LOL! MANCHESTER - for the funny in the city

It would appear that Toby Hadoke is being all jet set & ting and flying off to sunnier climates with Mrs Hadoke.  So who might the stand in Cap't of the good ship XS Malarkey in his absence this Tuesday?  Ahoy there, it be Jason Cook and he's taking time out of his "Fear" tour to steer the show through the night. On board for the journey are Leo Gallagher and Chris Mayo, plus its a double headliner night - Arrrrh!!!*

* Mundo apologies for the nautical references throughout, Jason Cook used to serve in the Merchant Navy. FACT!

Well, its not that time of year again just yet but we are bringing forward the award for Best Show at this year's Manchester Comedy Festival. Last year, it was won by Jason Cook for his hit show Joy. This show has now been seen by many people across the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Will the next winner of the Award have the same success?

Voting is now underway and will close at Midnight on Friday 6th November.

Please note that large scale touring shows, including the ones taking place at the MEN Arena and Manchester Apollo during the Festival are not qualified for this award. This is because they come under the category of the Best Touring show in the main awards, which will be announced in January 2010.  Regular shows which exist outside of the Manchester Comedy Festival and Showcase Events are not included in these awards. Also, any act without a theme or title for their show is not included which may include some acts who do what is known as "Double Header" show.

Go to www.lolcomedyawards.co.uk and vote now for your favourite!!!

Here we are again, giving you more free entry opportunities to see another top show at the Manchester Comedy Festival.

Tomorrow night Jason Cook will be performing his critically acclaimed show "Fear" at the Frog and Bucket on Oldham Street. He won many awards last year, including the inaugral LOL! Comedy Award for Best Show at the MCF for his show "Joy" but with the impending announcement of this year's Award on Thursday can he keep a hold of the title two years in a row?

Anyhows, the Frog and Bucket have kindly given us a pair of tickets to give away for the show, which also gets you into the "Late Night Asylum" show straight after at 10.30pm. So thats two shows for the price of Free! To win them all you have to do is tell us what the name of Jason's first solo show called? Was it...

1) My Humps
2) My Confessions
3) My Sherona

Drop your answer, your name and contact telephone number on an email to manchester@thelolnetwork.com by Noon on Wednesday 21st October (tomorrow) and you could spending a very entertaining evening in the company of the quickwitted Geordie Storyteller.


UPDATE: The winner of the Tickets tonight is Dave McKerral. Congratulations & enjoy the show!

Rhod Gilbert and the Cat that looked like Nicholas Lyndhurst

Following 2008’s sell-out tour and sensational performances on ‘The Royal Variety Performance’, ‘Live At The Apollo’, and ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’, the Welsh Wonder is back on the road with a brand new show.
“Comedy manna from heaven” ***** Independent





One of Manchester’s smartest new comedians brings his debut show about paranoia, social anxiety, emotional fragility and massive helpings of self-delusion. Includes entry to 9.45pm show.
‘Cathartic for him, highly amusing for the rest of us.’ citylife.co.uk
‘I actually cried laughing.’ Wakefield Express

Well, thats it. Voting was over on Friday night in the 2008 LOL!M Comedy Awards. Go to www.lolcomedyawards.co.uk to find out who won!

Now then, Now then! We've had an email from a young man called David who lives and works in Manchester. It reads...

Dear LOL! Manchester,

We at the Frog and Bucket are putting on a series of shows from February called WIP (This stands for Work in Progress) for acts taking shows to the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Our first show is Sunday 8th February and the confirmed line up includes:

Justin Moorhouse
Steve Shanyaski
Mick Ferry
Dan Nightingale

WIP 2009 will every month until May and future performers will include David Longley, Jason Cook, Jonathan Mayor, John Bishop and many more!

Please can you fix it for us to get this mentioned on LOL! Manchester.

Dave Young, age 29

Uhh uhh uhh uhh uhh! Now then! How could we possible refuse.

Keep your eyes peeled on here for more details about WIP2009. Alternatively, you can visit www.frogandbucket.com.

You're probably thinking "who the hell are these guys?" If so then where the hell have you been. You lucky viewrs are about to witness the sheer awesomeness of DIE CLATTERSCHENKENFIETERMAUS, Germany's most underrated Techno band. They've been away for a while but have exploded back on the scene with the brand new video for "When You Love Me In Your Mouth". We can only hope that there are videos in store for other classics, such as "Panic Attack" & "We're German"

Enjoy Children of the LOL, as they might say!