Once again, the Hull Comedy Festival will be upon us in October.  We will see an ever increasing number of celeb comedians from the telly box from across the UK.

But what about the local talent? Where and who are Hull's shining comic lights?

We review a few of the up and coming burning Hull and Yorkshire flames on the UK stand-up comedy scene who are to set Hull ablaze with laughter fire.(Ok, flame theme not working! I didn't think it through and was keen to work in a smoking ban pun and that sort of thing.)

The comedy legend Agra Man, the human anagram of the famed Buzz Comedy introduces our first comedy contender.

Following a string of sucessful comedy appearances for Buzz, Agraman has seen fit to send Sam Harland through to the final of the Tenfoot Comedy Competition. This competition is essentially the Hull Comedian of the Year 2008.

Sam Harland is a hull born and bred comic currently residing in Wirral. Sam is not stranger to performing live, as he is a trained actor. Sam studied at the Bretton Hall University who's halls have spawned the likes of The League of Gentlemen comedy team. After doing the rounds as a jobbing actor, Sam decided to put his natural quick wit and wise cracking personality to the test.

Sam has developed a stand-up routine that he has honed over the last two years, into a real crowd flooring side ripper.

Sam performs regularly as the resident compere for Express Comedy in Liverpool and Wirral. He can also be see at various gigs across the land.
We look forward to seeing he later this year!

If you can't wait you can find details of Sam's antics at www.expresscomedy.com

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