Jason Manford
Jason Manford | |
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Born | Jason John Manford 26 May 1981 Salford, England |
Education | University of Salford (BA) |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1999–present |
Spouses | Catherine Manford
(m. 2007; div. 2013)Lucy Dyke (m. 2017) |
Children | 6 |
Website | jasonmanford |
Jason John Manford (born 26 May 1981) is an English comedian, presenter, actor and singer.
Manford was a team captain on the
Manford has starred in numerous stage musicals in the West End and across the UK such as Sweeney Todd, The Producers, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Guys and Dolls, Curtains and The Wizard of Oz.
Early life
Jason John Manford was born in
During a Twitter exchange in which Manford defended
Career
Television
From June to November 2007, Manford was on Ideal,
From June to November 2007, Manford was Paramount Comedy's continuity announcer and writer.[14] In June 2007, he took over from Dave Spikey as a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats.[15] He presented his own show, Tonightly, which aired every weekday from 1 to 22 August 2008 and appeared as a celebrity supporter for inventor Kin Kam in a special charity edition of BBC Two's Dragons' Den for Sport Relief.
In March 2010, Manford was announced as host of a new comedy show called Comedy Rocks, featuring stand-up comedians and musical performances. A pilot was shown on ITV on 26 March 2010 and a full series began on the channel on 14 January 2011. On 26 May 2010, Manford was announced as the new presenter of BBC One's The One Show from July 2010.[16] He resigned from the programme in November 2010 following allegations surrounding his private life.[17]
He, with
Since 21 June 2014, Manford has hosted a
Manford played the role of Marty in the 2015 BBC Drama Ordinary Lies.[20] In 2015, he hosted The Money Pit for Dave and It's a Funny Old Week for ITV.[21]
In 2016, Manford joined Absolute Radio as their new Sunday morning show presenter.
In April 2017, Manford guest presented five episodes of
In 2017, he presented a new Sunday-night entertainment series for ITV called Bigheads.
Since 2017, he has been the voice of Daisy's dad in a CHF Entertainment cartoon called Daisy & Ollie. He also writes some of the episodes for it.[22]
In 2018, he fronted What Would Your Kid Do?, a new series for ITV.[23]
In 2020, Manford came in second place as the Hedgehog on
In May 2021, Manford became the presenter of BBC quiz show Unbeatable.[26]
In February 2022, Manford appeared on the final of the Masked Singer
In November 2022, Manford presented .
Stand–up
After a successful first UK tour
In March 2010, Manford took part in
In 2011, Manford became one of the shareholders of the Chester-based comedy club The Laugh Inn. He frequented the club to see shows and support the circuit comedians, as well as performing impromptu shows. The club closed in 2013.[30]
Singing
Manford comes from a family of singers and musicians[10] and sang regularly with them. In the TV competition Born to Shine in 2011, he was taught daily to sing in an operatic style; he went on to win[31] the show, and has released an album of show tunes, titled A Different Stage.
On 25 November 2022, Manford released the single "Assembly Bangers", a song he had been closing his standup show with. The track, a medley of songs nostalgically associated with school assemblies including "This Little Light of Mine", "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" and "Lord of the Dance", will donate all profits to the Trussell Trust's Emergency Fund Appeal.[32][33] The single charted at number two on the UK Official Singles Sales Chart on 2 December 2022.[34]
On 16 December 2022, Manford released Assembly Bangers: The Album with Chris Sutherland,[35] with the "Christmas Assembly Bangers" single being released on the same day. Again, all proceeds were donated to the Trussell Trust.[36]
Acting
In late 2013, Manford was the
Manford has a minor voice role in the Xbox 360 video game Fable III, playing Jammy, who teaches the player how to use mortars.[38] He had a role in the BBC Three series Ideal and starred in an episode of BBC One's Moving On. In 2015, Manford played the role of Marty in the BBC One drama series Ordinary Lies, starring alongside Michelle Keegan, Max Beesley and Sally Lindsay. He also played the medium Alexander Le Cheyne in Episode 3 of Series 3 of Ripper Street. In 2015, Manford starred in his second musical as Leo Bloom in the 2015 UK tour of Mel Brooks' The Producers opposite Louie Spence, Phill Jupitus and Ross Noble.
He played
In 2019, he starred in Curtains, a musical whodunnit by Fred Ebb and John Kander, which toured the UK. It moved to the Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End mid-December until mid-January 2020, after which it began a further UK tour.[39]
In December 2020 he was due to make his pantomime debut as Muddles in Sleeping Beauty at the Manchester Opera House alongside Billy Pearce, Jodie Prenger, Eric Potts and Louis Gaunt, however, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the government's guidelines the performances were cancelled. He eventually made his panto debut in December 2022 at the Opera House as Captain Hook in Peter Pan alongside Ben Nickless, where he closed each performance by singing "Assembly Bangers".
Manford is starring as the
In February 2024, it was confirmed that Manford had joined the cast of BBC's Waterloo Road as the school's new Headteacher, Steve Savage.[41]
Influences
Manford cites
Charity
In November 2008, Manford became patron of Savebabies, a charity campaigning for newborn screening.[43]
In April 2014, Manford became a supporter of the cancer charity Stephen's Story. It was set up by Stephen Sutton MBE, a 19-year-old blogger with terminal colorectal cancer who set up the initiative to help others battling cancer.[44] All profits made by Manford's comedy clubs during May 2014, the month of Sutton's death, were given to the charity.[45]
Personal life
Manford married his first wife, Catherine, in October 2007. They had four children together before separating in 2013: twin daughters born on 20 August 2009, a third daughter born in December 2010, and a son born in 2012.[46] The family lived in Bramhall.[47] He married his second wife, Lucy Dyke, in 2017; they have two children together.
Manford is a supporter of Manchester City FC.[48]
Awards
Won
- Winner of the 1999 North West City Life Comedian of the Year
- Winner of the 2000 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year
- Winner of the 2005 Writers Guild of Great Britain and The List's Best Comedy Newcomer for his debut Edinburgh show Urban Legend
- Winner of the 2006 Chortle Award for Best Breakthrough Act
- Winner of the 2006 North West Comedy Awards category for Best Stand up on the North West Circuit
Nominated
- Finalist in the 2000 Channel Four Edinburgh Fringe Festival
- Nominated for the 2001 Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Comedy
- Nominated for the 2005 Perrier Awardat the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for his debut one-man show Urban Legend
- Runner-up as Hedgehog (contestant) in 2020 The Masked Singer UK.
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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UK [49] | ||
A Different Stage |
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10 |
Assembly Bangers: The Album (with Chris Sutherland) |
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— |
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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UK Sales
| ||
"Assembly Bangers" | 2022 | 2 |
"Christmas Assembly Bangers" (with Chris Sutherland) |
— |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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UK
| ||
" | 2017 | — |
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
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2000 | The Best Manchester Comedy | |||
BBC New Comedy Awards | ||||
2002 | Gloves Off | |||
Interference | ||||
2005 | Cutting It | Comic | BBC One | |
Gideon's Daughter | Comic | |||
Ideal | Jack | BBC Three | ||
2005–2006 | Richard & Judy | Channel 4 | ||
2006 | 100 Greatest Funny Moments | |||
Modern Worries | ||||
2007 | Shuffle | |||
Premier League All Stars Extra Time | Presenter | Sky1
|
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Shameless | Security guard | Channel 4 | ||
2007–2014 | Live at the Apollo | Featured comic/presenter | BBC One | 5 episodes |
2007–2010 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Team captain | Channel 4 | 6 series |
2008 | Tonightly | Presenter | 1 series | |
2009 | As Seen on TV
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Team captain | BBC One | 1 series |
2009–2010 | Walk on the Wild Side | Various characters | ||
2010 | The One Show | Co-presenter | BBC One | With Alex Jones |
2010–2011 | Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford | Presenter | ITV | 1 series |
Odd One In | Team captain | ITV | 2 series | |
The Comedy Annual | Featured comic | 2 episodes | ||
2011 | Born to Shine | Contestant | Series winner | |
Show Me the Funny | Presenter | 1 series | ||
2012–2014 | A Funny Old Year | Presenter | ||
2012– | QI | Regular panellist | BBC Two | |
2014 | Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This | Ken Brooke | ITV | One-off TV film |
A Question of Sport: Super Saturday | Presenter | BBC One | 1 series | |
2014, 2015 | Sunday Night at the Palladium
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Presenter | ITV | 2 episodes |
2015 | Ordinary Lies | Marty | BBC One | 1 series |
Money Pit[51] | Presenter | Dave | ||
It's a Funny Old Week | Presenter | ITV | 1 series | |
2017 | The Nightly Show | Guest presenter | 5 episodes | |
The Biggest Night in British Theatre – The Olivier Awards | Presenter | |||
Bigheads | Presenter | 1 series | ||
Benidorm | Andre | 1 episode | ||
Twirlywoos
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Tennis player | 1 episode | ||
2017–present | Daisy & Ollie | Daisy's Daddy | Voice role 104 episodes (4 series) | |
2018 | What Would Your Kid Do? | Presenter | ITV | 2 series (12 episodes) |
2019 | Scarborough | Mike | BBC One | 1 series |
2020 | First & Last | Presenter | BBC One | 1 series (6 episodes) |
2020-2022 | The Masked Singer | Hedgehog (contestant) | ITV | 1 series (6 episodes) |
2021 | Unbeatable | Host | BBC One | Quiz show (95 episodes)[52] |
Murder, They Hope | Freddie | Gold | Episode 3: "Dales of the Unexpected" | |
Death in Paradise | Craig Mackenzie | BBC One | Series 10 Episode 3 | |
The Wheel | Himself/celebrity expert | BBC One | Christmas special[53] | |
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown: Christmas Special 2021 | Himself/contestant | Channel 4 | Christmas special[54] | |
2022 | Jason Manford's Funniest Ever TV Adverts | Himself/presenter | Channel 5 | TV series (a.k.a World's Funniest TV Ads with Jason Manford)[55] |
Big Night of Musicals by the National Lottery | Himself/presenter | BBC One | TV special[56] | |
Starstruck | Judge | ITV | 2 series | |
The Olivier Awards 2022 | Host | ITV | [57] | |
The National Lottery's Big Jubilee Street Party | Co-host | ITV | With Fleur East[58] | |
Children in Need | Co-presenter | BBC One | With Ade Adepitan, Mel Giedroyc, Chris Ramsey & Alex Scott[59] | |
Freddie & Jason: Two Men in a Tent | Himself | ITV | With Freddie Flintoff[60]
| |
Britain Get Singing | Judge | With judges Alesha Dixon, Adam Lambert and Will.i.am and host Roman Kemp[61] | ||
2022– | The National Lottery’s New Year's Eve Big Bash | Co-presenter | With Alesha Dixon[62][63] | |
2023 | Eurovision Calling: Jason and Chelcee’s Ultimate Guide | Co-presenter | BBC One | With Chelcee Grimes[64] |
2024 | The Answer Run | Host | Upcoming quiz show[65]
| |
2024– | Waterloo Road | Steve Savage | BBC One |
Musical theatre and pantomime
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Location |
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2012 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Adolfo Pirelli | Adelphi Theatre | West End |
2015 | The Producers | Leo Bloom | UK and Ireland tour | — |
2016-17 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Caractacus Potts | UK and Ireland tour | — |
2018 | Guys and Dolls | Nathan Detroit
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Royal Albert Hall | London |
2019-20 | Curtains | Frank Cioffi | UK and Ireland tour | — |
Wyndham's Theatre | West End | |||
2022-23 | Peter Pan | Captain Hook | Manchester Opera House | Manchester |
2023 | The Wizard of Oz | The Cowardly Lion / Zeke
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London Palladium | West End |
2023-24 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Jack | Manchester Opera House | Manchester |
2024 | The Wizard of Oz | The Cowardly Lion / Zeke
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Palace Theatre, Manchester | Manchester |
Stand-up DVDs
- Live at the Manchester Apollo (16 November 2009)
- Live 2011 (14 November 2011)
- First World Problems (10 November 2014)[66]
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External links
- Jason Manford Official site
- Jason Manford Comedy CV
- Jason Manford Chortle
- Jason Manford's Urban Legend review Chortle, 2005
- Seven Sundays (Short film) YouTube
- Forum for fans of comedian Jason Manford Archived 27 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Jason Manford Interview Spoonfed, 22 October 2008
- Jason Manford at IMDb
- Jason Manford on Twitter
- The Jason Manford Show on Absolute Radio