Jason Manford 'unexpectedly' pulls out of show as fans rush to support him

Fans of Jason Manford were left disappointed after the comedian made a last-minute announcement on Wednesday. The comic-turned-actor took to social media to share news about his upcoming performances.

In a lengthy statement, the comedian announced that this evening's show would not be going ahead due to an unexpected illness. The announcement on Twitter read: "We regret to inform you that tonight's performance of A Manford All Seasons @albanarena 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." Unlike his usual posts on Twitter / X, it seemed as though someone else had shared the update for him. This comes after Jason criticised a hotel's "ridiculous policy" earlier in the month following one of his shows.

Following his latest update, fans were quick to send messages of well-wishes. One user wrote: "Get well soon Jase, take it easy fella." Another echoed the sentiment, saying: "Get well soon but perhaps stop burning the candle at both ends." And a third added: "Hope you get well soon Jason, I know cancelling shows is a last resort for you. Take care of yourself."

However others made light of the situation as one jibed: "Are you sure your hotel didn't just cancel your room?" They added a winking face emoji to the tongue-in-cheek comment.

The remark related to the 44-year-old funnyman's ordeal, which saw him forced to bunk up with a mate because his accommodation was overbooked despite his holding a confirmed booking.

He had travelled to Bournemouth ahead of his A Manford All Seasons performance, but was informed by hotel staff that the establishment was completely full for the evening.

Workers at the Village Hotel explained to Jason that his room had been given to another guest due to his tardy check-in. Due to the blunder, Jason was compelled to share accommodation with his pal Steve.

However, he wasn't willing to simply overlook the mishap. He turned to social media to voice his frustration. "So we got to our hotel tonight in Bournemouth and it's fully booked. We were like, 'Fine, that's good - well done you'," he said.

"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]."

"Okay, don't worry, it is what it is, these things happen - all that b******t! I mean we spent all day together! Oh, well, at least we've got a nice view of the car park. Oh well, these things happen and all that. Worse things happen at sea.

"But Village Hotel, just beware, if you are booking and it's a busy day in a busy city..." He continued: "I mean, we're lucky that [our booking] was two rooms because that fella coming behind us, a doctor as well, and no room for him.

"He just had to walk out, and like and there's no rooms anywhere in Bournemouth tonight. Naughty that, naughty. I've heard of aeroplanes doing it, but I've never known in 25 years of touring, a hotel doing it. That's not on, that is not on."