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1. 1. The Comedy Store turns three

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 10 September 2003 THREE years ago Don Ward realised his ambition to recreate his London Comedy Store elsewhere in the country. Out of all the places he, of course, picked Manchester.

2. 2. Comedy genius to be honoured

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 16 September 2003 MASTERS of mirth are to be recognised with a new award named in honour of Mancunian comedy genius Les Dawson.

3. 3. Wildcat Comedy Club @ Heaton Moor

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 05 September 2003 THE show opener, Des Sharples, (though it’s been said here before) gets better every time you see him. His set these days weaves effortlessly between topics.

4. 4. Some serious words in comedy

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 September 2003 SHAZIA Mirza is probably one of the most serious comedians you’re likely to meet.

5. 5. MEN at Work @ The Comedy Store

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 September 2003 MICK& Ferry was having a hard time.

6. 6. Compere and contrast

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 September 2003 THE co-writer of Phoenix Nights and That Peter Kay Thing carved his comedy career out of compering in real life. Where Dave Spikey’s concerned, credit is definitely due.

7. 7. Deadpan kid

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 September 2003 THERE'S nothing like being different, and Sheffield-based stand-up comic Anthony J Brown, regarded by some as the Jarvis Cocker of the comedy world, is certainly just that.

8. 8. Canadian invasion

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 05 September 2003 TOM Stade opened the Comedy Store's Thursday Hungry Eye night back in January, and he's been a regular visitor to the city since.

9. 9. Laughing Matters @ The Hope

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 01 September 2003 The Hope in Salford (the pub that is, not the hospital) isn’t the kind of drinking hole you’d expect to find a quality comedy night.

10. 10. Now we're cooking, Elvis

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 26 September 2003 COOKING With Elvis, a comedy from Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall, was a huge success at the 1999 Edinburgh Festival before transferring to London's West End, where it starred Frank Skinner.

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