HALIFAX Comedy Festival has promised a stellar line-up of the UK’s best established and emerging comic talents.

The menagerie of mirth makers will descend on the Calderdale town for its annual festival of humour and hilarity this October.

Headliners at the Victoria Theatre include award-winning comedian and TV favourite Jimmy Carr, performing his The Best Of, Ultimate, Gold, Greatest Hits Tour featuring a collection of his favourite comic routines from the past 15 years.

Romesh Ranganathan, who has experienced a meteoric rise since his Best Newcomer nomination at the 2013 Edinburgh Comedy Awards, presents his new solo show Irrational.

Al Murray, brings his popular pub landlord persona back to the stage with his Let's Go Backwards Together show.

The Square Chapel will host rising stars including stand-up and TV regular Andrew Lawrence and Edinburgh Fringe star James Acaster.

Visit halifaxcomedyfestival.com for further information about the line-up and bookings.