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1. 11. Mark Steel, Mark Thomas, Jason Manford @ Comedy Store

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 19 December 2007 IT'S no laughing matter, but earlier this year nurse and trade union representative Karen Reissmann was sacked after speaking to the media about an NHS shake up... and her co-workers went on strike in protest.

2. 12. John Cooper Clarke @ The Comedy Store

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 31 October 2007 Whilst Betjeman was the royally approved poet laureate and Pam Ayres the cuddly TV face of benign lyricism, John Cooper Clarke was the kid’s poet of choice. Back in the late seventies Cooper Clarke (AKA the bard of Salford) took poetry to the punk movement having opened for the likes of the Sex Pistols and The Buzzcocks.

3. 13. Laughter masters take a bow

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 28 December 2007 MANCHESTER continues to establish itself as the country's second city of comedy (London only beats it in terms of quantity rather than quality as everyone in this fair city knows) and 2007 has been no exception.

4. 14. Heard the one about the pianist and the cellist?

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 April 2007 CLASSICAL music isn't always seen as a laugh-a-minute business, so it's a surprise to find a line-up of musicians as distinguished as it gets at Manchester's Comedy Store on Monday.

5. 15. Stand Up and Be Counted @ Opus

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 17 March 2007 OUTSIDE of the major comedy festivals a funny fan’s endurance when it comes to watching stand up is rarely tested.

6. 16. DVD review: Are We Done Yet? (PG)

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 12 September 2007 IN the sequel to the vacuous family comedy Are We There Yet?, Nick Persons is now happily married to Suzanne and stepfather to her precocious tykes, Lindsey and Kevin.

7. 17. Bobby's lessons in laughter

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 September 2007 IF YOU'VE a career in comedy in mind you could do much worse than learning from one of the true statesmen of stand-up who is now taking classes in person in Bolton.

8. 18. Jason's unchained memory

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 September 2007 I'M Jason, I'm 34 years old, I'm tired! exclaims Jason Cook rubbing his eyes and plonking himself in the corner of the green room at the Frog and Bucket comedy club. He plays there tonight.

9. 19. Comics on the ball for Danny

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 27 March 2007 COMEDY star Justin Moorhouse has organised a comedy night to raise cash for ex-footballer Danny Wallace's foundation - in the shadow of the United star's old stomping ground.

10. 20. Make 'em laugh, make 'em vote

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 12 September 2007 WHO'LL be this year's King (or Queen) of Comedy? The race to be this year's City Life Comedian Of The Year continues tonight.

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