Expect funny sets from diverse comedic genres, lovingly introduced by your genial compere, Leslie Bloom, giving you a tantalising taste of the breadth and depth of the City’s comedy scene. Sample the delights of performers specialising in character comedy, improv, sketch, musical comedy, physical comedy and more.

The Brighton Slamologue, a monologue slam where performers deliver 2-3 minute monologues from existing plays—expect quirky, offbeat choices - not overdone speeches! Every week selected audience members get to vote, deciding who snags the cash prizes and wins the slam. Whether you’re an acting pro or theatre newbie, this is an evening you will love. The tickets on sale are for audience tickets only. To be a part of the Slam itself, places are limited to 7 each month and are given on a first come, first served basis. To secure your place, you will need to email [email protected], saying that you wish to perform a monologue. A performer ticket will cost £4 and that will be payable once your place on that month's Slam has been booked. This will all be arranged via email.

19:30 (120mins) Feel the breeze shift, marking the turn of the seasons. The Wheel of the Year spins anew, unveiling a distant, fleeting realm... Welcome to The Court! Join our coterie, led by Queen Mab; local singer, songwriter, and performance artist. The Court is a celebration of folklore, folk culture, and folk horror. It's a living zine - a vibrant hub where scholars and artists converge, bonded by a deep affection for ancient tales and rustic mystique. Through talks, stories, and music, we weave a rich tapestry of tradition, wonder, and imagination. Above, in the theatre, we dive into a world of creativity and exploration, with curated performances and an open mic welcoming all who wish to share their folk-inspired art. Below, in the bar, wander through the enchanting night market, where local artisans showcase their crafted treasures. Our night market runs through-out the evening of The Court, welcoming you at The Yellow Book from 18:00 - 22:00.

20:00 (60mins) The lovable Kent comedian, Jaz Mattu, is back with his unique brand of absurdist, theatrical, multimedia stand-up comedy.….forever. Join him as he explores the idea of independence vs attachment. Featured in SKINNYS TOP 10 ALT COMEDY ED-FRINGE PICKS 2024, "Ambitious and Innovative" (FEST), "Artistic Polymath" (Entertainment Now), "Very Creative Storytelling" (Broadway Baby)

We have to kill the King. Fresh from acting opposite Jon Hamm in Good Omens 2, cult comedian and nonbinary whirlwind Andrew O'Neill presents an act of symbolic, magickal regicide. A critical smash-hit at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, GEBURAH is a surreal, occult, political stand-up comedy show with a hopeful and practical message. And yeah, we kill the king at the end. Andrew ONeill is a veteran of the comedy circuit. Their unique approach to standup has seen them work alongside Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Stewart Lee, and Amanda Palmer. GEBURAH is the fifth sphere of the hermetic qabalah, the tree of life that forms the basis of the Western Magickal Tradition. Andrews recent shows have all been written through ritual magic, and each occupies a different qabalistic sphere. Andrew ONeill once supported The Killers at the London Palladium Their bestselling book A History Of Heavy Metal has been translated into French, Spanish and Russian

19:00 (60mins) UnTethered is an autobiographical comedy that follows a queer, demisexual woman with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as she attempts to transcend her fears so that she may finally experience what it’s like to feel safe and loved. When her intrusive thoughts manifest as monsters made from plastic bags, she begins to question the absurd lengths the mind will go through to create an illusion of safety. UnTethered explores the challenges of intimacy, and seeks to communicate a truthful portrayal of the often clichéd experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Pushing at the boundaries of fixed identity, UnTethered asks if we should tether to the things that make us feel safe, or if the power lies in the letting go.

19:00 (60mins) Strange rituals, broken hearts, and the long dark night of the soul… blood palace is a spoken word anthology written and performed by Gabriel Magill, whose poetry and prose plumb the depths of our existence. Expect the morose, the macabre, and, most of all, the simply human. Praise for The Screaming Over Dunluth: ‘a phenomenally captivating and commanding storyteller’ ★★★★ (Binge Fringe)

19:00 (60mins) Mysterious. Alluring. Playful. Profound. Michael Brunström explores the many moods of moths through the medium of song. Nominated for the Best Show Award at last year's Leicester Comedy Festival, Brunström returns with a brand new show brimming with his distinctive surrealism, inventiveness, and warmth.

An ageing Dominatrix is visited by Death – but he’s had a rebranding. In spite of his purple suit, his customer satisfaction survey and his user-friendly vibe, she’s not going to be beaten into submission. Love Hurts is part drama, part comedy, and part philosophical musing on the concept of dying.

The year is 1955, and your presence is requested. A seat at the table with one of the most notorious deception artists to live. Bax will be working his last job for the Gambino family, smoking out a rat. The evening will involve you witnessing some of the most visual, psychological, and deceptive magic you will ever see. By the end of the night Bax will find the rat, the good for nothing who betrayed the Gambino family and you will all leave questioning what you witnessed with your own eyes.

"Who Wrote This?" is an improvised comedy show (produced by 'The Audition Room' company) where every performance is completely unique. Audience suggestions shape the scenes, creating spontaneous and unexpected stories on the spot. Come and experience a night of unscripted humour and creativity, where no two shows are ever the same!

After breaking new ground with their award-winning Richard III (a one-person show), Brite Theater are once again reinventing Shakespearean performance with their adaptation of Hamlet directed by Kolbrun Bjort Sigfusdottir. Emily Carding plays Hamlet and you, the audience, are the players arriving at Elsinore. Hamlet needs your help to take on the roles of his friends and family and resolve the great questions of life. Journey through the play together and become immersed in the story like never before. Hamlet has the questions. Do you have the answers? WINNER - Fringe Encore Series (2018, New York) WINNER - Best Actress (BABELfast 2019, Romania) ‘Sigfusdottir’s adaptation and Carding’s sensitive interpretation provide a shortcut to the empathy that many Hamlets crave but seldom achieve.’ ★★★★ The Stage ‘This is an intimate journey that will leave you feeling closer and more empathetic to Hamlet than ever before.’ ★★★★★ Front Row Center, NY ‘…encounter Shakespeare's most iconic story from the inside’ ★★★★ Fringe Guru

17:30 (60mins) A glistening new stand-up show from LSQ Theatre New Comedian Winner, Sam Nicoresti, about losing your mind, finding it again, and the hunt for the perfect skirt suit. Best Show Nominee Leicester Comedy Festival 2025. During a stressful house move, burgeoning trans icon Sam Nicoresti lost their mind. From a care-home comedy night to the standing stones of Cornwall, via a cult, a fertility clinic, and a question of love, this is the story of the journey home. Baby Doomer is the follow-up to the acclaimed Wokeflake. “One of the definitive documents of the trans experience in stand-up.” Chortle.

Prepare to have an out of body experience, without leaving your body... Originating from Brighton, FATECRIMES started as a duo project, and are heading towards the release of their debut album in the coming months.

17:30 (60mins) Rising star, Andy Barr, has been in the stand-up game for a while, but is yet to reach his apex due to a series of three inscrutable, high-concept, character-based shows. Now, for his fourth debut hour, television's Andy Barr (London Live News, 2017) goes back to basics with a selection of classic gags, thoughts, poetry, shouting, bitter recriminations, coruscating social critique, and puns (reader invited to delete in accordance with personal taste). 'Skilfully written and delivered lines... Barr's comic timing and gestures are impeccable' ★★★★ (The List) 'A funny boy' - Tim Key (iNews)

28th - 20:30 (60mins) 1st 14:30 (60mins) Brighton, Hove, and Sussex’s legendary folk singing history teacher, live! David has been thrilling history students for 50 years with his unique and ‘edu-taining’ songs such as ‘Alexander Liberator,' ‘Elizabeth I,' and ‘William the Conqueror.' Go back in time and relive those lessons! Songs and chat, hosted by Andy Thomas.

16:00 (60mins) Make sure to bring an offering for the shopkeeper- he plans to barter his way out of this place by any means. It matters not who visits him, or what he stands to lose- trade must persist in this new one-man horror.

19:00 (60mins) With your help, Leslie solved a murder. A most perplexing murder indeed. Now, as the national spotlight fades, we are whisked back to Toddlingham to meet fresh characters and hear new stories, as silly as ever. Sit back, relax, and let Leslie bring the village and its secrets to you… ‘a light-hearted and quick-witted show…’ ★★★★★ (Voice Mag)

20:30 (60mins) The Pop Star of the Proletariat and winner of ‘Gulag’s Got Talent’, Des Kapital is back and with new taRIFFS, get ready for the biggest rise in the ‘laughing-stock market’ for decades. Sometimes you have to sing parodies to fix something right? You’ll be dying to make a deal!(Like 2 for 1?).

16:00 (50min) Do you feel invisible, unheard, have parts of yourself that others can’t see – even you? Do you sense something deeper than the roles you play: sister, brother, mother, lover – how safe are you to explore this? How available to others and unavailable to yourself? This is the story of reaching inwards to find that connection with your shadow, the lost child, the invisible!

16:00 (60mins) An unsuspecting duo gets tossed together into a pot of comedy goo to bring you an insight into the mind of all humans and their unsaid thoughts. Give your thinkie parts a break; allow Aurora Ananda and Jess Nicks access to your being for full assimilation of audacious largeness and not so pretty behaviour to wash your souls of programming and belleendish matrix conformity. It’s time to absolve your sins through the medium of raucous laughter and mind altering bonkersness. You wont know what the smeg just happened as you watch them burn ‘what will people think’ to the ground!

17:30 (60mins) White-hot feminism ignited in the ’60s… the 1260s! In 13th-century Milan, a group of heretics shakes up the establishment by declaring their leader, Guglielma of Bohemia, the second coming of the Holy Spirit and by appointing another woman—Maifreda Pirovano—as their Popess. The female-led holy revolution has begun, but with the Inquisition lurking, the situation becomes increasingly more and more incendiary…