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1. 1. 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.

2. 2. 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.

3. 3. An OBE for British comedy

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 03 January 2002 British comedy came up smiling from the OBE's celebrating, among others, the talents of Last of the Summer Wine creator Roy Clarke.

4. 4. King of Comedy

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 December 2002 KEN Dodd is the comic who just won't stop - at the age of 75, he is still on stage, delivering four-hour shows! Sarah Hughes catches up with a true master of mirth.

5. 5. Daniel Kitson @ The Comedy Store

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 29 October 2002 Slick isn't the word. No really it isn't. And genius would be going a little too far. So how do you describe Daniel Kitson?

6. 6. Peter the Great

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 December 2002 WHEN looking back at the local comedy scene last year, one name stands head and shoulders above everyone else's - Peter Kay.

7. 7. Des Sharples

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 23 October 2002 Second-time finalist Des Sharples has been running Chorlton's Iguana bar comedy night for eight months and is a familiar face on Manchester's comedy cicuit.

8. 8. Apprentice learns the hard way

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 December 2002 THE bedrock of any comedy scene is its promoters, and Des Sharples, who runs the weekly Mirth On Monday night at the Iguana Bar in Chorlton, is one of Manchester's most assiduous promoters.

9. 9. Heckle at your peril

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 16 August 2002 BRIAN Higgins is the first to admit he's not one of the biggest names on the comedy circuit, but, having compered a typically excitable Jongleurs crowd last Saturday night with admirable aplomb, he's certainly one of its most skilful.

10. 10. The Phoenix Returns

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 August 2002 Peter Kay's cabaret club comedy Phoenix Nights returns for a second series on Channel 4 this fortnight. City Life's Marissa Burgess was granted a visit to the club's location.

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