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1. 51. Quiet night at the Comedy Balloon

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 April 2003 THE Comedy Balloon night in the upstairs room at the Briton's Protection used to be known as The Worst Comedy Club in Manchester.

2. 52. Comedy's next generation

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 23 January 2003 UPFRONT comedy at The Contact Theatre.

3. 53. Spikey's search for a comedy star

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 29 January 2004 PHOENIX Nights star Dave Spikey thought it might be a giggle to find the next big name in comedy - and was left in fits of laughter by a group of school children

4. 54. Comedy Store to launch in Berlin

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 21 October 2002 COMEDY Store owner Don Ward says he's hoping to "help the Germans develop a sense of humour" by opening a new club in East Berlin.

5. 55. Mace the ace a king of comedy

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 03 November 2003 FORMER street theatre performer Seymour Mace beat the challenges of seven other acts at the packed Comedy Store to be named City Life North West Comedian of the Year.

6. 56. John Bishop wins the north west comedy crown

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 01 November 2001 JOHN BISHOP was crowned the king of comedy after winning the prestigious City Life Comedian of the Year competition.

7. 57. Bill Woolland's newly discovered comedy talent

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 10 January 2003 MUCH like Coronation Street's Steve McDonald, who married the lovely Karen for a bet, Warrington-based stand-up comic Bill Woolland, owes his burgeoning comedy career to a wager.

8. 58. Kay heads Lowry comedy season

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 23 August 2002 LOCAL comic Peter Kay is set to make a triumphant return to his roots later this year when he plays a 12-day set at the Lowry Theatre as the climax of its new comedy season.

9. 59. All that glitters... is comedy gold

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 05 February 2004

   “IT was the last thing I expected to do, I have to say. I was going to be an opera singer but I frankly wasn’t good enough,”<BR>says Jonathan Mayor of his burgeoning comedy career.

10. 60. Up close and personal with Comedy Store player Lee Simpson

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 December 2001 Comedy Store Player Lee Simpson is, by his own admission, fantastic.

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