A Different Stage

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It’s amazing how many little amounts from so many people can amount to such an amazing thing.” Alex Scott MBE A Different Stage is the debut studio album by English comedian and actor Jason Manford. The album was released on 6 October 2017 by Decca Records. It features some of Manford's favourite show tunes. Jason toured the UK with his ‘First World Problems’ show which took him to all corners of the British Isles which started in May 2013, performing more than a staggering 200 shows. First World Problems was released on DVD in November 2014 and the tour finished in December 2014. In March 2010, Manford took part in Channel 4's Comedy Gala, a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena in London on 30 March. [ citation needed] He toured the UK with "First World Problems", between June and December 2013 and produced a DVD of the same name. His show "Muddle Class" was toured across the UK until the end of 2018. His tour "Like me" began in early September 2020 and will finish in October 2021. [29] There will also be those all-important appeal films showing the impact the charity has on children across the UK.

Jason Manford hails from Salford, Lancashire. He is a stand-up comedian, writer, actor, radio and television presenter. He began his career in 1999, while working at the Buzz Comedy Club in Chorlton, Manchester. Jason was collecting glasses when a performer didn ’t arrive for an evening set. Jason, who was 17, stepped in to fill the gap, an event which marked the beginning of his comedy career. Six gigs later he was crowned The City Life North West Comedian of the Year.a b Fletcher, Damien (28 May 2010). "Meet Jason Manford - he's The One to make Christine Bleakley laugh". mirror. In 2019 she took part in the seventeenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. she was eliminated in week 11, coming fifth. In April 2017, Manford guest presented five episodes of The Nightly Show. He also presented the 2017 Laurence Olivier Awards for ITV, before returning to present the ceremony in 2019 and 2020. Bourne, Dianne (24 September 2017). "Jason Manford wows with singing (and Rooney joke) at glitzy Emerald Ball". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017 . Retrieved 5 October 2017. He played Caractacus Potts in the UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang alongside Phill Jupitus, Michelle Collins, Martin Kemp, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Claire Sweeney. He toured with the production from February to April 2016, before the role was played by Lee Mead. Manford returned to the role in October 2016 and continued until the end of the tour in February 2017.

Friday night's show, which is live on BBC One, is expected to be three hours of sketches, comedy, music, and performances with a number of specials planned. This includes a one-off Doctor Who short, MasterChef Puppet Champion and The Graham Norton Show’s Red Chair. Thomas, Sophie (23 February 2023). "Jason Manford and Ashley Banjo to star in 'The Wizard of Oz' ". London Theatre . Retrieved 30 July 2023. Comedian Jason Manford is to release' Assembly Bangers: The Album' on CD via the Westway Music label. The album follows the success of Manford's charity single 'Assembly Bangers' released in support of the Trussell Trust. The song was used as part of the finale for Jason's 280+ date 'Like Me' UK tour, with sold-out audiences coming together to sing the 'hits' that have been sung in school assemblies for many decades,'This Light Little of Mine', 'He's Got the Whole World on His Hands', 'When I Needed a Neighbour', 'Lord of the Dance and Sing Hosanna'.Christmas Number 1: Ed Sheeran, Eminem and Wham! go head to head after 24 hours". OfficialCharts.com . Retrieved 26 September 2018. Jason Manford: 10 things you need to know about the man tipped as the new One Show host, Mirror.co.uk, 21 May 2010. Following three successful end of year specials of ‘Funny Old Year ’, Jason went on to host ‘Funny Old Week’ for ITV throughout July 2015. READ MORE: 'Highly respected' doctor accused of sexually abusing three female patients, court hears

Jason John Manford was born in Salford on 26 May 1981, the son of Sharon (née Ryan) [1] and courtroom stenographer and trade union shop steward in the NHS Ian Manford. [2] [3] His maternal grandmother, Nora (née Peate), was an Irish Catholic from Dublin. [4] [5] Manford and his four siblings grew up in a terraced house in the Whalley Range area of Manchester. [2] [6] He attended St Margaret's Primary School in Whalley Range, and later Chorlton High School (at the time known as Oakwood High School). He formed a band in school with two friends, Simon and Neil, with his mother later saying that this was what got him into singing. Jason Manford to host new quiz Unbeatable for BBC One Daytime". bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 27 January 2021. Jason took to the stage in February 2016 to star as Caractacus Potts in the UK critically acclaimed tour of ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ for a 12 month run.In October 2018, Jason trod the boards once again, this time as Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls at London’s Royal Albert Hall. a b Heward, Emily (26 July 2017). "Jason Manford to release debut album of musical theatre songs". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017 . Retrieved 9 September 2017.

Guide, British Comedy (14 May 2014). "Jason Manford to host 'A Question of Sport: Super Saturday' ". British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 26 September 2018. Colin Manford to follow in the footsteps of famous brother Jason". 12 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012 . Retrieved 25 February 2012. In April 2014 Jason appeared alongside Shameless star David Threlfall in ITV1’s drama based on the life of Tommy Cooper, ‘Not Like This, Like That’. Jason hosted a brand new series on BBC One, ‘A Question of Sport: Super Saturday’ throughout June 2014. In September 2014, the illustrious ‘Sunday Night at the Palladium ’ returned to ITV and saw Jason as one of the guest hosts. He has also enjoyed appearances on ‘QI’ (BBC Two), ‘Big Fat Quiz of the Year’ (Channel 4), ‘Comedy World Cup’ (Channel 4) and ‘Lip Sync Battle UK’ (Channel 5). Ade is a TV presenter and wheelchair basketball player. He has hosted a number of travel documentaries and sports shows on television for number of years - including being one of the main hosts for Channel 4's coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, 2014 Winter Paralympic Games and the Rio 2016 Paralympics. As a basketball player he was a member of the Great Britain team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens and the gold medal at the 2005 Paralympic World Cup.Bedigan, Mike (24 November 2022). "New Jason Manford school assembly-themed single to raise funds for UK food banks". Evening Standard . Retrieved 26 November 2022. Salford-born comedian, presenter, actor and singer Jason Manford will also be on presenting duties for Children in Need. In February, Jason claimed second place as ‘Hedgehog’ in the first series of ITV1’s ‘The Masked Singer’. saw the continuation of Jason ’s hugely successful ‘Muddle Class’ UK tour, and later in the year star in ‘Scarborough’, a BBC One sitcom written by Benidorm creator Derren Litten. Finalist in the 2000 Channel Four So You Think You're Funny competition at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival