Top comedian sparks concern as he cancels gig hours before he's due onstage
The funnyman, 44, was set to perform as part of his A Manford All Seasons tour in Hertfordshire on Wednesday.
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Jason Manford cancelled his gig just hours before he was due on stage
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The comedian was set to perform in Hertfordshire on Wednesday
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But Jason announced that he had been forced to pull out due to ill health.
Organisers confirmed that those who purchased tickets would be able to attend an upcoming show in October.
They took to his X account just hours before the show, writing: "
We regret to inform you that tonight's performance of A Manford All Seasons
at The Alban Arena
has been unexpectedly cancelled due to Jason Manford being unwell and will now be rescheduled to Mon 20th Oct 2025.
"
Thank you for understanding, we apologise for any inconvenience caused.
"
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The post appeared to be shared by Jason's team rather than himself, which sparked further concern from fans, with one writing: "Get well soon but perhaps stop burning the candle at both ends."
A second commented: "Get well soon Jase, take it easy fella."
"Sorry to hear this Jason. Wish you better. I was really looking forward to it," a third said.
Last month, Jason was left utterly furious after he was
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The touring comedian blasted the chain as "naughty" after learning they had overbooked - and he would have to double up.
The pair ran into trouble after arriving late at Village Hotel in Bournemouth - and learning that his room had been re-sold.
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In a video, Jason said: "So we got to our hotel tonight in Bournemouth and it's fully booked.
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"We were like, 'fine. So that's good, well done you'.
"They went, 'No, no, as in like without you'. So me and Steve, obviously we're in separate rooms.
"And then we just discovered that basically if it's fully booked it means that, you have to share."
Laughing out loud, he sarcastically joked: "I mean we spent all day together.
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"Oh, well, at least we've got a nice view of the car park!"
Fortunately Jason and Steve had booked two separate rooms, meaning one was still available for them to have some welcome shut-eye.
However, the comedian's gripe with the hotel didn't end there as he revealed the manager had been in touch the next day, asking him to take down his video.
But Jason stuck his heels in and refused.
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He shared in an Instagram video: "They asked me to take the video down, politely, but I'm not going to because I think it's important that people know that this is happening for one.
"What if it was a wedding or you had kids with you or a million other situations that were much more serious than mine.
"It's wrong, fundamentally it's wrong."
Jason is in the middle of his
nationwide
tour,
A Manford All Seasons, across the UK and
Ireland
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Jason was left utterly furious after he was forced to share a hotel bedroom with his pal
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