Brighton What's On Guide

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

Ahir Shah: Duffer @ The Old Market

ANT & DEC (Formerly Got Ham) @ The Caxton Arms

Arthur Smith: At your service @ Ropetackle Arts Centre

Barnstormers Comedy @ Ropetackle Arts Centre

Beginners Stand up Comedy Course @ The Windmill Pub

Chortle Award Winning GOAT Comedy - Season 4: The Prohibition @ The Southern Belle

CLOGG @ The Brunswick

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

Comedy At The Poets @ The Poets Ale and Smoke House

Comedy Taster Workshop @ Holiday Inn

Comic Boom @ Komedia

Funny Fursday @ Hotel Pelirocco

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

Jessie Cave: Sunrise @ The Old Market

KATHERINE ATKINSON AND FRIENDS @ Sweet@The Welly

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Victim Complex @ The Old Market

Krater Comedy Club @ Komedia

Laugh Shack @ Komedia with Radu Isac @ Komedia Studio Bar

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

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/ Mike Cox @ Caroline of Brunswick

On The Edge Comedy w/ Nick Elleray @ Caroline of Brunswick

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

Only Fools and 3 Courses Dinner Show - Jurys Inn Brighton 22nd Feb @ Jurys Inn

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 presents: The Gag Factory (a professional new material comedy night) @ Artista Cafe and Gallery

Secret Comedy Club Pro Night @ Artista Cafe and Gallery

Simon Munnery: The Wreath @ The Old Market

Stand Up Comedy Workshop @ Holiday Inn

Suzi Ruffell – Nocturnal @ Ropetackle Arts Centre

The Maydays Confessions @ Komedia

The Maydays Tonight’s Top Story @ Komedia

The Noise Next Door Remix @ Ropetackle Arts Centre

The Treason Show @ Ropetackle Arts Centre

The Treason Show: April 2019 @ Ropetackle Arts Centre

Tony Law: A Lost Show @ The Old Market

Comedy

Comedy Fri 25 Jan Doors 7:45 show 8:15

ANT & DEC (Formerly Got Ham)

@ The Caxton Arms
Admn: £5/£3 if wear foil hat

So last month was the last GOT HAM, end of an era...
The reason we changed our name to is that we realised how much of a success Ant and Dec have become since changing their name from PJ and Duncan to Ant and Dec and thought we’d give it a go.

If this doesn't work February's will be called 'Destiny's Child' and March's will be called 'Beyonce'

Your acts!!
David Regan
Toby McDonald
Lou Carr
Dave Fensome
Patrick Hore
Richard Perry
James MCDonnell

And your host Ben Carter

The Caxton Arms - North Gardens, Brighton,
t: 07972504208 | Website | Email

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Comedy Fri 25 Jan 7:30pm

Comedy At The Poets

@ The Poets Ale and Smoke House
Admn: £7

Headlined by Kelly Convey
Comedy At The Poets on Friday 25th Jan welcomes the brilliantly funny headliner Kelly Convey, PLUS the award winning Sam Savage, Brighton-Serb Alex Petrovic, Italian tomato stallion Valerio Sarà and me, Scottish plum Michael Mooney, as host. Tickets below are just £7, doors open @ 7.30pm and the fun begins @ ~8.10pm.

The Poets Ale and Smoke House - 33 Montgomery St, Brighton and Hove, BN3 5BF
t: 07773315621 | Website | Email

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Comedy Fri 25 Jan Show starts at 7.30

KATHERINE ATKINSON AND FRIENDS

@ Sweet@The Welly
Admn: £5 adv/ donations on exit

Kick start your weekend with an hour of brilliant comedy from three women creating a storm on the comedy circuit. Katherine Atkinson, "..a comedian so deadpan she makes Jack Dee look like Timmy Mallett" Chortle, is joined by Sarah Charsley "A nifty writer" Chortle, and Fran Kissling "The most Swiss Comedian in Brighton." Tickets available in advance for a fiver, or pay what you want on exit.

Sweet@The Welly - Duke of Wellington, 70 Upper Gloucester Road, Brighton, BN1 3LQ
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Comedy Fri 4 Jan 8PM DOORS OPEN 7PM Every Friday until Fri 25 Jan

Krater Comedy Club

@ Komedia
Admn: SHOW ONLY £17.50

Fri 4 Jan – Rhys James, Phil Jerrod, Raymond & Mr Timpkins, MC Stephen Grant
Fri 11 Jan – Mandy Knight, Alfie Brown, Eddy Brimson, MC TBC
Fri 18 Jan– Daliso Chaponda, Luke Toulson, Rich Wilson, MC Stephen Grant
Fri 25 Jan – Jarred Christmas, Chris Betts, Mick Ferry, MC Maff Brown

SHOW ONLY £17.50, MEAL DEAL (SHOW + MAIN) £28.50, MEAL DEAL PLUS+ (SHOW + MAIN + SIDE OR DESSERT) £32

Komedia - Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN
t: 01273 647100 | Website | Email

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Comedy Sat 26 Jan 14:00-17:00

Comedy Taster Workshop

@ Holiday Inn
Admn: £50

Presenting with humour Workshop

This taster session aims to inject your own sense of humour into your copy, pitches and presentations. The main denominator of the top successful TED talks from last year was that they all contained humour. Humour keeps your audience engaged, breaks up technical language, and lightens even the heaviest of information overload. There will be key advice on how to improve your delivery, timing and presentation style.

If you want to make a day of it The Stand Up Comedy Workshop starts at 10am.

Holiday Inn - Brighton Seafront, Brighton,
t: 07533 440506 | Website | Email

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Comedy Sat 5 Jan 7PM DOORS OPEN 6PM Every Saturday until Sat 26 Jan

Krater Comedy Club

@ Komedia
Admn: SHOW ONLY £25

Sat 5 Jan (early) – Rhys James, Phil Jerrod, Raymond & Mr Timpkins, MC Stephen Grant
Sat 12 Jan (early) - Mandy Knight, Alfie Brown, Eddy Brimson, MC TBC
Sat 19 Jan (early)– Daliso Chaponda, Luke Toulson, Rich Wilson, MC Stephen Grant
Sat 26 Jan (early)– Jarred Christmas, Sarah Callaghan, Mick Ferry, MC Maff Brown

SHOW ONLY £25, 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
t: 01273 647100 | Website | Email

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Comedy Sat 12 Jan Doors 10pm Every Saturday until Sat 26 Jan

Krater Comedy Club

@ Komedia
Admn: SHOW ONLY £15

Sat 12 Jan (late) - Mandy Knight, Eddy Brimson, MC TBC
Sat 19 Jan (late)- Daliso Chaponda, Rich Wilson, MC Stephen Grant
Sat 26 Jan (late) - Jarred Christmas, Mick Ferry, MC Maff Brown

SHOW ONLY: £15 / £10 CONC, £5 NUS/UNDER 26, SIDE SAVER (SHOW + 3 SIDES) £27.50

Komedia - Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN
t: 01273 647100 | Website | Email

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Comedy Sat 26 Jan 10:00-13:00

Stand Up Comedy Workshop

@ Holiday Inn
Admn: £50

Stand up Comedy Workshop

Have you always fancied trying your hand at stand up comedy? On these fun taster sessions, you’ll have a go at writing comedy material and delivering it. These sessions aim to give you a flavour of the 10 week beginner’s comedy course. The beginner’s course is ideal for enhancing confidence, building public speaking and presentation skills. So if you just want to try something new, challenge yourself or find something fun to do then this session is for you. All Brighton Comedy Courses are taught in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.

If you want to make a day of it, The Presenting with Humour Workshop starts after lunch.

Holiday Inn - Brighton Seafront, Brighton,
t: 07533 440506 | Website | Email

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Comedy Sun 13 Jan Doors 7pm 0 until Sun 27 Jan

Krater Comedy Club

@ Komedia
Admn: SHOW ONLY £13

Sun 13 Jan – Mandy Knight, Tony Wright, Daniel Muggleton, Eddy Brimson, MC TBC
Sun 20 Jan – Daliso Chaponda, 2 MORE ACTS TBC, Luke Toulson, MC Stephen Grant
Sun 27 Jan – Jarred Christmas, Rob Mulholland, ONE MORE ACT TBC, Mick Ferry, Mick Ferry

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

Komedia - Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN
t: 01273 647100 | Website | Email

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Comedy Thu 31 Jan Doors 7pm

Comic Boom

@ Komedia
Admn: SHOW ONLY £10

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 Garrett Millerick. 16+

£10/£8 CONC/£5 NUS OR UNDER 26/£21.50 SIDE SAVER

Komedia - Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN
t: 01273 647100 | Website | Email

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Comedy Thu 31 Jan 8pm til midnight

Funny Fursday

@ Hotel Pelirocco
Admn: £f

Monthly comedy club with compere Charmaine Davies - 6 new comedians, daft drawing competition to win Broker's Gin cocktails or Peli merch!

Table booking advised.

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

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Comedy Fri 1 Feb Doors open 19.45

On The Edge Comedy w/ Mike Cox

@ Caroline of Brunswick
Admn: £6

Join us once again for a night of great stand up comedy for the bargain price of £6!
Our headliner will be the excellent Mike Cox:
“Like an Everyman, if that Everyman had delicious cynicism and razor sharp wit” - Romesh Ranganathan
"Mike has the sharpness of any highbrow comic, but with the wealth of material to appeal to the 'Everyman' with ease. A refreshing and hilarious act to watch and work with" - Dane Baptiste
"If Rob Beckett is the new Micky Flanagan then Cox could be the new Rob Beckett" - Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard
Winner of South Coast Comedian of the Year 2014�Finalist in Amused Moose Laugh Off 2016
Semi Finalist in Leicester Square Comedian of the Year 2013
So You Think You're Funny Finalist 2012.

Joining Mike will be supporting acts Olga Koch, Jen Ives, Matt Roseblade and Sarah Charsley.

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 Feb 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 3 Feb Doors 6:30pm

Bent Double

@ Komedia

A gay-friendly, irreverent night of fun and frolics. Winner of the Chortle Award for Best Comedy Club Night in the UK 2017.

- Headliner - Eleanor Tiernan
- David Mills
- Maisie Adams
- MC Zoe Lyons

Komedia - Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN
t: 01273 647100 | Website | Email

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Comedy Wed 6 Feb Open 7pm - Start 8pm

Secret Comedy Club presents: The Gag Factory (a professional new material comedy night)

@ Artista Cafe and Gallery
Admn: £5

The Secret Comedy Club Presents
Secret Comedy Club presents: The Gag Factory (a professional new material comedy night)

The leading stand up new material an open mic night on the South Coast run in an independent venue and attended by professional comedians. Every first Wednesday of the month come join us at the Secret Comedy Club with our professional comedian friends as they perfect their finely crafted material and try out some brand-new jokes for you! 3/5 pro acts doing 10 to 20 minutes each with 2 breaks in between. Be involved in the creative process of some of the top up-and-coming + established acts on the UK comedy circuit and watch them live or die. Hilarious or painful but never mediocre!

Doors open 7pm and we start at 8pm

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

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Comedy Fri 8 Feb Doors 7.50pm

Chortle Award Winning GOAT Comedy - Season 4: The Prohibition

@ The Southern Belle
Admn: £8

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

After selling out every show to date, GOAT Comedy continues with GOAT Comedy Season 4: THE PROHIBITION. Our hilarious headliner is TINA TURNER TEA LADY!

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

HEADLINER, TINA TURNER TEA LADY
"Superb audience-teasing character" (The Wee Review)

PLUS THE BRILLIANTLY FUNNY:

OLAF FALAFEL "An inventive mind that constantly surprises" (Evening Standard)

PATRICK SPICER - Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Nominee

JEM BRAITHWAITE "A man who most definitely has funny bones (Notts Review)

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

Join us Friday 11th January 2018 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 Fri 15 Feb Doors open 19.45

On The Edge Comedy w/ Nick Elleray

@ Caroline of Brunswick
Admn: £6

Welcome folks to On The Edge Comedy, purveyors of hilarity!
This time round we are delighted to have Nick Elleray headlining:
"Brilliant, astute observational comedy about middle-aged life."
- Adam Bloom
"An underappreciated purveyor of quality downbeat comedy. Nick Elleray is a classy act" - Steve Bennett, Chortle

Supporting acts for Nick this evening are Neil Rourke, Jess Fergy, Viv Kay and Katherine Atkins.

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 Feb 8.30 p.m

Barnstormers Comedy

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £13.50

Three top comics and a barrel of laughs!

Enjoy unbeatable stand-up comedy on the third Saturday of every month from some of the biggest names on the UK comedy circuit – and beyond!

Featuring three different acts every month, alongside a top MC, this is Saturday night entertainment at its finest; what better way to get together with your mates for a barnstorming night out?!

Over 18s only.

Seats can be reserved for groups of six or more; please call the Box Office on 01273 464440 to arrange.

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

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Comedy Sat 16 Feb 8pm-10:30pm

CLOGG

@ The Brunswick
Admn: £3

Welcome to the opening night of 'CLOGG'*!

The name primarily means ‘Comedians Laughter Logg’, and I hope that it acts as a network for acts to join the forces of stand-up, musical, sketch and character comedy. As well as a safe space for performers to explore many topics and styles of comedy craziness.

Details as follows:

16th February 2019
Doors 7/7:30pm, starts at 8pm

:INCLUDING THE LOVELY:

M.c. Ali Macfarlan
Jen Ives
Riggs
Yes Mama
Fran Kissling
Alex Petrovic

*lineups are subject to change.

The Brunswick - 1 Holland Road 1 Holland Road, Hove, BN3 1JF

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Comedy Tue 19 Feb 8pm

Laugh Shack @ Komedia with Radu Isac

@ 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 a suitable replacement for therapy

Line-up this month includes:-
Konstantin Kissin, Fiona Ridgewell, Linda Larkin and Radu Isac. And the middle section is whoever turns up! Maybe even you?! MC'd by James Tully

Komedia Studio Bar - BN1 1UN
t: 01273 647100 | Website | Email

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Comedy Wed 2 Jan Doors 7pm Every Friday until Fri 22 Feb

Krater Comedy Club

@ Komedia
Admn: SHOW ONLY £18.50

Fri 1 Feb - Mark Nelson, Nico Yearwood, Carl Donnelly, MC Andy Robinson

Fri 8 Feb - Damian Clark, Jake Lambert, Charlie Baker, MC Stephen Grant

Fri 15 Feb - Tanyalee Davis, Ed Patrick, Ben Norris, MC Stephen Grant

Fri 22 Feb - Emmanuel Sonubi, Mark Simmons, Ian Stone, MC Stephen Grant

SHOW ONLY £18.50, MEAL DEAL (SHOW + MAIN) £28.50, MEAL DEAL PLUS+ (SHOW + MAIN + SIDE OR DESSERT) £32

Komedia - Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN
t: 01273 647100 | Website | Email

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Comedy Fri 22 Feb 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Only Fools and 3 Courses Dinner Show - Jurys Inn Brighton 22nd Feb

@ Jurys Inn
Admn: GBP 39.50

Join us for the dinner event of the year, combining fine food and classic comedy action as Marlene and Boycie invite you to a Gala Dinner at Jurys Inn Brighton.... Lovely Jubbly!

Only Fools and 3 Courses Dining Invitation.

Join us for the Dinner event of the year, which combines fine food and Comedy action, served up ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES style.

Marlene & Boycie are hosting a Gala Dinner, but will things go to plan with Del, Rodney and Uncle Albert (when I was in the war) on the guest list.

Will Raquel put in an appearance and sing! Surely not after the last time?

An Evening of chaos and mayhem with an extra large portion of comedy is the order of the night.

Expect a big fun night out in a friendly party atmosphere with some of the finest comedy actors in the land, professionally produced to the highest standards with your enjoyment at the top of the menu.

CUSHTY...

Sub-Categories: Arts | Performing Arts | Theatre.

Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/339433-0?pid=110

Price Details: Show and 3 course meal - GBP 39.50.

Jurys Inn - Waterfront, Kings Road, Brighton,
t: 01772 691284 | Website | Email

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Comedy Fri 22 Feb 8 pm

The Treason Show

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £16

With 2019 in full swing, The Treason Show team return to Ropetackle with their trademark side swipes at the great and good, with well-aimed punchlines and gleefully risqué parody songs. You won’t want to miss the first Treason Show of the year. But don’t take our word for it, here’s part of a glowing review:

“Rib-cracking, side-splitting, gun-firing, hard hitting … why it’s The Treason Show”!

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

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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 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
t: 01273 647100 | Website | Email

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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 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
t: 01273 647100 | Website

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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
t: 01273 201 801 | Website

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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 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
t: 01273 201 801 | Website

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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
t: 01273 201 801 | Website

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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
t: 01273 465432 | Website | Email

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