Brighton Fringe 2026

Comedy on Saturday, 23 May 2026

73 comedy shows at Brighton Fringe 2026 on Saturday, 23 May 2026, £3–£20. Look out for slots at Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar, Presuming Ed, Comedy at the Caxton. The day's schedule: 26 matinees, 37 evening shows, 11 late-night slots.

10 Things They Hate About Me

Shinanne Higgins

▷ Fri 22 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar

199 Jokes Before Lunchtime: Danny Matinee!

Danny Matinee Productions (Website)

▷ Sat 2 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Hideaway)

A Man Went Into A Shop To Buy A Face

Cool-Aid Comedy

▷ Sat 9 May@ Presuming Ed

A Simply Beastly Murder

Rachel E. Thorn (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak

Aaand We’re Back!

Rich Perry, Kerry Herbert, and Jim Holland (Website)

▷ Sat 9 May@ The Maris & Otter

Aalex Mandel-Dallal - Where was I?

Alex Mandel-Dallal (Website)

▷ Sun 3 May@ Comedy at the Caxton

Barnish & Carmichael: No Idea

Absolute Onions (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Hideaway)

Beat The Comic

Some Funny Cluckers (Website)

▷ Thu 21 May@ Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room)

Best in Fringe Comedy - The Early Show

Laughing Horse Comedy (Website)

▷ Sat 2 May@ Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room)

Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy

Art of Comedy (Website)

▷ Sat 2 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Hideaway)

Brad Jon Kane's Untelevised and Unfilmed Birthday Celebration Special!

Brad Jon Kane

▷ Wed 20 May@ Presuming Ed

Brighton Belles

Art of Comedy (Website)

▷ Sat 2 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar

Cheap Laughs - Best of Brighton

Eat The Donut Comedy

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

Chief Petty Officer

Neon Flamingo

▷ Sat 23 May@ Comedy at the Caxton

David Ingram: You Better WORK! (In Progress)

David Ingram

▷ Fri 22 May@ Comedy at the Caxton

Enrico Touché: Hot Knees - It's Just Business

Serious Business Chocolate (Website)

▷ Sat 9 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Pip

George Harvey - The opener

George Harvey Comedy

▷ Sat 2 May@ Presuming Ed

Graeme Rayner: Dadology

Gag N Bone Man Comedy (Website)

▷ Wed 20 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Pip

Graeme Rayner: KrowdWerk

Gag N Bone Man Comedy (Website)

▷ Wed 20 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Pip

Happily Never After

The Maydays (Website)

▷ Fri 22 May@ Wagner Hall Brighton

£12–£15Teen

Helicops 1: Find Your Wings!

Stolen Table Collective (Website)

▷ Fri 22 May@ Junk Poets at Caravanserai

£9.50–£10.50Teen

Hudson Hughes: At Your Service

Liebenspiel Presents

▷ Sat 23 May@ WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens

£10–£12Teen

Hugo Hayes - Some Characters - Work in Progress

Hugo Hayes - Some Characters - Work in Progress

▷ Fri 22 May@ Grania Dean Studio (Lantern Theatre @ ACT)

I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar

Holly Redford Jones (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ The Actors - Theatre

Iain Anderson: TRAUMEDY, A Guide To Being A Fabulous Homeless Addict

Iain Anderson (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ The Actors - Theatre

Jacob Hatton: BC

Jacob Hatton

▷ Sat 16 May@ The Maris & Otter

James Regal - People Pleaser

James Regal

▷ Sat 23 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar

Jane Postlethwaite is Bone Idle

JANE POSTLETHWAITE (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ The Actors - Theatre

Jonathan Oldfield: Work in Progress

Liebenspiel Presents (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens

Jonny Brook: This Isn't The Life I Expected

Jonny Brook

▷ Wed 20 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak

Josh Invain: Affirmation (Work In Progress)

Josh Invain (Website)

▷ Sat 9 May@ Upstairs @ The Colly

Joz Norris Is Hugh Jackman Is The Phantom Of The Opera

Liebenspiel Presents (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens

Lady Bolognese: CLASS WAR

Lady Bolognese

▷ Sat 9 May@ Junk Poets at Caravanserai

£8–£9.50Teen

Late Night With Terry Wogan

Liebenspiel Presents (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens

Laughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Comedy (Website)

▷ Sat 2 May@ Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room)

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Comedy (Website)

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

LJ DA FUNK in... Horny Organic Farmer Lady Shuffle

LJ DA FUNK / Laughing Horse

▷ Fri 15 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar

MaestroClass

MaestroClass

▷ Sat 23 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Pip

£10–£12Family

MATES: The Improvised 90s Sitcom

Mates Improv (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Bubble

Momma's Got a Brand New Toy Kitchen

Bex Turner Comedy (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ Comedy at the Caxton

Mr Dodger's Drama Class

The Biscuit Barrel (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ The Actors - Theatre

My Date with Pierce Brosnan

Alistair Aitcheson (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ The Actors - Light Room

Not Another Quiz Night

Mick Perrin Worldwide

▷ Sat 9 May@ Spiegeltent at the SpiegelGardens

Rob Duncan: Printer of the Year

Rob Duncan

▷ Sat 23 May@ Junk Poets at Caravanserai

Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine 2.0 (Work In Progress)

Liebenspiel Presents

▷ Sat 23 May@ WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens

RPJ: Role Playing James

James Bennison

▷ Mon 18 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Tusk Club)

Sadomusical

A Similar River (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ The Actors - Theatre

Sam See: Sam See It, Sam Say It, Sam Sorted (Work In Progress)

Bowtie Productions (Website)

▷ Sat 16 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar

Scott Manley Hadley: Bald Personality Disorder

scott manley hadley aka SOLID BALD (Website)

▷ Sun 3 May@ Comedy at the Caxton

Sean Morley: Backchannel

Liebenspiel Presents (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens

Shaggers

Art of Comedy (Website)

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

Smorgasbord

Smorgasbord Productions

▷ Sat 2 May@ Presuming Ed

Something! Sometime! Someone!

Rushali (Website)

▷ Fri 22 May@ Grania Dean Studio (Lantern Theatre @ ACT)

Space Planet Mission: The Improvised Sci-Fi Epic

Genre Story Improv (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ Presuming Ed

The Best of Brighton Fringe Compilation Show

Eds Comedy Club

▷ Fri 1 May@ Presuming Ed

The Cringe Factor: Rock and Roll Part 2

Laughing Horse Comedy & Ian Fox (Website)

▷ Fri 22 May@ Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room)

The Drunk and Heckle Show

The Drunk and Heckle

▷ Fri 22 May@ Presuming Ed

The Queen, Shakespeare and Me

Carole Shaw & Queen Enterprises (Website)

▷ Mon 18 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar

Topping and Hards: Comedy from the Box

Topping and Hards (Website)

▷ Thu 21 May@ Junk Poets at Caravanserai

We Need The Eggs

Just The Facts

▷ Sat 23 May@ The Maris & Otter

Wit Happens - The Comedy Magic Of Katherine Rhodes

Katherine Rhodes (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ Comedy at the Caxton

£5–£7.50Kids

Zoe Thorne: Gold Top

Laughing Horse Festivals

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

Selena Mersey: Bisexuelle

Selena Mersey (Website)

▷ Fri 22 May@ Komedia Studio

£13.50–£14.50Teen

Pear

Pear (Website)

▷ Wed 13 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Bubble

£9.99–£12Teen

Beauty and the Ballsack

Beauty and the Ballsack

▷ Sat 16 May@ Junk Poets at Caravanserai

Sajeela Kershi: Rebel Without Applause! (Work In Progress)

Comedy Cottage - Comic Angels (Website)

▷ Sat 9 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar

Police Cops: The Original

Police Cops (Website)

▷ Thu 7 May@ Spiegeltent at the SpiegelGardens

£15.50–£17Teen

Uncle CCTV

Lafta Republic Productions

▷ Sat 16 May@ Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick

Dave Chawner; Dry Humour

Laughing Horse Festivals (Website)

▷ Sun 10 May@ Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick

That's so Sapphic Podcast with Jane Postlethwaite & Alexi Melvin

That's So Sapphic Podcast (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick

Nick Kirk: Absolute Nickhead

Laughing Horse Festivals (Website)

▷ Sat 23 May@ Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick

100% Badgers with Matt Hobs

Matt Hobs (Website)

▷ Thu 21 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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