Jason Manford
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Jason John Manford 26 May 1981 Salford, Greater Manchester, England |
| Residence | , Greater Manchester, England |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine (m. 2007–13; divorced) |
| Partner(s) | Lucy Dyke (2014—) |
| Children | 5 |
| Website | Official website |
Jason John Manford (born 26 May 1981) is an English comedian, television presenter, radio presenter and actor.
His presenting credits have included Comedy Rocks, The One Show, Show Me the Funny and A Question of Sport: Super Saturday.
Manford was born in Salford, Greater Manchester. His mother, Sharon (née Ryan), is of Irish Catholic extraction, her mother, Nora (née Peate), having been born in Dublin. His father, Ian Manford, is a courtroom stenographer. Jason and his four siblings grew up in a terraced house in what is known as the "Triangle of Death" area of Manchester notorious for its gang activity and high crime rate.
When Manford was seventeen, he got a job as a glass collector at a local pub. While working there, Manford became interested in comedy after watching the likes of Peter Kay, Eddie Izzard and Johnny Vegas perform at the local comedy club. Kay recommended him to do the Higher National Diploma in media and performance at the University of Salford. Despite not having the required A Level grades, he was accepted into the programme and eventually upgraded to a full degree. Manford's brother, Colin, a University of Salford graduate, followed him into performing and is also a stand-up comedian, based in Manchester.
Manford's first bit-part acting job was on Ideal, where he had a small part as Jack, who had been dumped and cheated on by his girlfriend with 'little Darren' 'big Darren' and 'flu-strength Darren'. He later made another appearance in episode five of that series. He hosted a breakfast show on Xfm Manchester until May 2008.
From June to November 2007, Manford was Paramount Comedy's continuity announcer and writer. In June 2007, he took over from Dave Spikey as a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats. 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.
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