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'''The Hull Comedy Festival''' is an annual event that takes place in [[Kingston upon Hull]], [[England]].

==Background==
The Hull Comedy Festival was established in 2006, when a local businessman John Gilbert received funding from Hull Business Improvement District to develop a sustainable event that would benefit the evening economy.
John Gilbert handed over the reins of Hull Comedy Festival in 2013 to C69 Comedy (RTCE Productions).

However, in 2015, John Gilbert resumed the role as the director of Hull Comedy Festival with the support of a team of volunteers.

==2007==
The festival ran from 26 October to 9 November and featured over seventy performers at over forty events. John Gilbert launches Hull Comedy Festival and assembled a team of sponsors and volunteers.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/articles/2007/09/28/hull_comedy_festival.shtml|title=Are you having a laugh?|date=9 October 2007|work=BBC Humberside|publisher=BBC|accessdate=9 February 2010))</ref>

Performers included [[Russell Howard]], [[Stewart Lee]], [[Justin Moorhouse]], [[Lucy Porter]], [[Trevor Lock]], [[Frank Sidebottom]], [[John Shuttleworth (character)|John Shuttleworth]] and [[Tom Binns|Ivan Brackenbury]]. These were  a varied range of famous, local, and touring acts.<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/4laughs/feature/events/Hull_Comedy_Festival.html] ((dead link|date=February 2010))</ref>

The [[Hull Blokes]], The Live Naked Idiots (including comedy magician Alan Hudson), Masked Dan, Andy Train and Scarlet Lights Theatre Company are amongst the local performers who also appeared.

Participating venues in 2007 included: [[Hull Truck Theatre]], The Quality Royal Hotel, The Lamp, The New Clarence, Northern Academy of Performing Arts, Tiger's Lair, Pave, The Octagon, The Freedom Centre, Durty Nelly’s, The Dorchester Hotel, Punchbowl, The Piper, [[Cineworld]] and the [[University of Hull]]. Street comedy performances were also scheduled to take place at [[Queen Victoria Square]] and St Stephen's in the city centre.

A festival taster, was also featured on ITV.

==2008==
The festival ran from 23 October to 7 November. This year, Hull Comedy Festival became East Yorkshire's largest ticket festival, with a 400% increase in sales, it led to over 12,000 tickets being sold.

[[Paddy McGuinness]], [[Frankie Boyle]], [[Pete Firman]], [[Russell Howard]], [[Jason Manford]], [[Keith Chegwin]] and [[Russell Kane]] performed at what was billed "''the difficult second festival''".<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.hullcomedy.co.uk/?p=61 |title=Hull Comedy Festival 2011 - Home |access-date=28 April 2008 |archive-date=27 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727203837/http://www.hullcomedy.co.uk/?p=61 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.karoo.co.uk/karootoday/hull-comedy-festival-08.asp |title=Hull Comedy Festival Headliners Announced! |accessdate=28 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417005358/http://karoo.co.uk/karootoday/hull-comedy-festival-08.asp |archivedate=17 April 2008 ))</ref> Whilst local acts created Green Helmet Day and Festival anthems.

It was delivered in partnership by Hull City Centre BID, eskimosoup, Hull Colour Pages and [[St. Stephen's Hull|St. Stephens]] with the support of over a dozen local companies and organisations.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.hullcomedy.co.uk/?page_id=39%2F |title=Hull Comedy Festival 2011 - Home |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-date=8 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208103902/http://www.hullcomedy.co.uk/?page_id=39%2F |url-status=dead ))</ref>

==2009==
The festival ran from 23 October to 7 November, organised by eskimosoup in partnership with Hull Business Improvement District, KCFM 99.8 and Hull Colour Pages.

Performers included [[Alistair McGowan]], [[Al Murray]], [[Rich Hall]] and [[Keith Chegwin]].  Shows included stage comedy ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (musical)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' and an adaptation of the TV sitcom, ''[[Porridge (1974 TV series)|Porridge]]'' starring [[Shaun Williamson]].

Festival Director John Gilbert hailed the festival the "most satisfying yet" due to high audience figures throughout the programme as well as several successful community projects.

The Festival hosted multiple community projects, that were aimed at improving health and boosting confidence.

==2010==
The 2010 festival took place between 21 October and 7 November and was again organised by eskimosoup with Jon Reed as creative director.

Performers included [[Sarah Millican]], [[Milton Jones]], [[Ross Noble]], [[Mark Watson]], [[Joe Pasquale]], [[Greg Davies]] and [[Phil Cool]].

Organisers claim that 5,388 tickets of a target of 5,600 were sold and that the festival had become a commercial success as well as an annual highlight for the creative community.

In the 2010 the festival was voted Hull's second favourite festival by users of Karoo.co.uk and was short listed in the Visit Hull and East Yorkshire Remarkable Tourism Awards].<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.hull.co.uk/news.asp?PageID=74&NewsID=1623 |title=Visit Hull and East Yorkshire Remarkable Tourism Awards |access-date=30 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404102849/http://www.hull.co.uk/news.asp?PageID=74&NewsID=1623 |archive-date=4 April 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

A week of events at the I-Scream creates a festival venue to big success. John Gilbert hands the festival over to a successor.

==2011==
The festival ran from 21 October to 21 November under the new direction of Rich Quelch, who took over as festival director with assistance from creative consultants C69 Comedy (RTCE Productions)
Performers included [[Tim Minchin]], [[Tommy Tiernan]], [[Andy Parsons]], [[Paul Zerdin]], [[Joe Pasquale]], [[Lee Hurst]] and [[Jerry Sadowitz]], however there where other acts also.

==2012==
The Festival ran from 20 October 2012 to 23 November 2012.

This year's Comedy Festival included, Performers [[Al Murray]], [[Rhod Gilbert]], [[Frankie Boyle]], [[Hairy Bikers]], [[Stewart Francis]], [[Kevin Bridges]], [[Vikki Stone]] and [[Ross Noble]].

There were over 10,000 tickets sold, and thousands of pounds were raised for charity.

==2013==
This year the festival returned with a fresh new face now under the direction of C69 Comedy (RTCE Productions).

It ran from 1 to 17 November 2013 with performers including [[Jack Dee]], [[Alan Davies]], [[Josh Widdicombe]], [[Jonny & The Baptists]], [[Tony Law]] and [[Sean Lock]] to name but a few.

This is also the first year of the festival's Funny and Free Fringe bringing 18 free shows.

==2014==
This year Hull Comedy Festival was scaled back, as the lead promoter cancels many of the shows.

[[Jon Richardson]] and [[Lucy Beaumont (comedian)|Lucy Beaumont]] are amongst some of the remaining performances.

Local acts and fans rallied together to help save the festival and aim to bring it back stronger.

==2015==
This year, the Festival founder John Gilbert has taken back his role as the director and is being supported by a team of volunteers.

It will take place from 1 to 15 November.

So far acts such as [[Alan Carr]], [[Bill Bailey]], [[Dara Ó Briain]], [[Horrible Histories]], [[Alfie Moore (comedian)|Alfie Moore]], and [[Joe Lycett]], however more are yet to be confirmed.

==Tenfootcity Comedian of the Year==
This competition started in 2007, and forms part of the festival.  There is a cash prize and trophy awarded to the winner.

===Winners===
* 2017: 1st Friz Frizzle
* 2013: 1st Tom Taylor
* 2012: 1st Hayley Ellis
* 2011: 1st Jay Hampson
* 2010: 1st Sam Brady
* 2009: 1st Gareth Urwin, 2nd Andrew Ryan
* 2008: 1st Sam Gore, 2nd [http://www.laughinghorsecomedy.co.uk/performers/performer.asp?PerfID=4233 Ben Harland]
* 2007: 1st Mick Sergeant

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* [http://www.hullcomedy.co.uk Hullcomedy.co.uk - official website]

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[[Category:Comedy festivals in England]]
[[Category:Culture in Kingston upon Hull]]
[[Category:Festivals in the East Riding of Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kingston upon Hull]]

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