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1. 1. Spikey's hot off press

   CityLife, Thursday 02 December 2004 THE good news for any Spikey fans who can't wait to see him in action as a TV star, the down-to-earth funnyman is still pursuing his stand-up day job. And, so popular has his latest tour turned out that he has added an extra gig.

2. 2. Two nights at the office for Ricky Gervais

   CityLife, Friday 20 February 2004 THE good news for The Office fans is that Ricky Gervais will be playing two nights at Manchester's Opera House, on April 21 and 22.

3. 3. Round the Horne….Revisited @ The Lowry

   CityLife, Wednesday 08 December 2004

4. 4. City Life Comedian of the Year Heat Four

   CityLife, Friday 08 October 2004 AND so the end is nearé. Well a few weeks away with the final being at the end of October, but the heats of the fifteenth annual City Life Comedian of the Year came to a close last night.

5. 5. A political comedian... of sorts

   CityLife, Saturday 13 November 2004 WHILST many comedians hold on for as long as possible to the regular pay packet, life insurance policies and pension plans full time work offers, James Sherwood surrendered the day job before he even started in stand up.

6. 6. He's on the Mark

   CityLife, Thursday 18 November 2004 SOMETIMES, having an encounter with your heroes is a bad idea. Kathy Burke said as much when she appeared on the Frank Skinner show and explained that were she ever to appear on Parkinson that her illusions about the legendary interviewer would be shattered. It's a bit like that with provocative stand-up comic Mark Thomas.

7. 7. A degree of success

   CityLife, Saturday 27 November 2004 ORIGINALLY published in 1996, this re-release of comedian Mark Steel's first book has been prompted, so his new introduction claims, by the changing nature of the definition of success.

8. 8. Comic book Chris

   CityLife, Friday 13 August 2004 COMEDIAN and comic book fan Chris Cairns talks to Marissa Burgess.

9. 9. Comedy web worlds

   CityLife, Tuesday 27 April 2004 CHANCES are if your first contact with a comedy night isnét your mate dragging you along to one insisting égo on, itéll be a laugh,é it might well be via the clubés web site.

10. 10. A bit on the side

    CityLife, Wednesday 11 February 2004 GEOFF Taylor is a rare being in comedy; he's not in it for the career. Or the money, the chicks or the copious amounts of drugs (albeit mainly Lemsip).

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