Jason Manford

Jason has been on the circuit for over five years. He is based in the North West and despite his age of 23 regularly performed at the country's top comedy clubs including 'The Comedy Store' and 'Jongleurs' as well as abroad. He started his comedy life as a lowly pot collector at Manchester's longest running comedy club, The Buzz. After an act didn't turn up one night, Jason offered to step in and went on to do a very promising set in front of a demanding audience.

Then, after only five weeks and four gigs, he won the prestigious North West Comedian of the Year Award, previously won by Caroline Aherne, Johnny Vegas and Peter Kay.

Jason has a warm and natural stage presence, and his act is a friendly one. He is naturally funny and has a strong, original set with wry observations and a genuine respect for the old comedy greats. Jason is equally adept at compering, opening or closing shows, he also does many corporate gigs as well as TV warm ups.

Awards
Winner 2006 Chortle Best Breakthrough Act
Winner North West Comedian of the Year
Winner Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year
Nominee 2005 Perrier Award
Semi-Finalist BBC Comedy Awards
Finalist So You Think You're Funny?
Nominee for Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Comedy
Nominee for Manchester Theatre Awards

TV Appearances
Shameless Channel 4
8 Out of 10 Cats Channel 4
The Charlotte Church Show (Pilot) Channel 4
Gideon's Daughter BBC1
I Blame the Spice Girls Channel 5
Richard and Judy Channel 4
Modern Worries E4
Cutting It BBC1
Ideal BBC3
Edinburgh and Beyond Paramount
Gloves Off Channel M
Interference Channel M
BBC New Comedy Awards BBC One
The Best of Manchester Comedy BBC2

Film credits include:
Seven Sundays Influential
Unlucky Girl Aspects
Go on, I Dare Ya GMP
Terror GMP
Higher Education Aspects

Radio credits include:
The Breakfast Show with Jason Manford XFM Manchester
Loose Ends BBC Radio 4
Out To Lunch (series 1) BBC Radio 2

Writing credits include:
Celebrity Soup E!
Skally Kiss Angel Baby Cow/BBC
8 Out of 10 Cats Endemol
Angels BBC Writers Bursary Aspect Productions
Line Dance Nation for TAS Theatre Co
The Nativity Panto for TAS Theatre Co
Seven Sundays for Influential Production Co

What the Critics say:
"A True Master of Observational Comedy" BBC

"Top, Funny Bloke" Leicester Mercury

"A Popular Comedian with Charisma Beyond his Years" City Life

"His material is fresh and funny and his delivery is flawless. He brings the audience into his routine and copes with the rubbish shouted by the less-than-lucid members of the crowd with aplomb" BBC
"Like Listening to your Funniest Mate" Student Direct

"A Natural with the Audience...Warm...Fun...Engaging" Manchester Evening News

"Hilarious" Johnny Vegas

"Very Funny" Peter Kay

"Jason Thinks He is Some Kind of Comedian" Mrs Cooper, English Dept, Oakwood High School