Comedian Jason Manford has been forced to apologise to angry fans after changing around tour dates at the last minute due to unforeseen circumstances.
The comedian, 43, issued an apology on Facebook as he announced that some of the tour dates for his upcoming comedy show titled A Manford All Seasons are going to be postponed until later this year. Announcing the unfortunate news, the comedian told his fans: "Hello folks. Due to various unforeseen issues - some logistics, some work, some administrative - regrettably, we need to shuffle some of the tour dates about.
"We’re very sorry and this is always the last resort as we know how much planning and expense goes into coming to see me and going out. Your point of purchase will be in touch with more information. Thanks again for your understanding and hope to see you all there, Jason."
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Getty Images for Bauer)Several March dates have now been moved to June, and the shows which were meant to take place in March have now been pushed all the way back to September. Following the announcement, a number of disgruntled fans took to the comments to share their annoyance at the last minute change in dates after already purchasing tickets.
One complained: "Starting to think it might never happen for me. This is probably the 4th time I've had tickets! With covid and then not being able to make the new dates. I really thought we'd get there this time. Fingers crossed for 2026."
Another echoed: "Here we go again……. It’s a year away now. Absolutely gutted." While another fan agreed: "So upset. I've just cancelled it now." Someone else added: "So much chopping and changing. It's just not going to be able to happen for me now."
Jason has experienced a string of bad luck lately. Last month, he opened up about a worrying moment during a recent live show. Jason had been busy at the Manchester Opera House for the third time in a row, performing as Prince Charming in the Cinderella pantomime. While he’s well used to the play by now, but his show on December 21 didn’t go to plan after a medical emergency knocked the performance off track.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan mentioned the scary moment. They wrote: “Brilliant panto tonight as always this amazing cast always deliver @JasonManford @realbennickless @myradubois despite the medical emergency the show continued and never disappoints. Same time again next year of course.”
Jason responded to the fan, clarifying that someone in the audience needed care. “She was a difficult night with the medical emergency but front of house staff & paramedics dealt with it so well,” he wrote. “Thoughts are with the poorly person, hope you’re on the mend. Thanks to great crowd for sticking with us after 45 minutes of silence."
This isn’t the only time Jason’s live shows have taken an unexpected turn recently. Back in September, he admitted that he mixed up his pills and accidentally took a Zopiclone - a nonbenzodiazepine used to treat difficulty sleeping - half an hour before performing at The Queen's Hall, Hexham, when he’d intended to take an anti-anxiety pill.
Jason warned his followers on X: "Always check medicine labels kids! I thought I was taking an anti-anxiety tablet 30 minutes before my first gig, but it was in fact a sleeping tablet! One of the most laid back gigs I’ve ever performed! And now the second."
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