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1. 1. And the winner was... a comedy geek

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 October 2006 IF the Channel M City Life Comedian of the Year competition were a troublesome teenager, it would have snaffled Dad's car keys and taken the Vauxhall Vectra out for a spin. The final of the year's contest takes place tonight.

2. 2. Manford lines up Quays date

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 18 October 2006 WITH the Manchester Comedy Festival starting on Thursday, Perrier nominee Jason Manford brings his Urban Legend show to The Lowry this weekend.

3. 3. Some fizzy logic from the king of noodle

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 13 October 2006 SEVEN years ago I first stumbled across Ross Noble backstage at the now defunct Buzz club in Chorlton. He is back in the city again for a six-night run.

4. 4. A Vine time in Bolton

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 06 October 2006 RECORD-BREAKING comedian Tim Vine is currently following up his first ever DVD with a lenthy UK tour. Vine, who is famed for his puns and one-liners, will bring his Current Puns tour to Bolton tonight.

5. 5. Jay to liven up up the Warehouse

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 25 October 2006 TONY Blair, Bill Bryson and even Fitz from Cracker have all been quick to heap praise on the way the city has risen from the rubble of the Manchester bomb. One redevelopment has continued to prove a bit of a white elephant though é the Great Northern Warehouse. Manchester 235 hopes to change that though.

6. 6. Bar review: Café Artisan

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 06 October 2006 BARS, it would seem, are like buses in my adopted home town. You moan about there not being any and then along come several at once. After one fancy wine bar opening in Rawtenstall, another has launched in this picturesque Lancashire mill town and I predict that, within a year, café culture will have firmly taken hold.

7. 7. Bhoy done good

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 13 October 2006 DANNY Bhoy is a bit of a charmer. But that’s not the only reason he’s popular on the stand-up circuit. He plays here tonight.

8. 8. Felix hopes to have Albert Halls purring

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 31 October 2006 AWARD-WINNING comedian and actor, Felix Dexter, brings his one-man show to the Albert Halls tonight.

9. 9. Adam Hills @ The Lowry

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 23 October 2006 THERE can't be many better ways to stave off the Monday morning blues than catching effervescent Aussie stand-up Adam Hills in full flow.

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