And the Mancunian's big heart was shown to the world when he reached out to comfort Ariana Grande on Twitter following the Manchester bombing. Here is his story…
When did Jason Manford hit the big time?
Inspired by the likes of Billy Connolly, Eddie Izzard and Peter Kay, Jason first started experimenting with stand-up when working as a glass collector in a pub aged 17.
Jason got his big breakthrough Johnny Vegas' excellent, psychedelic sitcom Ideal, in which he played Jack, and he also hosted a breakfast show on Xfm Manchester.
Then in 2007 he was made a team captain on 8 Out Of 10 Cats and got his own show in the form of Channel 4's Tonightly.
What TV programmes has Jason Manford been on?
Now 36, dad-of-four Jason has been on an impressive number of TV shows, including recent BBC drama Ordinary Lies.
He became a BBC staple after hosting The One Show between July and November 2010, and later hosted A Question Of Sport spin-off quiz show Super Saturday in 2014.
2015 saw him host The Money Pit on Dave and It's A Funny Old Week on ITV, and was a Sunday morning presenter on Absolute Radio in 2016.
A former regular on Live At The Apollo, he also hosted The Nightly Show from April 10-14, and claimed he would be able to 'save' the failing format.
In February 2018, Jason hosted What Would Your Kid Do? An ITV show where children were recorded with hidden cameras to see how they would react in a given situation.
On April 1 2018, Jason made a guest appearance on the 25th series of Top Gear.
What else do we know about Jason?
Manford quit his prestigious job presenting The One Show in 2010 after he was caught sending explicit Twitter messages to a fan.
Following this, he admitted to The Sun that he'd been "a d***head", claiming his wife Catherine had forgiven him, though he was caught sending explicit messages to another fan on Facebook in 2013.
He's since split from his wife and had a fourth child with current girlfriend Lucy Dyke.
The Sun exclusively revealed that on Christmas Eve 2017 that Manford and Dyke had said "I do" in a ceremony in Manchester.
Jason gives to charity a lot and is the patron of Savebabies, which campaigns for newborn screening.
He also supports Stephen's Story, the charity set up by terminally-ill cancer patient Stephen Sutton.
Jason also fancies himself as a singer and has recently launched his debut music album.
It is titled 'A Different Stage' and is inspired by the comic's love of musical theatre.
His album features hits from shows such as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Les Miserables.
Why did Jason Manford quit Twitter?
Jason was left deeply upset by the Manchester bombing, which killed 22 people including an eight-year-old girl, and broke down in tears during a Facebook Live video.
He had also appealed to help find family friend Martyn Hett, 29, who was later confirmed as one of the 22 victims.
But when the comedian reached out to comfort Ariana Grande, he was subjected to trolling on Twitter as a result.
He had written: “you gave those kids the night of their lives, their hearts were full of joy & happiness & that was because of you. Remember that.”
Some took offence to his wording, with one remarking: "You say that as if they all laughed and had ice cream cones safely on their way home to their families."
One particularly vile tweeter even wrote: “Grow a pair.”
Defending himself against the jibes, Jason replied to the “cretins” by writing “if you can’t say anything nice, shut the f*** up” and “people like this disgust me”.
Jason then appeared to quit Twitter but has since returned to posting on his account.
Where is Jason touring in 2018?
In 2018 Jason is heading out across the UK and Ireland for a mammoth tour titled Muddle Class.
Upon announcing the tour, Jason said: "Somebody said to me on my Facebook fan page, 'It's been ages since you've toured'. I thought 'No way, it was last year wasn't it?'.
"Anyway, long story short, they were right, it was years ago! I just got fooled cos I've been on tour doing musicals and the last tour is repeated on Dave Ja Vu 13 times a day!
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