A festival full of comedy stars, laughs and viral TikTok sensations will be coming to Brighton next weekend.

The Brighton Dome Comedy Festival will be happening between October 24 and 27.  

Big name stars including Nish Kumar, known for being a presenter on BBC Two’s The Mash Report, stand-up comedian Maisie Adam and Fern Brady will perform their latest stand-up shows.

For the full line up and to book tickets, visit brightondome.org.

Nish Kumar will be performing his latest stand-up at the festival (Image: Matt Stronge)

Also at the festival, cult cartoonists Modern Toss will present the world premiere of a free to attend 20th anniversary exhibition with events and workshops especially for children and young people. 

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This will take place in the Concert Hall on October 26, with sets from sitcom star and best-selling author Sara Pascoe, documentarian Jamali Maddix, storytelling stand-up Phil Kay and co-host of comedy podcast All Killa No Filla, Rachel Fairburn.

Sara Pascoe on stage (Image: Alamy/PA)

In a Brighton Dome Comedy Festival exclusive, the evening will begin with a never-before-seen choral rendition of Modern Toss’s Periodic Table of Swearing by Brighton-based indie choir Jam Tarts.

For parents and young comedy fans there’s Live at Brighton Dome Bleeped, which will be at the Corn Exchange, with a line-up including stand-up comedian Finlay Christie; Tik Tok star Daniel Foxx and more.

Bleeped contains all the jokes without the rude bits and is suitable for ages 11 and up.

Refugee comedy collective No Direction Home will be giving one of their first performances outside London.

Modern Toss will be celebrating 20 years at the comedy festival (Image: Brighton Dome)

In the run up to the Festival, young people aged 11 to 16 from across the community have been practising their stand-up at free comedy workshops held in Brighton Dome’s community space, Anita’s Room, in partnership with Komedia Productions.

On October 27, they will demonstrate their comedy skills at The Young Comedians Comedy Show.

Also over the weekend, younger children can express their wild side in Phil Kay’s interactive Gimme Your Left Shoe and there’s another chance for families to enjoy Shelf’s Brighton Festival The Kids’ Show, packed with sketches, songs and silliness.

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival is supported by the Mayo Wynne Baxter law firm.

All performances will be live captioned to welcome comedy fans who are deaf or have hearing loss.