Frog & Bucket Comedy World Series: The last three frogs in the bucket
Last night Manchester comedy club The Frog & Bucket held its 20th Annual ‘Beat the Frog’ World Series Final. Beat
‘The unconquerable beast’: Manchester comic on sexism, honesty, and Laughing Cows ahead of Frog and Bucket gig
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.
Jason Manford blames use of ‘retard’ in Tesco trolley apology on auto-correct, then defends joke, then deletes it
Jason Manford is courting controversy again after backlash from fans has forced him to remove a Facebook comment using the word ‘retard’ that he used to drum up publicity ahead of his Live at the Apollo… show on BBC1 last night.
Geeks on stage: Science Show-off challenges Manchester’s bravest boffins to impress in open mic night
The Science Show-off, to be hosted at the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) on October 24, is a science-based open mic night.
Moggie survival guide: Comic cat Mungo gets £5K from ONE generous paw-out to help him teach feline care
Cat lovers across Manchester have donated more almost £19,000 to fund Mungo Moves In – a comic-style handbook on living with rescue cats.
Return of the Ewok! Comic Con stalwart and Star Wars actor Warwick Davis to attend 2014 convention
Warwick Davis played wok Wicket in Return Of The Jedi and Professor Filius Flitwick in the Harry Potter movies.
Mental image: Manchester artist turns tragic brother’s battle with schizophrenia and suicide into illustrative art
A Manchester-based cross-media scriptwriter is looking to reveal the realities of schizophrenia in tribute to her tragic brother.
Piccadilly Pulse: Is Ben Affleck the worst choice to play Batman ever?
Clooney and Kilmer were stinkers, but is Affleck the worst Batman ever?