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1. 1. Sundayland strikes a chord with locals

   CityLife, Tuesday 03 March 2009 SUNDAYLAND isn’t a standard evening of stand up sets, but a live variety show including short sketches with various characters, games and news. For dogs.

2. 2. Sundayland strikes a chord with locals

   CityLife, Tuesday 03 March 2009 SUNDAYLAND isn’t a standard evening of stand up sets, but a live variety show including short sketches with various characters, games and news. For dogs.

3. 3. Hall's withering take on US culture is a delight

   CityLife, Monday 21 September 2009 KNOWN to millions from his wry contributions on Have I Got News For You and QI, Rich Hall grew up amidst the plains of Montana and is as American as cherry pie. Far from home, Hall has filled the 500-capacity main auditorium at the Middleton Arena with promises of a show in two halves.

4. 4. Reginald D Hunter is not afraid to share

   CityLife, Thursday 05 November 2009 AFTER some impressive turns on TV quiz show favourites such as QI and Have I Got News For You, Reg Hunter is slowly becoming something of a household name.

5. 5. All At Sea - Tim FitzHigham's nautical but nice adventures

   CityLife, Wednesday 15 July 2009 WITH the recent news that veteran character actress Liz Smith is to retire, and with Screaming Lord Sutch and Vivian Stanshall both passed on it's tempting to begin lamenting the death of the great British eccentric. Thank God then for Tim Fitzhigham, even if he's All At Sea...

6. 6. Time for Landlord Murray to branch out

   CityLife, Sunday 22 February 2009 THE Pub Landlord would probably harumph, slowly shake his head and tut disappointedly into his pint of good old British lager at the news that his creator, Al Murray has invented a whole host of new characters for his new show on ITV1.

7. 7. Double joy at Chortles for Manchester

   CityLife, Thursday 26 February 2009 PERHAPS second only to the if.comedys in prestige for the nation’s stand-up comedians, the Chortle Awards have been dished out and there was good news for Manchester.

8. 8. Dame Edna's not the ticket

   CityLife, Tuesday 28 July 2009 BAD news possums, I’m afraid we’ll have to do without colourful comedy star Dame Edna Everage visiting Manchester this year.

9. 9. Manc-based Bishop up for Edinburgh gong

   CityLife, Wednesday 26 August 2009 THE shortlist for the top comic award at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe has been announced and there's good news for one local resident.

10. 10. Peter Kay adds yet more dates to tour

    CityLife, Monday 21 December 2009 PETER Kay has added even more dates to his sell-out Manchester Evening News Arena tour because the demand for tickets has been so high. Thousands of fans inundated the venue over the weekend after the Bolton comic announced he was adding a further five nights.

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