QUAYS THEATRE, The Lowry, Salford Quays. Ring 0161 876 2000.

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. 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. Ring 01772 258858.

LYRIC THEATRE, The Lowry, Salford. 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 with DAve Johns, Simon B Cotter, Martin Coyotte, Omid Djalili and Paul Zerdin. Saturday April 7. Starts 8pm. Tickets £12 and £6. Also, Men At Work with Toby Foster, Anvil Springsteen, Gavin Webster, Alex Boardman and Justin Moorhouse. Wednesday April 11. Starts 8pm. Tickets £7 and £6. Also, The Comedy Players with Jim Sweeney, Richard Vranch and Andy Smart. Thursday April 12. Starts 8pm. Tickets £10 and £6. Also, Friday Night Late Show. Every Friday. Starts 11.30pm. Tickets £12 and £6. Ring 0161 839 9595.

WALKABOUT INN, King Street, Wigan. Tony Law, winner of the Glastonbury Festival New Act and Roger Monkhouse. Tuesday April 10. Tickets £6.50 on the door, £5 in advance and £4 to members. Ring 07939 078865 or 07870 989835.

GREEN ROOM, Manchester. Fear of a Black Planet. A team of black artists perform a cabaret with bite and an humorous insight into what it means to be black. Wednesday April 11 to Friday April 13. Starts 8pm. Tickets £8 and £5.