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1. 1. Comedy Store branches out

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 12 July 2004 THE Comedy Store opened its first venue outside of London in Manchester in September 2000. Later this month, Bolton will get the Comedy Store treatment as another show starts up at Bolton Arena.

2. 2. Daniel Kitson @ The Comedy Store

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 07 July 2004 BEING the kind of comedian that people tend to feel protective of (maybe it's the bottle bottom glasses and scraggy beard), Kitson discovered someone had left a present on his seat. 'I've got six butterfly cakes in here' he said excitedly, peering under the plastic lid of the ice cream tub.

3. 3. Coming down

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 01 July 2004 AS Manchester's longest-running comedy night ends, Marissa Burgess talks to Buzz club booker, compere and human anagram, Agraman.

4. 4. A soliciting comedian

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 July 2004 'ONE of the things that I don't like about comedy is that it's such an uncertain profession to pursue. So I've developed a ridiculous back up plan, a weird dual ambition to become a lawyer and a comedian at the same time,' divulges Liverpool comedian Ken Bulger.

5. 5. The life of Riley

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 July 2004 'ABOUT ten years ago I went to Glastonbury and ended up in the comedy tent heckling the comedian Dave Thompson. He said if you think you're so funny why don't you get up here? I did and managed to make them laugh for all of 2-3 minutes. He went on to be Tinky Winky and I went on to be well'me.'

6. 6. Travels Well

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 July 2004 IF YOU ever need the energy lifting in a room, try Steve Willams. The London-based Welsh comic is an ebullient presence in any comedy line-up.

7. 7. World class line-up heads for Salford

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 July 2004 THE Lowry's exciting new autumn and winter season features more than 70 shows in the theatres, ranging from opera to world class drama and dance, South Asian arts, talk shows, community theatre, workshops, comedy, children's favourites, a schools' Shakespeare festival and The Wizard Of Oz.

8. 8. Emmerdale star speeding into town

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 30 July 2004 EMMERDALE'S Andy Sugden has been given some time away from the Leeds-based soap to appear in a new show, Speed Dating: The Play, which comes to Manchester's Comedy Store on Tuesday, August 24.

9. 9. John Bishop @ The Lowry

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 10 July 2004 IT'S difficult to create the convivial attitude of a comedy club gig in the theatre, but somehow John Bishop managed it. Last night's gig, his second solo show at the theatre, had a distinct air of relaxation about it and a slight element of mischief too.

10. 10. P G:The Agony and the Ecstasy

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 14 July 2004 THIS is an assortment of illustrated versions of Dante's Divine Comedy. On face value alone these mini-marvels will please many.

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