About Us

Now in its fourth year, Hull Comedy Festival is becoming firmly established as a fixture in the annual comedy calendar.

With almost 20,000 tickets sold in the past two years, the festival is Hull and the East Riding’s largest ticketed festival, and was recently voted Hull’s Second Favourite festival by users of karoo.co.uk – Hull’s Freedom Festival won and deservedly so.

Hull Comedy Festival was established in 2006 between eskimosoup and Hull BID. It has since gained the support of many great individual and organisations, along with partnerships with Hull Colour Pages, KCFM, St Stephen’s and First Hull Trains.

Headliners to date have included: Al Murray The Pub Landlord, Paddy McGuiness, Frankie Boyle, Russell Howard, Jason Manford, Rich Hall, Alistair McGowan, and Stewart Lee.

Hull Comedy Fetsival does not charge venues, organisations, promoters and performers to present their show as part of the festival provided it meets festival criteria.

The 2010 festival will take place between Thursday 21st October and Sunday 7th November.

This year sees the introduction of the new “Festival Hub” based at the Albemarle Music Centre in Hull City Centre.

We aim to promote the social good that can be achieved through comedy, strengthen perceptions of the Hull area and provide a positive experience for everyone participating in the festival.

Find our more about the (Alternative) History of Hull Comedy Festival