A university has a launched a degree for students who will be encouraged to joke around in lectures.
The three-year BA in comedy practices at Salford University?s MediaCity campus is one of the first in the country dedicated to the art of making people laugh.
Those who pass will hope to follow in the footsteps of the university?s top comic graduates Peter Kay and Jason Manford.
Students are taught how to perform their own comedy material, learn drama techniques and write sitcom scripts.
Course leader Lisa Moore said: "Salford has got quite a strong history of funny people.
"People who have taken our performing arts course have gone on to be very successful, and we thought there was a demand for a comedy course.
"We have got 20 students on the course this year, and we are hoping to build on this.
"It?s a full-time degree. I would say the majority of students are very keen to break onto the circuit and perform, but it can open the door to lots of other careers in TV and performance."
The ?8,500-a-year course is a spin-off from Salford?s performance degree, whose alumni include Phoenix Nights star Kay and top stand-up Manford.
Other showbiz stars to study at Salford include Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley, former Doctor Who Christopher Eccleston and leading actress Maxine Peake.
Lisa, a veteran TV?and stage performer, stand-up poet and actor, said professional comics, actors and writers would be running hands-on classes.
She said: "We?re very lucky in Salford to have access to high-profile TV and film companies, particularly since MediaCity opened. Our students will be able to make the most of these opportunities. We?ve got some amazing people who will be running masterclasses with them."
The course promises to teach ?cutting-edge live and recorded performance? and tell students ?about the business and acquire production skills?.
Graduates ?may go on to perform, direct, write, research or produce?.
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