Jason Manford seems almost impossibly cheery – despite heading into the second lockdown having to cancel a packed month of stand-up shows.
As he beams a broad smile down the Zoom line from his Manchester home, the comic appears as bright and bouncy as he does when he strides on stage to make people laugh.
But rather than discuss his empty diary, he would much rather talk about how excited he is about Christmas and spending time with his children.
It’s the kind of positivity that endeared the funnyman to many during the last lockdown when, after being forced to close his touring musical and lay off 100 crew, he happily applied for a job at Tesco, delivered shopping for Iceland and helped drive patients to their hospital appointments.
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