KILHEY COURT, Chorley Road, Standish, Wigan. The Bradshaws are back in town with their own brand of humour taking a trip down memory lane. Friday March 23. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Ring 01257 472100.

QUAYS THEATRE, The Lowry, Salford. The Three Kings Comedy Tour. Saturday March 3. Starts 8pm. Tickets £10.50.

THE MET, Market Street, Bury. Ring 0161 761 2216.

BLUE CAT CAFE, Shaw Rd, Heaton Moor, Stockport, 0161 432 2117.

FROG AND BUCKET, Oldham St, Manchester. 0161 236 9805.

QUAY BAR, Deansgate Quay, Bridgewater Viaduct, Mcr. Ring 0161 839 8803.

ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE, St Ann's Square, Manchester, 0161 833 9833.

THE COMEDY CLUB, Royton Assembly Hall, Market Place, Royton. Ring 0161 911 4072.

BUXTON OPERA house, Water Street, Buxton. Ring 01298 721190.

DARWEN LIBRARY THEATRE. 01254 706006.

THE BUZZ, Nell Lane, Chorlton, Mcr. Top live comedy with James Holmes, Marian Pashley, Arnold Bolt and Drew Barr. Starts 8pm. Admission £6. Ring 0161 440 8662.

CONTACT THEATRE, Oxford Road, Mcr. First Wed of each month. The Giggle Factory with Owen Rankin. 8pm. Adm £5 & £3.50 conc. Ring 0161 274 0600.

THE COMEDY CLUB, Royton Assembly Hall, Market Place, Royton, Oldham. Ring 0161 911 4072.

PRESTON GUILD HALL & CHARTER THEATRE, Lancaster Road, Preston. Tommy Tiernan. A recollection of rural Ireland and the world at large. Monday March 5. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £9.50. Ring 01772 258858.

LYRIC THEATRE, The Lowry, Salford. The Right Size in Bewilderness featuring Sean Foley and Hamish McColl. Runs from Tuesday March 6 to Saturday March 10. Performances 8pm with Saturday matinee at 3pm. Tickets £8, £10 and £12, evenings and Saturday matinee £6, £8 and £10 with concessions available. Also, A Servant To Two Masters. Runs from Wednesday March 7 to Saturday March 10. Performances 7.30pm with a Thursday matinee 2pm, Saturday matinee 2.30pm. Tickets £6 to £18. Ring 0161 876 2000.

CONTACT THEATRE, Oxford Road, Manchester. Ring 0161 876 2000.

BUXTON OPERA HOUSE, Water Street, Buxton. Ring 01298 72190.

THE COMEDY STORE, Deansgate Locks, Manchester. The Best in Stand Up Comedy with Mike Wilmot, Mark Maier, Jo Enright and Smug Roberts. Tonight. Starts 8pm. Tickets £10 and £5. Also, Men at Work with Toby Foster, Anvil Springstein, Gavin Webster, Alex Boardman and Justin Moorhouse. Wednesday March 7. Also, The Comedy Store Players. Thursday March 8. Ring 0161 839 9595.

PALACE NIGHTCLUB, Farmside Place, Levenshulme, Manchester. Manchester Irish Festival Comedy Competition 2001. Wednesday March