LOL! MANCHESTER - for the funny in the city

This year has indeed seen a mixed bag of events take place over the last 12 months.

• Jason Manford's comedy career went through the stratosphere in 2009. He recorded his first Live DVD at the Manchester Apollo which has since gone on to sell tens of thousands of copies. He also developed "Walk on the Wildside" for BBC1 alongside Steve Edge (Star Stories, The Visit & The Cup). Jason and his Wife Catherine also became parents to twin Daughters.

• XS Malarkey is now into it's 13th year and still gives members & punters alike excellent shows with big name comics for bargain prices.

• Frog & Bucket turned 15 and expanded right across the North West with new venues open in Preston & Wigan

• The Manchester Comedy Festival featured dozens of shows, may of which were sold out.

• Cat Davies wins the very first LOL! Manchester's MCF Spirit Award for her promotion, efforts and organisation of events at both Fab Cafe & Tiger Lounge.

• Graham Goring's "HEX, Lives & Videogames" won the LOL! Manchester award for best Manchester Comedy show.

• Mick Ferry ventured to Edinburgh to perform his Debut Show at the Fringe

• Peter Kay presents the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool and announced his return to stand up. He subsequently sold out all 83 dates (including 30 dates at the MEN Arena between 2010/11) and became the fastest selling live comedy act of all time.

• Will Petra Kay, Czech Republic's Number one Peter Kay Tribute Funnyman, be making a return soon too? We can only hope so.  See a clip of him here in action!
  

• In January, we reported that Comedian & Promoter Martin Cassidy had died. Dave Turquoise, who also worked alongside him as a street lighting inspector for the Highways Agency said "Martin was a great comedian and a great man. He was so generous and helpful to other comedians"

• John Warburton graduates from the BBC's College of Comedy and gets the green light for his pilot show "The Inn Mates" to be produced for BBC Three.

• In a Manchester Comedy first, LOL! Manchester reviews the Beat the Frog World Series final live ...as it happened. Read that review here.

All that and more kept many interested in the comedy happenings in the City of Manchester in 2009. So, what does 2010 have in store? Well, I guess you'll have to come back to the all new LOL! Manchester website on Monday 11th January to see what joys the new year brings.

Enjoy these last few hours of 2009 and we'll see you next year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!





Wayne Williams
Founder & Editor
LOL! Manchester - for the funny in the city

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