Jason Manford, the Salford comedian and former 8 Out of 10 Cats team captain, played two nights of his tour A Manford All Seasons at The London Palladium.
Jason Manford, a former team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats, played The London Palladium in the West End on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 February 2025. Emmanuel Sonubi was the support act.
Manford was born in Salford in 1981 and grew up with four siblings in Whalley Range, Manchester. He found comedy while collecting glasses at a local pub, watching acts such as Eddie Izzard and Peter Kay.
On Kay’s advice he took the media and performance course at the University of Salford, later upgrading it to a full degree.
He held his team captain’s chair from 2007 to 2010 and has presented Live at the Apollo. He has also starred in West End and touring musicals, among them Sweeney Todd, The Producers and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
A Manford All Seasons followed his previous show, Like Me, which ran to 280 dates. He knew the room: he has appeared on ITV’s Sunday Night at the Palladium, broadcast from the same stage.
Sonubi grew up in Enfield and worked as a bouncer before his stand-up debut in 2015. He was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show in 2023.