Komedia also creates broadcast comedy and has most notably co-produced and hosted the live recordings of seven series of the Sony Award-winning Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!

As well as its resident shows, the Krater Comedy Club, Ministry of Burlesque, and Bent Double, Komedia has a local, national, and international programme, spanning a range of entertainment that includes theatre, music, cabaret, comedy, and live literature.

It was formed in 1994 by Colin Granger, Marina Kobler and David Lavender,[2] beginning as a theatre and cabaret bar in a converted Grade II-listed former billiard hall in Brighton's Kemptown area.

In the early days, Komedia promoted many young performers including Graham Norton, Mel & Sue, Johnny Vegas, Jack Dee, Al Murray, Jenny Eclair, Tim Vine, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ricky Tomlinson, Rhona Cameron and The League of Gentlemen.

In 1998 the company moved into a former Tesco supermarket on Gardner Street in the North Laine area of Brighton.

There are two bars, serving snacks and a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, as well as hot food which can be taken into the theatre.

[17] Komedia has roots in physical theatre, and was a co-founder of the Aurora Nova programme at St. Stephens, which runs during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

These included Japanese Comedy duo Gamarjobat’s Edinburgh shows and their first run on Broadway, New York; the Fringe First winning Meeting Joe Strummer and Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!, which has completed seven series for BBC Radio 4.