ShortForMania: If This Show Doesn’t Kill You Then We WIll is scheduled for Saturday, 27 June 2026, at The Yellow Book in Brighton, with tickets listed at £10.00.
The Comedy/Improv Show is listed by Visit Brighton for The Yellow Book, 3a York Place, Brighton, BN1 4GU. A start time is not shown in the available event details, so anyone planning to go should check the listing before making firm plans.
For Brighton readers looking for live comedy with a loose, improvised edge, the draw is the mix: the event description says ShortForMania combines short form improv, long form improv, sketch and “whatever else is…”
The essentials for Brighton comedy fans
- Event: ShortForMania: If This Show Doesn’t Kill You Then We WIll
- Date: Saturday, 27 June 2026
- Time: not listed in the available source details
- Venue: The Yellow Book, 3a York Place, Brighton, BN1 4GU
- Price: £10.00
- Format: Comedy/Improv Show
- Best fit: readers interested in live improv, sketch comedy and unpredictable stage formats
A night built around improv, sketch and loose edges
ShortForMania is being presented as an improv-led comedy night rather than a fixed-script theatre listing. The source description says the show combines short form improv, long form improv, sketch and other material, which points to a performance shaped by pace, format changes and live-room energy.
That distinction matters for anyone deciding whether it is their kind of night. Short form improv usually suggests quicker scenes and games, while long form improv tends to give performers more room to build out a premise. The listing does not provide a running order, cast list or named sketches, so the clearest supported expectation is variety within a comedy and improv frame.
The title itself, ShortForMania: If This Show Doesn’t Kill You Then We WIll, sets the tone as knowingly chaotic. The available source text also includes the line that ShortForMania is Brighton’s only improv team, immediately undercut with “jk we’re not”, which suggests the show is leaning into self-aware comedy rather than a formal showcase pitch.
The Yellow Book is the named Brighton venue
The event is listed for The Yellow Book at 3a York Place in Brighton. No transport guidance, accessibility information, age guidance, food details or booking notes are included in the provided event brief, so those details should not be assumed from the listing.
What is confirmed is the location, date and price. For local readers, that makes this a straightforward Brighton event listing with one important planning gap: the start time is not visible in the source information available here.
What to check before going
The confirmed ticket price is £10.00, and the confirmed event date is Saturday, 27 June 2026. The venue is The Yellow Book, 3a York Place, Brighton, BN1 4GU.
Before setting off, check the event listing for the missing start time and any entry details, because the available Visit Brighton event information does not list a start time, end time, organiser, booking wording, audience guidance, accessibility notes or transport advice.
Source: Visit Brighton Events
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