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1. 1. Ken's Dame for a laugh!

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 21 December 2005 KEN Morley admits that first impressions are not always accurate. When he first drove through Stockport, many years ago, he thought that the town - where he's now starring in panto - was a "dump." He is starring in Dick Whittington at The Plaza.

2. 2. Cinderella @ The Lowry

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 December 2005 THIS panto has had more money ploughed into it than most and visually it looks great, particularly the transformation scene with a fabulous gown for Cinderella and four cute ponies pulling the pumpkin coach.

3. 3. And there's more from Jimmy...

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 December 2005 IN the often superficial and fickle world of showbusiness, Jimmy Cricket must be one of the nicest men you could ever meet.

4. 4. Max and Paddy's road to fitness

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 16 December 2005 PETER Kay's creations Max and Paddy are set to score the year's biggest-selling exercise DVD. The comic duo are releasing a fitness workout, Max and Paddy - The Power of Two, on Boxing Day.

5. 5. Comedy Awards

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 15 December 2005 THE 16TH annual Comedy Awards have taken place. Take a look at some of the celebs at the glitzy bash.

6. 6. Shack @ Academy 3

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 15 December 2005 CELEBRATING Advent by offering much needed support to fellow band of brothers Oasis, perennial underdogs Shack slipped into Manchester to fulfil a single headline engagement of their own on Wednesday night.

7. 7. Round The Horne... Revisited @ The Lowry

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 14 December 2005 BACK in the day, a long time ago when comedy meant being funny, and not ploddingly grotesque 'dark' sketches about WI women being sick, Round the Horne used to get 15 million people listening to it on the radio.

8. 8. Dick Whittington @ Stockport Plaza

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 12 December 2005 CHRISTMAS carols played on the organ in this beautifully restored deco cinema-turned-theatre, is the best warm-up in the world for a pantomime.

9. 9. Legendary comic Pryor dies

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 10 December 2005 RICHARD Pryor, the caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off, has died aged 65.

10. 10. 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.

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