Hull Comedy Festival
hull comedy festival annual event take place kingston upon hull england hull comedy festival established local businessman john gilbert received funding hull business improvement district develop sustainable event would benefit evening economy john gilbert handed rein hull comedy festival c comedy rtce production however john gilbert resumed role director hull comedy festival support team volunteer festival ran october november featured seventy performer forty event john gilbert launch hull comedy festival assembled team sponsor volunteer performer included russell howard stewart lee justin moorhouse lucy porter trevor lock frank sidebottom john shuttleworth ivan brackenbury varied range famous local touring act hull bloke live naked idiot including comedy magician alan hudson masked dan andy train scarlet light theatre company amongst local performer also appeared participating venue included hull truck theatre quality royal hotel lamp new clarence northern academy performing art tiger lair pave octagon freedom centre durty nelly’s dorchester hotel punchbowl piper cineworld university hull street comedy performance also scheduled take place queen victoria square st stephen city centre festival taster also featured itv festival ran october november year hull comedy festival became east yorkshire largest ticket festival increase sale led ticket sold paddy mcguinness frankie boyle pete firman russell howard jason manford keith chegwin russell kane performed billed difficult second festival whilst local act created green helmet day festival anthem delivered partnership hull city centre bid eskimosoup hull colour page st stephen support dozen local company organisation festival ran october november organised eskimosoup partnership hull business improvement district kcfm hull colour page performer included alistair mcgowan al murray rich hall keith chegwin show included stage comedy little shop horror adaptation tv sitcom porridge starring shaun williamson festival director john gilbert hailed festival satisfying yet due high audience figure throughout programme well several successful community project festival hosted multiple community project aimed improving health boosting confidence festival took place october november organised eskimosoup jon reed creative director performer included sarah millican milton jones ross noble mark watson joe pasquale greg davy phil cool organiser claim ticket target sold festival become commercial success well annual highlight creative community festival voted hull second favourite festival user karoocouk short listed visit hull east yorkshire remarkable tourism award week event iscream creates festival venue big success john gilbert hand festival successor festival ran october november new direction rich quelch took festival director assistance creative consultant c comedy rtce production performer included tim minchin tommy tiernan andy parson paul zerdin joe pasquale lee hurst jerry sadowitz however act also festival ran october november year comedy festival included performer al murray rhod gilbert frankie boyle hairy bikers stewart francis kevin bridge vikki stone ross noble ticket sold thousand pound raised charity year festival returned fresh new face direction c comedy rtce production ran november performer including jack dee alan davy josh widdicombe jonny baptist tony law sean lock name also first year festival funny free fringe bringing free show year hull comedy festival scaled back lead promoter cancel many show jon richardson lucy beaumont amongst remaining performance local act fan rallied together help save festival aim bring back stronger year festival founder john gilbert taken back role director supported team volunteer take place november far act alan carr bill bailey dara ó briain horrible history alfie moore joe lycett however yet confirmed competition started form part festival cash prize trophy awarded winner st friz frizzle st tom taylor st hayley elli st jay hampson st sam brady st gareth urwin nd andrew ryan st sam gore nd ben harland st mick sergeant hullcomedycouk official website