Laughing Horse Comedy Clubs

10/03/2026

A nice five star review for our show in Adelaide for humans and dogs! 🐶

16/02/2026

Our Fringe Comedy Gala in Port Noarlunga on Friday 13th March has now sold out, so we have added a second date on Sunday 15th March. If you live far south of Adelaide get your tickets now!

Back by popular demand the best in International Fringe comedy returns to Port Noarlunga. Expect two hours of wall-to-wall laughter, as a handpicked selection of world-class international comedians descend on Adelaide’s south for one epic night! Four top-tier sta...

24/01/2026

We’d like to mark our sadness today, as we remember Gabriel Murphy, whose funeral it was yesterday and who tragically died aged only 43 along with his service dog, Hugo, in a fire on his canal boat on Christmas day.

He was a comedian and military veteran who performed with ‘Project Comedy’ at the Brighton Fringe with us in 2024, at the Walrus, and someone who we know went through a lot in life, and the challenges he and many who are part of Project Comedy had to make it to the stage.

Starting in 2020, in the middle of the Covid lockdowns, Jay Sodagar started running our comedy courses online with ‘Project RECCE’ - a charity supporting military veterans who are struggling to return civilian life.

Project Comedy grew from this: veterans supporting veterans with skills, confidence and also for several of them to become funny and confident comedians on the U.K. comedy circuit, taking shows to the Brighton Fringe with us in 2024, followed by The Edinburgh Fringe in 2025 at Bar 50 and Kick Ass hostels (and soon to return in 2026).

RIP Gabriel

31/12/2025

The laughing Horse's The Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival show Applications are now open for Fringe 2026!

We will be back in Edinburgh in 2026 from August 6th to 30th

All of the details for our venues, how we operate and the application form are on our website, here: https://freefestival.co.uk/Performer_Main.aspx

Show can be free and unticketed, or 'Pay what you can' ticketed, and we have 16 venues and 30 performance spaces around town ranging from 20 seats to 150 seats

All of the venue tech specs/AV/staging etc are on the website here: https://freefestival.co.uk/Venues.aspx?FromPerformers=1

We look forward to seeing your applications!

23/12/2025

Merry and Horsey Christmas to everyone!

26/10/2025

If you are a performer looking to bring a show to the Brighton Fringe next year...

Laughing Horse has just opened applications for the Brighton Fringe in 2026!

Next year we will be running 6 performance spaces across four venues in central Brighton for May 1st to 31st.

Programming will start in 2 weeks’ time, in order to get as many shows into slots before the discount programme registration deadline (which is Dec 3rd) - So do get your app in as soon as you can to be in with the first wave of programming.

(you can register after this as well at the standard rate registration.)

All of the info for our venues, rooms and how we operate in Brighton is here: https://brightonfringefest.co.uk/Performer_Main.aspx - please read all of the details and apply on that website.

or drop an email to [email protected] if you have any questions.

All the best, Alex.

23/10/2025

Brighton Fringe will be opening soon for our venues! Keep an eye open for these over this weekend on

Shows at the Brighton Fringe every Year: 100's of comedy, cabaret, music, theatre and childrens shows across the city. A huge and exciting part of the annual Brighton Fringe Festival

20/06/2025

It's getting closer.... and now we've added even more shows with the return of the Home Bar Venue, and new room 'The Snug' at Bar 50.... Want the best in PWYC and FREE Fringe shows in Edinburgh? Just follow the Chickens.... http://www.freefestival.co.uk/

08/06/2025

Once it’s in print, it feels like it’s getting very close! Https://www.freefestival.co.uk

It all starts to feel reel when it’s in print… we can’t wait for you to see all of this lot for free or ‘pay what you can’ in August. Check out https://www.freefestival.co.uk for the lowdown on all our shows!