Excellent show last night at Stockton Globe
by Hazel on 02/02/2025Stockton Globe - Stockton-on-TeesRating: 5 out of 5Great show last night. Really enjoyed watching Jason again
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The superstar standup returns with his brand new show, A Manford All Seasons
Born in 1981, it took only 17 years for comedian, writer, actor, television and radio presenter Jason Manford to make his mark on the live circuit. Working as a glass collector at the Buzz Comedy Club in Manchester's suburban area of Chorlton, Manford stepped in when a scheduled performer failed to turn up. Just six live gigs later he claimed The City Life North West Comedian Of The Year award, launching a career that would cement him as a household name across the United Kingdom.
Inspired by family-friendly entertainers such as Eric Morecambe, Tommy Cooper and Les Dawson, and citing both Billy Connolly and Peter Kay as catalysts for his love of comedy, Jason Manford secured a nomination for the coveted Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2005 for his debut Urban Legends show. Then described by Chortle as a triumphant performance "unashamedly dedicated to good, uncomplicated fun", he picked up their award for Best Breakthrough Act in 2006.
That same year Jason Manford made the jump from comedy club stages to screen, joining team captain Dave Spikey on Channel 4's 8 Out Of 10 Cats in 2006. Well-received by the show's regulars and audiences alike, Manford was invited to join as a team captain in 2007, holding the position until he amicably parted ways in 2011. During his time as team captain on 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Jason Manford was joined by the likes of actor Danny Dyer, the legendary Joan Rivers, presenters Carol Voderman, Claudia Winkleman and Lauren Laverne, as well as huge names from across the world of comedy.
Manford's TV career included presenting BBC One's First & Last, ITV's What Would Your Kid Do? and hosting at the prestigious Olivier Awards. In 2020, he donned a hedgehog outfit to place second on ITV's The Masked Singer, finishing behind Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts – herself performing as a queen bee.
Described as "effortlessly entertaining" by the Evening Standard, Jason Manford has also celebrated West End credits, first performing as Adolfo Pirelli in the 2012 production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street at London's Adelphi Theatre. Manford's theatre career has seen him appear in The Producers, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Guys And Dolls, and as Frank Cioffi in Curtains in 2019. He also joined Absolute Radio in 2016, presenting on a Sunday morning.
Jason Manford is back with his brand-new live show, A Manford All Seasons. Jason’s been busy since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn’t changed a bit. A Manford All Seasons is Jason’s latest comic offering set to hit the road, and it sure to be ‘expert observational comedy’ (The Guardian) mixed with ‘comic gold’ (Mail on Sunday).
“Manford successfully straddles the line between contemporary stand-up and old-school mainstream entertainment” – The Guardian
"…You'll doubtless love this show" – Manchester Evening News
“He's blessed with the sort of laid-back charm and sharp turn of phrase you can't manufacture” **** – Daily Telegraph
An alphabetic biography of the Salford comedian, actor and singer who's touring new show A Manford All Seasons
Great show last night. Really enjoyed watching Jason again
Such a funny and lovely man. Laughed from start to finish. Really enjoyed the show.
Aw he was brilliant as always - the support act lady was fab too!
Great Venue in Chester and Superb Show. Jason, more please
We went to see Jason Manford on Saturday at the Victoria theatre Halifax. It was a Christmas present from me to my husband. We love Jason Manford, and he didn't disappoint! Unfortunately it was his warm up guy, who was thoroughly disappointing. I can't recall his name, he was an Asian fellow. We struggled to hear him, his speech was very unclear, and when we could understand him, his jokes were far from funny. Please think about a different warm up act, as this one cooled us down.
Jason Manford what a great night plenty of belly laughs can't believe how fast it went that just says how good it was, he gave us 90 amazing minutes without a break and the warm up guy was good too:)
The support, emmanuel, was very funny. Jason was good but the whole evening was spoilt by the ver uncomfortable seats which made the last half hour almost unbearable
Jason never fails to make me laugh whenever I watch him & tonight was no exception, one of the best comedians out there
Seen Jason numerous times and he was excellent as usual. Had great seats with plenty of leg room near the front. Only complaint was when leaving, everyone in the stalls had to wait until all the higher tier people had come down and left. I panic in crowds and was totally surrounded by people and having mobility issues, the wait was extremely uncomfortable and I was unable to sit down. Not sure why this method was chosen but it's not a good idea.
I invited my Sister & partner with my husband & I to exercise their chuckle muscles. We were not disappointed & had absolute fantastic value for money night of entertainment. One of his funny tales involved his son's homework… tears of fun were shared by us all. None of us had seen Jason live before. But as soon as we heard of an extra date covering our home town of Chesterfield we tried to book. It was a fast total sellout I was told over the phone at local Theatre. We can't wait for Jason's next tour.
Thoroughly entertaining with tears rolling down my cheeks. A breath wordsmith and it was a delight to hear him at the very best of his game.
Amazing show, excellent performance would definitely recommend
Enjoyed every moment. Loads of laughter throughout the evening and would definitely recommend. Great support act too to warm things up. All wrapped up by 9.45pm which was perfect for us oldies 😝
Great material and very polished, there was one part my stomach was hurting with laughter
Show was great start to finish dj was good got everyone warmed up Supporting comedian was excellent booking tickets to see him next year And Jason was hilarious first time seeing him seen him on tv but nothing compares me and my husband have not laughed so much thank you Jason
Fantastic show. Jason's observational humour is clever and so funny. The show had a feel good factor. Very current.
A really good show and Jason entertained us for 90 mins that felt like no time at all. A great tempo from start to finish. It's a shame however that a portion of the people attending the show did not give the support act the same respect when he was on stage. If you are not in your seats for the start of the performance you should not be allowed entry until the interval. With it being a smaller venue the disruption caused by people coming in late, looking for seats and generally being inconsiderate to others was unacceptable and should be something the venue deal with. The hand dryers in the toilets were not on so they didn't cause any disturbance but people coming in like that is OK? Will not watch a comedy show at the Apollo again.
Highly recommend any show with Jason Manford. Hilariously funny & talks about things you can relate to. Knows how to interact with the audience without being offensive.
Brilliant night both Jason and Brennan Reece where funny went home with jaw ache laughing
Jason has a solid 90 minutes of funny stuff, and me and my son enjoyed the evening immensely. His support act had 10 minutes of laughing at Christians and their faith, which is cool. Religion is always a fair target for laughter. Just waiting now for his 10 minutes of mocking Islam.