Stand-up show by Ross Noble, billed as 'The Wizard of Waffle', with a tornado of tangents and unpredictable content.
Ross Noble brings his stand-up show Cranium of Curiosities to Hull City Hall on Saturday 6 March 2027. If you've seen him before, you'll know the drill: he's the one who doesn't really do a set in the traditional sense. The show is described as a tornado of tangents with deliberately unpredictable content, so it's more about where he ends up than where he starts.
He's built a whole career on that kind of thing. He's gone by a few names over the years — 'The Wizard of Waffle', 'The Rambler Royale' and 'The Noodlers' Noodler' — and he's one of the most successful cult comedians of his time. There are 14 sell-out tours behind him and seven top-selling stand-up DVDs, and back in 2010 he came 11th in Channel 4's poll of the 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. He's a regular on Have I Got News for You, The Graham Norton Show and QI, and he's taken his act well beyond the UK, with six smash-hit Australian tours and dates in Singapore, Hong Kong, Montreal and Budapest.
The reviews usually lean into the same thing. The Daily Telegraph called him one of comedy's greatest marvels, The Sun described his stand-up as brilliantly inventive and quirky, and The Daily Mail called the show thrilling to watch and weepingly funny. It's that loose, off-the-cuff style that's his whole thing, and Cranium of Curiosities keeps it going.
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One practical thing to keep in mind: the show may contain flashing and strobe lighting effects and haze, and the age guidance is 15+. It starts at 8:00pm, and tickets are from £34.00.
