Jason Manford has revealed {that a} medical emergency and subsequent surgical procedure are the explanations he needed to cancel various upcoming tour dates.
The comedian initially cancelled a Wednesday (July 30) efficiency of his stand-up present, A Manford All Seasons, in Hertfordshire, transferring the date to October.
This was adopted up by additional posts cancelling three performances going down over the approaching days in Oxford, Lincoln and Skegness. The dates had been moved to late 2025 and early 2026, citing the comic’s sick well being.
On Instagram, Manford posted an image of himself in a hospital mattress, and defined that he suffered from appendicitis whereas driving on the motorway. “Appendix surgical procedure all went properly, now in restoration with my Vimto, they serve it in all Manchester hospitals,” he joked, earlier than including: “Little bit of a scary & extraordinarily painful 24 hours however grateful to our NHS & my unbelievable nurse mum who’s a godsend in a well being disaster! My recommendation could be to not get Appendicitis while driving at 70mph on the motorway!”
Concerning the cancelled dates, he said: “Critically although, I’m gutted that I’ve needed to transfer the dates this weekend, and I’m sorry for the late discover to so many individuals in St Albans, Oxford, Lincoln, Skegness & at Kendall Calling. I assumed I may get by on antibiotics and surgical procedure at a later date so I may nonetheless do the exhibits, however was suggested to not.”
He then shared that he could be lacking a household vacation, and thanked followers for wishing him properly. The submit has acquired over 15,000 likes to date, with fellow stand-up John Bishop joking within the feedback: “That smock fits you.” The Liverpool comic was later revealed to be changing Jason Manford for his Sunday afternoon slot at Kendall Calling.
Final yr, Manford talked about one other comic’s present delay, as he revealed what Peter Kay advised him after his exhibits on the Manchester Co-Op had been moved because of the venue not being prepared.
