a b Bourne, Dianne (8 October 2017). "Jason Manford on launching his debut album – and meeting fans in Manchester". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017 . Retrieved 28 October 2017. was non-stop for Jason. After finishing Chitty in February, he went straight into hosting a brand new Sunday night primetime TV game show called Bigheads.The series began April 2017 on ITV1 and ran for six weeks. April also saw Jason present the prestigious Olivier Awards (ITV1), before jumping into hosting duties for week seven of The Nightly Show (ITV1). He also made a guest appearance in the new series of Benidorm (ITV1). In September that year, Bigheads won Best TV Game Show at the prestigious Rose d’Or Awards in Berlin. Jason was nominated for Best Entertainment Presenter for Bigheads at the National Television Awards, while the show itself was nominated for The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award. a b "Jason Manford: How Peter Kay got me into Salford University". Manchester Evening News. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011 . Retrieved 25 February 2012.

Speaking ahead of Friday night's show Alex said: “I look forward to it every year, and having a live audience with us always makes it extra special. The whole evening is honestly just magical, and it means so much to me to be presenting again with such an incredible presenting team. a b Fletcher, Damien (28 May 2010). "Meet Jason Manford - he's The One to make Christine Bleakley laugh". mirror.In September 2019, Jason returned to musical theatre to star in the hilarious whodunnit ‘Curtains’ as Frank Cioffi, which toured the UK and included a month-long run at the West End ’s Wyndham ’s Theatre. In 2019 she took part in the seventeenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. she was eliminated in week 11, coming fifth.

In April 2014, Manford became a supporter of the cancer charity Stephen's Story. It was set up by Stephen Sutton MBE, a 19-year-old blogger with terminal colorectal cancer who set up the initiative to help others battling cancer. [43] All profits made by Manford's comedy clubs during May 2014, the month of Sutton's death, were given to the charity. [44] Personal life [ edit ] Thomas, Sophie (23 February 2023). "Jason Manford and Ashley Banjo to star in 'The Wizard of Oz' ". London Theatre . Retrieved 30 July 2023. 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).Baillie, Katie (6 October 2017). "Jason Manford would 'never' give up comedy for music". Archived from the original on 29 October 2017 . Retrieved 28 October 2017. In October 2018, Jason trod the boards once again, this time as Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

After a successful first UK tour [27] and high sales of the following DVD, filmed live at the Manchester Apollo, he began his "Turning into My Dad" tour on 14 July 2010. [28] 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 his UK tours in 2008 and 2009, stand up sets on ‘Live at the Apollo’ (BBC One), ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’ (BBC One) and ‘The Royal Variety Performance’ (ITV1, 2009) have all helped establish Jason as a nationally known comic, a position which made him the ideal host of ITV’s reality comedy competition, ‘Show Me The Funny’. Jason Manford: "I've always been a smart arse. Now I'm a professional one" Sunday Mirror, 15 August 2010

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ITV unveils Christmas celebrity singing contest to support mental health with 'Britain Get Singing' ". uk.news.yahoo.com . Retrieved 13 December 2022. One Show spot for Jason Manford". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media. 3 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2010.