Postponed – Bright Club #33
Our Bright Club Dundee #33 event has been postponed. We will be in touch in due course with a new date. If you have bought tickets already, we will in touch very soon to refund your ticket costs. Thank you…
Postponed – Bright Club Dundee #33
**This event has been postponed** Enough of the training, now it’s time to get this show on the road! Bright Club Dundee is back on Tuesday 31 March 2020, and we have another fantastically wonderful line-up awaiting you! Our professional…
Bright Club Training – Monday 2nd March 2020
We are putting on another training session for all our budding comedians from the Univeristy of Dundee again! If you work or study at the University of Dundee, and you want to try your hand at a new way of…
Bright Club Training – 20th January 2020
Calling all budding comedians! Are you interested in having a go at stand-up? We offer training courses to all staff and students at the University of Dundee as a new way of engaging your research with the public. If…
Bright Club training – Monday 7th October 2019, 5.15pm-8.15pm
Back by popular demand, our next Bright Club training is on Monday 7th October 2019, 5.15-8.15pm, taking place at the University of Dundee’s city campus. If you work or study at the University of Dundee, and you want to try…
Laughter Lounge – Bright Club Dundee #32
If you missed the last show, or just want to re-live the hilarity of Bright Club Dundee #32, then don’t worry! We’ve captured it all on video. Invite your friends over, sit back, crack open the drinks and enjoy another…
Bright Club Dundee #32 – Line ups and tickets
Bright Club Dundee is back this June! Join us on MONDAY 3rd June 2019, at Duke’s Corner for another fun filled evening of comedy! Susan Morrison is back with her wit and charm and will introduce to you our fabulous…
Bright Club Comedy Training workshop – Monday 28 January 2019, 5-9pm
With such a great turnout at our last training, we are putting on another session to meet demand! So this is a shout-out to all budding comedians again! If you work or study at the University of Dundee, and you…
Bright Club Comedy Training workshop
Calling all budding comedians! If you work or study at the University of Dundee, and you want to try your hand at a new way of public engagement, then come along to this comedy training, and develop your skills in…
Bright Club Dundee #31 – Laughter Lounge
Bright Club Dundee #31 was another cracking success! With five performers making their debut appearances at Dundee, it was a fantastic night which had the crowd in so much laughter! If you missed out on tickets, or if you want…
Bright Club Dundee #31 – Line-ups and tickets
Join us on Tuesday 24 April 2018 in Duke’s Corner for another fantastic night of comedy featuring academic talent from Dundee and beyond! The charming and witty Jay Lafferty will introduce you to our fabulous line-up for the evening: Sam…
Bright Club Training – Mon 19 February 2018, 5-9pm
Well, after a full house at our last training, we’ve decided to put another training session on for all you interested people! If you are a researcher, academic or student at the University of Dundee, and you want to try…
Bright Club Dundee #30 Laughter Lounge
Grab the popcorn, pull up a seat and turn off your phones! This playlist is worth every minute!
Bright Club Dundee #30 – Line-ups and tickets
We are back with another cracking night of comedy in Dundee! Join us on Tuesday 26th September 2017 and meet some of the funniest people from the University of Dundee, as they make their debut on stage, joined by the…
Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas 2017: Start Skipping the Dentist
Prof Jan Clarkson from the University of Dundee is heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as part of the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas 2017 programme on Tuesday 8th August 2017, 1.50pm. Join Jan and comedian Susan Morrison as they debate, discuss, and discourse whether visiting the dentist…
Bright Club Dundee #29 Laughter Lounge
If you missed the last show or just want to relive the funny moments again, then grab that popcorn, put your feet up and watch this playlist by clicking here!
Bright Club Dundee #29 Line up announced!
We are pleased to announce that we now have our line-up for 21st February 2017 at Braes, Dundee ! The wonderfully warm and witty Jojo Sutherland will return as our compere and she will bring to you a fantastic line up…
Bright Club Dundee #29 show tickets are now out!
We are back in the new year with another smashing show for you! On Tuesday 21st February 2017, join us in Braes basement Bar for Bright Club Dundee #29. Keep an eye out for details coming soon! Tickets are on…
Bright Club Dundee #28
Join us again on Tuesday 27th September 2016 in Braes basement Bar for another fantastic night of comedy featuring academic talent from Dundee and beyond! Scottish Comedian of the Year, Daisy Earl will introduce you to our fabulous line-up for the evening:…
Dundee’s Laughter Lounge #27
With tickets selling out super-fast this time, we know many of you were unable to come to the show! But no worries, we captured all the fun and hilarity on camera just for you and all the audience to watch…
Bright Club Dundee #27 – Line up announced
We are very excited to tell you that our line-up and compere have now been confirmed for Bright Club #27, taking place on Tuesday 21st June 2016, at Braes Basement Bar on Perth Road. Susan Morrison returns as our hilarious compere…
Bright Club Dundee #26 – Comedy Videos
If you missed the show last week, don’t worry as we have a playlist of videos from the evening right here! So make yourself a cuppa, sit back and enjoy the cracking show! Our next show will be in June…
Tickets are now out for Bright Club Dundee #26
What would happen if we got a bunch of interesting comedians and musicians, and combined them with all of the fascinating people who work for one of the UK’s best Universities? The answer? Well come and join us and the…
Bright Club Dundee #25 – Comedy Club
If you missed the last show, or just want to re-live the hilarity, then don’t worry! We’ve captured it all on video. First up, we had University of Dundee’s very own Lauren Dunlop making her debut on the Bright Club stage with…
Bright Club Dundee #25 tickets are out!
We are very excited to confirm our line-up and compere for Bright Club Dundee #25, taking place on Tuesday 10th November, at Braes Basement Bar on Perth Road. Featuring Susan Morrison as our mischievous and funny compere for the evening,…
Videos from our recent night of stand-up comedy
What an incredible event we had on Friday, with seven top performers and a sell-out show, full of laughs and hilarity!! Check out this video from our very own Valerie Bentivegna making her debut performance singing her heart out, or rather…
Bright Club Dundee #24: Line up announced
We are very excited to tell you that our line-up and compere have now all been confirmed for Bright Club #24, taking place on FRIDAY 25th September, at Braes Basement Bar on Perth Road. Featuring Gus Lymburn as our hilariously funny compere…
Bright Club #23: Line Up Announced
Tonight’s show is now SOLD OUT. Returns and no-shows may be available on the door from 8pm at braes basement. Bright Club Dundee is back for a night of fun, laughter and cracking performers from local Universities telling you their finest…
Bright Club #22: Line Up Announced
We are pleased to announced that Bright Club Dundee #22 welcomes back the hilariously funny compere Sian Bevan for the evening to bring to you a fantastic line up, promising to fill you with laughter and fun: David Pritchard –…
Bright Club Dundee #21: 2015 Women in Science Festival special
Bright Club Dundee will return once again in this year’s ever-growing Women in Science Festival, taking place on Tuesday 10th March 2015, at Braes Basement Bar, 14-18 Perth Road, Dundee. Doors open at 7.30pm with the show kicking off at 8.30pm.…
Bright Club Dundee #20 – Tuesday 17th February
Bright Club Dundee is back for a night of fun, laughter and cracking performers from local Universities telling you their finest jokes! Bright Club #20 welcomes back the wonderfully warm and witty Jojo Sutherland as our charismatic compere for the…
Barrel of laughs from Bright Club Dundee #19
At our sell-out event, Bright Club Dundee #19 on Tuesday 20th January had the crowd rolling in laughter as our seven comedians came on stage. If you missed the action from the show, then catch up on all the action…
Bright Club Dundee #19: Compere and Line-up Announcement
Happy new year everyone! We hope you had a cracking Christmas and plenty of festive fun! We are very excited to tell you that our line-up and compere have now all been confirmed for Bright Club #19, taking place on…
Bright Club #18 Videos
The Dundee Science Festival Bright Club #18 was a massive hit with yet another sell-out show. Our hiliarious acts had the audience rolling about in laughter with their comedy, but don’t worry if you missed out as you can catch the…
Bright Club Dundee #18 Is Back at Dundee Science Festival
This week sees the start of the biggest Dundee Science Festival in its five year history. And our next Bright Club event will be part of this Dundee Science Festival, taking place on Tuesday 11th November 2014 at Braes Basement Bar,…
Dundee's Laughter Library
There was plenty to laugh about at the Literary Festival themed Bright Club Dundee event on Wednesday 22nd October, when six of our performers each came onto our stage. Tim Baker made his debut at Dundee that had the audience in…
Bright Club #17: Literary Dundee Festival – Compere and Line-up
Bright Club Dundee is back again, this time part of the ever-growing Dundee Literary Festival, promising to be a night of fun, laughter and cracking performers from local Universities telling you their finest jokes! Garry, who is wonderfully funny, will…
Bright Club Dundee #16 Brings in the Laughs!
What an incredible event we had on Tuesday, with six top performers and a sell-out show, full of laughs and hilarity!! Check out this video from our very own Entrepreneurial expert Neil Bowie making his debut performance. You can view the…
Bright Club #16 Line Up Announced
Bright Club Dundee is here to bring you a night of funny performers from local Universities telling you their finest jokes! Our cheeky and vivacious compere, Bruce Fummey will bring to you our line-up for the evening featuring: Ioan Fazey –…
Bright Club #15 videos
If you missed Bright Club #15, or just want to re-live the hilarity of the night, then don’t worry! We’ve caught it all on camera! Here is Edgar Huitema making his debut performance with a cracking set based on his…
Bright Club Dundee #15 – Compere and Line-up Announced!
Bright Club Dundee is back again with a night of fun, laughter and cracking performers from local Universities telling you their finest jokes! Our uniquely funny compere, Andrew Learmonth will bring to you our line-up for the evening featuring: David…
Bright Club Dundee #14 Videos
If you couldn’t get a ticket for Bright Club #14, we don’t want you to miss out! Here we have Alex Russell – not just a mathematician, not just a physicist, not just an astronomar, but a fusion of all…
And Here Comes the Line-up for Bright Club Dundee #14
Yes, thats right! Our line-up for our next gig is shaping up finally. Jojo Sutherland, our bubbly compere will bring to you: Suzanne McEndoo – Quantum Zoo Keeper Shane Lindsay – A Cunning Psycholinguist Mo Williams – The African Perspective…
Bright Club #13 Videos
If you missed our last show, or want another opportunity to see the acts, here you go! The videos from our Bright Club Dundee #13 gig on Tuesday 18th March are up and ready. Here is our very own Karen…
Line up and Compere Announced for Bright Club #13
Thirteen may be an unlucky number for some, but not for us, as we are proud to announce that hiliariously funny compere Sian Bevan will host Bright Club #13 and introduce our performers to the stage: Lucy Oldham – Agneau…
Bright Club #12 Entertains The Crowd!
Bright Club #12 was a rib tickling success as once again tickets sold out and the crowd came in! Watch Natasha Yapp making her debut performance at Bright Club Dundee to tell us more about life as a graduate in…
Bright Club Dundee #12 Line Ups
Bright Club Dundee is back with another night of fun, laughter and cracking performers from Scotland’s leading Universities telling you their finest jokes! Join us on Tuesday 18th February 2014, at Braes basement for over two hours of laughs! Doors open…
Indy Ref Special Gig gets the Yes vote!
Bright Club Dundee #11 received the Yes vote this week, as performers came from far and near to take on the Indy Ref debate. With topics ranging from Scottish Literature, Geology and Law, it was all about the Comedy behind…
Sell Out Show!
Our Indy Ref Special gig is completely sold out for tomorrow. We are looking forward to seeing all the ticket holders there! If you did not manage to bag your tickets, but still want to come along, then you can…
Indy Ref Special: Line Up
Bright Club is back for the first gig of 2014, with a one-off special event! In 2014, the people of Scotland will be voting on whether we should remain a part of the UK or become an independent country. The…
Bright Club Dundee #10 hits the spot in Dundee Science Festival!
Bright club #10 was another rip roaring success, another show completely sold out! With five performers making their debut appearances at Dundee, it was a top night which had the crowd rolling about in laughter. Check out this video of…
Bright Club Dundee #9 Goes Off With A Bang!!
What an incredible event we had last Tuesday, with six top performers and a sell-out show!! Check out this video from Trevor Harley who returns to Dundee after his successful performance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. You can watch more…
Unveiling Tomorrow’s Line-Up
Bright Club Dundee is back tomorrow with a spectacular collision of comedians and funny people lined up who work at Scotland’s leading Universities. We are really looking forward to seeing all the tickets holders at this exciting event. Doors 7.30pm Show…
We’re back! New Show on Tuesday 17th September 2013
Bright Club Dundee is back with another night of fun, laughter and swashbuckling performers from local Universities telling you their finest jokes! We have a new compere for you with the BAFTA award-winning Billy Kirkwood who has delighted audiences across…
The University of Dundee hits the 2013 Fringe
Bright Club performers trained at the University of Dundee are performing at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The first academic to take to the stage on Sunday 4th August was Prof Trevor Harley. His hilarious set covers his attempts to…
New acts for 18th June show
We’ve just added Marouan Zarrouk, who will be performing his Living with Killers set at our June 18th show. It’s also a pleasure to announce that Susan Morrison will return as our vivacious compere for the evening.
Next show 18th June – Tickets on sale now!
BRIGHT CLUB DUNDEE #7 TUESDAY 18TH JUNE 7:30PM DOORS, 8:30PM START. AT BRAES BASEMENT, PERTH ROAD We have an amazing line-up for you with more acts and our amazing compere to be announced soon. Appearing with sets from neuroscience to…
Tickets Now on Sale – 30th April Show
We’re pleased to announce that tickets for our next show are now on sale here. We have an amazing line-up for you with the livewire and super funny Susan Morrison as our compere. Also appearing with sets from science to…
Compere and line-up announced for 26th Feb Show
We are over the moon to announce that our compere for our 26th February show at Braes on Perth Road is none other than Sian Bevan. Sian is an excellent MC and has lead events across the country, including quite…
Our next show! Tuesday 26th February
We’re really excited about our next show later this month on Tuesday 26th February. So come along to Braes on the Perth Road for 7:30pm with a great compere and six fresh stand-ups. It’s a delight to announce the first…
Bright Club Dundee #4 – 18th December 2012. 7:30pm.
TONIGHT’S EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. THERE MAY BE RETURNS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR AT BRAES BASEMENT. After the success of November’s hilarious and secretly clever show we’ll be back in Braes basement for another two hours of fantastic comedy…
Dundee Science Festival Show – 13th November 2012 (8:30pm)
We’re excited to release more details of our show in November which is part of the 2012 Dundee Science Festival! We will be back at Braes on Perth Road with a wonderful line-up of funny people including: DAN RIDLEY-ELLIS –…
SOLD OUT – Bright Club Dundee #2 – October 23rd Show
Thanks to everyone involved in the triumphant Bright Club Dundee #2 from; cheerleading compere Susan Morrison, to Braes and their staff for hosting, to Peter Murray for all his help. But most of all congratulations to all of out performers…
WE’RE BACK! – Bright Club #2 – Tuesday 23rd October
Bright Club Dundee is back at Braes on Perth Road with new shows this Autumn. We’re looking for people from local Universities who would like to take to the stage and be funny about their research. Take a look at…
British Science Festival Show!
Bright Club Dundee is off to Aberdeen for this year’s British Science Festival for a special one-off show. We will be hosting a show from 8-10pm in the Spiegeltent on King’s Lawn at the University of Aberdeen on Wednesday 5th…
More videos from Bright Club #1
Here are more videos from the 8th November 2011 Bright Club Dundee #1 show. First class footage and sound! The irrepressible Amrit Bhachu who opened the gig with such success. Contains strong swearing. Here is a video of Chris Jefferson’s…
What a blast! Bright Club Dundee #1
Wow! We had a great night at the first ever Bright Club Dundee. Thanks to our wonderful compere, Helen Keen, who made us all laugh with her battle cry of ‘Bring on the Boffins’! And all six performers had the…
Bright Club Dundee #1 has now Sold Out
Advance tickets for Bright Club Dundee have now sold out! We may have a few returns on the evening and if you would like to take your chances please come along to braes basement on Perth Road for 8:15pm. Show…
Line-up announced
We’re pleased to announce the first acts for our Bright Club – Uploaded event on 8th November are: Zara Gladman – zoo-lol-ogist Fiona Lethbridge – beetle juicer Karen Petrie – lesser-spotted programmer Chris Jefferson – gaming historian Helen Keen (compere)…
Comedian Helen Keen hosts first Bright Club Dundee
We are very pleased to announce that the wonderfully funny Helen Keen will compere our first ever Bright Club Dundee on Tuesday 8th November. We’re big fans of Helen since her performance of “The Primitive Methodist Guide to Arctic Survival”…
Tickets on sale for Tuesday 8th November
Tickets are now on sale for our first ever Bright Club Dundee show at 8:30pm on Tuesday 8th November at Braes. What would happen if we got a bunch of interesting comedians and musicians, and combined them with all of…
