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1. 1. Comedy cauldron

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 17 July 2003 THE residents of Ashton like their comedy but due to the haphazard appearances of comedy clubs in the town they are generally teased then denied their love of laughter.

2. 2. Edinburgh preview @ Comedy Store

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 10 July 2003 HAVE you a fear of all things tartan? An allergy to shortbread? Or, festival or no festival, you just can’t be bothered to make the hefty trek up North?

3. 3. The great big comedy picnic

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 03 July 2003 THE& first Manchester collective hits the Edinburgh festival and watch out, they 've got tuna sandwiches...

4. 4. Kay crowned the comedy king

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 03 July 2003 PHOENIX Nights star Peter Kay has been voted the greatest local comedian ever by hundreds of ManchesterOnline readers.

5. 5. The rise and rise of Peter Kay

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 02 July 2003 BOLTON comic Peter Kay cheekily described it as the "My Mum Wants A Bungalow" comedy tour. But the public demand for tickets has been so strong that proud Deirdre Kay could now buy an entire street of single-storey dwellings.

6. 6. Bishop’s blaze

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 17 July 2003 AFTER selling out The Comedy Store and The Lowry on his own, former City Life Comedian of the Year John Bishop, is preparing to take on Edinburgh Festival.

7. 7. MJF: Cameo for Thomson

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 30 July 2003 FANS of the Fast Show may be forgiven for thinking their favourite comedy characters were, well, fictional. But not so. For it seems at least one of the cult TV series' odd creations has more than a little basis in real life. Manchester's own John Thomson is& - Jazzman.

8. 8. Barbed Brummie

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 17 July 2003

   SUSAN Murray talks to Marissa Burgess about Geordies, Birmingham and being in a female minority on a very male comedy scene.

9. 9. New season announced at Lowry

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 18 July 2003 HIGHLIGHTS of the just-announced new season at Salford's The Lowry include a distinct local flavour with a brand-new version of the Salford-set classic, Hobson's Choice, and a new stage presentation of Salford-born Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party.

10. 10. The Sketch Show

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 18 July 2003 THE current raft of TV sketch shows can be hit and miss, but when they hit, they hit, as viewers of ITV's The Sketch Show, currently screening on Saturday evenings, will testify.

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