Budding comedians are being given the chance to hone their skills on a new course that has been set up at legendary Northern Quarter comedy club the Frog and Bucket.

You’d expect stand-up comedian Nish Kumar to be nervous, but he thinks that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Manchester’s Gay Village is hosting a comedy night on November 13 in aid of local Castlefield charity After Adoption to provide support for LGBT adoptees.

Comedian Jason Byrne talks to MM about house-hunting with Johnny Vegas, taking Jason Manford’s crown and Coronation Street ahead of his show at the Lowry tomorrow night.

Barking Tales, a unique comedy night with the focus very much on mental health, is the brainchild of Harriet Dyer.

Beaver Night Club is not your standard night out.

We crept down the stairs of Bierkeller to their German cavern. The low ceilings and long wooden pews stretching the length of the bar made the environment cosy.

MM caught up with Kiri Pritchard about the importance of honesty, prejudice, and her fear of the forever-ness of the internet ahead of Laughing Cows comedy night at Northern Quarter’s Frog and Bucket.

Morrissey may not have a stitch to wear but paper dolls of The Smiths’ frontman – created by a mega fan and available online – come complete with a range of outfits, including a special Christmas number.

Local comedy writers and performers are open to register for the Greater Manchester Fringe Comedy Festival, as the event returns for the third successive year.

Harriet Dyer, who originally hails from Cornwall, has been running the Barking Tales comedy night at Joshua Brooks since the start of the year with a very simple – yet affective – goal.