Hullarious! Comedy Festival

Hullarious! returns to the city from 1 to 15 November, marking its 20th anniversary. It's Yorkshire's biggest independent comedy festival, and this year it's spread across a range of city-centre venues: Hull Truck Theatre, The Brain Jar, Jubilee Central and The Fruit Market. If you're around during those two weeks, you've got plenty of options for a night out without having to travel far.

At the heart of the festival is the Hullarious fringe, a programme of pay-what-you-can shows. The idea is to make live comedy more accessible and open to everyone, and it doubles as a showcase for local and regional talent. If you've never been to a comedy night before, those are a good place to start—you pay what you can afford, and you're seeing comedians from around here rather than big names flown in from London.

There's more to it than just the fringe, too. The festival crowns a Hull Comedian of the Year, and the winner gets a development programme to help build their comedy career. It's a bit of a springboard for anyone starting out in the city. Festival director Gary Jennison has called this edition the proudest showcase of the city's comedy talent he's ever put on.

So, from 1 to 15 November, you'll find comedy running across Hull Truck Theatre, The Brain Jar, Jubilee Central and The Fruit Market. The pay-what-you-can shows are part of the Hullarious fringe, and the whole thing celebrates the city's 20th year of doing this.