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Tamar Broadbent: Tam To Get Busy (WIP)

Tamar Broadbent: Tam To Get Busy (WIP)

Award-winning comedy songwriter Tamar returns with a brand new show about walks of shame, the hangover blues and forever blaming everything on the Backstreet Boys. 

Samantha Pressdee: Sextremist (Work in Progress)

Samantha Pressdee: Sextremist (Work in Progress)

Samantha’s a radical feminist, political activist and very funny (maybe not always for the ‘right’ reasons)! Join her for an hour of topless comedy in support of the Free the N… 

Neil McFarlane: Sightseeing with a Hangover

Neil McFarlane: Sightseeing with a Hangover

Low budget, international comic Neil McFarlane has travelled extensively and inexpensively round the world, bringing laughter and confusion to many hundreds of people whose first l… 

Aidan Killian: A Life of Silver Linings

Aidan Killian: A Life of Silver Linings

Aidan Killian’s World Tour - ‘Around the World in 80 Jokes’ is here. 

The Funniest Number

The Funniest Number

In a dynamic and totally charming free performance, Owen Elton spreads half-truth and misinformation in original song. 

Sahar Mirhadi: Dawn of the Geek

Sahar Mirhadi: Dawn of the Geek

A story of self-acceptance, of passion meeting obsession, and of stereotypes dancing to a dazzling Anglo-Iranian beat. 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

Actors play back audience stories. 

Darren Walsh: S'PUN

Darren Walsh: S'PUN

Fresh from winning Dave’s Joke of the Fringe last year, and re-telling it dozens of times, Darren Walsh sets to work on coming up with a completely new set of jokes for 2016. 

Dirty White Boys

Dirty White Boys

After having a splendid time in their debut year, Dirty White Boys have returned with a selection of brand-new material. 

LoveHard

LoveHard

A family recently arrived from nearby America? Remote rural Scotland? A nice, quiet, relatively murder-free area to settle down and forget the problems they’ve left behind? Need we… 

Nick Revell: Heart of Darkness

Nick Revell: Heart of Darkness

“Exhilarating and thought-provoking, angering and very funny” (Kate Copstick, Scotsman), “If you are looking for some first-class, experienced satire, this is your show” (Broadway … 

Rubbish Rebel

Rubbish Rebel

TV-featured Bentley Browning, founder of Comedy Novices and Comedy for Clergy (the course featured on BBC Breakfast,’The One Show’ and ‘Russell Howard’s Good News’), stars in this … 

Human-In-Progress

Human-In-Progress

My mind and body aren’t in sync. The less in sync they are, the unhappier I become. If you feel the same way, this is the show for you. 

Jonathan Hearn: Always Jon; Never Joff

Jonathan Hearn: Always Jon; Never Joff

Red wine, jokes, puppetry, pedantry, a few ditties, a short play and a measure of brandy. 

Star Wars: A Dating Odyssey

Star Wars: A Dating Odyssey

So you like Star Wars and can’t find a date? Follow dating Padawan, Aaron Ayjay, as he takes a comedic look at his relationship disasters and his passion for all things Star Wars. 

Cheekykita Edinburgh Preview: A mancunian horror-ish fish tale

Cheekykita Edinburgh Preview: A mancunian horror-ish fish tale

Cheekykita, a ridiculous comedian like “no one else out there” (The Alarmist). 

Joz Norris: Breakfast Of Champions

Joz Norris: Breakfast Of Champions

Award-winning idiot Joz Norris attempts to present the most audacious solo comedy show ever. 

Aloof!

Aloof!

This stand-up comedy show contains 3 types of sneezes; 3 impressions of screensavers; 4 impressions of toilet seats; 6 rejected Fire Exit sign designs; 1 short play about car indic… 

Katharine Ferns: Faking It (work in progress)

Katharine Ferns: Faking It (work in progress)

We learn to lie at 3-years-old. 

Darius Davies: Road to Wrestlemania

Darius Davies: Road to Wrestlemania

At 18, despite weighing 10 stone and having no athletic ability, Darius decided to become a professional wrestler. 

Cook and Davies: 'Do Not Leave This Room'

Cook and Davies: 'Do Not Leave This Room'

Bombastic sketch duo Cook and Davies find themselves trapped in a mysterious room. 

Robyn Perkins [is a] Work In Progress

Robyn Perkins [is a] Work In Progress

Robyn Perkins **** (ThreeWeeks), the only American to become an English Comedian of the Year finalist, explores her father, fatherland and what happens when you don’t think before … 

Jody Kamali is the Incredible Man of Mystery

Jody Kamali is the Incredible Man of Mystery

Debonair. 

Jo Neary Does Animals and Men

Jo Neary Does Animals and Men

The award-winning comic returns with twenty farcical characters including men and an inanimate object. 

Oliver Meech: When Magic & Food Collide

Oliver Meech: When Magic & Food Collide

After two sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, Oliver returns to Brighton with his latest magical mash-up: a comedy magic show packed with mouth-watering, jaw-dropping tricks. 

Stella Graham: StellaGram

Stella Graham: StellaGram

Join Stella for an hour of laughs about the right time to pull a knife and how to terrify a stripper (no audience will be harmed). 

Beaton & Dillon: Unleashed

Beaton & Dillon: Unleashed

Cally is female, upbeat and ginger. 

Burning Love. To the ground. An interactive show with Lasagna

Burning Love. To the ground. An interactive show with Lasagna

One man takes on the concept of love in a raging battle to the death. 

Real Prawns have Curves

Real Prawns have Curves

London comedian Heather Jordan brings her debut show to Brighton Fringe. 

Jacob Hawley & Jake Farrell: GABOS

Jacob Hawley & Jake Farrell: GABOS

Heavy hearted Hertfordshire lads Jacob Hawley (Fresh Comedian of The Year finalist) and Jake Farrell (Soho Theatre Young Company member) present an hour of comedy about one-club to… 

James Veitch: Work in Progress

James Veitch: Work in Progress

Thematically loose, structurally tenuous. 

This is hard!

This is hard!

Two comedians, Heather Jordan and Richard Wright, bring you two half-hour shows in one. Come along and see two funny people bring you shows that will make you laugh and think. 

LJ Da Funk's Anti-Fascist Counter-Terrorist Comedy Orgy

LJ Da Funk's Anti-Fascist Counter-Terrorist Comedy Orgy

LJ Da Funk (New Comedian of the Year 2015 Winner) presents the most hilarious fusion of sex and politics since David Cameron f**ked that pig. 

Chick Ass Comedy

Chick Ass Comedy

Robyn Perkins **** (ThreeWeeks), Sarah Iles, (Comedy Network award-winner) and Ria Lina ***** (Mumble Comedy) “fearless, provocative and very funny” (Scotsman) are joined by their … 

The FunkSmugglers: Mead Dreams

The FunkSmugglers: Mead Dreams

3 guys + 1 drum + 1 loop pedal = funkin’ carnage. 

Circumcision

Circumcision

A unique, honest and funny show from award-winning comedian, Dave Chawner, on having to be circumcised aged 26! Using comedy to talk about sex, sexuality and gender, this is a di… 

Anti-White PC Manginas Activate!

Anti-White PC Manginas Activate!

With the affectionate way he talks about the fringe and his ability to inject energy into the venues, Dick Coughlan seems like a comic perfectly at home at Brighton Fringe. 

Tez Ilyas: TEZ Talks (WIP)

Tez Ilyas: TEZ Talks (WIP)

As heard on BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show. 

Cake & Other Things

Cake & Other Things

An observational, tragi-comic and absurd stand-up comedy show. 

Katharine Ferns: Conscious Incompetent

Katharine Ferns: Conscious Incompetent

Katharine Ferns appears to be a sweet Canadian comic but stories about her misadventures are both dark and brutally funny. 

Robin Morgan: Hello Robin

Robin Morgan: Hello Robin

‘Hello, Robin’ is a show that says “Hello, Robin” to me, Robin Morgan, 25 years old, male, GSOH, suspicious of long walks. 

Carlos Cojones Presents

Carlos Cojones Presents

Columbia’s second biggest export, Carlos Cojones, comes to Brighton to tell the world about his life. With a little help from his friends. 

Huntington & Hutt

Huntington & Hutt

Join James Huntington (Hunger Games fanatic) and Joanna Hutt (Penelope Cruz wannabe) as they grapple with life’s big questions: Is it possible to take down UKIP with a chocolate … 

Omar Hamdi: Work in Progress 2015

Omar Hamdi: Work in Progress 2015

BBC3 and Radio 2 star, Welsh-Egyptian motormouth Omar Hamdi is “Just what the comedy scene has been crying out for” (Daily Telegraph). 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

Four actors play back audience stories. 

Sean McLoughlin: Breaking Point

Sean McLoughlin: Breaking Point

Another hour of choice stand-up from the acclaimed/dazed Sean McLoughlin, who was nominated by fellow comedians for the ‘Best Performer’ Barry Award at the Edinburgh Fringe 2014. 

Alastair Clark: Getting Better (WIP)

Alastair Clark: Getting Better (WIP)

Clark is an outsider. 

Ade Foiadelli: A Clockwork Bollock

Ade Foiadelli: A Clockwork Bollock

Following the success of Brighton’s regular ‘Funny Side Up’ show and a monthly slot at the city’s first comedy panel show, ‘Sidesplitters’, Ade Foiadelli is bringing his lackad… 

James Bran: Invisible Badminton & Other Dreams

James Bran: Invisible Badminton & Other Dreams

Following a successful run at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, quirky and exciting rising comedy talent James Bran brings his solo show to Brighton Fringe. 

iScream

iScream

Jo had a mini meltdown when she took not one but two shows to the Edinburgh Festival in 2014. 

Stella Graham: Fox Sake

Stella Graham: Fox Sake

Join Stella Graham for an hour of laughs for Fox Sake. 

Flavour of the Moth

Flavour of the Moth

Stand-up Juliet Meyers no longer cares about fitting in, or being a national treasure. 

Pigs in Gin

Pigs in Gin

An hour of stand-up comedy with Roz Ryan and Graeme Collard plus a special guest in each show. 

Bisha K Ali: Ridiculous

Bisha K Ali: Ridiculous

Fresh from a bucket of chocolate, comedian Bisha K Ali (Funny Women Finalist 2013, Laughing Horse Semi-Finalist 2014) takes you on a 40-minute journey through life, love, society a… 

Looking out for Linda

Looking out for Linda

Come and watch Sam Savage stick a wig on her head and call herself Linda Larkin. 

The Murderettes: Murder Mystery Comedy

The Murderettes: Murder Mystery Comedy

Our audience creates four new characters - one is dramatically murdered and our hero must go on a journey of adventure and romance to discover whodunnit. 

Adam Vincent in Careless

Adam Vincent in Careless

Adam Vincent is a stand up comic, writer (C4’s ‘The Last Leg’) and mediocre nurse. 

Dan Fardell At Least 100 Jokes: Work in Progress

Dan Fardell At Least 100 Jokes: Work in Progress

Join “winningly self-deprecating” (Chortle. 

Brody and Chadwick's Great Blimp Deception

Brody and Chadwick's Great Blimp Deception

Irish comedians Giles Brody and Colin Chadwick invite you to a compendium of sketch comedy, featuring childish Nobel Prize winners, Frankenstein’s reformed monster, Teen Pope, so… 

We Need to Talk About Jesus

We Need to Talk About Jesus

Richard Wright is a Christian. 

Darren Walsh: ProgWorkress

Darren Walsh: ProgWorkress

Join Darren Walsh, UK Pun Champion 2014, for a ProgWorkgress (work in progress) hour of stand-up comedy featuring drawings, videos, music and lots of puns. 

Nathan Cassidy: Back to the Future

Nathan Cassidy: Back to the Future

Malcolm Hardee Award nominee and Best Show Winner at the Buxton Fringe 2014. 

Dave Chawner: Normally Abnormal

Dave Chawner: Normally Abnormal

Award-winning comedian Dave Chawner premieres his new show about identity. 

Amusia 1.5

Amusia 1.5

Musical comedian Luc Valvona returns to Brighton with his second full length show. 

The Sinister Tales of Doctor Synistra

The Sinister Tales of Doctor Synistra

Improvised comedy, with a dark twist! Doctor Synistra presents three short improvised tales of horror based on audience suggestion. 

Blackman and Robyn

Blackman and Robyn

Robyn and Matt want to help people through their personal ideals. 

Jody Kamali: Spectacular!

Jody Kamali: Spectacular!

A solo physical comedy show featuring thrilling feats of amazingness. 

Acute Britishness

Acute Britishness

‘So You Think You’re Funny’ and ‘Golden Jester’ finalist Mark Daniels suffers from a syndrome known as Acute Britishness. 

Harriet Dyer: Barking at Aeroplanes

Harriet Dyer: Barking at Aeroplanes

Harriet is sangry (sad and angry) that her eccentric escapades often end in folk questioning her mental health. 

Sex Lies and Admin

Sex Lies and Admin

Jimmy Bird, Alex Perry and Francis Foster are three comedians who talk about the most important things in life such as: love, loss and how we have managed to be in our thirties whi… 

Josh Smith 'Not What You Expected' Show

Josh Smith 'Not What You Expected' Show

Josh Smith embarks on yet another show that includes the unfortunate events that happen daily and yet he shares them. 

LetLuce in Progress: Pair of Tits

LetLuce in Progress: Pair of Tits

Join ‘LetLuce’ for more surreal, anarchic joy. 

Wrong Time

Wrong Time

Ever get the feeling you were born in the wrong time? Justin Panks does, a lot. 

Anti-Clever

Anti-Clever

Jake Bourke is an Irish comic, but it was never meant to be this way. 

Perfectly Goddamned Delightful

Perfectly Goddamned Delightful

Two men, worn down by their own cynicism try to recapture their long lost youthful idealism by mocking their own lives and the lives of others. 

War of Words

War of Words

The bog roll projector screen was novel. 

Paul F Taylor & Nick Hodder WIP

Paul F Taylor & Nick Hodder WIP

Paul F Taylor and Nick Hodder test out material. 

Rock 'n' Droll

Rock 'n' Droll

Free sex, drugs and rock & droll!* Deadpan comedian Paul Laight and OCD guitar-wielding clown Gwilum Argos present their comedy show ‘Rock ‘n’ Droll’! A free show with songs, jokes… 

The Last Abortion of Jesus' Queer Foetus

The Last Abortion of Jesus' Queer Foetus

You must experience the joy in your trousers, projectile vomit, rectal prolapse, bloody urinatin’, baby terminatin’, meth overdosin’, aubergine starin’, racist a-tweetin’, Sharia c… 

Way Back

Way Back

Way Back follows Carol, a member of the Beachy Head Chaplaincy Squad, as she goes to desperate and ridiculous measures to bring two men back from the verge of despair. 

Charlie Smith: Too Tall for the Ride

Charlie Smith: Too Tall for the Ride

Following a successful run at festivals such as Edinburgh Fringe 2013 and various venues around the UK and Ireland, join Ireland’s tallest comedian at Brighton Fringe 2014. 

The Urban Survival Guide

The Urban Survival Guide

The Urban Survival Guide is an hour of stand up with Tony Marrese that equips you with unique street knowledge that will help you escape the many confrontations of modern existence… 

Omar Hamdi: Work in Progress

Omar Hamdi: Work in Progress

Russell Kane’s national support act, Welsh-Egyptian Omar Hamdi is preparing for his Edinburgh debut with a mix of fresh ideas and routines that have wowed audiences at some of the … 

The Barry Experience

The Barry Experience

An hour of stand-up, stories and tales from the world of Barry. 

Full of Win!

Full of Win!

Richard Wright is a winner. 

Strudelhead

Strudelhead

Ben has always been cheerfully baffled by everything the human race has ever done, from space exploration to genocide to crisp sandwiches. 

Festival of Oddity

Festival of Oddity

Laughing Horse’s Festival of Oddity is a platform for new work heading to the Edinburgh Fringe by clowns in the ascendant, Cheekykita and Jody Kamali. 

Doggett & Ephgrave: Project Stuff

Doggett & Ephgrave: Project Stuff

The comic duo push their oft-neglected third member (their projector) to the forefront, for an hour of slideshow-based stand-up. 

Mike Sheer: Jerk in Progress

Mike Sheer: Jerk in Progress

Mike Sheer has taken his provocative and silly stand-up comedy show from Toronto to Australia, UK, US, and all over continental Europe. 

Joe Munrow: Spontaneous Duck

Joe Munrow: Spontaneous Duck

Comedian Joe Munrow takes you on a well-structured meander through his stupid brain. 

Farmhouse

Farmhouse

The Comedy Stable that un-leashed ‘Andrew and the Pony’ present an all-new show for 2014: ‘Farmhouse’. 

Bobby Mair: Hobo Savant

Bobby Mair: Hobo Savant

Canadian stand-up comic Bobby Mair has appeared on Channel 4’s ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’, BBC3’s ‘Russell Howard’s Good News’, BBC3’s ‘Sweat the Small Stuff’ and BBC3’s ‘Seann Walsh’s La… 

Dinner Dance on Douglas Mountain

Dinner Dance on Douglas Mountain

Can there ever be peace between East & West Sussex? Will Sharks ever go the extra mile and indeed, how far should dog improvement go? What exactly is Bob Dylan’s problem? Just a fe… 

Multi-Tool

Multi-Tool

A former employer once called Tom Clutterbuck “the Swiss Army Knife of the arts”. 

Darren Walsh: Chicken Meow

Darren Walsh: Chicken Meow

I really wanted to like Darren Walsh’s new show - I saw him last year and raved about him. 

Mr Steve N Allen's SomeNews Live

Mr Steve N Allen's SomeNews Live

Fast-paced, topical stand-up from news addicted Mr Steve N Allen. 

From Birmingham and Beyond

From Birmingham and Beyond

The Wacky Whorehouse presents: Wayne Lawrence, stand-up comedian in his first Brighton Fringe Performance along with the support of extremely talented new comedians from the UK com… 

50 Shades of Smay

50 Shades of Smay

Sarah-May was 30 years old on her last birthday. 

Funny Fillies!

Funny Fillies!

After a sell-out tour of London, Edinburgh & Manchester to rave reviews, these two award-winning friends return to the Brighton Paddock where it all began. 

Ride of the Wagnerian

Ride of the Wagnerian

What is it like to be obsessed with a 15 hours long cycle of late Romantic operas sung in German? Giacinto Palmieri loves Richard Wagner’s “Ring of the Nibelung” so much that he to… 

Anti-Clever

Anti-Clever

Jake Bourke is an Irish comic and it wasn’t meant to be this way. 

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