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1. 31. Flame on

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 13 July 2005 EVER since the Phoenix Nights series cast more limelight to the North West comedy scene, the comedy listings have been liberally sprinkled with ‘as seen on Phoenix Nights’ comedians. Now, you can add the Farnworth club that stood in for the Phoenix itself to the list.

2. 32. New Stuff Night

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 May 2005 'STAND UP comedy and sketch comedy - live comedy in general is very difficult thing to practise, you can only go so far in your own house,' states comedian Seymour Mace.

3. 33. Manchester Million

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 25 January 2005 ARRIVING back at work following the Christmas holidays, more and more emails were coming in promoting comedy nights for the Tsunami appeal.

4. 34. Funny business

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 15 March 2005 YOU'VE bought the tickets, T-shirt, beach towel and badge, now "Put Big Light On" as you discover just how Peter Kay turned comedy into a '4.5m commercial success story.

5. 35. Life's no joke for camp Carr

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 23 June 2005 ALAN Carr will probably become a household name in the next few years. He is already a hit on the Manchester comedy circuit and is gaining a national following, thanks to his critically-acclaimed stand-up shows. He plays The Lowry on Friday.

6. 36. Mick Miller @ XS Malarkey

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 23 March 2005 MALARKEY'S comedy club recently won the people's choice award for best comedy club in the North in the Chortle (comedy website) awards. One of the reasons that it is so deserving of the award was in evidence last night when veteran of the mainstream circuit, Mick Miller performed a headline set there.

7. 37. More stars join festival line-up

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 08 July 2005 MANCHESTER Comedy festival is shaping up to be the biggest yet when it opens for 11 days of laughter in the city from October 20.

8. 38. Victoria Wood voted funniest woman

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 August 2005 RAMSBOTTOM'S& comedy star Victoria Wood has been voted Britain's funniest woman in Readers Digest annual humour publication.

9. 39. Warburton's way

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 August 2005 MANC comic John Warburton leans back, takes a sip of his latte and pulls on a Marlboro Light. “I went to university in London and I used to go to the Comedy Store when it was in Leicester Square." He plays the city three times this month.& 

10. 40. Witty women

    Manchester Evening News, Saturday 23 April 2005 'I THINK the statistics have always been the same, like the amount of women who did music hall, something like only 6 per cent,' ventures comedian Janice Connolly on the lack of women performing on the comedy circuit.

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