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SUMMARY:FUNNY WOMEN LIVE IN BRIGHTON
DESCRIPTION:Funny Women are excited to bring you this very special Brighton Dome Comedy Festival edition of our longest-standing and most successful comedy night; Funny Women Live in Brighton\, takes place at Komedia Brighton on Saturday 24th October. \n \nShowcasing the very best in new female-identifying and non-binary comedy talent. Featuring acts from the Funny Women Awards\, the professional circuit and nurturing new and upcoming talent.  \nThe fantastic Ali Jay is our resident Brighton producer\, and is the powerhouse behind these regular Brighton nights. Here is the sensational\, hand-picked line up she’s put together for this special Comedy Festival edition: \nMeet your MC for the evening… \nAli Jay\n“As with any comedy night\, anything can happen depending on who is in the audience at the time\, so of course you need a vibrant and strong compere. We got this in spades with Ali Jay\, who led the whole event in a way that brought a warm and engaging approach to the proceedings\, whilst playfully bantering with the audience” Theatre in Brighton 2026 \nA diverse line up featuring… \nSapphire McIntosh\nAs seen on Channel 4 and BBC One\, Sapphire McIntosh is a football playing\, vox-popping\, observational\, high energy comedian\, actor and writer.  She was a finalist in the hugely respected Leicester Comedy Festival ‘Comedian of the Year’ Awards in 2026.  This was followed by a turn at the Soho Theatre as part of the all-female sketch sensation ‘Gobby Girls’. \n  \nStefania Licari\nAward-winning Stefania Licari\, expat and medic-turned-comic Stefania’s solo show I Can Make You Italian in 55 Minutes! was a sell-out success at Brighton Fringe\, Adelaide Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe in 2025. \nHannah Brackenbury\nHannah Brackenbury is a comedy songwriter and performer. Co-founder of Funny Girls and producer of Out to Sea comedy in Worthing. Winner of ‘Best Show’ at the Funny Women Awards 2019 and the Broadway Baby Bobby Award at Brighton Fringe 2018 for Victorious\, a joyful and poignant musical tribute to the late\, great Victoria Wood. \n  \n“Funny Women had the right ingredients for an inclusive and entertaining evening that provided a safe space for those who needed to express themselves freely\, whether on stage or in the audience. Make sure you check them out every month as the line-up is different each time\, but one thing is certain. You are guaranteed full-blown fun\, entertainment and lots of sparkling energy” Theatre in Brighton
URL:https://funnywomen.com/eventinfo/funny-women-live-in-brighton-3/
LOCATION:Komedia Brighton\, 44-47 Gardner Street\, Brighton\, Brighton\, BN1 1UN\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:FUNNY WOMEN LIVE IN BRIGHTON
DESCRIPTION:Our longest-standing and most successful comedy night\, Funny Women Live in Brighton\, takes place at Komedia Brighton\, showcasing the very best in new female-identifying and non-binary comedy talent. Featuring acts from the Funny Women Awards\, the professional circuit and nurturing new and upcoming talent.  \nThe fantastic Ali Jay is our resident Brighton producer\, and is the powerhouse behind these regular Brighton nights. Here is the sensational\, hand-picked line up she’s put together for Saturday\, 26th September!  \nMeet your MC for the evening… \nLeslie Gold\nNew Jerseyite Leslie Gold is an astute observational comedian\, a warm and welcoming MC\, and a compelling storyteller who has been compared to George Carlin and Hannah Gadsby. \nA diverse line up featuring… \nKate Penfield\nBringing sharp observations\, relatable stories and a distinctly down-to-earth perspective to the stage\, Kate Penfield has performed all over the country for Haven Holidays and appeared on comedy radio shows. \nSue Hicks\nSue Hicks is growing older and doesn’t care who knows it. To get things off her (rapidly descending) chest she commits anything that hacks her off to comic verse. \nJess Barry\nJess Barry: a newcomer and rising star of the Brighton Comedy Circuit \nDonna Gray\nDonna Gray: Glitter Challenge graduate \nHeadlined by … \nMonica Gaga\nMonica Gaga is a British-born Black African queer host\, improviser\, facilitator\, maker\, and performer. A regular with the legendary ‘Comedy Store Players’\, Monica is a cast member and producer of ‘HELL YEAH!’\, a bold and brilliant queer improv collective. \nAs seen\, heard\, staged and featured on BBC Three\, BBC News\, BBC Click\, ITVBe\, London Live\, BBC History\, Amazon Prime\, Sky Store\, BBC Radio 4\, BBC Sounds and many more! \n“Funny Women had the right ingredients for an inclusive and entertaining evening that provided a safe space for those who needed to express themselves freely\, whether on stage or in the audience. Make sure you check them out every month as the line-up is different each time\, but one thing is certain. You are guaranteed full-blown fun\, entertainment and lots of sparkling energy” Theatre in Brighton
URL:https://funnywomen.com/eventinfo/funny-women-live-in-brighton-6/
LOCATION:Komedia Brighton\, 44-47 Gardner Street\, Brighton\, Brighton\, BN1 1UN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Gigs
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SUMMARY:FUNNY WOMEN LIVE IN BRIGHTON: BRIGHTON & HOVE PRE-PRIDE SPECIAL
DESCRIPTION:Our longest-standing and most successful comedy night\, Funny Women Live in Brighton\, takes place at Komedia Brighton\, showcasing the very best in new female-identifying and non-binary comedy talent. Featuring acts from the Funny Women Awards\, the professional circuit and nurturing new and upcoming talent.  \nFunny Women returns with a brand new line-up on Saturday\, 25th July!  \nMeet your MC for the evening… \nAli Jay\nAli Jay is a comedian\, producer\, and laughter yoga teacher\, specialising in LGBTQ+ and under-represented comedy. She is the regional producer of Funny Women in Brighton and runs affordable stand-up comedy courses for LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary individuals. \nHeadlined by… \nLeigh Douglas\nLeigh Douglas is a queer Irish comedian. Her sitcom pilot script\, Queer Jig\, won the Female Writer’s Initiative with UKTV and Female Pilot Club. Her short film\, You’re Alright Hun\, has won numerous awards including Best Comedy at London Rocks Film Festival and Outstanding Comedy at Short & Sweet Film Festival. Leigh also enjoyed a 5-star sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025 with her solo show\, ROTUS. \n  \nAlso featuring in the line-up: \nBarbara Brownskirt\nPoet-in-Residence at the 197 bus stop on Croydon Road in Penge\, punk poet\, and Judi Dench groupie\, Barbara Brownskirt is anorak-wearing and unlucky-in-love. \nFran Longstaff\nA northern gay mum living in Brighton\, Fran Longstaff spends most of her time bemused by her daughter and the choice of party nibbles served in Brighton. \nJodi Wheeler\nJodi Wheeler: a new talent making big waves on the comedy circuit. \n  \n‘This comedy show provides something for everyone! […] This is not an anti-male gathering\, and everyone is welcome […] perfect for an intimate evening of laughter’  Broadway Baby \n\n\n \n\n\n\nFunny Women was created in 2002 by Lynne Parker and now has a programme of community events in Amsterdam\, Rotterdam\, Paris\, Basel\, Brussels\, Dublin\, Montreal and London. The organisation is at the vanguard of nurturing and promoting female comedy talent\, from finding and mentoring new acts through to the annual Funny Women Awards.  Come and find out for yourself! \n\n\n\nJoin Patreon to support our work and receive special offers and discounts.
URL:https://funnywomen.com/eventinfo/funny-women-live-in-brighton/
LOCATION:Komedia Brighton\, 44-47 Gardner Street\, Brighton\, Brighton\, BN1 1UN\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Funny Women Live in Brighton
DESCRIPTION:Our longest-standing and most successful comedy night\, Funny Women Live in Brighton\, takes place at Komedia Brighton\, showcasing the very best in new female-identifying and non-binary comedy talent. Featuring acts from the Funny Women Awards\, the professional circuit and nurturing new and upcoming talent.  \nFunny Women returns with brand new line-up on Saturday\, 27th June!  \nMeet your MC for the evening… \nElaine Fellows\nElaine Fellows is a fast-rising\, in-demand comedian performing standout live shows across the UK and beyond. Originally from Southport and now based in Brighton\, she was a finalist in the 2023 Komedia Comedy Award and was named South Coast Comedian of the Year 2022.Headlined by Yuriko Kotani… \nYuriko Kotani\nYuriko Kotani is an award-winning comedian who won the BBC’s Best New Comedy Award and was named a “One to Watch” by Time Out. She has appeared on Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central. \n  \nMary O’Connell\nMary O’Connell is a rising comedy talent\, with writing credits in TV and radio\, and recently supported her comedy hero\, Tig Notaro\, on her UK tour. \nValerie Vulpe\nValeria Vulpe is an exciting comedy talent who was a finalist in the 2025 So You Think You’re Funny competition in Edinburgh\, winner of Spirit of Comedy\, and a nominee for Leicester Comedian of the Year. Following her Spirit of Comedy win\, she opened for Ricky Gervais at Wembley in November 2025. \n‘This comedy show provides something for everyone! […] This is not an anti-male gathering\, and everyone is welcome […] perfect for an intimate evening of laughter’  Broadway Baby \n\n\n \n\n\n\nFunny Women was created in 2002 by Lynne Parker and now has a programme of community events in Amsterdam\, Rotterdam\, Paris\, Basel\, Brussels\, Dublin\, Montreal and London. The organisation is at the vanguard of nurturing and promoting female comedy talent — from finding and mentoring new acts through to the annual Funny Women Awards — Come and find out for yourself! \n\n\n\nJoin Patreon to support our work and receive special offers and discounts.
URL:https://funnywomen.com/eventinfo/funny-women-live-in-brighton-2/
LOCATION:Komedia Brighton\, 44-47 Gardner Street\, Brighton\, Brighton\, BN1 1UN\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Glitter Project at Brighton Fringe
DESCRIPTION:Returning to Brighton for a bumper festival edition of The Glitter Project\, this event features an INDUSTRY PANEL with experts covering comedy production\, performance\, media\, mental health and wellbeing. This will be followed by a facilitated SPEED MENTORING session as part of the event programme. Early booking is recommended!  \nThe panel will be hosted by Funny Women founder\, Lynne Parker\, as part of The Glitter Project – A Safe Place supported by funds raised from The Glitter Challenge. This takes place in partnership with Komedia\, home of Funny Women’s longest running pro-gig in the UK. \n  \n          Lynne Parker             Sarah ‘Scoop’ Cooper             Zoe Paskett             Nat May                Louisa Jackson             Annabelle Burdett-Couttss                Misty Heslop             Kay Stonham             Rachel Creeger             Sydney May        \nSarah ‘Scoop’ Cooper\, founder of Pitchycoo\, works with creative businesses to get their work into new rooms and in front of the right people. She brings a commercial lens to creative work\, sharing practical tools\, simple systems and fresh thinking to open up new opportunities and help people move their ideas forward. \n\nZoe Paskett is an arts journalist\, specialising in comedy. She formerly covered comedy for the Evening Standard and wrote for Funny Women\, and now runs LMAOnaise Comedy\, a publication focused on recommending and uplifting the best new comedy in the UK. \nLu Jackson is the tech superwoman and founder of Craic™\, the leading technology hub and marketplace for the comedy industry and fans; and Craic Health\, pioneering comedy-on-prescription\, and connecting people via community-based comedy events and activities. Lu is also the founder of CRAFT (Comedy Representation & Artform Trust)\, the UK’s first dedicated national body to support the entire comedy industry ecosystem. \n\nNat May is a Brighton-based social media and marketing manager\, with a background in film\, TV and media. She began her career in commissioning at Channel 4\, gaining insight into audience engagement and content strategy\, before launching her own social media and marketing business eight years ago. \nAnnabelle Burdett-Coutts is a Programmer at Assembly Festival\, one of the longest-running and most prestigious multi-venue operators at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. As part of a small programming team\, she helps curate a programme of over 230 shows each August.  She is passionate about discovering new work\, building relationships with artists\, and exploring how to put on as many accessible performances as possible by connecting people and projects at the festival and beyond. \nRachel Creeger is a multi-award-winning stand-up comedian\, writer and host\, and the only orthodox Jew on the UK’s professional comedy circuit. She has taken 4 critically acclaimed shows to the Edinburgh Fringe and is currently previewing her 5th. As regularly seen on BBC1 and heard across the BBC Radio network. \nMisti Heslop is the Venues Coordinator and an Events Manager at Komedia Brighton\, as well as working as an events rep at local venues and festivals\, she also has a background of being a musician and performer. She is passionate about showcasing and celebrating underrepresented voices\, and upkeeping a space that is accessible and inclusive. \nKay Stonham is an award winning writer\, performer and script consultant with over 30 years of experience in TV\, radio and film.  Known for creating Robin and Wendy’s Wet Weekends\, and Bad Salsa\, (Radio 4 and Audible)\, her other writing credits include Harry Enfield & Chums\, (BBC 1) Dani’s House (CBBC)\, My Family (BBC 1)\, Kerching! (CBBC)\, Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression\, (BBC 1) Dead Ringers (Radio 4/BBC 2).  She is a co-founder of Female Pilot Club\, a freelance script consultant\, and lecturer in screenwriting\, and has recently completed her PhD thesis Reading the Rooms\, an analysis of class and commissioning in TV and radio comedy. \nSydney May is an award-winning comedian\, musician\, inspirational speaker and experienced life coach. In 2025 she won the Komedia New Comedy Award in Brighton\, and the Comedy Bloomers LGBTQ New Comedian of the Year. She also reached the semi-finals of the 2025 Funny Women Stage Award\, recognised as one of our ‘Ones to Watch’\, and the BBC New Comedy Award. Sydney is blind\, having been born with retinoblastoma\, a rare form of retinal cancer.  She approaches every challenge that life throws her way including getting into stand up comedy! \n\nFunny Women has been supporting and developing new comedy talent at grassroots with ground-breaking Awards\, workshops\, courses and open mic events for over 20 years. The priority is to build confidence in female and non-binary performers\, writers and creators to give them the opportunity to pursue comedy careers. \n\nThe inspiration for The Glitter Project is Jo Fletcher-Cross\, who was diagnosed with a grade 4 glioblastoma brain tumour in summer 2022 on the eve of her her Edinburgh debut. Read more about this here.
URL:https://funnywomen.com/eventinfo/the-glitter-project-at-brighton-fringe/
LOCATION:Komedia Brighton\, 44-47 Gardner Street\, Brighton\, Brighton\, BN1 1UN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Funny Women Live in Brighton
DESCRIPTION:Our longest-standing and most successful comedy night\, Funny Women Live in Brighton\, takes place at Komedia Brighton\, showcasing the very best in new female-identifying and non-binary comedy talent. Featuring acts from the Funny Women Awards\, the professional circuit and nurturing new and upcoming talent.  \nFunny Women returns with brand new producer Ali Jay on Saturday\, 25th April! Joining Ali’s first lineup are headliner Caitlin Powell\, Donna Williams\, Sydney May\, and Maddie Houlbrook-Walk\, all hosted by Dawn Williams.‘This comedy show provides something for everyone! […] This is not an anti-male gathering\, and everyone is welcome […] perfect for an intimate evening of laughter’  Broadway Baby \n\n\n \n\n\n\nFunny Women was created in 2002 by Lynne Parker and now has a programme of community events in Amsterdam\, Rotterdam\, Paris\, Basel\, Brussels\, Dublin\, Montreal and London. The organisation is at the vanguard of nurturing and promoting female comedy talent — from finding and mentoring new acts through to the annual Funny Women Awards — Come and find out for yourself! \n\n\n\nJoin Patreon to support our work and receive special offers and discounts.
URL:https://funnywomen.com/eventinfo/funny-women-live-in-brighton-5/
LOCATION:Komedia Brighton\, 44-47 Gardner Street\, Brighton\, Brighton\, BN1 1UN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Gigs
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SUMMARY:Funny Women Live in Brighton
DESCRIPTION:Our longest standing and most successful comedy night\, Funny Women Live in Brighton\, takes place at Komedia Brighton\, showcasing the very best in new female identifying and non binary comedy talent. Featuring acts from the Funny Women Awards\, the professional circuit and nurturing new and upcoming talent.  \n\n\n \nNovember’s line up hosted by Rebecca Maree with Fathiya Saleh\, Charlotte Madden\, Grace Millie and headliner\, Freya Mallard. \n‘This comedy show provides something for everyone! […] This is not an anti-male gathering\, and everyone is welcome […] perfect for an intimate evening of laughter’  Broadway Baby \n\n\n\nFunny Women was created in 2002 by Lynne Parker and now has a programme of community events in Amsterdam\, Rotterdam\, Paris\, Basel\, Brussels\, Dublin\, Montreal and London. The organisation is at the vanguard of nurturing and promoting female comedy talent — from finding and mentoring new acts through to the annual Funny Women Awards — Come and find out for yourself! \n\n\n\nJoin Patreon to support our work and receive special offers and discounts.
URL:https://funnywomen.com/eventinfo/funny-women-live-in-brighton-4/
LOCATION:Komedia Brighton\, 44-47 Gardner Street\, Brighton\, Brighton\, BN1 1UN\, United Kingdom
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