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1. 1. Character full comedy

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 12 March 2004 CHARACTER comics always present a welcome alternative to the standard stand-up comedy act. Locally we have the hilarious Jackie `Mr Goodtime' Valencio, the eccentric Central American revolutionary singer/songwriter Mundo Jazz, and the gloriously louche Syd Selby and Fanny, to name but three.

2. 2. Comedy at its Peak

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 March 2004 DANIEL& Peak is on the verge of achieving his comedy dreams. The 29-year old, from Ashton-under-Lyne, won a major talent search to find new TV comedy writers and his first full show will be screened on& Monday, March 22.

3. 3. Comedy @ The Crown

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 March 2004 THE first night of any comedy club is a little hair-raising. You can never be quite sure how many people will turn up.

4. 4. The multi-cultural Comedy Store

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 15 March 2004 ONE of the things that the Comedy Store prides itself on is showcasing comics from all over the place. Last night was no exception, with a line up a mixture of home grown Manchester, two Geordies living in the city, two Londoners and an American.

5. 5. King Gong @ The Comedy Store

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 09 March 2004 IT'S amazing how a few TV cameras can change people. The King Gong format was the same last night but for the fact that Jenny Powell was competing for the Gong too, so Granada were in.

6. 6. Kiwi Darby's a winner

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 26 March 2004 RHYS Darby's& previous occupation could hardly be more removed from comedy - he was a full-time soldier in the New Zealand army for four years. New Zealand has few enemies, and its armed forces are used mainly for peace-keeping duties in& trouble-spots.<BR>

7. 7. When Manford met Manning

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 March 2004 IF& you're going to make your way in the comedy world, offending Bernard Manning is certainly one way to start. And offending Big Bernard is precisely what Jason Manford, who lives in Whalley Range, once did.

8. 8. Down to earth Des

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 March 2004 “I& TURNED up at my first gig at the Frog and Bucket with a load of mates. When I did my set everyone was laughing so I thought I’m a natural! I was buzzing all week then I went back the week after and died on my arse. I saw both ends of the comedy spectrum in the space of seven days.”

9. 9. Show must go on for Gervais

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 March 2004 BOSS-FROM-HELL David Brent isn't one to mince words on hit comedy The Office. Now, it seems alter ego Ricky Gervais is taking a leaf out of his comedy creation's book. The funnyman is to perform two nights at the Opera House in April, but his comments on the shows are as irreverent as ever.

10. 10. Get in with the in crowd

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 March 2004 IT'S taken a long while for the Beeb to take Manchester seriously as a source of comedy (pardon the oxymoron).

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