Morgan Rees: What A Bummer

If you’re already planning your cultural calendar for late 2026, make sure to pencil in Thursday, September 24th. Comedian Morgan Rees is bringing his new stand-up show, What A Bummer, to Brighton. The gig is happening at The Forge Comedy Club inside Ironworks Studios, located in Brighton and Hove. Doors open at 7 pm, and the show starts at 8 pm, running for about an hour and forty-five minutes. Rees is a familiar face on the circuit, having been a finalist in the BBC New Comedy Awards and accumulating millions of views online. He’s also spent time supporting major touring acts like Joanne McNally, Rhys James, and Jayde Adams, and currently co-hosts the popular podcasts 'My Bad' and 'Chatting With Cherubs'. This new show follows up on his successful 2024 tour.

What A Bummer dives into some pretty specific and personal territory. The show explores the trials of falling in love and trying to keep a relationship alive, alongside the anxiety that comes with waiting for a diagnosis—specifically, an autism diagnosis. Rees also focuses on the experience of being a white Welsh valley guy trying to integrate into his partner's proud Guattari/Gujarati family. The premise for the show is rooted in a "massive revelation" that forced him to re-evaluate everything, which occurred after he and his partner took separate holidays—one to a Maths Forum in Coventry and the other to a 'Bear Party' in Barcelona. He weaves in specific, slightly chaotic anecdotes, including stories about being fired from a job as a 'Naked Butler,' getting banned from Great Western trains, and the time he apparently ignored Paul McCartney, all while questioning if the fault was truly his.

If this blend of relationship chaos, family integration, and self-discovery sounds like your kind of comedy, the event is ticketed. Standard tickets are priced at £23.10, with concessions available for £20.90. Given the nature of the stand-up and the mature content—which the comedian himself noted includes details that are "the only stuff appropriate enough to include in the blurb"—it’s definitely aimed at an adult audience looking for context and honesty in their comedy.