The Manchester Irish Festival

The Manchester Irish Festival 2003
8th - 18th March 2003

Comedy

Comedy Film Festival
Venue: Hennigan’s Sports Bar, Levenshulme
Date: Tuesday 11th March
Time: 8.00pm
Tel: 0161 257 2484
Price: Free

Manchester Irish Festival Comedy Film Festival featuring Peter Kay. Live and exclusive footage of the award winning Comedian Peter Kay in his appearances at the Palace Nightclub, from his early beginnings to his rise to fame before Phoenix Nights.

Archie Kelly
Venue: The Buzz, Southern Pub, Chorlton
Date: Thursday 13th March
Time: 8pm
Tel: 0870 240 1170
Price: £6

Archie is one of Manchester’s leading comedy stars and appeared as Kenny in Phoenix Nights. Tonight he is supported
by Paul Kerensa and Shappi Khorsardi. Look out for a special Guinness promotion.

Irish Curry and the Craic!
with Harp Irish Lager
Venue: Frog and Bucket
Date: Thursday 13th March
Tel: 0161 236 9805
Price: £8.00 with curry
£ 5.00 without (£4.00 conc.)
Time: 8.30pm

Tonight you’ll get FOUR hot comics of Irish persuasion... sample the delights of ‘our Kenny’s’ Irish curry and finish the night off with a rockin’ disco til 1.00am.

Irish Barrel of Laughs
with Harp Irish Lager
Venue: Frog and Bucket
Date: Friday 14th March
Tel: 0161 236 9805
Price: £10
Time: 8.30pm

Enjoy our famous weekend show with FOUR top comics of Irish persuasion and work it all off with the legendary cheesy disco till 2.00am. Eddie Bannon, Father Ted star and “one of Irelands most
consistently enjoyable comics” Evening Herald. Brendan Dempsey,Waking Ned film star and “never anything less than
hilarious” BBC Comedy Online, Mick Ferry. Local Manc with strong Irish roots, a favourite with the Frog and Bucket. Bill Wooland An open spot with a soft spot for all things Irish! Plus the legendary
Cheesy Disco until 2am.

Ed Byrne
Venue: Tameside Hippodrome,
Ashton-under-Lyne.
Date: 22nd March
Time: 7.30pm
Tel: 0161 330 2095
Price: Check Box Office

Comic Gold’, Ed Byrne is making a welcome return to the Festival, prepare to just stand up and cheer like everybody else. The Irish bloke who cares a lot about mobile phones.

Irish Barrel of Laughs
with Harp Irish Lager
Venue: Frog and Bucket
Date: Friday 14th March
Tel: 0161 236 9805
Price: £10

Eddie Bannon, Father Ted star and “one of Irelands most consistently enjoyable comics” Evening Herald; Brendan Dempsey, Waking Ned film star and “never anything less than hilarious” BBC
Comedy Online; Mick Ferry - local Manc with strong Irish roots, a favourite with the Frog and Bucket; Bill Wooland - an open
spot with a soft spot for all things Irish! Plus the legendary Cheesy Disco until 2.00am.

Red Hot Raw in association with
Harp Irish Lager
Venue: Frog and Bucket
Date: Saturday 15th March
Tel: 0161 236 9805
Price: £10 (£6 conc)
Time: 7.30pm
The night that launched the
comedic careers of Peter Kay,
Johnny Vegas and Dave Gorman...
top compere introduces 8 redhot
comics new to the scene...
Hot disco till 1.00am to finish!