The north-west of England has been dubbed the funniest place in the UK. A Laughter Index survey conducted to mark the release of Peter Kay: Live & Back on Nights! found that the majority of those quizzed thought the region produced the nation's funniest comedians. Stand-ups from the north-west include Kay, Steve Coogan, Les Dawson and Ken Dodd Comedy expert and Getting the Joke author Oliver Double said: "Historically, northern comedians have tended to be quite gentle and slow-paced, and the warmth of their stage personality has often been noted. "Then there's the fact that they talk about (more)...
- 11/23/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
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