| Biography | Manford was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, in 1981. When Manford was seventeen, he got a job as a glass collector at a local pub.[6] While working there, he became interested in comedy after watching the likes of Peter Kay, Eddie Izzard and Johnny Vegas perform at the local comedy club. Kay recommended him to do the Higher National Diploma in media and performance at the University of Salford. Despite not having the required A Level grades, he was accepted into the programme and eventually upgraded to a full degree.
From June 2007 until November 2007, he was Paramount Comedy's continuity announcer and writer. In June 2007, he took over from Dave Spikey as a team captain on 8 out of 10 Cats.
He presented his own show, Tonightly, which aired every weekday from 122 August 2008 and appeared as a celebrity supporter for inventor Kin Kam in a special charity edition of BBC2's Dragons' Den for Sport Relief.
In March 2010, Manford was announced as host of a new comedy show called Comedy Rocks, featuring stand up comedians, as well as musical performances. A pilot was shown on ITV1 on 26 March 2010, and a six-part series began on ITV1 on 14 January 2011. On 26 May 2010, he was announced as the new presenter of BBC One's The One Show from July 2010. He resigned from the programme in November 2010, following allegations surrounding his private life.
He also makes up one half of the Home Team (with Peter Andre) on the ITV1 game show Odd One In.
In July 2011, Manford presented Show Me The Funny, a reality show on ITV1 involving 10 comedians, in which one is voted off each week. The live final was filmed in Hammersmith Apollo in August 2011.
After a successful first UK tour, and high sales of the following DVD, filmed live at the Manchester Apollo, he started his "Turning Into My Dad" tour on 14 July 2010.[17]
Manford married actress Catherine in October 2007. On 20 August 2009, his wife gave birth to healthy twin daughters.His wife gave birth to their third daughter in December 2010. The family live in Stockport, Greater Manchester.
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