The city's most popular and longest established comedy night has announced a brand new project.
The HiFi Comedy Club, which has been running its hugely popular show every Saturday night since 2001, is now adding a new Saturday afternoon performance to its schedule.
So if you're the type of person that likes to go out but also likes a nice early night, then this is the one for you.
Launching next Saturday 25 January, the ‘afternoon' comedy session will take place weekly at 2pm and will play host to three of the best stand-up comedians from around the UK.
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The first show will feature a multi award-winning line-up including hip hop comedian, MC Hammersmith; the undisputed king of the black British comedy circuit, Slim; and comic, writer and actor, Andre Vincent.
HiFi Club manager, Nicole Cartwright, said: “As an independent venue we are really proud of what we’ve created with the HiFi Comedy Club and to have hosted so many fantastic acts over the years. What started out as a small show in 2001, has now grown to a hugely popular event with a cult-like following and tickets selling out every week!
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“Now in our 24th year, we want to change things up a bit and bring some laughter to even more people with our Saturday afternoon sessions. These shows will be ideal for people on a day trip to the city, special occasions or just simply for the people of Leeds to come and have a giggle on a Saturday afternoon.”
Established in 2001, HiFi’s Comedy Club is the city's finest independent stand-up comedy event and has seen the likes of Alan Carr, John Bishop, Katherine Ryan, Jason Manford, Jon Richardson, and Joe Lycett take to its stage over the years.
Find out more and book your ticket to their first afternoon event here.
Tucked away in Leeds Kirkgate Market you'll find a wonderful seafood stall selling freshly shucked oysters for £1.90 each.
It's places like these that remind us why we love Leeds so much.
Established in 1880, Hayes Seafood is widely regarded as the oldest trader within the historic Kirkgate Market.
For the past 42 years, it has been run by Cliff and Michelle, the loveliest couple who welcome every customer with open arms.
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The menu here is small but perfectly formed, focusing on fresh, ready-to-eat seafood that you can enjoy with a squeeze of lemon and a dollop of mayonnaise at most.
Delivered fresh every morning, there's pre-cracked crab shells, brown and white crab meat, cockles, crawfish tails - all perfectly prepared for you to eat at their bar or high tables opposite.
But, it's the oysters that you'll see people queueing for. And rightly so.
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Everything here is prepared to order right in front of you, and for no extra fee. You can choose from two types of oysters: super salty Lindisfarne oysters or the slightly sweeter English Loch Fyne.
We recommend having a couple of each, pulling up a stool right by the counter and getting stuck in. If you ask Cliff nicely, he might tell you a bit about the history of the place - but you may have to order a couple more oysters for that.
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You're left to dress them yourself, whether you prefer dash of fiery tabasco or a few pickled shallots. But to be honest, they're delicious just as they come.
This spot is a real piece of Leeds history, and the queues at lunchtime as well as the repeat regular customers proves just how special it is.
All it's missing is a champagne stall next to it...now wouldn't that be perfect?
Yorkshire-set Christmas film by Leeds director starring Richard E. Grant set to hit UK cinemas next month
Clementine Hall
A brand-new Christmas film is hitting cinemas nationwide next month - and it’s a proper Leeds success story.
Jack Spring directed his first feature film at just 19 years old and has spent the last decade carving out a career in independent film, as well as co-founding Leeds-based production company Shush Films.
His first movie, Destination: Dewsbury, was shot just down the road in - you guessed it - Dewsbury. And after moving to Leeds from Grimsby, Jack became determined to build his business from the city, putting down roots and growing his production company here.
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Now, after years of working on independent projects, Jack has taken his biggest leap yet with a brand-new Christmas film, Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint.
Set in Yorkshire, Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint follows Aubrey Flint, a reclusive model soldier painter with a lifelong hatred of Christmas, who is sentenced to community service at Willow Lodge - a retirement home on the brink of closure.
Roped into helping with a chaotic production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Aubrey clashes with its interesting set of residents...
And the cast is about as star-studded as it gets, featuring Richard E. Grant, John Bradley, Celia Imrie, Adjoa Andoh, Sophia Di Martino, Adrian Rawlins and Kiell Smith-Bynoe.
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The heartwarming festive comedy will hit cinemas nationwide on Friday 6 November - a huge milestone for a Leeds-based director and production company, taking a homegrown Yorkshire story to audiences across the country.
You just can't beat a proper wholesome British Christmas film, so you can best believe we'll be watching in the cinema, popcorn in hand.
Clementine Hall -
16th January 2025 
