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October 2008
Wednesday 1st October
Stand Up Wednesday at the Comedy Store
STAND UP WEDNESDAY, The Comedy Store - 8pm
MC Ben Norris
Josh Howie
and Andrew Bird
   
The Eagle Has Landed at the Met, Bury
THE EAGLE HAS LANDED - 8pm
Odd but charming BBC Radio 4 reporter Marvin Williams goes on a journey to find his brother who has been missing for twenty years. Tracing the trail of an entire life, he stumbles his way through beautiful and outrageous situations. What does he find in the end? A moving story told with quirky humour, idiosyncratic characters, cinematic perspectives, and rapid, surprising scene changes.
buy tickets online or 0844 815 4870
   
Thursday 2nd October
Godfathers of Comedy at the Comedy Store
STAND UP THURSDAY, The Comedy Store - 8pm
MC Ben Norris
Josh Howie
Andrew Bird
plus open spot
buy tickets online or 0844 847 2277
   
big value thursday - frog & bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, The Frog & Bucket - 8pm
MC Ian Moore
Michael Legge
John Scott
Michale Marslnd
and Clint Edwards
buy tickets online or 0161 236 9805
 
First Thursday Comedy Club
FIRST THRUSDAY COMEDY CLUB - 8pm
Odd but charming BBC Radio 4 reporter Marvin Williams goes on a journey to find his brother who has been missing for twenty years. Tracing the trail of an entire life, he stumbles his way through beautiful and outrageous situations. What does he find in the end? A moving story told with quirky humour, idiosyncratic characters, cinematic perspectives, and rapid, surprising scene changes.
buy tickets online or 0844 815 4870
   
Friday 3rd October
the best in stand up at the comedy store
BEST IN STAND UP, The Comedy Store - 8pm
MC Ben Norris
Josh Howie
Andrew Bird
Terry Alderton
and Gavin Webster
 
Barrel Of Laughs
BARREL OF LAUGHS, The Frog & Bucket - 8pm
MC Mike Wilkinson
Michael Legge
Pete Jonas
and Ian Moore
buy tickets online or 0161 236 9805
 
Saturday 4th October
courses in stand up at the comedy store
STAND UP COURSE @ The Comedy Store
Stand Up starting October 4th, 1pm - 3pm for 10 weeks. You will learn the basics through to developing material for your first set. The course ends with a showcase and a dvd of your performance that you can take away and analyse, or just put on youtube, you know, whatever. Price: £90 (£80 student)
courses in stand up at the comedy store
IMPROV COURSE @ The Comedy Store
Beginning Improv 10 week workshop course started October 4th, 1pm - 3pm for 10 weeks. You will learn the basics of how to work together in a scene, and where the 'funny' can derive from the truth. Lots of fun, also a great networking tool. If you're a stand up this course is very useful for compering and bantering. Price: £80 (£70 student)
the best in stand up at the comedy store
BEST IN STAND UP, The Comedy Store - 8pm & 11.30pm
MC Ben Norris
Josh Howie (8pm show only)
Andrew Bird
Terry Alderton
and Gavin Webster
 
Barrel Of Laughs
BARREL OF LAUGHS, The Frog & Bucket - 8pm
MC Mike Wilkinson
Michael Legge
Pete Jonas
and Ian Moore
buy tickets online or 0161 236 9805
 
Sunday 5th October
Neil Innes at the Met, Bury
NEIL INNES - 8pm
The seventh Python, fourth member of the Bonzo Dog Do Dah Band and presenter of award winning children's programmes, Neil has has a career spanning forty years. A musical comedy genius.
buy tickets online or 0844 815 4870
   
courses in stand up at the comedy store
STAND UP COURSE @ The Comedy Store
Stand Up starting October 5th, 3pm - 6pm for 6 weeks. You will learn the basics through to developing material for your first set. The course also ends with a showcase and a dvd of your performance that you can take away and analyse. Price: £90 (£80 student)
courses in stand up at the comedy store
KING GONG, The Comedy Store - 8pm
 

MC Mick Ferry

 
Monday 6th October
Beat The Frog - Frog & Bucket
BEAT THE FROG, The Frog & Bucket - 8pm - HEAT 3
Arguably the best amateur stand-up night in the country as the comedians take on the might of the Frog and Bucket audience to try and win through and beat the frog - the sign of disapproval
Jason Cook introduces 13 comedians including...
Killian Monson
and Scooby
buy tickets online or 0161 236 9805
 
Wednesday 8th October
Stand Up Wednesday at the Comedy Store
STAND UP WEDNESDAY, The Comedy Store - 8pm
MC Tom Wrigglesworth
Greg Davies
and Jason John Whitehead(CAN)
   

Thursday 9th October

Godfathers of Comedy at the Comedy Store
STAND UP THURSDAY, The Comedy Store - 8pm
MC TBC
Greg Davies
Jason John Whitehead(CAN)
plus open spot
buy tickets online or 0844 847 2277
   
big value thursday - frog & bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, The Frog & Bucket - 8pm
MC Karen Bayley
Tanya Lee Davis
Nick Revil
Jason Ryan
and Michael J Dolan
buy tickets online or 0161 236 9805
 
Friday 10th October
the best in stand up at the comedy store
BEST IN STAND UP, The Comedy Store - 8pm
MC TBC
Greg Davies
Jason John Whitehead(CAN)
Steve Royle
and Lloyd Langford
 
Barrel Of Laughs
BARREL OF LAUGHS, The Frog & Bucket - 8pm
MC Karen Bayley
Tanya Lee Davis
Tom Craine
and Nick Revil
buy tickets online or 0161 236 9805
 
Saturday 11th October
the best in stand up at the comedy store
BEST IN STAND UP, The Comedy Store - 8pm
MC TBC
Greg Davies
Jason John Whitehead(CAN)
Steve Royle
and Lloyd Langford (8pm show only)
 
Barrel Of Laughs
BARREL OF LAUGHS, The Frog & Bucket - 8pm
MC Karen Bayley
Tanya Lee Davis
Tom Craine
and Nick Revil
buy tickets online or 0161 236 9805
 
Sunday 12th October
courses in stand up 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.
 
Monday 13th October
Beat The Frog - Frog & Bucket
BEAT THE FROG, The Frog & Bucket - 8pm - HEAT 4
Arguably the best amateur stand-up night in the country as the comedians take on the might of the Frog and Bucket audience to try and win through and beat the frog - the sign of disapproval
Dan Nightingale introduces 13 comedians including...
Carl Hutchinson - Beat the Frog World Series Winner 2007
and Dan Bland
buy tickets online or 0161 236 9805
 
Thursday 16th October
Phil Nichol & Rhod Gilbert at the Comedy Store
Phil Nichol: One Night Only & Rhod Gilbert and the Award-Winning Mince Pie, The Comedy Store - 8pm
Part of Manchester Comedy Festival
Phil Nichol : This year multi award winner Phil presents a back to basics stand up show. No theme, no story, no band, nothing fancy, just jokes and funny songs
Rhod Gilbert : A service station somewhere. Rhod Gilbert finds himself standing in the coffee shop aggressively demanding to know more about an ’Award-Winning Mince Pie’ on display on the counter. Suddenly aware of what he is doing, Rhod is forced to acknowledge that he may be having a very mild nervous breakdown.
 
big value thursday - frog & bucket
BIG VALUE THURSDAY, The Frog & Bucket - 8pm
Part of Manchester Comedy Festival
MC Jason Cook
Duncan Oakley
Steve Shanyaski
and Jack Whitehall
buy tickets online or 0161 236 9805
 
Friday 17th October