About Jason Manford
Jason John Manford (born 26 May 1981) is an English comedian, singer, presenter and actor. Manford was a team captain on the Channel 4 panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats from 2007 until 2010 and has presented television shows for the BBC and ITV including Comedy Rocks (2010–2011), The One Show (2010), Show Me the Funny (2011), A Question of Sport: Super Saturday (2014), Bigheads (2017) and Children in Need (2022), and was one of four judges on ITV's Starstruck (2022). Manford has starred in 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. In 2026, he starred as one of the leading roles in the UK premiere of Broadway Musical ‘’Something Rotten!’’, during its opening run in Manchester. While working as a glass collector at a local pub, Manford became interested in comedy after watching the likes of Eddie Izzard, Peter Kay and Johnny Vegas perform at the local comedy club. In May 2021, Manford became the presenter of BBC quiz show Unbeatable.
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