Brighton Dome Comedy Festival

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival returns to the city this October and this time we're joining up with our friends at Komedia for even more laughs, chaos and silliness

Fri 16–Sun 25 Oct 2026

photo credit Jamie MacMillan

Coming up at Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026

Comedy
A group of four people huddled together with their arms around each other laughing

Finding Your Funny Workshop

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026 | Spymonkey
Wed 14 - Fri 23 Oct
Accessible Events
Comedy
Jazz Emu wearing yellow tinted sunglasses and a blue shirt in front of a yellow ombre background with yellow, black, white and pink comedy graphics surrounding him

Jazz Emu: The Pleasure Is All Yours

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026
Fri 16 Oct
Corn Exchange
From £26
Accessible Events
Comedy
A woman standing in a sunny street wearing a cream shirt, with her hand on her hair

Celya AB: We Must Stop Meeting Like This

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026
Fri 16 Oct
Studio Theatre
From £22
Accessible Events
Comedy
Tom Davis glances sideways to the camera, popping up the collar on his jacket

Tom Davis: Spudgun

Part of Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026
Fri 16 Oct
Concert Hall
From £29.50
Comedy
Catherine Bohart leaning down with her arm over her head in a creame dress, leaning on a purple mesh sheet and pink, orange purple flowers around her

Catherine Bohart: Borrowing Trouble

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026
Fri 16 Oct
Corn Exchange
From £21
Comedy
Stevie Martin wearing a black hoodie smiling at the camera

Stevie Martin: Clout

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026
Sat 17 Oct
Corn Exchange
From £24
Accessible Events
Comedy
A woman's head is photoshopped onto a red background. She's wearing space buns and glancing to the side

Lara Ricote: Inkling

Sat 17 Oct
Brighton Dome Studio Theatre
From £21
Accessible Events
Comedy
A man wearing a black t-shirt and a mask made from a white plastic shopping bag

The Blindboy Podcast LIVE

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026
Sun 18 Oct
Concert Hall
From £34
Comedy
Jimeoin wearing a denim shirt with one leg raised and his hands outstreched

Jimeoin: BALLYHOO!

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026
Sun 18 Oct
Brighton Dome Corn Exchange
From £26.50
Accessible Events
Comedy
Maisie adam wearing a yellow vest and white shirt with a shocked facial expression and her hand on her chin

Maisie Adam: Whatsherface

Part of Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026
Wed 21 Oct
Concert Hall
From £29.50
Comedy
A woman with short blonde hair wearing gold hoops and red lipstick. She has her hands on her hip and wearing a yellow blouse

Laura Smyth: Born Aggy

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026
Thu 22 Oct
Corn Exchange
From £26.50
Comedy
Simon Amstell in tall grass smiling to the camera with wet hair and his shoulders exposed with Brighton Dome Comedy Festival branding

Simon Amstell: I Love it Here

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026
Thu 22 Oct
Brighton Dome Concert Hall
From £24
Accessible Events
Comedy
Nish Kumar wearing a navy shirt staring at the camera. There are white, pink and yellow cartoon stars and dots around him

Nish Kumar: Angry Humour from a Really Nice Guy

Part of the Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026
Fri 23 Oct
Concert Hall
From £29.50
Accessible Events
Comedy
A man stands on the moors wearing a pointy wizard hat and white vest holding a large pink quartz with both hands

Dan Tiernan: Quartz and All

Fri 23 Oct
Brighton Dome Studio Theatre
From £19
Comedy
A group of children and one adult female stand smiling with their arms in the air

Free Comedy Workshops for Young People Age 11–16

Presented by Komedia Productions in partnership with Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026
Sat 24 - Sun 25 Oct
Accessible Events
Comedy
Surreal illustration of a small, nude adult man with a disproportionately large head sitting atop a whimsical purple, long-necked creature with four thin legs. He holds an oversized microphone upright in one hand and gestures with the other, as if speaking or performing. The background features wavy blue shapes over a beige backdrop, with a rounded blue abstract form in the foreground. The overall style is playful and fantastical.

Sam Campbell: Kid Giblet

Part of Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026
Sat 24 - Sun 25 Oct
Concert Hall
From £27
Comedy
A woman in red with eyes wide in shock stands in smoke with arms raised

Rosie Holt: The Illegal Aliens Have Landed!

Part of Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026
Sun 25 Oct
Brighton Dome Corn Exchange
From £24

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival in cahoots with Komedia

Comedy
Alfie Brown staring to the right, surrounded by pink, white and yellow spots and triangles

Alfie Brown: Open Hearted Human Enquiry

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026 | Komedia Studio
Fri 16 Oct
Comedy
Komedia club advert - Every Friday and Saturday night with images of comedians in diamonds

Komedia Comedy Club

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026 | Komedia Basement
Fri 16 - Sat 24 Oct
Comedy
Jordan Brooks kneeling, he is surrounded by black, yellow and pink semi circles and white stars

Jordan Brookes: The Part of You That's Always Screaming

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026 | Komedia Studio
Sat 17 Oct
Comedy

Robin Ince & Joanna Neary | Komedia Studio

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026
Sun 18 Oct
Comedy
Phil Ellis wearing a dark suit standing surrounded by black and yellow stars and dots

Phil Ellis: Bath Mat

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026 | Komedia Basement
Tue 20 Oct
Comedy

Sergi Polo: LIVE in Brighton

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026 | Komedia Studio
Wed 21 Oct
Comedy
Cartoon image of Angela Lansbury from Murder She Wrote with a typewritter at the bottom and a gun and bloodied knife

Solve-Along-a-Murder-She-Wrote

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026 | Komedia Basement
Wed 21 Oct
Comedy
Comedian holding a microphone with Comedy festival graphics and comic boom logo in the background

Comic Boom Comedy Club

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026 | Komedia Basement
Thu 22 Oct
Comedy

Amy Matthews: Definitions of Toast

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026 | Komedia Studio
Thu 22 Oct
Comedy
cartoon image of Ali Jay with Funny Women Live in Brighton written with Brighton Dome Comedy Festival pink, orange and whitegraphics

Funny Women Live In Brighton

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026 | Komedia Studio
Sat 24 Oct
Comedy

Sooz Kempner | Komedia Studio

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026
Sun 25 Oct
Comedy
Aurie Styla wearing an all black tracksuit

Aurie Styla: Maverick

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2026 | Komedia Basement
Sun 25 Oct

Looking back at Comedy Festival 2025

Social Media highlights:

Watch behind-the-scenes content from Comedy Festival 2025 below, or take a look at our Instagram Highlights
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Hear it from the producer! 🎤 Meet Rosie Crane, Brighton Dome's Comedy Producer behind the programming for the Comedy Festival 🤝 We had a chat with Rosie to find out what's in store for this years run, why she loves working in comedy, and what goes into putting it all together that audiences might not realise (apparently a lot of Berocca!) Tickets are still available for this years Comedy Festival, running 17–26 October. Purchase at brightondome.org Supported by Mayo Wynne Baxter

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In photos: Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 2025