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Back for a second series, for those not aware of the show on the digital channel Dave, each episode of One Night Stand takes place in the hometown of the closing act.

These kinds of show only really use the town as a backdrop - a selling point for the show - and in this case stand-up and Direct Line advertiser Chris Addison performed in Manchester.

Also starring was Addison's co-star in his failed sitcom Lab Rats Jo Enright, who impressed with her talent for impersonation (and pigeon noises); and Craig Campbell, who was arguably the best performer on the night.

Campbell's a great storyteller, with tales of rude song lyrics, tripping on mushrooms and killing badgers. It's really quite a shame Campbell isn't British because he deserves to be the star of his own episode. Jason Cook also filmed for this episode, though his set - and an interview with Chris Addison - is only available online.

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A new series in which comedians perform a gig in their home town. Really, the gig could be anywhere - other than a quick introduction in Manchester city centre there's nothing particularly illuminating. It's as if they started the show with a clear premise then decided they couldn't be bothered to go through with it. Addison's stand-up is all about whining about everyday stuff, and the audience love it. He's joined by comedians Jo Enright and Craig Campbell (respectively from Birmingham and Canada) to continue ignoring the Mancunian theme.

We've always like Dave's idea of having comedians perform in their home towns - it means the series produces an amusingly skewed travel guide to Britain. To kick off season two, Chris Addison (of The Thick Of It and the Direct Line ads fame) performs at the Palace Theatre in Manchester with a set that references the city's attacks by the IRA, its crappy weather and its status as the home of Britain's tallest skyscraper outside London ('on a clear day it can be seen by ten counties. And when we get a clear day, we might be able to prove that'). Canadian Craig Campbell and the titchy Jo Enright support.

Dave's stand-up challenger to Live at the Apollo returns with Chris Addison - now known as that bloke off the Direct Line adverts - returning to his home town of Manchester (which apparently you shouldn't get wet or feed after midnight in case it changes into Liverpool) to play a gig at the Palace Theatre. His rants about the internet being "the most passive-aggressive force in the universe", the stupidity of Ugg boots and people who say "the thing about me is " are both angry and incredibly funny. He's joined by hirsute Canadian Craig Campbell and the diminutive Jo Enright, who manages to get a few good laughs out of her poor Irish mammy.

The mightily smart and funny Chris 'Him off The Thick of It' Addison is the first name on the bill for Dave's new run of stand-up gigs, and the strangely youthful comic reveals a scabrous streak you wouldn't expect from one with so few creases in his forehead.