... sft _^ she scores Cilia Black is happy to be boosting ITVl ' s ratings : in the Saturday night wars ' See page 23 The last Don Ward on how his £ 1 , 000 investment changed the face of comedy Profile , page 9 Allied Artists War is . standing out against ...

... the first time in more than a decade with character sketch group Only launching a night at the venue . Founded in 1979 by Don Ward , the Comedy Store moved to its current site in Piccadilly Circus ten years ago and the venue in Leicester Square became ...

... Chuckle PROFILE : DON WARD The creator of The Comedy Store , responsible for launching the careers of a host of , tells Hepple how he £ 1 , 000 a national institution Just turned 60 but at least ten years younger , which he puts down to having a young ...

... open the Comedy Store in Manchester in September it will enrich the comedy scene in Manchester for everyone not cut it dead! Don Ward Owner The Comedy Store Ltd Oxendon Street London ...

... Comedy m store up north Comedy Store founder Don Ward and 1 MWP management ' s Ian Wilson have teamed up to produce a comedy festival in Manchester . Following moves and Noel Edmonds Unique to establish a London Comedy , the event in the north of England ...

... Jongleurs had informed ticket holders before the event. No one at Jongleurs was available for comment. Comedy Store director Don Ward has secured Simon Bligh as the first client of his in-house management company. As exclusively revealed by The Stage last ...

... Comedy Store closed for business in Leeds The Comedy Store has closed its Leeds venue just eight months after owner Don Ward announced plans to develop a franchise operation throughout the UK . Ward , who is widely acclaimed as the originator of the British ...

... this week with a star-studded gala opening and the man agement claiming that it may eclipse its London equi valent. Owner Don Ward said: This venue is so good, I think we will have to sharpen our act up in London and to do the other place up. Doris Hare ...

... Plowman , Radio 4 editor for comedy Caroline Raphael , head of radio entertainment Paul Schlesinger and Comedy Store owner Don Ward . The final will be by Dara and will be broadcast on BBC 7 on January 1 at 11 pm . www . bbc . co . uk / newtalent . Forerunner ...

... Leeds venue plan for Store Comedy Store owner Don Ward has revealed he has Leeds as the third for one of his comedy clubs . Ward , who is widely acclaimed as the of the British live scene after founding the Store in London in 1979 , said that he hoped ...

... Now Comedy Store targets Glasgow BY CAMERON ROBERTSON Comedy Store managing director Don Ward has targeted Glasgow as the perfect location to open a third club following his company's expansion to Manchester. Although Ward expects a trio of venues to ...

... > i u A * g 0 ng crashes back Store Don Ward has revealed the gong used to get ¦ offstage ; during the days of the couJritry ' s first comedy club is to ; m _& ke a . Ward , who the careers of Alexei _£ Rik and French and Saunders in what was then a ...