Comedy superstar Chris Ramsey headlines our very special launch event for this year’s Hull Comedy Festival.
The 2024 festival will launch with our biggest ever show at Connexin Live, Hull on Friday, 1 November to celebrate our 18th Festival.
Chris Ramsey will be joined by Chloe Petts and a number of other performers to be announced soon.
Chris Ramsey is a regular face on TV. As well as Taskmaster (Channel 4), Chris is a recurring guest presenter for the One Show (BBC One) and hosted two series of his very own show The Chris Ramsey Show and Chris Ramsey’s Stand up Central (Comedy Central). In 2019, Chris was a semi-finalist of 2019’s Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One).
He has also appeared on TV hosting I’m a Celebrity: Extra Camp (ITV2) as well as appearing on the Royal Variety Performance (ITV) and Live at the Apollo (BBC1), Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC Two), A League of Their Own (Sky Max), 8 Out of 10 Cats, Celebrity Gogglebox (Channel 4) Celebrity Juice, (ITV2), to name a few.
Alongside his wife Rosie he is also the co-host of the award winning no.1 podcast Shagged. Married. Annoyed. Following the incredible success of their podcast with over 100 million downloads, the husband and wife duo have taken the show from their living room to arenas around the country with their domestic wit in 2021. The pair performed two sold out shows at Connexin Live in 2023.
Venue Details
Over 400,000 visitors have experienced events here at the venue since 2018 including Bob Dylan, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Ne-Yo, Paloma Faith, JLS, Sarah Millican, Blondie, Noel Gallagher and many more. The venue is a state-of-the-art music and events complex with a capacity of up to 4,000 people for concerts and live events, plus an array of bars, lounges, premium seating and hospitality suits including the Connexin Lounge. The venue is purpose built to offer significant flexibility for any conference, exhibition, dinner or event. With 1320 square metres of floor space, making it one of the biggest in the region, the Arena’s flexibility means we can host events of all shapes and sizes – from huge award ceremonies to smaller breakout meetings, including the University of Hull’s graduation ceremonies. The building is owned by Hull City Council and is managed by ASM Global.
Facilities
Accessible Toilets
Blue-Badge Parking
Wheelchair Access
