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3:29pm Friday 3rd July 2009
THE cream of North West comedy talent will join forces to raise money for Manchester’s Christie cancer hospital at The Lowry, Salford Quays, this weekend.
Review: Rob Brydon @ King George's Hall, Blackburn
5:34pm Monday 30th March 2009
COMEDY shows can be so diverse - that’s part of their appeal.
Interview: Rob Brydon
2:50pm Friday 27th March 2009
ROB Brydon has done virtually everything there is to do in comedy.
Interview: Dave Spikey
2:16pm Friday 20th March 2009
Bolton’s Dave Spikey is coming to his home town and Blackpool with his latest stand-up tour, and he's out to prove that laughter is still the best medicine.
Interview: Mark Watson
1:40pm Friday 13th March 2009
MARK Watson has already performed his latest stand-up show 35 times after touring up and down the country for three months solid.
Interview: Robin Ince
1:36pm Friday 13th March 2009
HE’S Ricky Gervais’s best mate and he’s described as one of the great underrated comedians. And after a 15 minute conversation with Robin Ince, I’d say he’s also one of the cleverest.
Review: Al Murray @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn
2:31pm Monday 2nd March 2009
AS the Pub Landlord called time on his sold-out show, the audience virtually rose as one to salute him.
Interview: Al Murray
3:07pm Friday 20th February 2009
IT’S time, gentlemen, please, to book your tickets for one of the most popular live comedy acts of the moment.
Interview: Jason Cook
5:05pm Friday 13th February 2009
DON’T forget your tissues when you go to see comedian Jason Cook’s show Joy, because apparently it’s a tear-jerker.
Stephen K Amos @ Mechanics, Burnley
5:08pm Monday 1st December 2008
BURNLEY Mechanics was packed for Stephen K Amos on Thursday night — and the crowd quickly forgave him for his late appearance on stage.
Review: Frank Sidebottom's Stand Up Drink Up @ various venues, Blackburn
11:08am Monday 24th November 2008
WANDERING your home town with a comedian with a papier-mache head is as surreal as it sounds.
Review: Jimmy Carr @ King George's Hall, Blackburn
11:05am Monday 24th November 2008
JIMMY Carr says he is often asked by fans who his favourite comedian of all time is, and his answer is always the same – himself.
Review: Lancashire Hotpots @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn
4:47pm Monday 24th November 2008
FRIDAY night was party night and the flat caps were out in force as the Lancashire Hotpot brought their own version of folk to the festival.
Interview: Johnny Vegas
4:57pm Friday 21st November 2008
Comedian Johnny Vegas first became a household name starring in the ITV Digital adverts alongside Ben Miller’s Monkey, and now has a successful sitcom and film career.
Interview: Dickie Ticker of Lancashire Hotpots
4:53pm Friday 21st November 2008
THEY are like the Houghton Weavers for the iPod generation and they are taking the country by storm, singing about great Lancashire institutions as the Chippy Tea, weekly line-dancing and pints of mild.
Review: Francesca Martinez @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn
12:30pm Friday 21st November 2008
THE meaning of life might not sound like the funniest topic to base a comedy set around.
Review: Mutton @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn
11:15am Thursday 20th November 2008
IT was billed as “a show where you won’t feel embarrassed to wet yourself”.
Review: David O’Doherty @ Library Theatre, Darwen
11:14am Thursday 20th November 2008
FOR all those who decided to forsake this show in favour of footie on the telly, I can only say you missed out on a special talent.
Review: Back To Englistan @ King George's Hall, Blackburn
12:21pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
THE pioneering stand-up show which showcases Anglo-Asian comedy returned to Blackburn last night.
Review: Jason Manford @ King George's Hall, Blackburn
10:09am Tuesday 18th November 2008
When ‘Eight Out Of Ten Cats’ newest comedian says he loves doing stand-up, he truly means it from the bottom of his heart. I honestly thought he was never going to leave!
Review: Russell Howard @ King George's Hall, Blackburn
12:08pm Monday 17th November 2008
HE’S one of the rising stars of British comedy and last night Russell Howard proved just why he’s become one of the most in-demand performers on the circuit.
Review: Ken Dodd @ King George's Hall, Blackburn
12:04pm Monday 17th November 2008
Ken Dodd is a legend. How many 80 year-olds do you know who could stand on a stage and perform to a packed theatre for five hours?
Review: Paddy McGuiness @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn
2:44pm Friday 14th November 2008
OVER a thousand Paddy McGuinness fans can’t be wrong, can they?
Review: Glenn Wool, Isy Suttie, Jimmy McGee.@ King George's Hall, Blackburn
11:40am Thursday 13th November 2008
A SLICE of Edinburgh came to town last night... but was Blackburn ready for cutting edge comedy? To be honest, the jury’s still out.
Review: Lee Evans @ MEN Arena, Manchester
9:58am Thursday 13th November 2008
I DON’T know whether Lee Evans should have a Government Health warning or be available on the NHS.
Review: Justin Moorhouse @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn
10:31am Monday 10th November 2008
A good comedian can be judged by how they deal with hecklers.
Review: Frog and Bucket Comedy Club @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn
3:45pm Monday 10th November 2008
WHAT a way to start — a sold out show, a quality line-up and arguably one of the top comedians currently on the circuit.
Interview: Jonathan Mayor of Back To Englistan
3:43pm Friday 7th November 2008
HOW best to describe comedian Jonathan Mayor? I don't think I can improve on the words of one reviewer, who summed-up the drag artist with the words: “Imagine a Christmas tree has just exploded all over the campest Bollywood star you know.”
Interview: Russell Howard
3:41pm Friday 7th November 2008
As he prepared to perform at Blackburn's You Must Be Joking comedy festival, we spoke to comic Russell Howard.
Interview: Steve Coogan
12:34pm Wednesday 5th November 2008
Steve Coogan, the creator of some of the most memorable comedy characters in the past 20 years returns to Blackpool Opera House for two shows later this month.
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