Brighton's longest-running and most popular comedy open mic night, welcoming professional, semi-professional and amateur comedians.
The Secret Comedy Club's open mic is back at Artista on Tuesday 1 September, and it's one of the city's longest-running comedy nights. It goes by two names: the open mic and See You Next Tuesday, and it's the club's leading new-material night. The whole thing runs out of Artista, an independent venue that's also won the Audience Choice Award for Best Fringe Venue.
As an open mic, it's exactly what it sounds like: a night where the stage is open to professional, semi-professional and amateur comedians alike. That mix is a big part of the draw, with established names and newcomers sharing the same bill. Because it's a new-material night, you're hearing bits as they're being worked on, rather than a polished set. It's the kind of room where a comic might try out a new premise or a rough draft of a joke, so you're seeing the process as much as the performance.
The Secret Comedy Club bills itself as Brighton and Hove's best small comedy club, and it's the only one in the city that runs every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at Artista. The open mic is just one part of that schedule. The club also puts on Gag Factory nights, which they describe as a blend of excitement and unpredictability—a platform for established comics and up-and-coming talent to test fresh material. Between the open mic and the Gag Factory, there's plenty of new comedy to catch throughout the week.
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If you're looking for a night where the line-up is a bit of a gamble and the material is brand new, this is the one. It's at Artista on Tuesday 1 September, part of a club that's running comedy in the city four nights a week.
