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1. 1. Rob's a Welsh comedy wizard

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 17 May 2005 COMEDIAN Rob Brydon is proud of his Welsh identity. But the man behind cringe-inducing comic creation, Keith Barret, reckons his countrymen get a bit of a rough ride. He will play the last of his three dates in the region tonight.

2. 2. New Stuff Night

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 May 2005 'STAND UP comedy and sketch comedy - live comedy in general is very difficult thing to practise, you can only go so far in your own house,' states comedian Seymour Mace.

3. 3. Trio of treats for XS

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 06 May 2005 FALLOWFIELD favourite XS Malarkey is to play host to a trio of comedy nights in the coming months to help laugh away those Monday blues in style.

4. 4. Pack up your troubles

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 04 May 2005 DRAMATISTS who've tackled Northern Ireland's troubles tend to favour the gritty approach. Rarely is comedy deployed as a tool for political analysis. Billy Cowan's Smilin' Through may be that rare exception.

5. 5. That's the Stuff

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 04 May 2005 THE Comedy Store has filled the final gap in the Sunday night line-up with New Stuff Night - a free night for professional comics to try out fresh material.

6. 6. Herring to play Bucket-ful of shows

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 25 May 2005 TO anyone who followed comedy on the telly in the '90s it would seem incredible that there are people out there who don't know Richard Herring or his former writing partner Stewart Lee. Herring plays three shows in the city this week.

7. 7. When Harry Met Sally @ The Lowry

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 04 May 2005 BASED on the 1989 romantic comedy hit that is still freely available, the most pressing question this show evokes is 'why bother?'

8. 8. Coach G @ Taurus

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 May 2005 THIS bar and restaurant on Canal Street has quietly been acquiring a reputation as a hip venue for edgy but watchable new writing and Monkeywood Theatre's black comedy, Coach G, is a good example.

9. 9. Smilin' Through @ Contact Theatre

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 10 May 2005 PART of this year's queerupnorth festival, this Orton-esque black comedy from new writer Billy Cowan is set in Northern Ireland in the wake of the Good Friday peace agreement.

10. 10. Brian Potter out, Harry Potter in

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 May 2005 BOLTON found new fame thanks to Peter Kay and his comedy creation Brian Potter in Phoenix Nights - but it's now worshipping a very different Potter.

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