COMEDY
“Year round comedy and big name acts”
Our 60-seater venue has hosted shows by major stars including Rhod Gilbert, Jon Richardson, Josie Long, Richard Herring, Sara Pascoe, Romesh Ranganathan, Joe Wilkinson, Isy Suttie, Katherine Ryan and Josh Widdicombe. Check out who’s coming up….
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PERFORMANCE SKILLS WORKSHOP @ Upper Lounge
Oct 14 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm
7:00pm
Would you like to take your place, up on the stage? This course is intended for the beginner, or those with a little experience of, writing and performing for the stage. Learn how to connect[...]
ON THE EDGE w/ DANIEL MUGGLETON @ Upper Lounge
Oct 18 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
We hand pick our acts from the best up and coming acts in the UK comedy scene, guaranteeing a brilliant line up. Watch this space for line-ups! Friday 18th October Hello comedy fans, and welcome[...]
TITTER w/ STEPHEN TRUMBLE @ Upper Lounge
Oct 19 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
8:00pm
Brighton’s most sophisticated Saturday night comedy club features the city’s best new comics performing not just their stand-up sets, but specially-written stories too! Third Saturday of each month, doors 7:30pm, show 8:00pm. Tickets £5 Saturday 19th October It’s that[...]
SLEEP PARALYSIS @ Upper Lounge
Oct 20 @ 7:00pm – 10:30pm
7:00pm
Join your host Fuchsia Von Steel and her guests as she takes you through a unique blend of glamour, grotesque and comedy in an unforgettable evening.
LAUGHING HORSE 2-DAY BEGINNERS’ COMEDY COURSE @ Upper Lounge
Oct 26 @ 12:00pm – 3:30pm
12:00pm
“I have found the course immensely helpful, as an actor for a number of years with the tutor very supportive and helpful. I have now managed to learn a whole new way to perform in[...]
BITTER SOUR: HAUNTED HAUS @ Upper Lounge
Oct 26 @ 7:00pm – 10:30pm
7:00pm
After tearing up the stage (quite literally) on Brighton Pride, Bitter Sour are back to bring you to the Haunted Haus! Showcasing the best in Brighton’s underground drag scene, Bitter Sour Will once again make[...]
LAUGHING HORSE 2-DAY BEGINNERS’ COMEDY COURSE @ Upper Lounge
Oct 27 @ 12:00pm – 3:30pm
12:00pm
“I have found the course immensely helpful, as an actor for a number of years with the tutor very supportive and helpful. I have now managed to learn a whole new way to perform in[...]
CANARY COMEDY @ Upper Lounge
Oct 31 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
8:00pm
Pro acts trying out new material, plus the best up and coming comics on the circuit! 8pm, monthly on the last Thursday PAY WHAT YOU WANT!
ON THE EDGE w/ CHLOE PETTS @ Upper Lounge
Nov 1 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
We hand pick our acts from the best up and coming acts in the UK comedy scene, guaranteeing a brilliant line up. Watch this space for line-ups! Friday 1st November Hello and welcome to On[...]
SEAN McLOUGHLIN @ Upper Lounge
Nov 2 @ 7:45pm – 9:15pm
7:45pm
Sean McLoughlin performs a new hour of comedy fresh from an appearance on ‘After Life’ and opening for Ricky Gervais on his 2019 tour. “A hugely accomplished hour of stand-up” Time Out. “His intellectual and[...]
CABARET LAB @ Upper Lounge
Nov 3 @ 7:00pm – 11:00pm
7:00pm
An open mic night of epic proportions! Are you funny? Can you dance? Do you burlesque? Have a hidden talent? Come join us in the Laboratory, where pros and noobs alike can test new material[...]
BRIGHTON COMEDY OPEN MIC @ Upper Lounge
Nov 6 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm
7:30pm
BCOM provide an inclusive environment for ALL forms of comedy and for ALL audience members! So you can sit back and enjoy the best sketch, character, improv, music, poetry and stand up from around the[...]
NOT ANOTHER DRAG PUB QUIZ @ Main Bar
Nov 7 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
COMING TO SPICE UP YOUR THURSDAY NIGHT ! Featuring the shenanigans of Max Legroom! Naff prizes ! Your general knowledge won’t save you now ! Only £2 per player ! Starts at half seven .[...]
FUNNY GIRLS @ Upper Lounge
Nov 8 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm
7:30pm
Julie Jepson hosts our monthly night of fabulous female funnies, with stand-up, musical comedy, characters and improv. Second Friday of each month, 7:30pm-10:00pm, £5/£4.
IAIN LEE & KATHERINE BOYLE: THE RABBIT HOLE LIVE @ Upper Lounge
Nov 9 @ 7:15pm – 10:00pm
7:15pm
IAIN LEE (talkRADIO, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, The 11 o’Clock Show) and KATHERINE BOYLE (talkRADIO, BBC Radio) invite you to join them in THE RABBIT HOLE… … a pre-recorded phone-in podcast[...]
COMEDY IN THE LOUNGE @ Upper Lounge
Nov 13 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
Comedy in the Lounge is back. A fantastic opportunity to see some superb acts try out some new material for the crazy low price of £4. The last one was a sell out so make[...]
ON THE EDGE w/ BARRY FERNS @ Upper Lounge
Nov 15 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
We hand pick our acts from the best up and coming acts in the UK comedy scene, guaranteeing a brilliant line up. Watch this space for line-ups! Friday 15th November Greetings comedy lovers and welcome[...]
TITTER @ Upper Lounge
Nov 16 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
8:00pm
Brighton’s most sophisticated Saturday night comedy club features the city’s best new comics performing not just their stand-up sets, but specially-written stories too! Third Saturday of each month, doors 7:30pm, show 8:00pm. Tickets £5
SLEEP PARALYSIS @ Upper Lounge
Nov 17 @ 7:00pm – 10:30pm
7:00pm
Join your host Fuchsia Von Steel and her guests as she takes you through a unique blend of glamour, grotesque and comedy in an unforgettable evening.
LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOYS: DRAG KING OPEN MIC NIGHT @ Upper Lounge
Nov 22 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
King Sammy Silver returns with a new open mic night for the drag kings out there! FREE ENTRY!
STEVE HOFSTETTER @ Upper Lounge
Nov 23 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm
7:30pm
Author, columnist, and comedian Steve Hofstetter is often called the hardest working man in show-business. With all due respect to the late James Brown. Hofstetter’s national TV debut came on ESPN’s Quite Frankly, where Stephen[...]
CANARY COMEDY @ Upper Lounge
Nov 28 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
8:00pm
Pro acts trying out new material, plus the best up and coming comics on the circuit! 8pm, monthly on the last Thursday PAY WHAT YOU WANT!
CABARET LAB @ Upper Lounge
Dec 1 @ 7:00pm – 11:00pm
7:00pm
An open mic night of epic proportions! Are you funny? Can you dance? Do you burlesque? Have a hidden talent? Come join us in the Laboratory, where pros and noobs alike can test new material[...]
BRIGHTON COMEDY OPEN MIC @ Upper Lounge
Dec 4 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm
7:30pm
BCOM provide an inclusive environment for ALL forms of comedy and for ALL audience members! So you can sit back and enjoy the best sketch, character, improv, music, poetry and stand up from around the[...]
NOT ANOTHER DRAG PUB QUIZ @ Main Bar
Dec 5 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
COMING TO SPICE UP YOUR THURSDAY NIGHT ! Featuring the shenanigans of Max Legroom! Naff prizes ! Your general knowledge won’t save you now ! Only £2 per player ! Starts at half seven .[...]
ON THE EDGE @ Upper Lounge
Dec 6 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
We hand pick our acts from the best up and coming acts in the UK comedy scene, guaranteeing a brilliant line up. Watch this space for line-ups!
CANDY GIGI: FRIDAY NIGHT SINNER! @ Upper Lounge
Dec 7 @ 7:15pm – 8:30pm
7:15pm
Friday Night Sinner! is a one-woman, horror-comedy musical about a Jewish, sexually repressed, newly married maniac (stick to what you know). This deluded, narcissistic, unsatisfied and occasionally violent woman has delusions of grandeur and wants[...]
FUNNY GIRLS @ Upper Lounge
Dec 13 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm
7:30pm
Julie Jepson hosts our monthly night of fabulous female funnies, with stand-up, musical comedy, characters and improv. Second Friday of each month, 7:30pm-10:00pm, £5/£4.
SLEEP PARALYSIS @ Upper Lounge
Dec 15 @ 7:00pm – 10:30pm
7:00pm
Join your host Fuchsia Von Steel and her guests as she takes you through a unique blend of glamour, grotesque and comedy in an unforgettable evening.
ON THE EDGE @ Upper Lounge
Dec 20 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
We hand pick our acts from the best up and coming acts in the UK comedy scene, guaranteeing a brilliant line up. Watch this space for line-ups!
TITTER @ Upper Lounge
Dec 21 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
8:00pm
Brighton’s most sophisticated Saturday night comedy club features the city’s best new comics performing not just their stand-up sets, but specially-written stories too! Third Saturday of each month, doors 7:30pm, show 8:00pm. Tickets £5
NOT ANOTHER DRAG PUB QUIZ @ Main Bar
Jan 2 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
COMING TO SPICE UP YOUR THURSDAY NIGHT ! Featuring the shenanigans of Max Legroom! Naff prizes ! Your general knowledge won’t save you now ! Only £2 per player ! Starts at half seven .[...]
ON THE EDGE @ Upper Lounge
Jan 3 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
We hand pick our acts from the best up and coming acts in the UK comedy scene, guaranteeing a brilliant line up. Watch this space for line-ups!
CABARET LAB @ Upper Lounge
Jan 5 @ 7:00pm – 11:00pm
7:00pm
An open mic night of epic proportions! Are you funny? Can you dance? Do you burlesque? Have a hidden talent? Come join us in the Laboratory, where pros and noobs alike can test new material[...]
FUNNY GIRLS @ Upper Lounge
Jan 10 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm
7:30pm
Julie Jepson hosts our monthly night of fabulous female funnies, with stand-up, musical comedy, characters and improv. Second Friday of each month, 7:30pm-10:00pm, £5/£4.
ON THE EDGE @ Upper Lounge
Jan 17 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
We hand pick our acts from the best up and coming acts in the UK comedy scene, guaranteeing a brilliant line up. Watch this space for line-ups!
TITTER @ Upper Lounge
Jan 18 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
8:00pm
Brighton’s most sophisticated Saturday night comedy club features the city’s best new comics performing not just their stand-up sets, but specially-written stories too! Third Saturday of each month, doors 7:30pm, show 8:00pm. Tickets £5
SLEEP PARALYSIS @ Upper Lounge
Jan 19 @ 7:00pm – 10:30pm
7:00pm
Join your host Fuchsia Von Steel and her guests as she takes you through a unique blend of glamour, grotesque and comedy in an unforgettable evening.
CANARY COMEDY @ Upper Lounge
Jan 30 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
8:00pm
Pro acts trying out new material, plus the best up and coming comics on the circuit! 8pm, monthly on the last Thursday PAY WHAT YOU WANT!
CABARET LAB @ Upper Lounge
Feb 2 @ 7:00pm – 11:00pm
7:00pm
An open mic night of epic proportions! Are you funny? Can you dance? Do you burlesque? Have a hidden talent? Come join us in the Laboratory, where pros and noobs alike can test new material[...]
BRIGHTON COMEDY OPEN MIC @ Upper Lounge
Feb 5 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm
7:30pm
BCOM provide an inclusive environment for ALL forms of comedy and for ALL audience members! So you can sit back and enjoy the best sketch, character, improv, music, poetry and stand up from around the[...]
NOT ANOTHER DRAG PUB QUIZ @ Main Bar
Feb 6 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
COMING TO SPICE UP YOUR THURSDAY NIGHT ! Featuring the shenanigans of Max Legroom! Naff prizes ! Your general knowledge won’t save you now ! Only £2 per player ! Starts at half seven .[...]
ON THE EDGE @ Upper Lounge
Feb 7 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
We hand pick our acts from the best up and coming acts in the UK comedy scene, guaranteeing a brilliant line up. Watch this space for line-ups!
COMPERING & IMPROV FOR STAND-UP COMEDY WORKSHOP @ Upper Lounge
Feb 9 @ 12:00pm – 5:00pm
12:00pm
Whether you’re an open mic comic wanting to learn the basics of compering or a more seasoned pro keen to extend your skill set, join accomplished compere Ben Van der Velde for this four hour[...]
FUNNY GIRLS @ Upper Lounge
Feb 14 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm
7:30pm
Julie Jepson hosts our monthly night of fabulous female funnies, with stand-up, musical comedy, characters and improv. Second Friday of each month, 7:30pm-10:00pm, £5/£4.
TITTER @ Upper Lounge
Feb 15 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
8:00pm
Brighton’s most sophisticated Saturday night comedy club features the city’s best new comics performing not just their stand-up sets, but specially-written stories too! Third Saturday of each month, doors 7:30pm, show 8:00pm. Tickets £5
SLEEP PARALYSIS @ Upper Lounge
Feb 16 @ 7:00pm – 10:30pm
7:00pm
Join your host Fuchsia Von Steel and her guests as she takes you through a unique blend of glamour, grotesque and comedy in an unforgettable evening.
ON THE EDGE @ Upper Lounge
Feb 21 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
We hand pick our acts from the best up and coming acts in the UK comedy scene, guaranteeing a brilliant line up. Watch this space for line-ups!
MATT HOSS: HERE COMES YOUR MAN @ Upper Lounge
Feb 23 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm
7:30pm
Matt Hoss is a hopeless romantic (with hopeless being the operative word). This emotionally honest, hilarious debut show discusses romance, awkward sex and heartwarming tales of failing in love. Matt retells his raw stories of[...]
CANARY COMEDY @ Upper Lounge
Feb 27 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
8:00pm
Pro acts trying out new material, plus the best up and coming comics on the circuit! 8pm, monthly on the last Thursday PAY WHAT YOU WANT!
CABARET LAB @ Upper Lounge
Mar 1 @ 7:00pm – 11:00pm
7:00pm
An open mic night of epic proportions! Are you funny? Can you dance? Do you burlesque? Have a hidden talent? Come join us in the Laboratory, where pros and noobs alike can test new material[...]
BRIGHTON COMEDY OPEN MIC @ Upper Lounge
Mar 4 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm
7:30pm
BCOM provide an inclusive environment for ALL forms of comedy and for ALL audience members! So you can sit back and enjoy the best sketch, character, improv, music, poetry and stand up from around the[...]
NOT ANOTHER DRAG PUB QUIZ @ Main Bar
Mar 5 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
COMING TO SPICE UP YOUR THURSDAY NIGHT ! Featuring the shenanigans of Max Legroom! Naff prizes ! Your general knowledge won’t save you now ! Only £2 per player ! Starts at half seven .[...]
ON THE EDGE @ Upper Lounge
Mar 6 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
We hand pick our acts from the best up and coming acts in the UK comedy scene, guaranteeing a brilliant line up. Watch this space for line-ups!
FUNNY GIRLS @ Upper Lounge
Mar 13 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm
7:30pm
Julie Jepson hosts our monthly night of fabulous female funnies, with stand-up, musical comedy, characters and improv. Second Friday of each month, 7:30pm-10:00pm, £5/£4.
SLEEP PARALYSIS @ Upper Lounge
Mar 15 @ 7:00pm – 10:30pm
7:00pm
Join your host Fuchsia Von Steel and her guests as she takes you through a unique blend of glamour, grotesque and comedy in an unforgettable evening.
ON THE EDGE @ Upper Lounge
Mar 20 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
We hand pick our acts from the best up and coming acts in the UK comedy scene, guaranteeing a brilliant line up. Watch this space for line-ups!
TITTER @ Upper Lounge
Mar 21 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
8:00pm
Brighton’s most sophisticated Saturday night comedy club features the city’s best new comics performing not just their stand-up sets, but specially-written stories too! Third Saturday of each month, doors 7:30pm, show 8:00pm. Tickets £5
CANARY COMEDY @ Upper Lounge
Mar 26 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
8:00pm
Pro acts trying out new material, plus the best up and coming comics on the circuit! 8pm, monthly on the last Thursday PAY WHAT YOU WANT!
BRIGHTON COMEDY OPEN MIC @ Upper Lounge
Apr 1 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm
7:30pm
BCOM provide an inclusive environment for ALL forms of comedy and for ALL audience members! So you can sit back and enjoy the best sketch, character, improv, music, poetry and stand up from around the[...]
NOT ANOTHER DRAG PUB QUIZ @ Main Bar
Apr 2 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
COMING TO SPICE UP YOUR THURSDAY NIGHT ! Featuring the shenanigans of Max Legroom! Naff prizes ! Your general knowledge won’t save you now ! Only £2 per player ! Starts at half seven .[...]
ON THE EDGE @ Upper Lounge
Apr 3 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
We hand pick our acts from the best up and coming acts in the UK comedy scene, guaranteeing a brilliant line up. Watch this space for line-ups!
CABARET LAB @ Upper Lounge
Apr 5 @ 7:00pm – 11:00pm
7:00pm
An open mic night of epic proportions! Are you funny? Can you dance? Do you burlesque? Have a hidden talent? Come join us in the Laboratory, where pros and noobs alike can test new material[...]
FUNNY GIRLS @ Upper Lounge
Apr 10 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm
7:30pm
Julie Jepson hosts our monthly night of fabulous female funnies, with stand-up, musical comedy, characters and improv. Second Friday of each month, 7:30pm-10:00pm, £5/£4.
ON THE EDGE @ Upper Lounge
Apr 17 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
7:30pm
We hand pick our acts from the best up and coming acts in the UK comedy scene, guaranteeing a brilliant line up. Watch this space for line-ups!
TITTER @ Upper Lounge
Apr 18 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
8:00pm
Brighton’s most sophisticated Saturday night comedy club features the city’s best new comics performing not just their stand-up sets, but specially-written stories too! Third Saturday of each month, doors 7:30pm, show 8:00pm. Tickets £5
SLEEP PARALYSIS @ Upper Lounge
Apr 19 @ 7:00pm – 10:30pm
7:00pm
Join your host Fuchsia Von Steel and her guests as she takes you through a unique blend of glamour, grotesque and comedy in an unforgettable evening.
CANARY COMEDY @ Upper Lounge
Apr 30 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
8:00pm
Pro acts trying out new material, plus the best up and coming comics on the circuit! 8pm, monthly on the last Thursday PAY WHAT YOU WANT!
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