Welcome to Brighton & Hove’s best small comedy club, winner of the Audience Choice Award for Best Fringe Venue, located at Artista. As the only comedy club in Brighton operating every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, we offer a safer and friendlier alternative to larger venues.
Join the talented MC Tom Toal and comics Aidan Jones and Sarah Roberts with headliner Dane Baptiste.
Tom Toal is a comedian, writer and actor, hailing from the South East London town of Bexleyheath. One of comedy's rising stars he performed his debut show On The Scrapheap about the break-up of his 6 year relationship at the Edinburgh and Leicester Festivals in 2010 achieving widespread acclaim and reviews. The follow up Rom-Coms and Revolutions followed in similar vein playing to a complete sell out audience for the full run.
Aidan Jones has worked for over a decade as headline comic in Australia. In 2025 he relocated to London a performing at comedy clubs across the country. He tours personal, storytelling-based stand up comedy shows internationally. His show “Chopin’s Nocturne” was critically acclaimed at the Edinburgh Fringe, and was named as one of The Guardian’s ‘Best Shows of the Melbourne Comedy Festival’.
Sarah Roberts is a writer and comedian based in London. She is a graduate of Writing and Producing Comedy at the National Film and Television School. Sarah took her first split bill ‘Cake’ to Edinburgh in 2022 and debuted in 2024 with the critically acclaimed ‘Silkworm’. She is a recent BBC New Comedy Awards Finalist and has found huge success on the competition circuit “A phenomenal new talent, original and funny. Every set is packed with punchlines.
Dane Baptiste has had a decade of dominance as a
trailblazer, innovator and incendiary voice in the comedy
community. The last 10 years of Dane’s career have come with a
number of personal and industry milestones. In 2014, Dane was
nominated for Best Newcomer at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where
it turns out he was the first Black British comic to ever be
nominated. This lead to Dane creating, writing and starring in
‘SunnyD’ on BBC Three, the first sitcom written by a black British
writer with a Black British cast to appear on the BBC in over 20
years. Dane has appeared on number of TV and Radio shows,
including appearing and hosting Live At The Apollo in 2015 and 2017
respectively, whilst also appearing on 8 out 10 Cats, Countdown,
Mock the Week and Comic Relief.
Enjoy an intimate comedy experience where we maintain a no-heckling policy to ensure a friendly and fun environment. Expect award-winning comedy with top-tier headliners from stage and TV, alongside the best up-and-coming names on the UK comedy circuit. With a new lineup, headliner, and MC each week, there's always something fresh to enjoy.
"It's an intimate, friendship-making, and entertaining experience." You'll be up close and personal with talented comedians from London and the south coast at the most welcoming and friendly venue in Hove. Welcome to the Secret Comedy Club! Shhhh....
Doors open at 7pm, giving you plenty of time to grab some drinks
before the shows start at 8pm. Don't forget, happy hour is from 7pm
until 7:30pm. We end at 10:30pm and close at 11pm.
Come join us at the Secret Comedy Club for an unforgettable night of laughter and fun!
All lineups are subject to last-minute change without notice.
| Ticket | Event time | Cost |
|---|---|---|
Saturday Secret Comedy Club
PLEASE BE AWARE THESE TICKETS ARE FOR OUR NEW LOCATION IN THE SOUTH LANES IN BRIGHTON, NOT OUR PREVIOUS HOVE LOCATION.Doors open at 7pm, giving you plenty of time to grab some drinks before the show starts at 8pm. Don't forget, happy hour is from 7pm until 7:30pm. We end at 10:30pm and close at 11pm. PLEASE ARRIVE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW STARTS. LAST ENTRY 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW STARTS.This is a much more intimate experience than going to a big club so in order to keep it friendly and fun we run a no chatting and no heckling policy at The Secret Comedy Club. PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY IF YOU WANT TO CHOOSE WHERE TO SIT. There's plenty of time to grab some drinks before the show begins if you arrive at least 30 minutes before your show starts. |
20:00 - 22:30 | £22.00 |
Saturday Secret Comedy Club Early Bird
PLEASE BE AWARE THESE TICKETS ARE FOR OUR NEW LOCATION IN THE SOUTH LANES IN BRIGHTON, NOT OUR PREVIOUS HOVE LOCATION.Doors open at 7pm, giving you plenty of time to grab some drinks before the show starts at 8pm. Don't forget, happy hour is from 7pm until 7:30pm. We end at 10:30pm and close at 11pm. PLEASE ARRIVE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW STARTS. LAST ENTRY 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW STARTS.This is a much more intimate experience than going to a big club so in order to keep it friendly and fun we run a no heckling policy at The Secret Comedy Club. PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY IF YOU WANT TO CHOOSE WHERE TO SIT. There's plenty of time to grab some food & drinks before the show begins if you arrive at least 30 minutes before your show starts. |
20:00 - 22:30 | £19.25 |
Saturday Secret Comedy Club Concession
Concession tickets are available with valid ID for the following;(Proof of eligibility will be requested on arrival at the venue.) Students, NHS, Blue Light cardholders, Blue Badge holders and those receiving UC, JSA and Pension Credit. PLEASE BE AWARE THESE TICKETS ARE FOR OUR NEW LOCATION IN THE SOUTH LANES IN BRIGHTON, NOT OUR PREVIOUS HOVE LOCATION. Doors open at 7pm, giving you plenty of time to grab some drinks before the show starts at 8pm. Don't forget, happy hour is from 7pm until 7:30pm. We end at 10:30pm and close at 11pm. PLEASE ARRIVE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW STARTS. LAST ENTRY 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW STARTS.This is a much more intimate experience than going to a big club so in order to keep it friendly and fun we run a no heckling policy at The Secret Comedy Club. PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY IF YOU WANT TO CHOOSE WHERE TO SIT. There's plenty of time to grab some food & drinks before the show begins if you arrive at least 30 minutes before your show starts. |
20:00 - 22:30 | £11.00 |
Address
Artista, 42, Brighton Square, Brighton, BN11HD
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