Interview: Dickie Ticker of Lancashire Hotpots

4:53pm Friday 21st November 2008

THEY are like the Houghton Weavers for the iPod generation and they are taking the country by storm, singing about great Lancashire institutions as the Chippy Tea, weekly line-dancing and pints of mild.

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Interview: Johnny Vegas

4:57pm Friday 21st November 2008

Comedian Johnny Vegas first became a household name starring in the ITV Digital adverts alongside Ben Miller’s Monkey, and now has a successful sitcom and film career.

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Review: Francesca Martinez @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

12:30pm Friday 21st November 2008

THE meaning of life might not sound like the funniest topic to base a comedy set around.

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Review: Mutton @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

11:15am Thursday 20th November 2008

IT was billed as “a show where you won’t feel embarrassed to wet yourself”.

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Review: Back To Englistan @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

12:21pm Wednesday 19th November 2008

THE pioneering stand-up show which showcases Anglo-Asian comedy returned to Blackburn last night.

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Review: Jason Manford @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

10:09am Tuesday 18th November 2008

When ‘Eight Out Of Ten Cats’ newest comedian says he loves doing stand-up, he truly means it from the bottom of his heart. I honestly thought he was never going to leave!

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Review: Russell Howard @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

12:08pm Monday 17th November 2008

HE’S one of the rising stars of British comedy and last night Russell Howard proved just why he’s become one of the most in-demand performers on the circuit.

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Review: Ken Dodd @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

12:04pm Monday 17th November 2008

Ken Dodd is a legend. How many 80 year-olds do you know who could stand on a stage and perform to a packed theatre for five hours?

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Review: Paddy McGuiness @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

2:44pm Friday 14th November 2008

OVER a thousand Paddy McGuinness fans can’t be wrong, can they?

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Review: Lee Evans @ MEN Arena, Manchester

9:58am Thursday 13th November 2008

I DON’T know whether Lee Evans should have a Government Health warning or be available on the NHS.

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Review: Justin Moorhouse @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

10:31am Monday 10th November 2008

A good comedian can be judged by how they deal with hecklers.

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Review: Frog and Bucket Comedy Club @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

3:45pm Monday 10th November 2008

WHAT a way to start — a sold out show, a quality line-up and arguably one of the top comedians currently on the circuit.

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Interview: Jonathan Mayor of Back To Englistan

3:43pm Friday 7th November 2008

HOW best to describe comedian Jonathan Mayor? I don't think I can improve on the words of one reviewer, who summed-up the drag artist with the words: “Imagine a Christmas tree has just exploded all over the campest Bollywood star you know.”

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Interview: Russell Howard

3:41pm Friday 7th November 2008

As he prepared to perform at Blackburn's You Must Be Joking comedy festival, we spoke to comic Russell Howard.

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Interview: Steve Coogan

12:34pm Wednesday 5th November 2008

Steve Coogan, the creator of some of the most memorable comedy characters in the past 20 years returns to Blackpool Opera House for two shows later this month.

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Interview: Stephen K Amos

2:44pm Friday 31st October 2008

EDINBURGH Festival favourite Stephen K Amos will be bringing his acclaimed stand-up show to Burnley, Morecambe and Salford.

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Interview: Brendon Burns

2:40pm Friday 31st October 2008

Australian comic Brendon Burns has been performing comedy since the age of 19 and although he denies it, has gained a reputation for his controversial material.

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Interview: Isy Suttie of Edinburgh & Beyond 2008

2:35pm Friday 31st October 2008

Talking politics, panto, and pies with Peep Show actress Isy Suttie, coming to Blackburn's You Must Be Joking comedy festival in her show Edinburgh & Beyond 2008.

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Interview: James Campbell

5:30pm Tuesday 28th October 2008

THE world's only stand-up comedian for children is coming to Burnley. We found out what tickles James Campbell's funny bones.

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Interview: Paddy McGuinness

5:26pm Tuesday 28th October 2008

PADDY McGuinness is famed for his comedy. But can you imagine him as a lab technician, a silver service waiter or a life guard? We spoke to the funny man ahead of his appearance in Blackburn as part of his latest national tour.

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Interview: Jason Manford

2:04pm Friday 17th October 2008

JASON Manford started his comedy life collecting glasses at Manchester's longest running comedy club, The Buzz.

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Interview: Phil Cool

1:57pm Friday 17th October 2008

One of the country’s best-loved comedians will round off East Lancashire’s own comedy festival in style. We spoke to Phil Cool.

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Review: Steve Coogan @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

1:55pm Monday 13th October 2008

AFTER 10 years away from live performances, Steve Coogan is back.

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Interview: Justin Moorhouse

2:48pm Friday 10th October 2008

HE’S gone from being the one with the tiger face in Phoenix Nights to award-winning radio presenter and in-demand stand-up.

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Interview: Dylan Moran

1:47pm Friday 3rd October 2008

WE caught up with BAFTA and Perrier Award-winning Irish comedian, actor and writer Dylan Moran before his stand-up gigs in Blackburn and Manchester.

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Review: Dara O'Briain @ Guild Hall, Preston

4:12pm Monday 6th October 2008

THE word hysterical is grossly over-used (I once heard it used to describe the Chuckle Brothers which is surely a case in point).

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Interview: Dara O Briain

11:57am Friday 26th September 2008

Mock The Week’s Dara O Briain is bringing his stand-up tour to Preston... but he seems more interested in talking about the rollercoasters at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

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Interview: Rhod Gilbert

11:09am Friday 12th September 2008

We spoke to comic Rhod Gilbert — dubbed “the Welsh misery” — ahead of a 65-date UK tour, calling at Colne, Manchester and Salford.

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