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April 2008
Wednesday 2nd April
Stand Up Wednesday at the Comedy Store
 STAND UP WEDNESDAY, The Comedy Store - 8pm
MC Justin Moorhouse
Stewart Francis(CAN)
and Archie Kelly
   
GIGGLE AMP, Bar Amp in Sale
MC Des Sharples
Slaughterhouse Live
Paul Betney
Kerry Leigh
and 1 act TBC
Shows start at 9pm. Admission is £3
Bar Amp, 102 School Road, Sale, Mcr, M33 7XB, tel: 0161 962 3700
 
Comedy Balloon at the Ape and Apple
 COMEDY BALLOON , The Ape and Apple - 8.45pm
MC Jonathan Paylor
Roland Gent
Richard Ousey
Charles Ruddock
Richard Parry
Gareth Brown
Gareth Unwin
and Johnny Addy
Venue address: 28 John Dalton St, Manchester, M2 6HQ, tel: 0161 839 9624
   
Thursday 3rd April
Godfathers of Comedy at the Comedy Store
 STAND UP THURSDAY, The Comedy Store - 8pm
MC Archie Kelly
Paul Tonkinson
Stewart Francis(CAN)
plus open spot
buy tickets online or 0844 847 2277
   
Friday 4th
the best in stand up at the comedy store
 BEST IN STAND UP, The Comedy Store - 8pm
MC Archie Kelly
Paul Tonkinson
Stewart Francis(CAN)
Ian Moore
and Otiz Cannelloni
Comedy Lounge in the Printworks
 OPUS COMEDY LOUNGE, The Printworks - 8pm
MC Mandy Knight
Andy Askins
Tony Hendrix
and John Warburton
Manchester Comedy Guide
 MANOR MERRIMENT COMEDY, The Manor Golf Club
MC Matt Seber - Winner: Funhouse Comedy Competition 2007
Des Sharples
Christian Steel
Pirjo Heikkila
and Danny Macloughlant
Venue address: The Manor Golf Club, Kearsley Bolton, BL4 8SF
tickets £4.00 (£3.50concs) on door
Manchester Comedy Guide
 SPORADIC LAUGHTER, The King's Arms - 7.30pm
Duncan Oakley
Nick Fraser
Kelly J Roberts
and Andy Rannard
Venue address: The King's Arms, 11 Bloom St, Salford, M3 6AN
tickets £5 on door
 
Saturday 5th April
the best in stand up at the comedy store
 BEST IN STAND UP, The Comedy Store - 8pm & 11.30pm
MC Archie Kelly
Paul Tonkinson
Stewart Francis(CAN)
Ian Moore
and Otiz Cannelloni
 
Comedy Lounge in the Printworks
 OPUS COMEDY LOUNGE, The Printworks - 8pm
MC Mandy Knight
Andy Askins
Tony Hendrix
and John Warburton
Sunday 6th April
King Gong at the comedy store
 KING GONG, The Comedy Store - 8pm
Gong Meister : Roger Monkhouse
 
buy tickets online or 0844 847 2277
   
Monday 7th April
Mirth On Monday at The Iguana Bar
 MIRTH ON MONDAY, The Iguana Bar, Chorlton
MC Des Sharples
John Warburton
Ray Kane
Tony Simpson
and Paul Wheeler
Shows start at 9pm. Admission is £3
Iguana Bar, 115-117 Manchester Rd, Chorlton, M21 9PG, Tel 0161 881 9338
 
Tuesday 8th April
MedEquip4Kids Charity Night at Opus Comedy Club
 COMEDY CHARITY NIGHT, Opus, Printworks - 7.30pm
Fancy joining us for a night out to prove laughter really is the best medicine? Top North West comedians will be taking to the stage from 7.30pm to raise money for the Clown Doctor's project at Booth Hall Children's Hospital and the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital in Pendlebury. Clown Doctors are professional artists who entertain poorly children and their siblings at their bedside every week with magic tricks, balloons, jokes and fun. The Clown Doctor programme is organised by the Theodora Children's Trust.

Last year the Comedy Night Charity Night was a fantastic success and we are aiming to build on that with more people joining us for an evening of hysterics.
MC on the night is Jonathan Mayor introducing..
Steve Shanyaski
David Longley
and Dominic Woodward
 
Wednesday 9th April
Stand Up Wednesday at the Comedy Store
 STAND UP WEDNESDAY, The Comedy Store - 8pm
MC Ben Norris
John Fothergill
and Carey Marx
   
Comedy Balloon at the Ape and Apple
 COMEDY BALLOON , The Ape and Apple - 8.45pm
MC Andy Watson
Headliner TBC
David Larkins
Michael Thornton
Kathleen Murphy
Laura Shenton
Aidan Russell
and Darren Phillips
Venue address: 28 John Dalton St, Manchester, M2 6HQ, tel: 0161 839 9624
   
Thursday 10th April
Godfathers of Comedy at the Comedy Store
 STAND UP THURSDAY, The Comedy Store - 8pm
MC Ben Norris
John Fothergill
Carey Marx
plus open spot
buy tickets online or 0844 847 2277
   
Manchester Comedy Guide
 MANOR MERRIMENT COMEDY, The Melville Pub
MC Matt Seber - Winner: Funhouse Comedy Competition 2007
Vince Atta
Jamie Sutherland
Mr Swan
and Adam Tempest
 
Friday 11th April
the best in stand up at the comedy store
 BEST IN STAND UP, The Comedy Store - Fri 8pm
MC Ben Norris
Carey Marx
Caimh McDonnell
Pierre Hollins
and Ivan Brackenbury
Comedy Lounge in the Printworks
 OPUS COMEDY LOUNGE, The Printworks - 8pm
MC Mike Wilkinson
Jim Tavare
Harvey Oliver
and Jason Cook
Howard Marks at the Sunshine Studios
 A NICE LITTLE CHAT WITH HOWARD MARKS, The King's Arms
Featuring Mr Nice and Des Sharples
The evening will start with a set by Des Sharples, one of Manchester's finest comedians.
" Des has the most brilliant execution, utterly suckering the audience before unveiling the unexpected”. Chorlte
Howard Marks : “I'll be playing some of my favourite records, showing a film and then Des will conduct an interview, chat show style, where we'll also be taking some questions texted in by the audience. I'll be sticking around for drinks and will be happy to sign some bits and pieces”.
There are only 60 tickets available for the show which is in one of Manchester and Salfords best small venues.
Doors: 7.30pm / show: 8pm. Admission is £15
Sunshine Studios, 52 Newton St., Manchester, M1 1ED, 0161 228 6814
 
For tickets 0161 832 1111
   
Saturday 12th April
Comedy Sportz
 ComedySportz, The Comedy Store - 5pm
ComedySportz takes two teams of the slickest, sharpest minds that comedy has to offer and pits them against each other. Armed with nothing more than the audiences suggestions and sharply contrasting uniforms, the CSz crew weave comedy gold before your very eyes. No scripts, no shortcuts - this is comedy without cutting corners; shameless, gleeful fun for everyone young and old.
the best in stand up at the comedy store
 BEST IN STAND UP, The Comedy Store - Sat 8pm & 11.30pm
MC Ben Norris
Carey Marx
Caimh McDonnell
Pierre Hollins (8pm show only)
and Ivan Brackenbury
Comedy Lounge in the Printworks
 OPUS COMEDY LOUNGE, The Printworks - 8pm
MC Mike Wilkinson
Jim Tavare
Harvey Oliver
and Jason Cook
Howard Marks at the Sunshine Studios
 A NICE LITTLE CHAT WITH HOWARD MARKS, The King's Arms
Featuring Mr Nice and Des Sharples
The evening will start with a set by Des Sharples, one of Manchester's finest comedians.
" Des has the most brilliant execution, utterly suckering the audience before unveiling the unexpected”. Chorlte
Howard Marks : “I'll be playing some of my favourite records, showing a film and then Des will conduct an interview, chat show style, where we'll also be taking some questions texted in by the audience. I'll be sticking around for drinks and will be happy to sign some bits and pieces”.
There are only 60 tickets available for the show which is in one of Manchester and Salfords best small venues.
Doors: 7.30pm / show: 8pm. Admission is £15
Sunshine Studios, 52 Newton St., Manchester, M1 1ED, 0161 228 6814
 
For tickets 0161 832 1111
   
 
Sunday 13th April
Free stuff at the comedy store

NEW STUFF, The Comedy Store - 8pm
Manchester's excellent FREE showcase of all new, never been seen or heard before material.