new acts, established acts doing new material, and even the odd famous guest star! The focus is on providing a fun night, where you get around 5 acts across 3 sections for only £6!

Caroline of Brunswick - 39 Ditchling Road, BN1 4SB
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Comedy Fri 1 Mar 19:00 - 22:00

The Maydays Tonight’s Top Story

@ Komedia
Admn: £10.00

Inspired by newspaper articles cut out by the audience just minutes before curtain time. This is improv without tricks, gimmicks or games, just a live comedic exploration, through scenes and songs, of the secret heart of your city. It is the world only hinted at by your local paper but finally revealed by the comedic x-ray vision of The Maydays.

***** “…speed of thought and action, the ability to take on character and accent and the knack of making it all funny is a special gift, one The Maydays have in bucketfuls.” The Argus

Komedia - Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN
t: 01273 921979 | Website | Email

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Comedy Fri 1 Mar 8pm until Sat 2 Mar

Mark Thomas: Check Up - Our NHS @ 70

@ The Old Market
Admn: £16 (£12 conc.)

Mark Thomas is 54, the NHS is 70, UK national average life expectancy is 84. If Mark makes it to 84 the NHS will be 100, what will they both look like?

Based on a series of interviews with leading experts in and on the NHS and residencies in hospitals and surgeries, Thomas working with director Nicolas Kent, uses his own demise to explore the state we’re in. What’s going right, what’s going wrong and how does it get better?

Supported by the Wellcome Trust.

“Thomas is a terrific performer and raconteur… funny, raw and angry”
Guardian

The Old Market - BN3 1AS
t: 01273 201 801 | Website

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Comedy Sat 2 Mar 8 pm

The Noise Next Door Remix

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £15

This cheeky and charming quartet take audience suggestions and transform them into fantastically funny scenes and songs in the blink of an eye with a perfect blend of ludicrous characters, witty one-liners, epic stories, and explosive physicality.

These guys are local and did their very first performances at Ropetackle, so we are absolutely delighted to have them back now their star is so high in the ascendant!

The Noise Next Door have appeared on BBC One, BBC Three, ITV1, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 4, they were nominated for a Chortle Award in 2014 and have performed alongside the likes of Michael McIntyre, Al Murray, and Harry Hill. Having received standing ovations in front of corporate dinners, the British forces, secondary school students and even fans at ‘Download’ Heavy Metal music festival, they are also one of the most versatile acts in the business. Unstoppably funny and uniquely talented, The Noise Next Door are the next big thing in British comedy.

WELCOME BACK BOYS!

Ropetackle Arts Centre - BN43 5EG
t: 01273 465432 | Website | Email

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Comedy Sun 3 Mar Doors 6:30pm

Bent Double

@ Komedia
Admn: £13 / £10 CONC / £5 NUS

A gay-friendly, irreverent night of fun and frolics MC’d by TV regular Zoe Lyons. Winner of the Chortle award for Best Comedy Club Night in the UK (2017).

Sun 3 Mar – Headliner – Alistair Barrie

Komedia - Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN
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Comedy Mon 4 Mar 7:30 with bar til 12

Funny Fursday on a MONDAY!

@ Hotel Pelirocco
Admn: £f

So Funny, we’re having TWO this month! And one of them on a Monday!!

As seen on Latest TV, Hotel Pelirocco’s night of comedy hosted by Charmaine Davies brings another collection of Brighton’s finest madcap comedians on the last Thursday of the month!

Join in the daft drawing competition and you could win a delicious Brokers Gin cocktail or some fab Pelirocco merch!

Booking a table is advised by calling 01273 327055 or by emailing info@hotelpelirocco.co.uk

8pm prompt with bar til midnight

Hotel Pelirocco - 10 Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FG
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Comedy Tue 5 Mar 7pm Doors 8pm start

LOLLER - Live comedy at Holler Brewery

@ Holler Brewery & Taproom
Admn: £10 (+ booking)

Come join us for a barrel of laughs in our lovely taproom with a handpicked selection of the best up and coming comedians alongside TV names.

This March our fabulous headliner is Lauren Pattison. Lauren is a fast-rising star on the comedy scene, as well as making waves with sell-out shows at Edinburgh festival she's also been on Roast Battle and Comedy Central live at the Comedy Store. Recommended by The Guardian “Fast, Forthright and Filthy”

Joining Lauren we have Richard Todd ('Crazily funny stuff.' The Scotsman)

Jen Ives (runner up Laughing Horse New Comedy Award 2018)
and Patrick Spicer (nominated for Leicester Mercury New Comedian of the Year 2018).

Hosting this exciting line up is Eshaan Ackbar ("A fine comic entertainer, an intelligent maker of points and a wealth of fascinating facts" -The Scotsman).

All this for only £10
Doors open at 7pm so there's plenty of time to grab a drink and a pizza before the show begins at 8pm.

Holler Brewery & Taproom - 19-23 Elder Place, Brighton, BN1 4GF
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Comedy Fri 8 Mar 7.50 doors,8pm start

Chortle Award Winning: GOAT Comedy

@ The Southern Belle
Admn: £8

CHORTLE AWARD WINNING 'BEST CLUB NIGHT' IN THE SOUTH 2018

After selling out every show to date, GOAT Comedy Season 4: THE PROHIBITION, continues. Our hilarious headliner is PERRIER AWARD WINNING, RICHARD GADD!

Join the GOAT Comedy characters and enjoy another incredible line up. A quality night out, guaranteed.

HEADLINER, RICHARD GADD
"Undeniably compelling" (The Guardian)

PLUS THE BRILLIANTLY FUNNY:

ALASDAIR BECKETT-KING (Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2017)

JOSH BERRY "Uncanny impressions". As heard on BBC Radio.

THE FRASER GEESIN LEISURE CENTRE "An imaginative, offbeat wit" (Chortle)

A night packed with character entertainment, standup comedy and The 'GOAT Comedy Audience/Comedian challenge'.

Join us Friday 8th March 2019 at The Southern Belle, 3 Waterloo St, Hove BN3 1AQ
7.50PM doors: 8PM start

PLUS SPOT PRIZES - For best dressed 1920s style.

The Southern Belle - 3 Waterloo Street, BN3 1AQ
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Comedy Sun 10 Mar 8pm

Ha Ha Time Tour

@ Komedia
Admn: £10.00

Andrew Bird is the funniest comedian you’ve never heard of.

He’s been tour support for Rhod Gilbert, Rob Brydon and Michael McIntyre including Wembley and the O2. Join Andrew for a show jam-packed with observations and stories about the petty grievances of modern life.

What time is it? It’s Ha Ha Time!

Komedia - Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN
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Comedy Sun 10 Mar 8 pm

Luke Jermay’s INTUITION

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £12 Friends: £10

Intuition is a strange thing and Luke Jermay is even stranger. Building on his acclaimed debut show ‘Sixth Sense’ entertainer Luke Jermay is back and better than ever with a brand new interactive stage show jam-packed with phenomenal jaw dropping demonstrations of intuition, telepathy and prediction; your mind will be read, your choices will be predicted and your future will be revealed.

This will be a unique experience that is funny, entertaining, emotional, controversial, uplifting and insightful that you will never forget!

“This new show brings my passions for the mysteries of the mind, divination, telepathy and magic together to create something really unique and amazing. The show is all about you! Your thoughts, your past, your present and your future! If you have enjoyed my previous show I know you will love my new show “Intuition” which takes things to the next level.”
Luke Jermay

“My jaw dropped repeatedly… Jermay puts us in a state where we can wonder whether life has more possibilities than we thought it did an hour before”
The Times

“Jermay puts the rest of us mind readers to shame”
Derren Brown

“Jermay is one of my favourite performers! See his show!”
David Blaine

“Jermay is a genius of modern mind reading. See his amazing live show!”
Dynamo, Magician Impossible

“Jermay is different…to gain power like his he must be in league with the Devil. Utterly astonishing in the extreme.”
Edinburgh Evening News

“‘Jermay is the Devil, pure and simple…he is spookily accurate, which left us wondering whether to applaud or run screaming in terror…go see Like Jermay right now!”
The Void

Please note: No spirit mediumship will be presented in “Intuition” and the show is suitable for those 14 years and older.

Ropetackle Arts Centre - BN43 5EG
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Comedy Tue 12 Mar 8pm

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Victim Complex

@ The Old Market
Admn: £14.50 (£12 conc.)

Kiri is back with her latest and greatest show to date, Victim Complex. Make sure you catch this unique, insightful, and utterly hilarious rising star of stand-up!

You might have seen Kiri on Comedy Central at the Comedy Store, The Russell Howard Hour or heard her on The Now Show. You might have no idea who she is, that's fine too. What you should know is, she's very quietly been going mad for a few years and, to borrow a phrase from Uma Thurman, she's been 'waiting... to feel less angry'. So, it's time to talk about victims, love and lies. You might not believe her, but she's used to that.

★★★★★ - “This show was heart-wrenchingly, tear-jerkingly funny, with an honest sentiment and an empowering message”
The Voice

★★★★★ - “Fusing humour with biting reality in a way that is very powerful”
Three Weeks

★★★★ - “Making powerhouse stand-up from the thorniest of subjects”
Guardian

★★★★ - “Ballsy and funny, and smart”
Chortle

The Old Market - BN3 1AS
t: 01273 201 801 | Website

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Comedy Thu 14 Mar 8pm

Simon Munnery: The Wreath

@ The Old Market
Admn: £14

“I went to a funeral the other day. Caught the wreath...” That's what came to me, from the mysterious source of the inexplicable. Hear the story of the joke, the painting and what happened next.’ – Simon Munnery

‘A triumph in delicious escapism’ (Fest Magazine) that explores the simplicity, universality and ownership of a joke, the absurdity of staging a fake funeral in your back garden, and the trials and tribulations of time spent recently working as a cleaner in a chicken factory.

‘Oh the deep, deep joy of an hour of Simon Munnery… Poetic, quicksilver smart and blessed with a ceaselessly inventive comic brain’
★★★★★ The Scotsman

‘A genuine innovator in the land of the samey, and an annual must-see for any comedy connoisseur’
The Guardian

‘Convention defying, innovative stuff. Simon Munnery is a brilliant comedian’
The Times

The Old Market - BN3 1AS
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Comedy Thu 14 Mar 8pm

Simon Munnery: The Wreath

@ The Old Market
Admn: £14 (£10 conc.)

Following his sold out 2018 show at TOM, serial innovator Simon Munnery is back, presenting a brand new show.

Talking about the show, Simon says, “I went to a funeral the other day. Caught the wreath… That’s what came to me, from the mysterious source of the inexplicable. Hear the story of the joke, the painting, and what happened next.”

Simon is a British Comedy Award nominee, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and Chortle Award winner. His stand-up carer spanning 32 years has seen him regularly perform all over the world and star in several of his own major television and radio projects.

“Convention defying, innovative stuff. Simon Munnery is a brilliant comedian”
Times

The Old Market - BN3 1AS
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Comedy Fri 15 Mar Doors open 19.45

On The Edge Comedy w/ Sarah Iles

@ Caroline of Brunswick
Admn: £6

Hello Folks and welcome back to On The Edge Comedy, this time we're bringing you headliner Sarah Iles. Sarah Iles is an up and coming stand-up comedian from the glorious and safe streets of London. She travels around England, not just to give her friends and family a rest but, to share her brand of silly humour and stories to all audiences. Ultimately to bring more fun to people's lives. And we all need more fun, eh?!

Joining Sarah we have Si Deaves, Ali Mac Farlan, Paul Merryck and James Danielewski.

On the Edge Comedy Club operates on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month (except during Brighton Fringe). It brings the best in up and coming new comics from the UK, and features new acts, established acts doing new material, and even the odd famous guest star! The focus is on providing a fun night, where you get around 5 acts across 3 sections for only £6!

Caroline of Brunswick - 39 Ditchling Road, BN1 4SB
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Comedy Sat 16 Mar 8 pm

Barnstormers (March 2019)

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £13.50 advance

TICKET PRICE: £13.50 advance
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Three top comics and a barrel of laughs!

Saturday night out at Ropetackle with three top comics from the UK comedy circuit and beyond. Every month Barnstormers Comedy Club promises, and delivers, a great laugh-out-loud night out.

Unbeatable sell-out Saturday night entertainment cabaret style and the perfect way to get together with your mates. Each month our compère introduces three top acts from the comedy circuit. A barnstorming night out!

Over 18s only. £13.50 in advance. £15 on the door

Ropetackle Arts Centre - BN43 5EG
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Comedy Sat 16 Mar doors open 7.00 pm

TITTER - DON BISWAS - MARCH

@ Caroline of Brunswick
Admn: £5

What do you want? Laughter! When do you want it? On the third Saturday of March!

With a stellar line up of exciting new talent tied together with joy and chaos, Titter is guaranteed to titillate.

£5 on the door
Doors at 7:30 for 8pm start

Caroline of Brunswick - 39 Ditchling Road, BN1 4SB
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Comedy Tue 19 Mar Doors 7.30pm

Laugh Shack Open Mic with Barry Ferns

@ Komedia Studio Bar
Admn: £5

Fantastic new comedy night in Brighton, where anything can happen! An open Mic night where ANYONE can turn up and perform (yes, even you!).

On top of that we have the best in upcoming comedy stars as well as a brand new section featuring Agony Aunt Linda Larkin - Solving the audiences life problems. Cheaper than therapy!**

**Not suitable substitute for therapy

Line-up this month includes:-
Danny Garnell, Sunjai Arif, Linda Larkin and the fantastic Barry Ferns!. And the middle section is whoever turns up! Maybe even you?! MC'd by James Ellis

And don't forget, last month sold out, so get your tickets quick!

Komedia Studio Bar - BN1 1UN
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Comedy Tue 19 Mar 8pm

Rachel Parris: It's Fun To Pretend

@ The Old Market
Admn: £14

Viral sensation Rachel Parris, star of BBC’s The Mash Report, presents a comedy show packed with stand-up, song, sketch, and inevitably a sideways swipe at society.

In this show, she showcases some of her best bits, from her trademark comic anthems, to her all-too relatable, bittersweet stand-up, alongside brand new material looking at the insane events of this year.

“Tears of laughter… endearingly frank and funny”
Guardian

“A gifted performer”
Times

“This is classy, clever comedy - uproarious”
Scotsman

The Old Market - BN3 1AS
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Comedy Wed 20 Mar 8pm

Rob Auton: The Talk Show

@ The Old Market
Admn: £12

The Talk Show is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about talking by award-winning writer and performer Rob Auton.

Following on from his shows about hair, sleep, water, faces, the sky and the colour yellow, Rob now turns is attention to talking because he is ready to talk about talking. Since 2012 Rob has chosen a specific theme for his shows and challenged himself to create an hour of material about each subject. These shows have given rise to sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe as Rob continues to build his audience through his unique use of words and humour.

After his appearances on the Russell Howard Hour, BBC at the Edinburgh Festival and Channel 4’s Random Acts, Rob now looks to talk to as many people as possible with The Talk Show, which was the second-best reviewed comedy show at the Edinburgh Festival 2018.

“A genuine original. Poetical, philosophical, humane, completely charming and funny to boot”
Guardian

“Charming, eccentric and uplifting, Auton is a talent to watch”
Independent

The Old Market - BN3 1AS
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Comedy Sat 23 Mar 8 pm

Arthur Smith: At your service

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £17.00

Join comedian, writer, broadcaster and all-round British institution ARTHUR SMITH and bask in an evening of laughter and off-the-wall humour with one of the ‘alternative comedians’ who shook up the world of light entertainment in the 1980a and 1990s.

Expect an evening of sublime playfulness, crammed with jokes, anecdotes, short stories, poems, songs and readings from his recently published memoir ‘My Name Is Daphne Fairfax’ which has won praise from literary critics.

A BBC regular, well known for his appearances on TV’s ‘Grumpy Old Men’, ‘Q.I.’, ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘The One Show’, Radio 4’s ‘Loose Ends’, ‘Balham Bash’, and host of Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club, and Radio 2’s ‘Smith Lectures’. He is a ‘Spirit of The Fringe’ award-winning Edinburgh Festival stalwart and Olivier nominated playwright for ‘An Evening With Gary Lineker’

Arthur is simply one of our funniest and most original comic performers and is guaranteed to bring you a night of hilarity, mirth and scandal…with a touch of rudeness thrown in for good measure.

Ropetackle Arts Centre - BN43 5EG
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Comedy Thu 28 Mar Doors 7pm

Comic Boom

@ Komedia
Admn: £10/£8 CONC/£5 NUS £10/£

A friendly, fast-paced, quality night featuring a top headline comic and “catch ’em while you can” rising stars of the comedy circuit. ‘When Comic Boom is on there is nowhere else to be’ Latest 7

Thu 28 Mar – Headliner Darren Harriott

Komedia - Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN
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Comedy Thu 28 Mar 7:30 with bar til 12

Funny Fursday, so funny we're doing it TWICE this month!

@ Hotel Pelirocco
Admn: £f

So Funny, we’re having TWO this month!

As seen on Latest TV, Hotel Pelirocco’s night of comedy hosted by Charmaine Davies brings another collection of Brighton’s finest madcap comedians on the last Thursday of the month!

Join in the daft drawing competition and you could win a delicious Brokers Gin cocktail or some fab Pelirocco merch!

Booking a table is advised by calling 01273 327055 or by emailing info@hotelpelirocco.co.uk

8pm prompt with bar til midnight

Hotel Pelirocco - 10 Regency Square, Brighton, BN1 2FG
t: 01273 327055 | Website | Email

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Comedy Thu 28 Mar 8 pm

Suzi Ruffell – Nocturnal

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £12

The Artful Dodger in an 80s suit, her swagger is abundant, her delivery is on point, and the tempo of is up up up – never missing a beat’ – The Skinny

Star of Live At The Apollo, Live From The BBC, Mock The Week, Roast Battle and Live From The Comedy Store, Suzi Ruffell takes her sell-out and critically-acclaimed show Nocturnal on tour this Spring.

If you don’t have anxiety, I don’t think you’re concentrating! Suzi is worried about everything – from someone breaking into her flat, to human rights across the globe, to her cat’s quality of life – and it’s keeping her awake.

Following last year’s critically acclaimed, sell-out run, this show is not to be missed.

‘Excellent hour of Stand Up’ ★★★★ The Sunday Times

‘Emerging star’ ★★★★ The Scotsman

‘Flawless stand-up machine’ – The List

‘Rammed with laughs plus a topping of sexual politics’ Beyond the Joke ★★★★

‘Positively bursting with comedic energy and the gags tumble out at a breakneck rate’ The List ★★★★

‘A truly joyous hour’ Voice Mag ★★★★

British Comedy Guide – Best Reviewed Edinburgh Fringe Shows 2018

Ropetackle Arts Centre - BN43 5EG
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Comedy Tue 12 Feb 7pm to 9pm for 8 Tue until Tue 2 Apr

Beginners Stand up Comedy Course

@ The Windmill Pub
Admn: 300.00

Have you always fancied trying stand up comedy? Now’s your chance. This course will teach you the methods and techniques to craft your set, get up on stage and make an impact. The course is taught in a relaxed and encouraging atmosphere.

Each week we concentrate on a different aspect of comedy and then perform a small piece of material integrating the delivery and stage techniques that we’ve learnt. Everyone gets to perform and everyone receives feedback (and usually laughter,) in return.

There are plenty of writing exercises which often result with the class in stitches and frequently end up as material. There’s a real team dynamic in all classes with the shared goal of the graduation gig at the end. The graduation is open to all students and not just the selected few, which is unique to Brighton Comedy Course.

There’s weekly homework tasks, resulting in a tidy stock pile of material. Our Facebook page Brighton Comedy Course has interviews and reviews from previous students. Please have a look. The most repeated feedback is “I wish I hadn’t put it off so long and just took the plunge.”

Course Details

The Beginners Comedy Courses runs twice a year. The course is limited to 12 to ensure individual feedback for each student.

The course delivers a step by step process to becoming a stand up comedian. A practical course designed to provide the tools and know-how for you to tap into your own comedy genius. Learn how to write and structure your own material and deliver it with confidence. Tap into positive body language and stage techniques which will enhance all future public speaking experiences.

The first half of the class is theory based and the second half is dedicated to performance and feedback. There is advice on how to market yourself and a list of contacts to secure future gigs should you choose to work on the comedy circuit. At the end of the course you will have the opportunity to entertain a friendly audience in our showcase performance. Unlike other comedy courses, this opportunity is opened to all students.

Please note that a condition of being on the course is doing the homework which I hope you will enjoy.

All courses are booked on a first come first served basis with a maximum of 12 places.

Book your place on: The Beginners Comedy Course
Date: 12th February 2019
Time: 7-9pm (8 Tuesdays)
2 Additional dates Included- Comedy night out, and the the Graduation night. Dates to be arranged.
Cost: £300/£280
Location: The Windmill, Upper North Street, Brighton

2019 Dates
Tuesday May 7th
Tuesday October 8th

“This course was everything I needed to get the knowledge and confidence to do stand up comedy. Louise is a great teacher she gets you performing straight away. Highly recommend to anyone that fancies themselves at stand up comedy. The graduation gig at the end is fantastic. Pretty much guaranteed to get everyone laughing.” Harvey Dann, November 2016

The Windmill Pub - 69 Upper North Street, Brighton,
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Comedy Fri 5 Apr Doors open 19.45

On The Edge Comedy w/ Josh Dillon

@ Caroline of Brunswick
Admn: £6

Time for another evening of superb stand up comedy! This time we have Josh Dillon as our headline act:

Josh Dillon really impressed me with his confidence, his instinctive stage craft and above all some excellent, well crafted gags. One to watch!- Simon Evans
Great act with great jokes. Has the audience entertained from start to finish- Nathan Caton
His life observations are delivered with an unrelenting and dry, acerbic wit...his material is both solid and intelligent.- Broadway Baby

Supporting Josh we have Kathryn Mather, Jade Gebbie, Martin Warren and Prakash Jirjadhun.

On the Edge Comedy Club operates on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month (except during Brighton Fringe). It brings the best in up and coming new comics from the UK, and features new acts, established acts doing new material, and even the odd famous guest star! The focus is on providing a fun night, where you get around 5 acts across 3 sections for only £6!

Tickets here: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/460734

Caroline of Brunswick - 39 Ditchling Road, BN1 4SB
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Comedy Fri 5 Apr 19:00 - 22:00

The Maydays Confessions

@ Komedia
Admn: £10.00

Confessions takes audience stories and secrets written down before the show starts and turns them into songs, sketches and beguiling stories. Expect, secrets, lies and guilt.

The Maydays will also be joined by guest improv superstars to get your laughing gear in order!

***** “The Maydays are a troupe to watch out for if you love daring improvisational comedy” Latest7

**** “The Maydays combine the feel of a late-night game of truth or dare with anarchic improvised comedy” BroadwayBaby

Komedia - Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN
t: 01273 921979 | Website | Email

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Comedy Sun 7 Apr 11 am

Jazz Breakfast with Mike Hatchard

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £11

Feat. Clark Tracey (drums) and Derek Nash (saxes)

Tracey first played piano and vibraphone before switching to drums at age
13, studying under Bryan Spring. Tracey played in several ensembles with his
father Stan Tracey from 1978 until 2013, including a quartet called Fathers
and Sons with John and Alec Dankworth in the 1990s. In addition to his
extensive work with his father, Tracey has played with many visiting
American musicians such as Scott Hamilton, Johnny Griffin, Red Rodney,
Barney Kessell, John Hicks and Pharoah Sanders throughout his career. He
also worked and recorded with Buddy DeFranco and Martin Taylor from 1984–86,
then with Charlie Rouse (1988), Alan Skidmore in Hong Kong (1989), Tommy
Smith (1989), and Guy Barker (1992).

He has led his own ensembles since the early 1980s, playing with many jazz greats and leading bands in tours around the world. His reputation for hiring highly talented youngsters is legendary, Tracey’s current quintet includes luminaries Chris Maddock, Henry Armburg Jennings, Harry Bolt and Daniel Casimir.

At the forefront of the British Jazz movement, Derek Nash is “one of the
most versatile saxophonists in the UK today” (The Guardian.)

Derek has been a member of the Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra
since 2004, has led Sax Appeal for over thirty years, fronts the funk/fusion
band Protect the Beat, and is a member of the Ronnie Scott’s Blues
Explosion.

He is renowned for his energetic, vibrant, passionate and charismatic
performances on all four saxophones – from sonorous baritone to soaring
soprano – and is an award-winning performer having received the John
Dankworth Award and the British Jazz Award (Small Group) for Sax Appeal.

We could go on and on with Tracey and Nash’s credentials, but space is limited! Just know that these two legends will deliver a stunning performance and early booking is advised.

Ropetackle Arts Centre - BN43 5EG
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Comedy Sun 7 Apr 8 pm

The Treason Show: April 2019

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £16

Spring has sprung and so have the lunatics from The Treason Show! Somehow they’ve been let out again. So join madman in chief, Mark Brailsford and his merry satirical troupe for the satire fest that just keeps on giving. The world may be going to hell in a handcart, but The Treason Show will always find a way to laugh at all the madness. If you like HIGNFY and the Thick of It then this is the show for you.

“Brilliant puns scatter through the script like bullets. Wicked, witty fast and funny”

Brighton & Hove Independent.

Ropetackle Arts Centre - BN43 5EG
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Comedy Thu 11 Apr 8 pm

Ivo Graham: Motion Sickness

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £14

From being the youngest winner of the So You Think You’re Funny award for new acts at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2010, the Eton-educated comedy talent is now a regular fixture in the clubs and theatres of the UK circuit and on panel shows.

His gauche charm and crafty, self-aware wit has proved a hit with audiences of all ages.

Join Ivo for a feisty new hour about facing the future, named after his fourth favourite Hot Chip song (and a beaut by Phoebe Bridgers). As seen/heard on Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, Live From The BBC, Jon Richardson’s Ultimate Worrier, Fighting Talk, The Now Show, It’s Not What You Know, and eating Subway sandwiches in petrol stations.

“An endlessly amusing hour from the politest man in comedy” (****, the i).

“Not an ounce of flab on his routines… a joy” (****, Telegraph).

“A self-deprecating dweeb par excellence, on the brink of comedy’s Premier League” (****, Evening Standard)

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Comedy Fri 19 Apr Doors open 19.45

On The Edge Comedy w/ Maisie Adam

@ Caroline of Brunswick
Admn: £6

We return with more incredible comedians for you and this time our headliner is the fantastic Maisie Adam:

Maisie won So You Think You're Funny in 2017 and has appeared on The Stephen K Amos Talk Show, SkyArts and BBC Radio 2. She has appeared alongside Josie Lawrence and Dan Antopolski as well as opening for Lloyd Griffith, Bec Hill and Gavin Webster.

"Adam exudes an appealing, quirky energy, and is clearly a natural wit" - Steve Bennett, Chortle.
"There’s something incredibly watchable about Adam – whether it’s her effervescence onstage, finding jokes in the minutiae of life or her fantastic physicality. Inevitably she’ll be compared to a young, female Peter Kay, except her jokes and performance are far more eccentric." - The Skinny.
"This is a name to watch!" - Official Buxton Fringe Review

Joining Maisie will be Kevin O Connell, Sophie Mackay, Paul Griffiths and Jules Oliver.

On the Edge Comedy Club operates on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month (except during Brighton Fringe). It brings the best in up and coming new comics from the UK, and features new acts, established acts doing new material, and even the odd famous guest star! The focus is on providing a fun night, where you get around 5 acts across 3 sections for only £6!

Tickets Here: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/460736

Caroline of Brunswick - 39 Ditchling Road, BN1 4SB
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Comedy Fri 19 Apr Doors open 19.45

On The Edge Comedy w/ Maisie Adam

@ Caroline of Brunswick
Admn: £6

Caroline of Brunswick - 39 Ditchling Road, BN1 4SB
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Comedy Sat 20 Apr 8.30 pm

Barnstormers Comedy Club (April 2019)

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £13.50 advance

Three top comics and a barrel of laughs!

Saturday night out at Ropetackle with three top comics from the UK comedy circuit and beyond. Every month Barnstormers Comedy Club promises, and delivers, a great laugh-out-loud night out.

Unbeatable sell-out Saturday night entertainment cabaret style and the perfect way to get together with your mates. Each month our compère introduces three top acts from the comedy circuit. A barnstorming night out!

Over 18s only. £13.50 in advance. £15 on the door.

Ropetackle Arts Centre - BN43 5EG
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Comedy Fri 25 Jan Open 7pm - Start 8pm Every Friday until Fri 24 Jan

Secret Comedy Club

@ Artista Cafe and Gallery
Admn: £10

Friendly and intimate comedy night at the gorgeous Artista Cafe & Gallery. We book top tier headliners from stage and TV such as Zoe Lyons (Mock The Week), Phil Kay (QI, Jonathan Ross, Viva Cabaret, Reeves & Mortimer, Russell Howard's Good News), Fin Taylor (BBC/Comedy Central), Colin Hoult (Derek/Life's Too Short) and the list goes on... Plus support from the best up and coming names on the UK comedy circuit.

The format of the night is 2/3 opening acts, then a break, then 2/4 more shorts acts, another break then the headliner. We have a new line up each week, a new headliner each week and a new MC each week so you are always getting something fresh!

Doors open at 7.00pm. We then run from 8pm until around 11pm. Entry: £10 on door - Advance ticket sales are available on skiddle, but if you choose to buy on the door, please arrive early to avoid disappointment as spaces are limited and we fill up quickly.

If you would like to pre-order some food, choose your Pizza from our menu and either call us on 01273778105 or email info@artistacafe.gallery to let us know and we will have it ready for you when you arrive.

Artista Cafe and Gallery - 42 Waterloo Street, Hove, BN3 1AY
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Comedy Sat 26 Jan Open 7pm - Start 8pm Every Saturday until Sat 25 Jan

Secret Comedy Club Pro Night

@ Artista Cafe and Gallery
Admn: £15

The Secret Comedy Club Presents
Friendly and intimate comedy night at the gorgeous Artista Cafe & Gallery. We book top tier headliners from stage and TV such as Zoe Lyons (Mock The Week), Phil Kay (QI, Jonathan Ross, Viva Cabaret, Reeves & Mortimer, Russell Howard's Good News), Fin Taylor (BBC/Comedy Central), Colin Hoult (Derek/Life's Too Short) and the list goes on... Plus support from the best up and coming names on the UK comedy circuit.

The format of the night is 2/3 opening acts, then a break, then 2/4 more shorts acts, another break then the headliner. We have a new line up each week, a new headliner each week and a new MC each week so you are always getting something fresh!

Doors open at 7.00pm. We then run from 8pm until around 11pm. Entry: £15 on door - Advance ticket sales are available on skiddle, but if you choose to buy on the door, please arrive early to avoid disappointment as spaces are limited and we fill up quickly.

If you would like to pre-order some food, choose your Pizza from our menu and either call us on 01273778105 or email info@artistacafe.gallery to let us know and we will have it ready for you when you arrive.

Artista Cafe and Gallery - 42 Waterloo Street, Hove, BN3 1AY
t: 01273778105 | Website | Email

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