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Dave Spikey's healthy dose of rib-tickling remedies

6:23pm Wednesday 20th February 2008

Dave Spikey St George's Hall If laughter really is the best medicine then Dave Spikey is a great healer.

Comic hero’s adventure is a masterpiece

Matthew Parish stars as Tintin at the Alhambra

3:23pm Thursday 15th November 2007

Herge's Adventures of Tintin The Alhambra Cry your eyes out, stamp your feet in rage, bang your head and kick yourself hard - these are all the things you'll be doing if you miss Tintin before it leaves Bradford for the bright lights of London's West End.

Jimmy's funny - despite the repeats!

Poking fun, Jimmy Carr

4:16pm Sunday 11th November 2007

Jimmy Carr, St George's Hall It's easy to tell from the title of Jimmy Carr's latest stand-up show that it's not intended for a sensitive audience.

Naughty Billy’s nod to old days

8:31am Thursday 1st November 2007

Billy Pearce, St George's Hall When Billy Pearce returns to Bradford to star in Peter Pan at the Alhambra in December one thing's for sure - none of this material will be in the panto.

Skinner’s frank and funny outlook on life

7:55am Thursday 18th October 2007

Frank Skinner, St George's Hall With a wink in his eye and a glint from his recently-acquired gold tooth, the cheeky West Brom boy gets away with just about everything.

Small crowd but big laughs

11:58pm Thursday 4th October 2007

Justin Moorhouse Alhambra Studio "Is there any need for this?" Justin asked, pointing to his microphone.

Sean cuts the mustard

8:55pm Thursday 4th October 2007

Sean Hughes St George's Hall As the less-than-capacity crowds filed into St George's Hall there was an air of expectation mixed with uncertainty. After years away from the stand up circuit would Hughes be able to cut the mustard?

B'Stard's back, but the plot's gone missing

Rik Mayall as Alan B'Stard

10:17am Wednesday 13th June 2007

The New Statesman

Mark’s wry look at the gender gap

Mark Little

3:57pm Wednesday 4th April 2007

Defending the Caveman St George's Hall Forget self-help books - if you want to understand the differences between men and women spend an evening with Mark Little, who appears to have it sussed.

Ricky's a rough diamond

4:21pm Friday 21st April 2006

Ricky Tomlinson St George's Hall In his off-white vest and sagging jeans, the man with the tangled beard shuffled on stage to a rousing chorus of "My Ar**" from the audience.


National News

Royal sale doubles estimate

William Tallon holding two of the Queen's Corgis

Updated 9:58pm Saturday 5th July 2008

Hundreds of mementoes that give a unique below stairs insight into the Royal household went under the hammer and fetched hundreds of thousands of pounds.


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