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1. 21. A dedicated follower of comedy

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 23 January 2004 AS a fan of Malarkey’s comedy club, Neil Smith has shown much dedication. After stumbling across the club with his mate when he moved to Fallowfield five years ago, they’ve been down every week since.

2. 22. Spikey's search for a comedy star

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 29 January 2004 PHOENIX Nights star Dave Spikey thought it might be a giggle to find the next big name in comedy - and was left in fits of laughter by a group of school children

3. 23. 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.

4. 24. 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?

5. 25. Saluting a comedy legend

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 19 February 2004 IT has& been ten years since comedy lost one of its most promising stars. On the 26 February 1994, American comedian Bill Hicks died an untimely death from cancer of the pancreas, aged just 32.

6. 26. Smoke Free Comedy Zone @ Circle Club

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 29 January 2004 ALL the comedians came up smelling of roses last night at the comedy evening at Circle club. Mainly because no one was smoking.

7. 27. Hungry Eye @ The Comedy Store

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 24 February 2004 THERE can’t be many comedy nights where a section of the audience is dressed as Friesian cows and the vast majority of the rest is attired in a selection of outfits ranging from cheerleaders to cleaning ladies.

8. 28. Russell Howard's a comedy prodigy

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 February 2004 BRISTOL-BORN comic Russell Howard has come a fair way in a very short space of time.

9. 29. Hyper comedy

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 10 June 2004 ORDINARILY Patrick Monahan is a buzz of activity, his mobile's constantly ringing and if he's not talking into it then he's chatting to the person next to him whoever that maybe. He has an incredible lust for life and a family of ants appear to be resident in his pants.

10. 30. A great big comedy picnic

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 May 2004 'A LOT of the showcases in Edinburgh are London based and aren't open to having people on who aren't from London. Many northern comedians are funnier than London comedians who can be a bit iffy at the best of times and a bit prima donna 'ish,' explains Manchester comedian Ian Fox.

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