The last laugh: Curtain comes down on comedy at Bernard Manning's Embassy Club

For nearly 70 years, Manchester’s Embassy Club echoed with the city’s biggest laughs. On its final night, old fans, new faces, and one rising comic came together to pay tribute to a venue that helped shape British comedy - before the doors close for good. Damon Wilkinson was in the audience.


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