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1. 1. The Divine Comedy @ The Lowry

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 09 June 2004 THE Divine Comedy's commercial breakthrough came during the Britpop period, but they were always more Walker Brothers than Gallagher Brothers.

2. 2. Hyper comedy

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 10 June 2004 ORDINARILY Patrick Monahan is a buzz of activity, his mobile's constantly ringing and if he's not talking into it then he's chatting to the person next to him whoever that maybe. He has an incredible lust for life and a family of ants appear to be resident in his pants.

3. 3. The Divine Comedy – Absent Friends (Parlophone)

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 17 June 2004 THE title track from the album billed as Neil Hannon's one-man comeback sounds every bit as luxurious as his previous decade's worth of material.

4. 4. The Great Big Comedy Picnic Edinburgh Preview Show @ The Buzz

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 06 June 2004 A BIT like preparing for a marathon, a full run (pardon the blatant pun) at the Edinburgh festival requires an element of limbering up.

5. 5. MEN at Work @ The Comedy Store

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 03 June 2004 IT was an exuberant start to MEN at Work at the Store last night. The evening kicked off in a blur of Geordie geniality with the ever-jolly Alfie Joey as compere and the irrepressible Patrick Monahan the first act on.

6. 6. Innocent Criminals @ Fuel

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 June 2004 MANCHESTER is full of small comedy clubs. Gigs in pubs and bars often organised by comedians and/or comedy buffs offering laughs for a small amount of money or simply for free.

7. 7. Coliseum's tempting starter

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 18 June 2004 NEVILLE'S Island, Tim Firth's popular comedy about a group of hapless businessmen trapped on an island in the middle of a lake on Bonfire Night, is the final play in Oldham Coliseum's summer season. But the theatre have already unveiled their autumn/winter shows.

8. 8. From the ashes

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 23 June 2004 THERE was a time when Archie Kelly wasn't quite so identifiable. When he first started out on the comedy scene, he appeared beneath the guise of Jackie 'Mr Goodtime' Valencio, a showbiz old timer in platinum wig and tinted glasses.

9. 9. There'll be fun and romance down on the farm

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 18 June 2004 BIRMINGHAM Royal Ballet returns to its home in the north west with romantic comedy, La Fille Mal Gard'e.

10. 10. The Importance Of Being Earnest @ Royal Exchange

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 29 June 2004 IT has become such a familiar part of the theatrical landscape - and is so often parodied - that it's sometimes too easy to take for granted Oscar Wilde's "trivial comedy for serious people".

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