Out & About Trans Pride Brighton to benefit from sober clubbing event at Komedia Brighton, hosted by TransSober TransSober is to host a special event at Komedia Brighton on Friday, 18 July, 7 – 10pm, that promises to be a vibrant celebration of diversity and inclusion. Rhythm Retreat sober clubbing will raise vital funds for Trans Pride Brighton and is set to bring together the trans, non-binary, intersex, ge By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ Choirs Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus becomes new charity partner for Komedia’s ‘Down the Hatch’ comedy night Komedia has teamed up with Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, the biggest gay men’s chorus in UK outside of London, to raise funds and awareness at Komedia’s monthly night of queer and alternative comedy Down the Hatch. The venue will be collecting donations at checkout on their website which will be donate By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Transgender News A fantastic £785 raised for transfem causes at Komedia Brighton Hardcore Rave Therapy, which runs trans-centred raves in Brighton, and Sweat, Brighton’s queer hyper pop party, raised a fantastic £785 for FiveForFive, a collective fund for transfem causes and people in the UK, on Saturday, September 7 at Komedia Brighton. Komedia, which hosted the fundraising eve By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Comedy Down the Hatch queer and alternative comedy club to return to Komedia Brighton this autumn The Komedia Brighton has announced its queer and alternative comedy club Down the Hatch (Winner of ‘Best Comedy Format’ award in the 2024 Chortle Awards) will return to this autumn, with some great line-ups. Tickets HERE Komedia, which values diversity and creativity, will provide a platform for mar By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Arts “Like most little gay boys, making people laugh was an escape.” Danny Beard to bring ‘Straight Expectations’ to Brighton Komedia in September Drag performer Danny Beard can trace their stage persona back to the outrageous, flamboyant Leigh Bowery, friend of Boy George, who delighted and shocked audiences in Soho and New York in the 1980s. And now they’re bringing their UK touring show Straight Expectations to Brighton’s Komedia in Septemb By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation at Brighton Fringe The talented ensemble delivers a masterclass in comedic improvisation that will leave you laughing long after the mystery is solved. If you’re looking for an evening of high-stakes, low-sanity entertainment, this is the show to see. It’s a crime to miss it! By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts Komedia to celebrate 30th birthday in May This month, the Komedia will celebrate its 30th birthday. From humble beginnings at a small venue on Manchester Street in Kemptown in 1994, to their home for the last 26 years on Gardner Street in the North Laine, Komedia has been through its ups and downs but has managed to weather the storm, in an By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts So so so scandalous! Danny Beard’s ‘Straight Expectations’ coming to Brighton Komedia in September Danny Beard, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 4, has announced their brand-new tour for 2024, Straight Expectations, will be coming to Brighton Komedia on Thursday, September 19. Full tour dates HERE. See Danny perform with full live band and be perched for a night of killer vocals, snappy com By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Gender-queer sober clubbing event at Komedia on Sunday, January 14 Words by Vernon Collins at TransSober Dry January is here, it can be extremely hard staying away from drugs and alcohol when so much of life revolves around them, and living a marginalised community that constantly having to fight for our right to exist and live as true ourselves, Finding sober act By Contributor • 2 min read
Comedy MindOut for the Laughs to return in August with fierce stand up and spectacular drag! Join MindOut, the LGBTQ+ mental health service, for MindOut for the Laughs – a pre-Pride comedy cabaret fundraising party at Komedia Brighton on Wednesday, August 2; doors 6.30pm for 7.30pm start. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Theatre Myra DuBois to bring ‘Be Well’ – a new manifesto for mental health – to Brighton’s Komedia on Thursday, November 16 Myra DuBois calls out to you, the disadvantaged, downtrodden and tyrannised of the world, with her manifesto for mental health: AdMyrism! But are you ready to receive the call? By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Joe Black’s Kleines Kabarett – a gin-soaked cabaret extravaganza – at Komedia Brighton on Tuesday, April 4 Living somewhere between the stages of music, theatre and comedy, Joe Black takes an audience firmly by the hand and guides them to a place where the strange and unusual reign supreme. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Komedia to host MindOut for the Laughs on Wednesday, August 3 Join LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut for a bumper night of pre-Pride entertainment – a hilarious comedy cabaret fundraiser – at the Komedia on Wednesday, August 3 from 7.30pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Titania McGrath comes to Brighton Titania McGrath is a fiercely opinionated social justice warrior on Twitter (with 649.1K followers). She declares herself to be many things: “Activist. Healer. Radical intersectionalist poet. Nonwhite. Ecosexual.” By Alex Klineberg • 4 min read
Arts Brighton nets nearly £ 1 million from latest recovery fund allocation Brian Butler digs into the latest Cultural Recovery Fund news and finds £ 1 million for Brighton and Hove By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Fringe- The Warren outdoor season Brian Butler looks forward to one of Brighton Fringe’s most popular venues The Warren’s new beach location. By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Arts United We Stream Brighton: raising funds for the best local artists and venues. United We Stream Brighton will once again be showcasing many of the city’s best local artists and venues this weekend to help raise money to keep the city’s nightlife alive. By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News Record crowds expected at Trans Pride 2017 The 5th Annual Trans Pride Film Night, the curtain raiser to Trans Pride 2017 on Friday July 21, celebrates trans lives and trans representation through film. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Preview: Another year of MindOut for the laughs! The annual bumper comedy cabaret extravaganza in support of MindOut returns in August. A fun-filled evening showcasing great comedy with a good dose of musical entertainment thrown in is promised. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Miss Hope Springs to play the Wigmore Hall Internationally acclaimed singer songwriter, entertainer and star of the West End’s Live at Zedel, Miss Hope Springs embarks on a nine date UK solo tour launching on June 16 with a ‘late night show’ at the Wigmore Hall in London. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Abi Roberts: Anglichanka Abi Roberts, the first UK comic to perform in Russia (in Russian) tells all. In 2016 Abi Roberts, became the first UK comedian to perform in Russia – in Russian! Now, in 2017, the centenary of the Russian Revolution she’s here to shed some light on our continental neighbours and tell us what side of By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Celtic Connections competition winner to play Brighton Fringe Winner of the Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Competition, Fiddle & Cello duo An Dhá bring their unique blend of Celtic music and Jazz to the Brighton Fringe. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Myra Dubois – Self AdMyra, National Tour Myra Dubois brings her new show Self Admyra to the Komedia, Brighton on April 22 as part of a national tour. Former barmaid, actress and singer Myra Dubois hits the road in 2017 with her Self AdMyra tour, combining her signature brand of acid-tongued wit, razor-sharp observations, songs and maybe ev By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Broken Biscuits at Komedia Broken Biscuits, an evening of spoken word, music, comedy and film, returns to the Komedia in Brighton on Sunday, January 29 from 7.30pm. By Contributor • 1 min read
