Peter Kay gets standing ovation on return to stage at charity gig

Comedian tells live Q&A in Manchester that comeback is ‘like getting in a hot bath’ Returning to the stage is like “getting in a hot bath”, Peter Kay said at a special charity gig.The Bolton-born comic received a standing ovation as he appeared on…

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Theatres that made us: ‘I’ve wrestled, climbed the walls and got a black eye’

Nadia Albina, Ivo Graham, Cherylee Houston and more share memories of the theatres that they call homeIvo Graham’s Game of Life UK tour has been rescheduled. Read more about Pleasance Courtyard.Nadia Albina stars in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Othe…

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Sarcasm and sausages: Manchester’s tough crowds make comedians sizzle

Amateur nights, ‘chaos energy’ and jokes about yeast … Our writer continues her UK comedy tour and discovers Mancunians’ appetite for the alternativeIt’s Manchester’s first ever Grubby Comedy night. The sold-out audience at the Red Bank Project, a rece…

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