Komedia Event Listings Feb 2022
1. MUSIC
Benjamin Francis Leftwich + Support
Tue 1 Feb BASEMENT Doors 7:30pm
£16 ADV 14+
2. COMEDY/KIDS
Bring Your Own Baby Comedy Brighton
The UK’s premier baby-friendly comedy club! Winner of ‘Best Bring Along Baby’ event in the 2019 HOOP awards. ‘Should be prescribed by the heath visitor’ Greenwich Mums
Wed 2 Feb 12PM
£11 IN ADVANCE / £13 ON THE DOOR
ADULTS OVER 16 AND BABIES UNDER 15 MONTHS
3. COMEDY
Carl Hutchinson: Live 2022
After two consecutive sell-out years, Carl returns with a brand-new show! Expect stories, observations & audience interaction. Always an exciting night, join this dynamic and versatile performer for a truly unmissable evening of comedy.
Wed 2 Feb BASEMENT 8pm (Doors 7pm)
£15/£20 W/ LOADED FRIES 16+
4. COMEDY
Jamali Maddix: King Crud
As seen on Taskmaster (Channel4), Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2) and his critically acclaimed series Hate Thy Neighbor for Vice, Jamali Maddix is heading out on tour. With a brand-new show for 2021 Jamali will be tackling more home truths and universal issues. A master of the craft this latest show is not to be missed.
Thu 3 Feb BASEMENT 8pm (Doors 7pm)
£16/£14 CONC/£21 W/LOADED FRIES 16+
5. COMEDY
Komedia Comedy Club
Discover the best in live comedy, featuring three top acts and an MC! Line-up; MC Clint Edwards, Michael Odewale, Eleanor Tiernan and Toussaint Douglas. ‘THE place in Brighton to catch stand-up comedy’ The Independent
Fri 4 & Sat 5 Feb BASEMENT 8pm (Doors 7:30pm)
£15/£13 CONC/£26 MEAL DEAL (SHOW + MAIN COURSE) 18+
6. CLUB NIGHT
Black Parade – 00’s Emo Anthems
The UK’s biggest 00’s emo party returns to Komedia! Expect to hear all the hits from My Chemical Romance, Panic! At The Disco, Jimmy Eat World, Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Taking Back Sunday, Hawthorne Heights, All American Rejects and loads more.
Fri 4 Feb BASEMENT Doors 11pm
£5 ADV 18+
7. CLUB NIGHT
Farmageddon 5
Brighton’s biggest barnyard rave! Expect to hear donk, hard dance, farmstyle, and a shitty flute cover of Enya, played by seven of the finest free-range disk jockeys and drag performers the south coast has ever seen.
Fri 4 Feb STUDIO Doors 11pm 18+
8. MUSIC
Independent Venue Week Showcase
Sat 5 Feb STUDIO Doors 8:15pm
£8 ADV 18+
9. CLUB NIGHT
Swiftogeddon: The Taylor Swift Club Night
A night dedicated to worshipping at the altar of Taylor Swift: non-stop Swifty all night: deep cuts, extended mixes, fan favourites and all the hits. Do you have a Blank Space in your diary? Then this night is Taylor-made for you! Join fellow fans in a celebration of the genius of the Swift – because she’ll never go out of Style.
Sat 5 Feb STUDIO 11pm
£10 18+
10. COMEDY
Bent Double
A gay-friendly, irreverent night of fun and frolics hosted by the brilliant Zoe Lyons and featuring headliner Sarah Keyworth Jodie Mitchell and Lee Peart. ‘Confident and razor sharp’ Observer Magazine
Sun 6 Feb 7:30pm (6:30pm)
£11 CONC/£14/£19 W/LOADED FRIES 18+
11. MUSIC
AK Patterson
AK Patterson are a three-piece formed in Brighton after lead singer Alex, an art-school graduate found fellow bandmates Alfie and Nat on the festival circuit in 2015. With comparisons to the visceral attack of PJ Harvey, the feral cabaret of Nick Cave and the post-modern jazz grooves of GoGo Penguin, AK Patterson are a whirlwind of contrasts. The multi-instrumentalists flavour the warmth of their organic instrumentation with electronic experimentation in the shape of mood-setting field recordings and subtle synths.
Sun 6 Feb STUDIIO Doors 7:30pm
£9 ADV 14+
12. SPOKEN WORD
Saturn Returns with Caggie
Saturn Returns, which launched in May 2020, is a spirituality and wellbeing podcast hosted by Caggie Dunlop, exploring the astrological transit you experience from 27-30 (and again at 57-60), Caggie now announces its’ first ever regional tour. Capturing the attention of millennials who have an appetite for the esoteric, this show deep dives into personal development through the lens of astrology.
Thu 10 Feb BASEMENT 8pm (Doors 7pm)
£17.50 ADV 14+
13. SPOKEN WORD
Rosy Carrick + Support
Feminist powerhouse and Brighton poetry queen Rosy Carrick returns to Komedia for one night only – for a pre-Valentine’s love-in of fabulous new work and red-hot gossip. Quick-witted, charismatic and full to the brim with surreal imagination, Rosy Carrick’s eccentric style, dense rhyme structures and forceful imagery have won her international acclaim, as well as firmly cementing her place as one of the UK’s most unusual and innovative contemporary poets.
Thu 10 Feb STUDIO 8pm (Doors 7:30pm)
£12/£10 CONC 14+
14. MUSIC
MY-HI + Special Guests
Fri 11 Feb STUDIO Doors 7pm
£8 ADV 14+
15. COMEDY
Komedia Comedy Club
Discover the best in live comedy, featuring three top acts and an MC! Line-up; MC Barbara Nice, Babatunde Aleshe, Sara Barron and Glenn Moore. ‘THE place in Brighton to catch stand-up comedy’ The Independent
Fri 11 & Sat 12 Feb BASEMENT 8pm (Doors 7:30pm)
£15/£13 CONC/£26 MEAL DEAL (SHOW + MAIN COURSE) 18+
16. KIDS
Shlomo’s Beatbox Adventure for Kids
World record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo is bringing back his 5 star sell out show back to Komedia. Shlomo, who makes mad music with his mouth, is setting out to create the next generation of superstar beatboxers. Anyone can be one of this sonic superhero’s sidekicks in a world of funny sounds, brilliant noises, and cool music, whether they’re aged 1 or 101!
Sat 12 Feb BASEMENT 2pm (Doors 1:30pm)
£10 ADULT/£8 CHILD & ADULT CONC/BABIES ON LAPS
FOR ALL AGES
17. CLUB NIGHT/MUSIC
Huey Morgan (Fun Lovin Criminals / BBC Radio 6) Presents NYC Block Party
From Chic to Donna Summer and Kool and the Gang to James Brown via Grandmaster Flash and The Jackson 5 and more recent flavours like Jurassic 5, Cypress Hill and Michael Kiwanuka, Huey’s NYC Block Party is the sound of funk, soul, disco and hip hop jams battling it out on the dancefloor, a riotous celebration of the Good Times. As The Sugar Hill Gang might have said: ‘Huey will make you throw your hands up in the air like you just don’t care.’
Sat 12 Feb BASEMENT Doors 11pm
£15 ADV 18+
18. CLUB NIGHT
Elation Presents: Cortese
Returning to Brighton for the first time since warming up for renowned DJ’s Bicep at Chalk in November, Elation are beyond excited to present you with Cortese, alongside their ever growing resident artists, DJ Loveshy, Mary Harp and YIOTA.
Sat 12 Feb STUDIO Doors 1pm
£6 ADV 18+
19. EVENT/MUSIC
Record Fair
Come along to Komedia for a chance to browse thousands of great vinyl bargains and collector’s items. Specialist sellers will be there and it’s a great way to find the music you love and discover new sounds.
Sun 13 Feb 10am – 4pm
FREE ALL AGES
20. COMEDY
Komedia Comedy Club Valentine’s Special
Love (and laughter) is in the air, at Komedia this Valentine’s Day. Enjoy a fantastic stand-up comedy show alongside a delicious two-course meal (and prosecco of course). Perfect for couples or a night out with friends and family. Featuring; MC Alison Spittle, Tadiwa Mahlunge, Rich Wilson and Harriet Dyer.
Mon 14 Feb BASEMENT 8pm (Doors 7pm)
£18/£35 MEAL DEAL (SHOW + MAIN COURSE)/£92 (X2 SHOW+ MAIN COURSE + DESSERT + BOTTLE OF PROSECCO) 18+
21. MUSIC
Ben Poole & Guy Smeets + Special Guests
Tue 15 Feb STUDIO Doors 7:30pm
£10 ADV 14+
22. Comedy
Jimeoin: Turn It Up!
A brilliant evening of world-class comedy from the Irishman internationally celebrated as one of live stand-up’s true masters. Don’t miss your chance to see the award-winning star of TV shows including ‘Live at the Apollo’, ‘Conan’, ‘Royal Variety Performance’ and ‘Sunday Night at the Palladium’ – Live!
Wed 16 Feb BASEMENT 8pm (Doors 7pm)
£16.50 ADV 16+
23. COMEDY
Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen
Following a sold-out tour across Europe and Australia in 2019 and her most recent BBC stand up special Power & Chaos, Fern Brady brings her fifth solo show Autistic Bikini Queen on a nationwide tour. As seen on Live at the Apollo, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Roast Battle, Russell Howard, Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club. As heard on BBC Sound’s Wheel of Misfortune podcast, the News Quiz and the Now Show.
Thu 17 Feb BASEMENT 8pm (Doors 7pm)
£14 CONC/£16/£21 W/ LOADED FRIES
16+
24. COMEDY
The Maydays: Tonight’s Top Story & Guest Improv Superstars
Inspired by newspaper articles cut out by the audience just minutes before curtain time. This is improv without tricks, gimmicks or games, just a live comedic exploration, through scenes and songs, of the secret heart of your city.
Fri 18 February STUDIO 7:30pm
£10 CONC/£12 16+
25. COMEDY
Komedia Comedy Club
Discover the best in live comedy, featuring three top acts and an MC! Line-up; mc Amy Gledhill, Yuriko Kotani, Pierre Novellie and Johnny Pelham. ‘THE place in Brighton to catch stand-up comedy’ The Independent
Fri 18 & Sat 19 Feb BASEMENT 8pm (Doors 7:30pm)
£15/£13 CONC/£26 MEAL DEAL (SHOW + MAIN COURSE) 18+
26. CLUB NIGHT
Saved By The 90s
This one is for all you 90’s kids! We are going to Spice Up Your Life and take you back in time to a very special era that will make you feel Larger Than Life! Get ready to scream your heart out to all the anthems of our youth: Backstreet Boys/ Spice Girls /NSYNC/Britney Spears/ Blink 182/TLC/ Shania Twain/ Five/ Dr.Dre and more!
Fri 18 Feb BASEMENT Doors 11pm
£5 ADV 18+
27. KIDS/COMEDY
Comedy Club 4 Kids
The best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit 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!
Sat 19 Feb STUDIO 2pm
£8.50/£32 Family of 4
AGES 6+
28. COMEDY
Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not (WIP)
Ania would love you to join her for an hour of Fun & New thoughts about Jacqueline Wilson, all girls’ schools, queerness and literally any other topics she can think of some jokes about. Ania Magliano is one of the UK’s most exciting rising comedians, who has already been seen on Dave’s The Comedy Guide to Life, and has written shows including Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2) and Yesterday, Today & The Day Before (Comedy Central).
Sat 19 Feb STUDIO 7pm (Doors 6:30pm)
£5 AGES 16+
29. CLUB NIGHT
Spellbound
Spellbound – The Alternative 80s Night – returns with a Synth Special! We celebrate 40 years since the release of four landmark synth albums – The Human League’s Dare, Soft Cell’s Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, Depeche Mode’s Speak & Spell and OMD’s Architecture & Morality – by playing the best bits of those records plus the greatest electronic and synth-based classics from 1979-1989, for six bleeptastic hours.
Sat 19 Feb STUDIO 9pm
£6 ADV 18+
30. CLUB NIGHT
The Abba VS Fleetwood Mac Disco
You heard right; The Abba vs Fleetwood Mac Disco Party is coming to Brighton! This will be the ultimate party for fans of Fleetwood Mac, ABBA and all-round disco music from the 70’s & 80’s! The best of Abba, Fleetwood Mac and disco edits. Expect all the hits from ABBA, Fleetwood Mac + disco anthems from the likes of Chic & Nile Rodgers, Prince, Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer, Bee Gees, David Bowie, Shalamar + lots more!
Sat 19 Feb BASEMENT Doors 11pm
£5 – £30 18+
31. MUSIC
Dummy
Los Angeles band Dummy refuses to slow down. After releasing two cassette EP’s in 2020 (on Popwig and Born Yesterday respectively), Dummy’s debut full-length album arrives via Chicago’s Trouble in Mind Records. Employing pummeling guitars and celestial ambience within the same breath, the band folds a myriad of reference points into their drone-pop style. Influence from ’60s melodicism and ’90s UK noise pop can be found woven in with inspiration from spiritual jazz, Japanese new age, and Italian minimalism.
Sun 20 Feb STUDIO Doors 7:30pm
£9 ADV 14+
32. COMEDY/CABARET
Lady Bunny – Unmasked and Unfiltered
“The legendary warthog of Wigstock”, Lady Bunny, returns to the UK with a full-length cabaret experience in “Lady Bunny – Unmasked and Unfiltered”. The show will feature new parodies of Lizzo, Queen and Ariana Grande, Bunny’s salute to Laugh-In, some brand-new material and some so old that only the dead will recall it.
Mon 21 Feb BASEMENT 8pm (Doors 7pm)
£17.50/£22.50 W/ LOADED FRIES/£29.50 MEET & GREET
AGES 14+
33. COMEDY
Big Cheer for Amaze!
Local charity Amaze and patrons are delighted to present the 10th BIG CHEER for Amaze! A totally unique evening of stand-up comedy. This established fundraising event has enjoyed leading comedy names every year and this time is no exception. Featuring the brilliant line-up of MC Angela Barnes and friends: Jon Richardson, Joe Wilkinson, Mark Steel, Rosie Jones, Shaparak Khorsandi and Suzi Ruffell.
Tue 22 Feb BASEMENT 8pm (Doors 7pm)
£22/£27 W/ LOADED FRIES 16+
34. COMEDY
Larry Dean: Fudnut
Double Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee and star of Live At The Apollo returns with a brand new hour of ‘confessional storytelling at its funniest’ ( ★★★★★ Herald). As seen on Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, Mock The Week and Roast Battle. ‘Destined to become a household name’ ★★★★ Telegraph
Wed 23 Feb 8pm (Doors 7pm)
£10 CONC/£15/£20 W/LOADED FRIES
AGES 16+
35. MUSIC
Audiobooks + Support
Thu 24 Feb STUDIO Doors 7:30pm
£8.50 ADV
AGES 14+
36. COMEDY
Comic Boom
Our sell-out, monthly night of exciting new comedy without the gamble. MC — hosts a friendly, fast-paced, quality night featuring headliner — and “catch ’em while you can” rising stars of the comedy circuit.
Thu 24 Feb BASEMENT 8pm (Doors 7pm)
£8 CONC/£10/£15 W/ Loaded Fries
16+
37. MUSIC
South Coast Soul Revue’s Funk ‘N’ Soul Party
Time to shake away those winter blues with two dynamic sets of classic and contemporary soul ‘n’ funk from this Brighton based 8-piece. Two irrepressible vocalists, funky horns and a dynamic rhythm section deliver an authentic soul revue experience you will not forget.
Fri 25 Feb STUDIO Doors 7pm
£10 ADV
AGES 14+
38. COMEDY
Komedia Comedy Club
Discover the best in live comedy, featuring three top acts and an MC! Line-up; MC Stu Laws, Catherine Bohart, Ray Badran and Sindhu Vee. ‘THE place in Brighton to catch stand-up comedy’ The Independent
Fri 25 & Sat 26 Feb BASEMENT 8pm (Doors 7:30pm)
£15/£13 CONC/£26 MEAL DEAL (SHOW + MAIN COURSE) 18+
39. CLUB NIGHT
Winter Island Party
The UK’s very first LGBTQ+ Island extravaganza in the heart of Brighton! Featuring the very best DJs and Dancers from Brighton and London you can expect a fully immersive island experience with only the freshest local tracks from the Indian Ocean to the Caribbean, including everything from Mauritian Sega and Bhangra to Afrobeats and Bashment!
Fri 25 Feb STUDIO Doors 11pm
£8 ADV
AGES 18+
40. COMEDY
Funny Women: Brighton Nights
Featuring the newest and most exciting female stand up in the UK, from the Funny Women Awards and beyond!
Sat 26 Feb STUDIO 8PM (DOORS 7:30PM)
£10 CONC/£12 18+
41. CLUB NIGHT
BOOGIE WONDERLAND – 70s DISCO
Nothing but good rhythms from the decade, sure to get your body moving on the dance floor. Expect to hear: Bee Gees / Fleetwood Mac / Abba / Donna Summer / Earth, Wind & Fire / Stevie Wonder / T. Rex / Kate Bush / Siouxsie and The Banshees and much more!
Sat 26 Feb STUDIO 11pm
£6 EARLY BIRD
AGES 18+
42. KIDS/THEATRE
Sundae Club
Book to see wonderful children’s theatre show The Enormous Turnip, enjoy a creative craft workshop, catch a flick in One Bum Cinema Club, the smallest cinema on the planet, and finish off the afternoon by dancing to live music from Linos Wengara & Zimbaremabwe Mbira! Plus enjoy games along the way!
11am (DOORS 10.30AM)
£7 ADULT/CHILD – £27 FAMILY OF 4/UNDER 2’S FREE
AGES 3-8
43. MUSIC
Stephen Fretwell + Support
Mon 28 Feb BASEMENT Doors 7:30pm
£17.50 ADV
AGES 14+