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1. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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?

4. 4. 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.

5. 5. Old comedy rascal Randle

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 15 January 2004 MENTION the name Frank Randle to people of a certain age, and they'll go mistily nostalgic all over. Mention him to others, and they won't have a clue who you're talking about. But mention the name of George Formby, and everyone remembers him.

6. 6. Behind the scene

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 15 January 2004 WHEN Toby Hadoke comedian and compere of XSMalarkey comedy club, accepted the inaugural Les Dawson award for services to comedy at last year's Manchester Comedy Festival, one of the people he thanked was Lee Martin.

7. 7. Agraman spells out his place in history

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 January 2004 WHEN the history of Manchester comedy gets to be written, at least since the "alternative" comedy scene arrived here, the name of Agraman - an anagram of the word anagram - will loom large in the tale.

8. 8. It's been a funny old year...

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 January 2004 SO what can we make of the local live comedy scene in 2003? As usual, new nights opened and then some of those new nights closed, but the local scene is more vibrant than ever, with many venues putting up the 'house full' signs most weekends.

9. 9. Weekend Wags

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 07 January 2004 THE& neurons in the marketing department of Agraman’s brain have been jiggling into overtime recently as his club the Buzz, the oldest running comedy night in Manchester, has added weekends to its regular Thursday nights.

10. 10. A big change for Martin

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 23 January 2004 NORTHERN Ireland-born Manchester-based comic Martin Bigpig has been largely absent from the local comedy circuit for a while, but he is set to bounce back when he comperes at the Frog and Bucket, and then plays Des Sharples’ Mirth on Monday show at the Iguana Bar in Chorlton.

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