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1. 51. 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.

2. 52. 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.

3. 53. Comedy controversy

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 15 April 2004 IT looks like Manchester's new BBC comedy unit has already set its stall out for controversy, announcing that its first show is to be about drug dealing. The eight-part sitcom, called I Deal, stars Johnny Vegas as a small-time dope pusher called Moz.

4. 54. Comedy genius to be honoured

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 16 September 2003 MASTERS of mirth are to be recognised with a new award named in honour of Mancunian comedy genius Les Dawson.

5. 55. Comedy is king at M.E.N. Awards

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 03 December 2003 COMEDY was king as stars of stage and screen shone at the 22nd annual M.E.N. Theatre Awards.<BR><EM>Watch our video footage from the event.</EM>

6. 56. Comedy Zone @ Roscoe's Bar, Salford

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 May 2003 ROSCOE'S bar in Swinton provides much of the weekly entertainment available in the Salford suburb. A while back it added a comedy night, Comedy Zone, to its weekly listings.

7. 57. There's comedy at mill

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 03 April 2003 ROB Riley talks to Marissa Burgess about his new comedy night in Dobcross.

8. 58. Character full comedy

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 12 March 2004 CHARACTER comics always present a welcome alternative to the standard stand-up comedy act. Locally we have the hilarious Jackie `Mr Goodtime' Valencio, the eccentric Central American revolutionary singer/songwriter Mundo Jazz, and the gloriously louche Syd Selby and Fanny, to name but three.

9. 59. Comedy at its Peak

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 March 2004 DANIEL& Peak is on the verge of achieving his comedy dreams. The 29-year old, from Ashton-under-Lyne, won a major talent search to find new TV comedy writers and his first full show will be screened on& Monday, March 22.

10. 60. Comedy @ Oldham Castle

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 26 January 2004 THE Castle is a damn near perfect venue for a monthly comedy night. Most impromptu nights pop up in pubs and bars that aren’t always ideal venues for comedy, there’s usually a few blind spots in the room. At the Castle there’s only one, tucked away behind the DJ booth, and why would you want to park yourself there anyway?

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