LISTINGS

What’s on

“Comedy, music and more…”

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			1 STEVE BUGEJA: SUMMER CAMP (FREE!) 8:45pm STEVE BUGEJA: SUMMER CAMP (FREE!) @ Upper Lounge Jun 1 @ 8:45pm – 9:45pm • Mon 8 May & Tue 9 May @ 8:45pm • • Wed 31 May & Thu 1 June @ 8:45pm • Steve Bugeja, as seen on Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central and heard on[...]	2 ON THE EDGE 11:15pm ON THE EDGE @ Upper Lounge Jun 2 @ 11:15pm – Jun 3 @ 12:15am Fri 2 June @ 11:15pm We hand pick our acts from the best up and coming acts in the UK comedy scene, guaranteeing a brilliant line up. NB: This show replaces David Sheeran, who is[...]	3 DAVID McIVER: STOP IT DAVID, WE ARE HAVING TOO MUCH FUN (FREE!) 1:15pm DAVID McIVER: STOP IT DAVID, WE ARE HAVING TOO MUCH FUN (FREE!) @ Upper Lounge Jun 3 @ 1:15pm – 2:15pm • Sun 7 May @ 1:15pm • • Sat 27 May @ 1:15pm • • Sat 3 June @ 1:15pm • David McIver is one of the most fun guys around these days. Come see[...] AMY HOWERSKA (FREE!) 7:30pm AMY HOWERSKA (FREE!) @ Upper Lounge Jun 3 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm • Tue 30 May to Sat 3 June @ 7:30pm • New work in progress. “A gifted storyteller. Refreshingly unsentimental… A force to be reckoned with” – Chortle “Imaginative self-deprecation with balletic aplomb” – Fest[...] ELEANOR CONWAY (FREE!) 10:00pm ELEANOR CONWAY (FREE!) @ Upper Lounge Jun 3 @ 10:00pm – 11:00pm • Thu 1 June & Sat 3 June @ 10:00pm • New work in progress from the party animal behind the hit show Walk of Shame. More confessional and saucy tales of hedonism. “Reminiscent of[...]	4 CANCELLED – DAVID SHEERAN: I AM DONUT (FREE!) 12:30am CANCELLED – DAVID SHEERAN: I AM DONUT (FREE!) @ Upper Lounge Jun 4 @ 12:30am – 1:30am • Mon 29 May @ 1:15pm & 3:45pm • • Fri 2 June @ 11:15pm • • Late Night Sat 3 June @ 12:30am • Unfortunately David Sheeran has had to cancel this weekend’s performances[...] MARK STEEL 12:00pm MARK STEEL @ Upper Lounge Jun 4 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm • Thu 11 May @ 8:45pm • • Sat 20 May @ midday • • Wed 24 May @ 7:30pm • • Sun 4 June @ midday • NB: Mark’s appearances on 11 & 24[...] NATHAN CASSIDY: WATCH THIS. LOVE ME. IT’S DEEP. (FREE!) 1:15pm NATHAN CASSIDY: WATCH THIS. LOVE ME. IT’S DEEP. (FREE!) @ Upper Lounge Jun 4 @ 1:15pm – 2:15pm • Sun 4 June @ 1:15pm • Award-winning writer and comedian Nathan Cassidy’s new one-man theatre show for 2017. A love story in a swimming pool. It’s deep. ”Cassidy seems to have a real commitment[...] BRODI SNOOK & DAVE FENSOME: PARANOID (FREE!) 2:30pm BRODI SNOOK & DAVE FENSOME: PARANOID (FREE!) @ Upper Lounge Jun 4 @ 2:30pm – 3:30pm • Sun 7 May @ 8:45pm • • Late Night Fri 2 June @ 12:30am • • Sat 3 June & Sun 4 June @ 2:30pm • Just because you’re paranoid, it don’t mean they’re[...] SARAH CALLAGHAN: THE PIGEON DYING UNDER THE BUSH (FREE!) 3:45pm SARAH CALLAGHAN: THE PIGEON DYING UNDER THE BUSH (FREE!) @ Upper Lounge Jun 4 @ 3:45pm – 4:45pm • Sat 3 June & Sun 4 June @ 3:45pm • Award-winning comedian Sarah Callaghan, fresh from two hugely successful shows and tours of Australia, returns with a show inspired by an incredibly lucky escape[...] WOOF WOOF MEOW MEOW (FREE!) 5:00pm WOOF WOOF MEOW MEOW (FREE!) @ Upper Lounge Jun 4 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm • Tue 16 May & Wed 17 May @ 7:30pm • • Sat 3 June & Sun 4 June @ 5:00pm • Woof Woof Meow Meow is a stand-up comedy show brought to you by[...] STEPHANIE LAING: MAD ABOUT THE BOY (FREE!) 6:15pm STEPHANIE LAING: MAD ABOUT THE BOY (FREE!) @ Upper Lounge Jun 4 @ 6:15pm – 7:15pm • Thu 1 June to Sun 4 June @ 6:15pm • Stephanie Laing talks about mental health problems and boys for an hour, but it’s totally funny, I promise, and won’t be as awkward as[...] FIONA SAGAR: SAGAR MEGA DRIVE (FREE!) 7:30pm FIONA SAGAR: SAGAR MEGA DRIVE (FREE!) @ Upper Lounge Jun 4 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm • Sat 27 May @ 2:30pm • • Mon 29 May @ 5:00pm • • Sun 4 June @ 7:30pm • Fiona Sagar (fresh from The Groundlings, Los Angeles) makes her Brighton debut with a[...] NATHAN CASSIDY: THE MAN IN THE ARENA (FREE!) 8:45pm NATHAN CASSIDY: THE MAN IN THE ARENA (FREE!) @ Upper Lounge Jun 4 @ 8:45pm – 9:45pm • Fri 2 June to Sun 4 June @ 8:45pm • Award-winning comedian Nathan Cassidy explores bravery in a volatile world. Do one thing every day that scares you. Cassidy at his brave and honest[...] DAMIAN CLARK: SON OF A MOTH (FREE!) 11:15pm DAMIAN CLARK: SON OF A MOTH (FREE!) @ Upper Lounge Jun 4 @ 11:15pm – 11:30pm • Fri 2 June @ 10:00pm • • Sat 3 June @ 11:15pm • • Sun 4 June @ 10:00pm • YES!! Damian Clark returns to the Brighton Fringe with his brand new show of[...]
5 CANCELLED: LARRY DEAN + JENNY COLLIER (Edinburgh Previews) 7:30pm CANCELLED: LARRY DEAN + JENNY COLLIER (Edinburgh Previews) @ Upper Lounge Jun 5 @ 7:30pm – 10:15pm Unfortunately this show has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience. Ticket-holders will be refunded automatically.	6 OPEN MIC COMEDY 7:30pm OPEN MIC COMEDY @ Upper Lounge Jun 6 @ 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[...]	7 TOM ALLEN + CHARLIE BAKER (Edinburgh Previews) 7:30pm TOM ALLEN + CHARLIE BAKER (Edinburgh Previews) @ Upper Lounge Jun 7 @ 7:30pm – 10:15pm TOM ALLEN The other half of the Like Minded Friends podcast with Suzi Ruffell, this former BBC New Comedy Award winner is known for his camp wit and appearances on Just a Minute. “Riotous stuff”[...]	8	9 FUNNY GIRLS w/ HELEN BAUER 7:30pm FUNNY GIRLS w/ HELEN BAUER @ Upper Lounge Jun 9 @ 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. Friday 9th June HELEN BAUER BELLE BUSBY HEATHER SHAW BRYONY NO EMI D’ESCRIVAN And[...]	10 FEMALE TROUBLE 8:00pm FEMALE TROUBLE @ Upper Lounge Jun 10 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm Stella Pint and Alpha Bites present FEMALE TROUBLE Brighton’s first femme drag queen night Supporting RISE. Advance tickets just £5 (£8 on the door)	11 THE SHAPESHIFTERS REVIEW 8:00pm THE SHAPESHIFTERS REVIEW @ Upper Lounge Jun 11 @ 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[...]
12 SIMON EVANS + IAN SMITH (Edinburgh Previews) 7:30pm SIMON EVANS + IAN SMITH (Edinburgh Previews) @ Upper Lounge Jun 12 @ 7:30pm – 10:15pm SIMON EVANS A regular on The News Quiz, and creator of his own Radio 4 show, Simon Evans Goes to Market, Simon aims his sardonic, middle- class satirical bile not only at politics, but economics[...]	13	14 ROSE MATAFEO + CARL DONNELLY (Edinburgh Previews) 7:30pm ROSE MATAFEO + CARL DONNELLY (Edinburgh Previews) @ Upper Lounge Jun 14 @ 7:30pm – 10:15pm ROSE MATAFEO: Sassy Best Friend * Winner, Best New Zealand Show, NZ International Comedy Festival 2017 * A bona fide TV star in her native NZ, we’re thrilled to welcome Rose to the Caroline for[...]	15 CANCELLED: JARLATH REGAN + NAZ OSMANOGLU (Edinburgh Previews) 7:30pm CANCELLED: JARLATH REGAN + NAZ OSMANOGLU (Edinburgh Previews) @ Upper Lounge Jun 15 @ 7:30pm – 10:15pm Sorry – this show is cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience.	16 ON THE EDGE w/ CATHERINE HESKEY 7:30pm ON THE EDGE w/ CATHERINE HESKEY @ Upper Lounge Jun 16 @ 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 16th June CATHERINE HESKEY JOHNNY WARDLOW KATHERINE[...]	17 TITTER w/ SEAN McLOUGHLIN 8:00pm TITTER w/ SEAN McLOUGHLIN @ Upper Lounge Jun 17 @ 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. [fruitful_sep} Saturday 17th June Party party party, it’s SUMMER!![...]	18 SMUT SLAM: RELATIVELY SPEAKING 8:00pm SMUT SLAM: RELATIVELY SPEAKING @ Upper Lounge Jun 18 @ 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[...]
19 JO NEARY & FRIENDS 7:45pm JO NEARY & FRIENDS @ Upper Lounge Jun 19 @ 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)	20 BEC HILL + JOHN ROBINS (Edinburgh Previews) 7:30pm BEC HILL + JOHN ROBINS (Edinburgh Previews) @ Upper Lounge Jun 20 @ 7:30pm – 10:15pm BEC HILL The comedian, presenter of Sky One’s DC Fancast, profoolsional (professional fool), and regular on CBBC’s The Dog Ate My Homework muses on technology, eggs and other subjects. JOHN ROBINS Currently best known for[...]	21 SIMON EVANS + TOM LUCY (Edinburgh Previews) 7:30pm SIMON EVANS + TOM LUCY (Edinburgh Previews) @ Upper Lounge Jun 21 @ 7:30pm – 10:15pm SIMON EVANS (replacing the previously-billed Angela Barnes) A regular on The News Quiz, and creator of his own Radio 4 show, Simon Evans Goes to Market, Simon aims his sardonic, middle-class satirical bile not only[...]	22	23 DAVID EDWARDS + ANDREW BRIDGE (Edinburgh Previews) 8:00pm DAVID EDWARDS + ANDREW BRIDGE (Edinburgh Previews) @ Upper Lounge Jun 23 @ 8:00pm – 11:30pm DAVID EDWARDS: How to Get a Second Date Join David Edwards as he gives advice concerning how to navigate the messy world of modern-day dating. Edwards is a cult performer, regularly appearing at Brian Gittins’[...]	24	25
26 COMEDY WRITING WORKSHOP 6:30pm COMEDY WRITING WORKSHOP @ Upper Lounge Jun 26 @ 6:30pm – 10:00pm Comedy Swamp presents a brilliant opportunity to take part in a comedy writing workshop with Logan Murray, an award winning director who has coached many of the most successful comedians in the U.K. over the[...]	27 NATHAN D’ARCY ROBERTS + ROSS SMITH (FREE!) 8:00pm NATHAN D’ARCY ROBERTS + ROSS SMITH (FREE!) @ Upper Lounge Jun 27 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm THE HARDEST WORKING MEN IN SHOW BUSINESS Beta-males Nathan D’Arcy Roberts (shortlisted for BBC New Comedy Award 2016) and Ross Smith (So You Think You’re Funny? Semi-Finalist 2015) explore identity, nostalgia, modern love, and movies, in[...]	28 KOMEDY KRACKERS w/ CHARMAINE DAVIES 7:45pm KOMEDY KRACKERS w/ CHARMAINE DAVIES @ Upper Lounge Jun 28 @ 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[...]	29 RHYS JAMES + STEPHEN CARLIN (Edinburgh Previews) 7:30pm RHYS JAMES + STEPHEN CARLIN (Edinburgh Previews) @ Upper Lounge Jun 29 @ 7:30pm – 10:15pm RHYS JAMES Rhys is a young and charming gag-writer whose star has been rising fast since popping up on panel shows such as Mock the Week and Sweat the Small Stuff, as well as being[...]	30 SAM PRIOR: UP CLOSE (FREE!) 8:00pm SAM PRIOR: UP CLOSE (FREE!) @ Upper Lounge Jun 30 @ 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[...]