Brighton Fringe 2026

Comedy on Friday, 8 May 2026

35 comedy shows at Brighton Fringe 2026 on Friday, 8 May 2026, £3–£20. Look out for slots at Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room), Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Hideaway), Presuming Ed. The day's schedule: 3 matinees, 24 evening shows, 8 late-night slots.

'Title Goes Here' An Improv Comedy

Gazelle Theatre (Website)

▷ Fri 8 May@ Grania Dean Studio (Lantern Theatre @ ACT)

£10–£12Teen

Cerys Bradley: On Road Signs

Cerys Bradley (Website)

▷ Fri 8 May@ Brighton Toy and Model Museum

Cheap Laughs - Best of Brighton

Eat The Donut Comedy

▷ Fri 1 May@ Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room)

Closure Cabaret

Maria Ansdell

▷ Thu 7 May@ The Actors - Theatre

£4.50–£6.50Teen

Dr Mew's queer sci-fi podcasts

Dr Mew (Website)

▷ Fri 8 May@ The Actors - Light Room

Dr. Jimmy Lyons: Existential Physics (or Why the Universe is Gay) Work In Progress

James Robert Lyon

▷ Fri 8 May@ The Actors - Light Room

Fear Of Failure

Rodney Beckford Comedian (Website)

▷ Wed 6 May@ Pink Moon

Guess Boo: The Mystery of my Nan's Ashes

Lost Hippo

▷ Thu 7 May@ WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens

Henry Ginsberg: Cuddle Slut

Laughing Horse

▷ Thu 7 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Hideaway)

Improv Wolves

Improv Wolves (Website)

▷ Fri 8 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Hideaway)

Irish Jokers

All Ireland Comedy

▷ Fri 8 May@ Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room)

Jaz Mattu Fights His Audience

Jaz Mattu

▷ Fri 8 May@ Presuming Ed

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Comedy (Website)

▷ Fri 1 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Tusk Club)

Mat Smith and Kieran Carr Spilt Bill

Mat Smith & Kieran Carr (Website)

▷ Thu 7 May@ Comedy at the Caxton

Nerine Skinner: Decisions, Decisions (Work In Progress)

Nerine Skinner (Website)

▷ Fri 8 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar

Nina's Show

Just Nina

▷ Thu 7 May@ Presuming Ed

Prateek Kohli: Denial

Prateek Kohli

▷ Fri 8 May@ Komedia Studio

RATMAGEDDON

RATBAG Comedy

▷ Thu 7 May@ The Actors - Theatre

£8.50–£9.5018+

Raul Kohli: The Kohli Bible

Raul Kohli (Website)

▷ Fri 8 May@ Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room)

Ray Fordyce: Quincunx

Ray Fordyce

▷ Wed 6 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar

Sameera Bowers: What Is Going On?

Sameera Bhalotra Bowers

▷ Fri 1 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak

£8.50–£11Kids

Severe Lacerations To Head

Kate Smurthwaite (Website)

▷ Fri 8 May@ Comedy at the Caxton

Shaggers

Art of Comedy (Website)

▷ Fri 1 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Hideaway)

Spiralizers

Selam L'Ethio

▷ Fri 8 May@ Comedy at the Caxton

Tartan Tabletop: a Dungeons & Dragons Comedy

Tartan Tabletop (Website)

▷ Fri 8 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Bubble

The Best of Brighton Fringe Compilation Show

Eds Comedy Club

▷ Fri 1 May@ Presuming Ed

The Quest for Love, Murder and Revenge in Space!

We're All Friends

▷ Tue 5 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Bubble

The Treason Show Festival Special

The Treason Show (Website)

▷ Fri 8 May@ Wagner Hall Brighton

Will & Noah: Dinner Dinner Chicken Winner

Will & Noah

▷ Fri 8 May@ Junk Poets at Caravanserai

Zoe Thorne: Gold Top

Laughing Horse Festivals

▷ Fri 8 May@ Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room)

Every Single Sound In The World

Natalie Patuzzo (Website)

▷ Fri 8 May@ Presuming Ed

Police Cops: The Original

Police Cops (Website)

▷ Thu 7 May@ Spiegeltent at the SpiegelGardens

£15.50–£17Teen

CK Nath: A Bit of Foreign Stuff (Work In Progress)

CK Nath

▷ Fri 8 May@ Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick

The Buttercream Boys

Buttercream Boys (Website)

▷ Fri 8 May@ Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick

Ask A Stripper: Pulling Back The G-String

Ask A Stripper

▷ Fri 1 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Hideaway)

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