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1. 1. 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.

2. 2. 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.

3. 3. 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.

4. 4. 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.

5. 5. The Last Laugh Comedy Search

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 20 February 2004 MANY comedians prefer to stay sober when they're gigging. They may have the odd pint or two but until the show’s over most agree it's advisable to keep on your toes.

6. 6. Buzz goes three-nightly

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 08 February 2004 THE Buzz’s Thursday night comedy is legendary on the Manchester comedy scene. At 14 years it’s the longest running comedy night, so it was a bit of a shock when it expanded to three nights in the week.

7. 7. Get slaughtered

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 26 February 2004 IN a thirty-minute conversation with Gary Morris,& of comedy troupe Slaughterhouse Live, anything can happen.&  Slaughterhouse's star& has risen rapidly over the last year, taking them& from the snug environs of the Attic above the Thirsty Scholar, to riproaring success at last year's Edinburgh Festival.

8. 8. A bit on the side

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 11 February 2004 GEOFF Taylor is a rare being in comedy; he’s not in it for the career. Or the money, the chicks or the copious amounts of drugs (albeit mainly Lemsip).

9. 9. Musical gagster

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 19 February 2004 STEVE Harris' comedy routine owes much to his previous incarnation as a rapper.

10. 10. On the beaten track

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 11 February 2004 A& NEW monthly club night called The Beat Route starts at Manchester Metropolitan Students Union on Thursday, February 26. The idea was originally conceived a year ago when The Comedy Store hosted a one-off charity concert featuring Mr Scruff and friends.

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