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1. 1. Heard the one about the pianist and the cellist?

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 April 2007 CLASSICAL music isn't always seen as a laugh-a-minute business, so it's a surprise to find a line-up of musicians as distinguished as it gets at Manchester's Comedy Store on Monday.

2. 2. New triumph of the Likely Lads

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 06 April 2007 THE first line of the Royal Exchange's publicity for The Triumph Of Love describes it as "an erotic, gender-bending, sexually-charged comedy."

3. 3. Blades Of Glory (12A)

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 02 April 2007 THE sequinned, skin-tight Lycra-clad world of men's figure skating provides the unlikely backdrop to the latest raucous comedy from Will Ferrell (Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby).

4. 4. Jump set to be feast for the eyes

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 16 April 2007 BLENDING martial arts with slapstick comedy and jaw-dropping acrobatics certainly seems like an unlikely cocktail – but that’s exactly what Jump promises.

5. 5. Absurd Person Singular @ Bolton Octagon

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 21 April 2007 THIRTY years ago, the latest Alan Ayckbourn comedy was a staple of every repertory company in the land.

6. 6. Kay's big break came on ice

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 16 April 2007 COMEDY superstar Peter Kay was among the crowds enjoying the Dancing On Ice spectacular at the M.E.N. Arena at the weekend.

7. 7. Twelfth Night @ The Lowry

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 18 April 2007 PROPELLER is a remarkable theatre company in many ways. Most obviously, it’s an all-male company, which specialises in Shakespeare.

8. 8. The height of humour

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 04 April 2007 HEARD the one about the 21 comedians who decided to climb three mountains in a day? Well for the group of north west funnymen who have signed up for the challenge, it's no joke.

9. 9. Bishop's night at the Octagon

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 06 April 2007 SCOUSE comedian John Bishop laments the bad timing of his gig at Bolton Octagon: "It's the same night that Liverpool play PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League at home."

10. 10. Jump @ The Lowry

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 18 April 2007 IN the deceptively calm oriental setting of a Korean home, we meet an engaging but madcap family who embark on a high-propulsion, highly amusing 90 minutes of mayhem.

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