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1. 1. Jokein review

   CityLife, Friday 10 July 2009 THE Lass O'Gowrie's monthly stand-up show promised, as entertainment for the evening, four special performances from headline acts. By halfway through, I was seriously questioning the validity of this statement. Compere, Colin Connor, duly kept the evening ticking over with a ba...

2. 2. Comic FX returns with Oldham fav

   CityLife, Friday 02 October 2009 THE Royal Exchange Theatre's Special FX - its free early evening foyer entertainment - is well underway and a host of stand-up acts will kickstart the weekend with a chuckle at Comic FX tonight.

3. 3. Interview: Count Arthur Strong (aka Steve Delaney)

   CityLife, Friday 12 February 2010 Marissa Burgess meets a legend of light entertainment.

4. 4. Village boss hits out at Jongleurs closure

   CityLife, Friday 01 September 2006 MANCHESTER'S Jongleurs comedy club is to close to make way for luxury flats. The news has fuelled further unrest in the city's Gay Village - as it is the third such proposal to convert an entertainment venue into housing developments in the area.

5. 5. Get up for Stand Up Bolton

   CityLife, Tuesday 16 August 2005 AUGUST is generally a quiet time for comedy in the region as every act and its dog heads north to Edinburgh for the Fringe festival. But one Bolton venue is ploughing on regardless this Friday with a night of top entertainment.

6. 6. Comedy Zone @ Roscoe's Bar, Salford

   CityLife, Monday 19 May 2003 ROSCOE'S bar in Swinton provides much of the weekly entertainment available in the Salford suburb. A while back it added a comedy night, Comedy Zone, to its weekly listings.

7. 7. Comedy Zone @ Roscoe's Bar, Salford

   CityLife, Monday 19 May 2003 ROSCOE'S bar in Swinton provides much of the weekly entertainment available in the Salford suburb. A while back it added a comedy night, Comedy Zone, to its weekly listings.

8. 8. A dangerous night out to be had at Contact

   CityLife, Thursday 13 March 2003 FOR some time now, comedy has sought to distance itself from the idea of being safe family entertainment.

9. 9. Starry cast bid farewell to comic pal

   CityLife, Friday 11 July 2003 STARS from the world of entertainment flocked to the funeral of comedian George Roper to pay their last respects.

10. 10. Saturday night @ Jongleurs

    CityLife, Tuesday 27 May 2003 IF Jongleurs were a holiday, it would be an 18-30 package to Malaga. Entertainment is the order of the day, or rather night, and in this funzone, the four golden components of a Jongleurs night out - drinking, dancing, comedy and food - are all of equal importance.

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