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Manchester Comedy Festival 2009 - Sunday 25th October

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Damion Larkin - Cuddly Loser & Phil Ellis – Why I Bathe in Ajax

Fuel / 7.15pm (£4)

Damion Larkin - Cuddly Loser
He gave up a successful career in stockbroking to talk to strangers. Be wowed as this former Runner Up Citylife Comedian of the Year regales you with upbeat tales of incompetence, loneliness and failure tinged with a huge lust for life, chocolate and girls beyond his reach.
"One of the country top new comedians" BBC

Phil Ellis –Why I Bathe in Ajax
Amazing yarns about his astonishing family will make you laugh like never before - pure fun from this unique and effervescent comedian.
"Brings to mind Harry Hill at his most chaotic" The Guardian

Justin Moorhouse & Key 103 Gala Show

The Comedy Store / 8pm (£20)

Justin Moorhouse Gala Show for Key 103’s Manchester Kids

Laughing Cows

The Frog and Bucket / 8pm (£7 / £5)

An all star line up of the finest female comedians.
MC Ava Vidal, Jo Enright, Danielle Ward, plus special guests.

Jim Jeffries – The Hits

The Royal Exchange Theatre / 8pm (£12 / £10)

The controversial Aussie returns to Manchester having now made his mark on the U.S.A with his own HBO comedy special, ‘I Swear To God’.
An all killer, no filler hour – confrontational comedy classics, coupled with snippets of new material.
'Britain's most offensive Stand-up' Q Magazine

Off The Rails Comedy Club

The Royal George / 8pm (£7 / £5)

Live stand up comedy on the last Sunday of every month in Saddleworth. This month Mick Ferry introduces Tony Burgess, Caimh McDonnell and Jonathon Hope.

Stand Up Staly Vegas!

Lions / 7.30pm (£7 / £5)

Stalybridge's very own comedy night on the last Sunday of every month. Rob Riley introduces Caimh McDonnell, Tony Burgess and 1 Like Fish

Jimmy Carr: Rapier Wit

The Apollo / 8pm (£22.50)

A ‘rapier’ is the long sword of a gentleman.
‘Rapier wit’ is defined as clever, quick, intelligent humour.
Please note, Jimmy Carr doesn’t have ‘the long sword of a gentleman’ and even if you like him, ‘clever, quick and intelligent’ is a bit of a stretch.

The Thirsty Scholar Comedy Club

Thirsty Scholar / 8pm (£5 / £4)

MC Rob Riley introduces Colin Manford, Paul Kerensa and John Bishop

All listing for the Manchester Comedy Festival on LOL! Manchester are courtesy of www.manchestercomedyfestival.co.uk

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Manchester Comedy Festival 2009 - Sunday 18th October

Brendan Burns, Chris Stokes, Comedy Store, Cornerhouse, Fab Cafe, John Byrne, Liz Stephens, Manchester Comedy Festival, Matt Tiller, Phil Ellis, Sunday 18th October, Withnail and I

John Byrne - Family Cartooning Workshop

The Comedy Store / 3pm (£5 / £3)

Top cartoonist and children’s author, John Byrne promises to turn us into 'instant artists' as part of this fun-packed event for all the family. Come and learn how the simplest shapes and lines can be used to create hilarious caricatures, comic strips and animation. Presented in conjunction with the Manchester Literature Festival.

The Cutting Edge

The Comedy Store / 8pm (£10 / £8)

London’s hit show of topical and current affairs hilarity with a six strong comedic team for a festival special. Starring, Justin Moorhouse, Alun Cochrane, Sarah Millican, Roger Monkhouse, Mick Ferry, Steve Gribbin.

Brendan Burns: Comedy Good Yeah Silly Side C*nt

The Frog and Bucket / 8.15pm (£9)

No subject is a no-go for Burns, though far from ambulance chasing, this comic handles such sensitive topics with intelligence and a rare sense of accountability. Burns’ confrontational delivery belies the thoughtfulness of his material. A show not to be missed.

Cat’s Cradle Comedy @ Fab Cafe presents:

Aaron Counter & Liz Stephens – ‘Mr & Mrs’

5pm (FREE)

Stand-up comedians love adversity and controversy, but above all, they love themselves - so what if two got married? Husband and wife Aaron Counter (‘Very impressive’ The Times) and Liz Stephens (‘Charms the giggles out of her audience’ Evening Standard) star.

Matt Tiller’s Awkward Social Situations

6.15pm (FREE)

Up and coming musical comic celebrates the moments - romantic disasters, social faux pas, professional humiliations - when you wish the ground would swallow you up.
‘A very funny man’ XFM Manchester
‘Easy manner, a deal of charisma.’ Chortle

RE:Verberate Comedic Poetry Special

7.30pm (FREE)

Manchester’s much loved award-nominated literature night returns with a special show featuring Julian Daniel (‘A hilarious comic, who you can watch time and time again’ BBCi) and Marvin Cheeseman ('The Doyen of the Deadpan' Cheltenham Literature Festival), plus guests.

Phil Ellis & Chris Stokes

8.45pm (FREE)

An hour shared by rising circuit stars Chris Stokes (‘Very skilful, very smart material, a gag at each step’ Chortle) and Phil Ellis ('Brings to mind Harry Hill at his most chaotic' Chortle).

John Smith: Sick and Twisted

10pm (FREE)

Geordie comedian John Smith performs a laughter-filled hour of original, dark, sick jokes and anecdotes.
**** ThreeWeeks;
'Pick of the week...beautifully written jokes' The Guardian.

Withnail and I

Cornerhouse / 12pm (£5 / £3)

It’s London in the late '60s as two 'resting' actors drown their frustrations in booze, pills and lighter fluid. When Withnail’s Uncle Monty offers his cottage, they escape the squalor of their flat for a disastrous week in the country.

All listing for the Manchester Comedy Festival on LOL! Manchester are courtesy of www.manchestercomedyfestival.co.uk

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Friday's Funny Fix: Phil Ellis at the Manchester Comedy Store

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Taken from his performance at the Comedy Store this time last year, this is the magnificent Phil Ellis displaying his comic prowess in one of Manchester's Premier comedy venues. Imagine now if you will that if he was this good back then, how bloody good is he now?

The good news is that you can regularly check him out at Couture Comedy @ the Manchester Museum on Oxford Road every first Friday of the Month. In the first show of the autumn/winter season on Friday 2nd October he introduces Gordon Smith, El Purnell and Headliner Barry Dodds. Admission is £3 for NUS Students and £4 for everyone else.

Click here to see more details about this night on their Facebook Group.

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Live Comedy at a Museum? Couture Comedy Club opens its doors.

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Couture (formerly Cafe Muse) @ the Manchester Museum on Oxford Road in Manchester begins their very own Comedy night this
Friday 20th February. Since the venue opened up til 11pm Wednesday to Saturdays, they've been putting on various events including music and real ale nights. The live stand up will be happening on the 3rd Friday of every month and their first night this week boasts a cracking line up which includes Dave Twentyman, your compere for the proceedings . He'll be introducing the headline act, Seymour Mace along with Phil Ellis, Rachel Fairburn, Michael Thornton and Alan Sharp.

Doors open at 7.30pm for a 8pm start.

http://www.couturemanchester.com

Update: LOL!M has got together with the Couture Comedy Club to give away 5 pairs of tickets for their first night. Wanna be in with the chance of getting one of 5 pairs? All you have to do is email us at lolmanchester@gmail.com with your name and a pair could be yours for the price of a few minutes of your time. Please be sure to put "Couture Comp" in the subject of your email.

Good luck to all who enter!

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