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1. 1. The kings of comedy

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 October 2004 THE north west has always been a hot bed for comedy - with top stars such as Steve Coogan, Johnny Vegas, Caroline Aherne, Peter Kay and John Thomson honing their talents in the city's comedy clubs. And last night Manchester Comedy Festival marked the year's top funnymen at the inaugrual 100.4 Smooth fm North West Comedy Awards.

2. 2. Comedy web worlds

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 27 April 2004 CHANCES are if your first contact with a comedy night isn't your mate dragging you along to one insisting 'go on, it'll be a laugh,' it might well be via the club's web site.

3. 3. 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.

4. 4. 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.

5. 5. 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.

6. 6. 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.

7. 7. 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.

8. 8. 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. 9. 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.

10. 10. 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.

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