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1. 11. Manchester Comedy Festival 2004

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 20 October 2004 MANCHESTER is undoubtedly the second city when it comes to comedy. It was the vibrant scene here that spawned Johnny Vegas and Peter Kay among many others, yet it was only four years ago that the city finally got its own, official, comedy festival. This year's event is now underway.

2. 12. Comedy Awards to honour Woods and Walters

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 08 December 2005 VICTORIA Wood and Julie Walters are to receive the honour for Outstanding Contribution to Comedy at this year's British Comedy Awards. They will be shown on ITV1 on December 14 at 9pm.

3. 13. The North West Comedy Awards sponsored by Smooth FM

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 October 2004 COMEDY's not generally known for its glitzy dos. Mainly due to the difficultly of shoe-horning the male dominated populous of the comedian scene into a suit - and even then they insist on wearing trainers with it.

4. 14. A true comedy enthusiast

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 13 August 2004 FOR Darwen born comedian Mick Davies, his thirst for comedy was cultivated from a very early age then when a comedy club opened in nearby Blackburn in the early eighties he couldn't resist seeing the comedians he admired live.

5. 15. Comedy Store branches out

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 12 July 2004 THE Comedy Store opened its first venue outside of London in Manchester in September 2000. Later this month, Bolton will get the Comedy Store treatment as another show starts up at Bolton Arena.

6. 16. Now booking! Comedy

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 February 2007 FOR details on all the latest comedy gigs in town, click here.

7. 17. Comedy kings still laughing

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 10 December 2007  JIMMY Perry and David Croft were awarded the OBE for comedy. Judging by the number of Dad's Army repeats, they remain comedy kings.

8. 18. Christmas Comedy @ The Frog and Bucket

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 17 December 2004 YOU WOULD imagine that the run up to Christmas would be a happy affair in comedy clubs. That the peace and love encouraged at this time of year would be extended to comedians.

9. 19. Comedy writer surprise Perrier winner

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 30 August 2005 A FORMER BBC comedy writer has won the prestigious Perrier Award with a show in which she plays eight different characters.

10. 20. Comedy pals toast Mike

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 26 November 2007 COMEDY writer extraordinaire Mike Craig was honoured at a special tribute dinner  - with what else, but an afternoon of laughter.

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