KIDS
Pitschi, the Kitten with Dreams
Pitschi the kitten would rather be any animal in the world, as long as it isn’t a cat! Come enjoy this Christmas treat, full of good humour, adventure, live music and song. ‘45 minutes of pure magic’ Fringe Review.
Sun 20-Thu 24 Dec, Sun 27 Dec-Sun 3 Jan (not 1 Jan) 10.45AM AGES 2-7
MUSIC
Joe Strummer Remembrance Night
Joe Strummer Remembrance Night Charity Concert is in its 13th year at the Komedia Brighton. The night is always electric and Joe Strummer lives on in
many hearts.
Sat 2 Jan 7.30PM £13 ADV 14+
COMEDY
Krater Comedy Club in the Studio
Krater in the studio is a two-act show (plus MC) in a more intimate setting. This is your chance to get closer to the comedy. Max group size 4. Headliner Zoe Lyons.
Sat 2 Jan Studio 8PM £24 18+
COMEDY
Bent Double
Hosted by star of Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Zoe Lyons and featuring Kerry Godliman, Hannah Brackenbury and Abigoliah Schamaun. ‘Critics’ Choice’ The Times.
Sun 3 Jan 7.30PM £22 Side Saver £12, £9 onc £6 NUS 18+
COMEDY
Thu 7 Jan–Sun 10 Jan
Krater Comedy Club
Award winning comedy with top UK and international comedians. ‘A night full of fun and side-splitting laughter. I didn’t want it to end!’
The Latest. Krater Comedy Club reserves the right to alter line-ups. 18 & over only.
Thur 8pm £12, £24 (Meal Deal Plus) £21 (Meal Deal) £9 conc £5 NUS
Lloyd Griffith, Eleanor Tiernan, Josh Dillon, Larry Dean & MC Stephen Grant
Fri 8pm £16.50, £29 (Meal Deal Plus) £25.50 (Meal Deal)
Jimmy McGhie, Chris Turner, Carey Marx & MC Stephen Grant
Sat 7pm £24, £36.50 (Meal Deal Plus) £33 (Meal Deal)
Jimmy McGhie, Chris Turner, Carey Marx & MC Stephen Grant
Sat 10.30pm £14, £24 Side Saver, £9 Conc, £5 NUS/U25
Jimmy McGhie, Carey Marx & MC Stephen Grant
Sun 8pm £12, £24.50 (Meal Deal Plus) £21 (Meal Deal) £9 (Unwaged/Disabled/60+) £5 (Student NUS)
Jimmy McGhie, Chris Turner, Colin Turner James Alderson & MC Stephen Grant
COMEDY
Maydays
As well as performing our 5 star show ‘Tonight’s Top Story’, we’ll also be joined by other improv superstars to get your laughing gear in order! To kick off 2016 we’ll be joined by Blanket Fort, who’ll be bringing a spirit of play and silliness to their grounded, long-form improv.
Fri 8 Jan 7.30pm £10 16+
CLUB NIGHT
Ultimate Power
Nothing but the greatest power ballads ever written, resulting in a night of pure euphoria! “A fun as f**k communal club experience” NME.
Fri 8 Jan 11PM-3AM £5 ADV. 18+
COMEDY
Thu 14 Jan–Sun 17 Jan
Krater Comedy Club
Award winning comedy with top UK and international comedians. ‘A night full of fun and side-splitting laughter. I didn’t want it to end!’
The Latest. Krater Comedy Club reserves the right to alter line-ups. 18 & over only.
Thur 8pm £12, £24 (Meal Deal Plus) £21 (Meal Deal) £9 conc £5 NUS
Alex Smith, Tom Ward, Jarlath Regan, & MC Stephen Grant
Fri 8pm £16.50, £29 (Meal Deal Plus) £25.50 (Meal Deal)
Damian Clark, Jamali Maddix, Rob Deering & MC Stephen Grant
Sat 7pm £24, £36.50 (Meal Deal Plus) £33 (Meal Deal)
Damian Clark, Jamali Maddix, Rob Deering & MC Stephen Grant
Sat 10.30pm £14, £24 Side Saver, £9 Conc, £5 NUS/U25
Damian Clark, Rob Deering & MC Stephen Grant
Sun 8pm £12, £24.50 (Meal Deal Plus) £21 (Meal Deal) £9 (Unwaged/Disabled/60+) £5 (Student NUS)
Jamali Maddix, Adam Broomfield Strawn, Demitris Deech, Rob Deering and MC Stephen Grant
CLUB NIGHT
Spellbound
The ’80s club night for people who HATE ’80s nights, with Jenna Allsopp and Simon Price (the team behind legendary London glam night Stay Beautiful) playing alternative classics by the likes of Siouxsie, Soft Cell, Stray Cats, Smiths and Specials (and that’s just the eSSes!)
Sat 16 Jan 9PM £6, £5 conc/flyer 18+
MUSIC
Zaza Music Presents: Vieux Farka Touré
The globe-trotting and genre-bending Vieux Farka Touré crafts Malian blues in the rich Songhai tradition of his late father.
Wed 20 Jan 7.30PM £17 ADV. 14+
COMEDY & SPOKEN WORD
Stand Up & Slam
Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out! The winners? You decide!
Wed 20 Jan Studio 8PM £8/£5 CONC 16+
COMEDY
Thu 21 Jan–Sun 24 Jan
Krater Comedy Club
Award winning comedy with top UK and international comedians. ‘A night full of fun and side-splitting laughter. I didn’t want it to end!’
The Latest. Krater Comedy Club reserves the right to alter line-ups. 18 & over only.
Thur 8pm £12, £24 (Meal Deal Plus) £21 (Meal Deal) £9 conc £5 NUS
Ellie Taylor, Mike Cox, Gabriel Ebulue, Markus Birdman & MC Stephen Grant
Fri 8pm £16.50, £29 (Meal Deal Plus) £25.50 (Meal Deal)
Carl Donnelly, Stuart Mitchell, Addy Van Der Borgh & MC Stephen Grant
Sat 7pm £24, £36.50 (Meal Deal Plus) £33 (Meal Deal)
Carl Donnelly, Stuart Mitchell, Addy Van Der Borgh & MC Stephen Grant
Sat 10.30pm £14, £24 Side Saver, £9 Conc, £5 NUS/U25
Carl Donnelly, Stuart Mitchell & MC Stephen Grant
Sun 8pm £12, £24.50 (Meal Deal Plus) £21 (Meal Deal) £9 (Unwaged/Disabled/60+) £5 (Student NUS) Damian Clark, Rob Deering, Stuart Mitchell and Carl Donnelly & MC Stephen Grant.
MUSIC
Stop Press! Album Fundraiser
Local reggae/indie outfit Stop Press! play an exclusive showcase ahead of their summer album launch.
Sat 23 Jan Studio 7PM £7 14+
CLUB NIGHT
Spin it!
Monthly club night in which a wheel is spun to decide the genre of music.
Sat 23 Jan Studio 11PM £5 18+
KIDS
Sundae Club
Sundae Club returns to Komedia with a new format. Book to see a theatre show, followed by a craft workshop or vice versa, with a picnic sandwiched in between (bring a packed lunch). Finish the event off with a live band!
Sun 24 Jan 10.30 AM £27 FAMILY OF 4 (MIN 1 ADULT) £7
MUSIC
Melting Vinyl Presents The Wainwright Sisters
The Wainwright Sisters (Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche) team up to bring you a musical treat, in honour of their musical lineage; the ever amazing Wainwright family. Their album ‘Songs In The Dark’is a dark, mysterious collection of songs all steeped in impactful personal meanings.
Wed 27 Jan 7.30PM £16 14+
MUSIC
Forty Four Hours, Glass Giants, Future Talk & Imbium
Forty Four Hours are a twin fronted three piece from Manchester UK. The redheaded twins and their hard-hitting drummer abuse the genre boundaries, and don’t’ care if you think their schizoid alternative pop rock is too loud.
With origins from all over the Cynon Valley, Glass Giants are a Pop-Rock band from South Wales.
‘It will not be long until Future Talk will be on the lips of music fans around the world. 8/10’ – Nineteen45Media.
Merging the love of fine wine with old school rock & roll music, Imbium have bundled together rock, punk and jazz influences, with distant 70s sounds.
Thur 28 Jan, 7PM £6 14+
COMEDY
Comic Boom
Another legendary night featuring rising comedy stars. Features headliner Loretta Maine and MC Paul McCaffrey ‘Now widely regarded as the best New Comedy night in Britain.’ ★★★★★ Latest.
Thu 28 Jan 8PM £9, £7 conc, £5 NUS £19.00 Side Saver 18+
COMEDY
Fri 29 Jan–Sun 31 Jan
Krater Comedy Club
Award winning comedy with top UK and international comedians. ‘A night full of fun and side-splitting laughter. I didn’t want it to end!’
The Latest. Krater Comedy Club reserves the right to alter line-ups. 18 & over only.
Fri 8pm £16.50, £29 (Meal Deal Plus) £25.50 (Meal Deal)
Steve Harris, Tom Wrigglesworth, Roger Monkhouse & MC Maff Brown
Sat 7pm £24, £36.50 (Meal Deal Plus) £33 (Meal Deal)
Steve Harris, Tom Wrigglesworth, Roger Monkhouse & MC Maff Brown
Sat 10.30pm £14, £24 Side Saver, £9 Conc, £5 NUS/U25
Steve Harris, Roger Monkhouse & MC Maff Brown
Sun 8pm £12, £24.50 (Meal Deal Plus) £21 (Meal Deal) £9 (Unwaged/Disabled/60+) £5 (Student NUS) Luke Benson, Joe Rowntree, Alex Kealy, Steve Harris & MC Stephen Grant.
MUSIC / CLUB NIGHT
Dub Organiser
Live dub music, classics riddims and original tunes performed, mixed, delayed and dubbed up live by the in-house band. Probably the most exciting dub night around!
Fri 29 Jan Studio Doors 8PM £3 18+
CLUB NIGHT
Battlejam present: Battlejam – A. Skillz & JFB
Fresh from claiming this year’s UK DMC Champion title, JFB takes time out from mashing up turntables around the globe to throw the first Battlejam of 2016 in his hometown of Brighton.
Friday 29 Jan Doors 11PM – Ages 18+
COMEDY
Funny Women
Funny Women fills the house again at Brighton’s best and brightest comedy venue, Komedia. As always we will feature the newest and most exciting female stand up in the UK, from the Funny Women Awards and beyond!
Sat 30 Jan 8PM £10, £8 conc 18+
CLUB NIGHT
GOGODISCO
London’s legendary GoGoDisco is back and it’s moved to Brighton! We kick off our first installment with sets from resident DJs Bettie & Suzi Hirn: 80s, indie, post-punk, electro clash, brit pop, garage rock, 70s, new wave and pop to grace your lovely ears.
Sat 30 Jan 11PM £4 18+
EVENT
Record Fair
Come along to Komedia for a chance to browse thousands of great vinyl bargains and collectors items. Specialist sellers of reggae, rock, punk, soul, jazz and blues will be there and it’s a great way to find the music you love and discover new sounds.
Sat 31 Jan 10am-4pm Free entry