The latest stand-up fledglings from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Brighton’s Komedia take the stage for the very first time in the electric atmosphere of our New Act Night show. 


 


Spot future comedy stars that could follow in the footsteps of Jill Edwards’ awarding winning graduates, including television regulars Jimmy Carr, Shaparak Khorsandi, Seann Walsh, Romesh Ranganathan, Angela Barne

New Act Night

Komedia

Turning pain into punchlines and symptoms into chaotic musical comedy, expect original songs and parodies sprinkled with stand up, about the highs and lows of having ME, PMDD, ADHD, IBS, POTS… and great tits.


This show will have you laughing, crying, and probably thinking ‘what DID I just watch?!’


As seen on Channel 4’s The Last Leg, Brighton Girl Awards (runner up) & with over 100 million ins

Alice Ella: Chronically Sick, Hormonal Slag.

Turning pain into punchlines and symptoms into chaotic musical comedy, expect original songs and parodies sprinkled with stand up, about the highs and lows of…

CHRISTOPHER MACARTHUR-BOYD: HOWLING AT THE MOON


 


One of the hottest tickets at the Fringe in 2025, 
Howling At The Moon 
is CMB’s new show of nocturnal stand-up about neurodivergence, sexuality and lunacy.


 


Host of the 
Here Comes The Guillotine 
podcast alongside Frankie Boyle and Susie McCabe. Star of the comedy specials 
Oh No 
and
 Scary Times
. Host of the 
BBC New Comedy Award 
and

Christopher MacArthur-Boyd

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Howling at the Moon

<p>Poor Little Rich Girl is a tongue and cheek love letter to Sophie’s chaotic childhood. Think nannies, ski slopes, outrageous diary entries, even more outrageous pets, oh – and the day she was driven to private school in a police car. This high-energy, razor-sharp stand-up hour sees Sophie satirize her own experiences of class, identity, privilege and the prison system.</p>
<p>Sophie is best kno

Sophie Garrad

Poor Little Rich Girl is a tongue and cheek love letter to Sophie’s chaotic childhood. Think nannies, ski slopes, outrageous diary entries, even more outrageous pets, oh – and the day she was driven to private school in a police car. This high-energy, razor-sharp stand-up hour sees Sophie satirize her own experiences of class, identity, privilege and the prison system.


Sophie is best known for h

Sophie Garrad : Poor Little Rich Girl

Stu McPherson: Crisps and a Lie Down

L.Y.R. are UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, producer and multi-instrumentalist Patrick Pearson, and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Richard Walters. After sell-out shows in previous years, a breath taking performance at the 2025 BBC Proms, and following two highly acclaimed albums, the trio are undertaking their most extensive tour to date. Soaring vocals, ethereal soundscapes and extraordinary

LYR Plus Support

LYR and Yoshika Colwell

A stand-up comedy show about the everyday absurdities of India, the US, and the UK where Prateek has lived and performed. The absurdities get political, historical and sometimes to outright denial when it’s least expected.


‘Commentary on racism within his native India is territory much less explored in comedy, which he cleverly manipulated in smart political analogies’
 
Chortle


‘He took us on

Prateek Kohli: Denial

A stand-up comedy show about the everyday absurdities of India, the US, and the UK where Prateek has lived and performed. The absurdities get political…

is back baby! For its second run of Brighton Fringe and he is SO excited.It was a success when debuted at KOMEDIA last year with multiple sell out shows…

Beaverhausen
 (the third, twice removed) is the ultimate prat and silly sausage extraordinaire. This queer gender-bending drag king serves big prat energy and will leave you feeling camp and probably quite gay. Join Beaverhausen as he takes you on a mission to save his home town from something terrible….






Its drag, its burlesque and its bonkers! So strap in, that’s right 😉 and enjoy a peek i

Beaverhausen

BEAVERHAUSEN

Beaverhausen @ Komedia

is back baby! For its second run of Brighton Fringe and he is SO excited.It was a success when debuted at KOMEDIA last year with multiple sell out shows…

THEATRE FIDERI FIDERA PRESENTS: NEW! STORY MAGIC


Award-winning children’s theatre company 
Fideri Fidera presents a season of classes
 offering music, movement and storytelling fun for young children (from 9 months to 4 years old).


Join Fideri Fidera performers Natasha and Jack in an entertaining and engaging lesson that will ignite the magic of storytelling. Each 40-minute session will explor

Story Magic

BEST PRO COMEDY NIGHT IN THE SOUTH
 (CHORTLE 2026)


Discover the best live comedy, with three top acts and an MC, at Komedia Comedy Club!


Komedia is a much-loved Brighton institution and among the UK’s top independent comedy venues, reliably hosting the greatest names on the circuit. 
Winner of the Chortle Award for Best Comedy Venue in the South & East a record 18 times
, Komedia’s aim is to c

Komedia Comedy Club

Call up your besties and get your gemstones + glitter ready because we are BACK with our Euphoria party!


💅💘 DJs are gonna be spinning all your fav tracks from the Euphoria soundtrack, plus the best pop, dance + rnb hits all night long! 🎧


Dress like you go to Euphoria High, we want to see your outfits and looks inspired by the show!! 🦋✨


Think Jules’ makeup at the Halloween party 👼


Thin

EUPHORIC: Euphoria Appreciation Night

Singing Hamilton and Hadestown songs all night in a club? YES THANKS!!


Come Way Down to Hadestown and join us in The Room Where It Happens for a Hamilton and Hadestown tribute Party!


You’ll Be Back for more as DJs play songs from Hamilton, Hadestown + all your favourite show tunes from all the b

Singing Hamilton and Hadestown songs all night in a club? YES THANKS!!


Come Way Down to Hadestown and join us in The Room Where It Happens for a Hamilton and Hadestown tribute Party!


You’ll Be Back for more as DJs play songs from Hamilton, Hadestown + all your favourite show tunes from all the best musicals + all your Best of Both Worlds faves Non-Stop!


We Know you won’t be able to Say No to

HamilTown: Hamilton vs Hadestown Club Night

HamilTown: Hamilton vs Hadestown Club Night @ Komedia

Singing Hamilton and Hadestown songs all night in a club? YES THANKS!!


Come Way Down to Hadestown and join us in The Room Where It Happens for a Hamilton and Hadestown tribute Party!


You’ll Be Back for more as DJs play songs from Hamilton, Hadestown + all your favourite show tunes from all the b

After a sell out run at Brighton Fringe 2025 and being shortlisted for 3 awards – including best new show – Pearl and Dean are back with a brand new offering! Join the most “heterosexual” couple in show biz, for more high jinks on the high seas.


 


Climb aboard our cruise ship, the Watery Queen, to hear tales of our brief spell in the pop charts with our critically acclaimed album “Separate Bed

After a sell out run at Brighton Fringe 2025 and being shortlisted for 3 awards - including best new show - Pearl and Dean are back with a brand new offering!…

Pearl and Dean Ride Again

Pearl & Dean Ride Again

Pick of the Fringe, hosted by Pearl and Dean will showcase some of Brighton  Fringe’s finest, funniest and most fabulous acts all under one roof!


Dip your hand into our pick and mix bag of Brighton’s best, and enjoy this sweet treat at the Komedia. Which tasty morsel will be your favourite? A night that’s sure to leave you wanting more…


Line up includes: Matt Daniels, Oro Rose, Brandy Bex, Dav

PEARL & DEAN: PICK OF THE FRINGE

Pick and Mix with Pearl and Dean will showcase some of the Fringe's finest, funniest and most fabulous acts all under one roof!Dip your hand into our pick and…

Pick of the Fringe with Pearl and Dean

Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups, sketch acts and cabaret stars from the international circuit to do their thing for an…

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Winner of the Victoria Wood Edinburgh Comedy Award 2025


 


Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and their families… but without the rude bits! It’s just like a normal comedy club, but it’s on in the day, kids are allowed in, and thus there is a higher than usu

Comedy Club 4 Kids @ Komedia

Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups, sketch acts and cabaret stars from the international circuit to do their thing for an…

69 sketches in an hour! Fresh off their Hollywood Fringe debut, the Barrel are back for their sixth year at Brighton Fringe. With new sketches for 2026, this is the ultimate Fringe show for those with terrible attention spans.


“Sketch perfection. Spot-on acting and superb pacing.”
 ★★★★1/2 Reviews Hub


“A show that fires on all cylinders. Phenomenally talented troupe”
 ★★★★ Edinburgh Reviews




Biscuit Barrel: The 69-Sketch Show

69 sketches in an hour! Fresh off their Hollywood Fringe debut, the Barrel are back for their sixth year at Brighton Fringe. With new sketches for 2026, this…

THE MUSIC OF GEORGE HARRISON – LIVE! THE ALL THINGS MUST PASS ORCHESTRA – FAREWELL TOUR


The ALL THINGS MUST PASS ORCHESTRA,
 a ten-piece band devoted to the music of George Harrison, has been filling theatres with sell-out performances since 2013. For over a decade, the Brighton-based ensemble – led by singer and multiinstrumentalist Alex Eberhard – has lovingly recreated Harrison’s kaleidoscopi

The Music Of George Harrison – Live!  The All Things Must Pass Orchestra – Farewell Tour

The ALL THINGS MUST PASS ORCHESTRA, a ten-piece band devoted to the music of George Harrison, has been filling theatres with sell-out performances since…

The Music Of George Harrison - Live! The All Things Must Pass Orchestra's Farewell Tour

PLEASE NOTE THIS SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL NOT BE GOING AHEAD ON THE 10TH MAY. 


After a 5 star, award-nominated, totally sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Molly McGuinness is taking her debut show ‘SLOB’ on tour!


To Molly, life didn’t get any better than a good buffet and belting out Meatloaf down the pub karaoke. But when the Salford-born libertine was unexpectedly laid out by a li

Molly McGuinness: SLOB

Returning to Brighton for a special festival edition of The Glitter Project, featuring an industry panel and speed-mentoring session with experts covering comedy production, performance, media, mental health, and wellbeing.


The panel will be be hosted by Funny Women founder, Lynne Parker, as part of 
The Glitter Project – A Safe Place
 supported by funds raised from The Glitter Challenge. This t

The Glitter Project

Returning to Brighton for a special festival edition of The Glitter Project, featuring an INDUSTRY PANEL with experts covering comedy production, performance…

komedia.co.uk

New Act Night

Alice Ella: Chronically Sick, Hormonal Slag.

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Howling at the Moon

Sophie Garrad : Poor Little Rich Girl

Stu McPherson: Crisps and a Lie Down

LYR Plus Support

Prateek Kohli: Denial

Beaverhausen

Story Magic

Komedia Comedy Club

EUPHORIC: Euphoria Appreciation Night

HamilTown: Hamilton vs Hadestown Club Night

Pearl & Dean Ride Again

Komedia Comedy Club

Pearl & Dean: Pick of the Fringe

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Biscuit Barrel: The 69-Sketch Show

The Music Of George Harrison – Live! The All Things Must Pass Orchestra – Farewell Tour

Molly McGuinness: SLOB

The Glitter Project