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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ON THE EDGE w/ JOE JACOBS
@ Upper Lounge
Oct 20 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
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 20th October JOE JACOBS AMY HOWERSKA[...]
TITTER w/ RICHARD TODD
@ Upper Lounge
Oct 21 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
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, 8-11pm, £5. Saturday 21st October RICHARD TODD BRODI SNOOK WILLIAM STONE[...]
POETS, COMEDIANS & MCs WELCOME REFUGEES
@ Upper Lounge
Oct 22 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm
FUNDRAISER FOR THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT Come and join us for a really great cause. This event will be raising money for The Hummingbird Project to continue the work done with refugees who have been relocated[...]
KOMEDY KRACKERS w/ SARAH ILES
@ Upper Lounge
Oct 25 @ 7:45pm – 10:30pm
Do you krave for something different? This might be it! A kompilation show of kharacter, Komedy Krackers brings you the kream of alternative komedians to krack you up. A salon of superb, salubrious satirists seconded[...]
SAM PRIOR: UP CLOSE (FREE!)
@ Upper Lounge
Oct 27 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm
After a successful run of cabaret and stage shows in 2016 Sam Prior is returning to the Caroline of Brunswick for a run of close up magic evenings. Come and witness classic and original magic[...]
COMEDY CHARACTER WRITING WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN
@ Upper Lounge
Oct 28 @ 12:00pm – 4:00pm
A workshop for women exploring how we can create and write comedy characters. Come along to the Caroline of Brunswick on Saturday 28 October or Saturday 25 November from 12-4pm, learn how to mine for[...]
BITTER SOUR HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
@ Upper Lounge
Oct 28 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
Count Addiction and Cherry Fakewell set out to find the best of alternative drag and house them in a grotesque melting pot of punk, dance, goth, queer, camp, cabaret debauchery to delight your senses. Entry[...]
RISKY RABBIT
@ Upper Lounge
Nov 1 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Come and witness professional magicians practise new material, and new magicians step onto the stage for the first time, at Brighton’s only open mic night from conjurors. Amazing magic and mind-reading will be performed by[...]
ON THE EDGE
@ Upper Lounge
Nov 3 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
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!
THE SHIPPING FORECAST & FRIENDS w/ OFF THE CUFF
@ Upper Lounge
Nov 4 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm
With an improvised poem, your show we bid start The story may be happy, the story may be dark! Emotions run high and form the core of our show How far will you come, how[...]
CABARET LAB
@ Upper Lounge
Nov 5 @ 7:00pm – 11:00pm
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[...]
COMMUNITY MATTERS
@ Upper Lounge
Nov 8 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Attend your local meeting on the second Wednesday of every month, with DAVE EDWARDS and ANDY BRIDGE. Regular speakers include LOUISE REAY and PHIL JERROD, plus there will be special guests. New material and other[...]
SMUT SLAM
@ Upper Lounge
Nov 9 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
Smut Slam is a community open mic featuring real-life first-person sex stories. There are judges and prizes, and a chance to participate anonymously with the Fuckbucket (anonymous questions and confessions). Smut Slam has been recognised[...]
FUNNY GIRLS
@ Upper Lounge
Nov 10 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm
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.
THE BLEEDING OBVIOUS presents RAINBOW HEART
@ Upper Lounge
Nov 16 @ 7:30pm – 10:15pm
“Life is never quite as straight as it seems…” What happens when you tumble out of the closet and find yourself trying to work out exactly where you are on the gender and sexuality spectrum?[...]
ON THE EDGE
@ Upper Lounge
Nov 17 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
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
Nov 18 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
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, 8-11pm, £5.
THE SHAPESHIFTERS REVIEW
@ Upper Lounge
Nov 19 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
Presenting a night of drag and cabaret in aid of charitable organisation The Queer Alternative. Join your host Fuchsia Von Steel and her guests as she takes you through a unique blend of glamour, grotesque[...]
JO NEARY & FRIENDS
@ Upper Lounge
Nov 20 @ 7:45pm – 10:30pm
Character comedy, sketches, stand-up and oddities from: JO NEARY DYBALL & KERR PHIL JERROD GEORGE EGG plus special guests On the third Monday of each month! Advance tickets £4 (£6 on the door)
GEORGE LEWIS
@ Upper Lounge
Nov 22 @ 7:45pm – 9:00pm
Join George (host of BBC’s Top Gear: Extra Gear, as heard on BBC R4) for his new show about his angst-ridden geeked-out teenage years. Expect nineties references, embarrassing diary entries, and tales from when George[...]
SAM PRIOR: UP CLOSE (FREE!)
@ Upper Lounge
Nov 24 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm
After a successful run of cabaret and stage shows in 2016 Sam Prior is returning to the Caroline of Brunswick for a run of close up magic evenings. Come and witness classic and original magic[...]
COMEDY CHARACTER WRITING WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN
@ Upper Lounge
Nov 25 @ 12:00pm – 4:00pm
A workshop for women exploring how we can create and write comedy characters. Come along to the Caroline of Brunswick on Saturday 28 October or Saturday 25 November from 12-4pm, learn how to mine for[...]
KOMEDY KRACKERS
@ Upper Lounge
Nov 29 @ 7:45pm – 10:30pm
Do you krave for something different? This might be it! A kompilation show of kharacter, Komedy Krackers brings you the kream of alternative komedians to krack you up. A salon of superb, salubrious satirists seconded[...]
DAVID TERRENCE (FREE!)
@ Upper Lounge
Nov 30 @ 8:15pm – 9:30pm
David Terrence is back at the Caroline of Brunswick performing a mixture of old and new effects from his latest cabaret. Come and see David predicting time and reading minds in this light-hearted and fun[...]
ON THE EDGE
@ Upper Lounge
Dec 1 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
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!
THE SHIPPING FORECAST & FRIENDS
@ Upper Lounge
Dec 2 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm
With an improvised poem, your show we bid start The story may be happy, the story may be dark! Emotions run high and form the core of our show How far will you come, how[...]
CABARET LAB
@ Upper Lounge
Dec 3 @ 7:00pm – 11:00pm
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[...]
OPEN MIC COMEDY
@ Upper Lounge
Dec 5 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
Calling all comedians, wannabe ones, people who ‘think’ they’re funny, humans who like to laugh and anyone wanting a free pint…. Brighton’s no.1 Comedy Open Mic is on the 1st Tuesday of every month! 5-15[...]
RISKY RABBIT
@ Upper Lounge
Dec 6 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Come and witness professional magicians practise new material, and new magicians step onto the stage for the first time, at Brighton’s only open mic night from conjurors. Amazing magic and mind-reading will be performed by[...]
FUNNY GIRLS
@ Upper Lounge
Dec 8 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm
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.
COMMUNITY MATTERS
@ Upper Lounge
Dec 13 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Attend your local meeting on the second Wednesday of every month, with DAVE EDWARDS and ANDY BRIDGE. Regular speakers include LOUISE REAY and PHIL JERROD, plus there will be special guests. New material and other[...]
SMUT SLAM
@ Upper Lounge
Dec 14 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
Smut Slam is a community open mic featuring real-life first-person sex stories. There are judges and prizes, and a chance to participate anonymously with the Fuckbucket (anonymous questions and confessions). Smut Slam has been recognised[...]
ON THE EDGE
@ Upper Lounge
Dec 15 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
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!
BEGINNERS’ COMEDY WRITING WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN
@ Upper Lounge
Dec 16 @ 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Do you ever wonder what it takes to be a comedian? Wondering how to come up with comedy material? Want to increase your confidence? If yes, the beginners comedy writing workshops are for you. We[...]
TITTER
@ Upper Lounge
Dec 16 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
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, 8-11pm, £5.
THE SHAPESHIFTERS REVIEW
@ Upper Lounge
Dec 17 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
Presenting a night of drag and cabaret in aid of charitable organisation The Queer Alternative. Join your host Fuchsia Von Steel and her guests as she takes you through a unique blend of glamour, grotesque[...]
SEAN McLOUGHLIN’S CHRISTMAS CHARITY COMEDY SPUNKTACULAR!
@ Upper Lounge
Dec 23 @ 7:45pm – 11:00pm
Festive comedy spectacular raising money for the Brighton Housing Trust only 2 nights before Christmas! Expect presents, stories and surprises as well as the best line-up in town! HOSTED BY SEAN McLOUGHLIN All money raised[...]
OPEN MIC COMEDY
@ Upper Lounge
Jan 2 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
Calling all comedians, wannabe ones, people who ‘think’ they’re funny, humans who like to laugh and anyone wanting a free pint…. Brighton’s no.1 Comedy Open Mic is on the 1st Tuesday of every month! 5-15[...]
RISKY RABBIT
@ Upper Lounge
Jan 3 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Come and witness professional magicians practise new material, and new magicians step onto the stage for the first time, at Brighton’s only open mic night from conjurors. Amazing magic and mind-reading will be performed by[...]
ON THE EDGE
@ Upper Lounge
Jan 5 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
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 7 @ 7:00pm – 11:00pm
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[...]
COMMUNITY MATTERS
@ Upper Lounge
Jan 10 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Attend your local meeting on the second Wednesday of every month, with DAVE EDWARDS and ANDY BRIDGE. Regular speakers include LOUISE REAY and PHIL JERROD, plus there will be special guests. New material and other[...]
SMUT SLAM
@ Upper Lounge
Jan 11 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm
Smut Slam is a community open mic featuring real-life first-person sex stories. There are judges and prizes, and a chance to participate anonymously with the Fuckbucket (anonymous questions and confessions). Smut Slam has been recognised[...]
FUNNY GIRLS
@ Upper Lounge
Jan 12 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm
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.
JO NEARY & FRIENDS
@ Upper Lounge
Jan 15 @ 7:45pm – 10:30pm
Character comedy, sketches, stand-up and oddities from: JO NEARY DYBALL & KERR PHIL JERROD GEORGE EGG plus special guests On the third Monday of each month! Advance tickets £4 (£6 on the door)
ON THE EDGE
@ Upper Lounge
Jan 19 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
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!
SAM PRIOR: UP CLOSE (FREE!)
@ Upper Lounge
Jan 26 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm
After a successful run of cabaret and stage shows in 2016 Sam Prior is returning to the Caroline of Brunswick for a run of close up magic evenings. Come and witness classic and original magic[...]
KOMEDY KRACKERS
@ Upper Lounge
Jan 31 @ 7:45pm – 10:30pm
Do you krave for something different? This might be it! A kompilation show of kharacter, Komedy Krackers brings you the kream of alternative komedians to krack you up. A salon of superb, salubrious satirists seconded[...]
IAIN LEE & KATHERINE BOYLE: THE RABBIT HOLE LIVE
@ Upper Lounge
Mar 10 @ 7:15pm – 10:00pm
IAIN LEE (The 11 O’Clock Show, BBC Radio 4, talkRADIO) and KATHERINE BOYLE (BBC Radio, talkRADIO) invite you to join them in THE RABBIT HOLE… … a pre-recorded phone-in podcast taped in front of a[...]
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