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Peter Kay launchesnew comedy courseOne <strong>of</strong> <strong>Salford</strong>’s most famous graduates, Peter Kay, returned to the<strong>University</strong> in October to launch its new dedicated comedy course forbudding writers and performers.Household name Peter Kay first discovered a talent for stand-up comedy backin the 1990s when he studied for an HND in Media Performance at <strong>Salford</strong>.Since winning the North West Comedy Award in 1996, he has gone on toachieve huge popularity with That Peter Kay Thing, Phoenix Nights, Maxand Paddy’s Road to Nowhere and has sold out national stand-up tours.Peter was at the <strong>University</strong>’s MediaCityUK campus to launch its new comedypathways course for performance students who want to develop their skillsin sketch writing, physical comedy and clowning, sitcom and stand-up whileinvestigating the roots <strong>of</strong> what makes people laugh, the business <strong>of</strong> a careerin comedy and the cultural importance <strong>of</strong> the art form.May 2013 | 49
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