Born and bred in Manchester, he’s one of the top stand-up comics, along side
his local pals Peter Kay and Johnny Vegas.
His acting performances and credits both in television and films include the hugely popular Bafta award winning TV shows Mrs Browns Boys, Buried,
Cold Feet, Phoenix Nights (Peter Kay) and the films “Looking For Eric”
(Dir Ken Loach) and 24 Hour Party People (Dir Michael Winterbottom)
PRESS QUOTES
An extraordinary comic (M.E.N)
A brilliant act, he defies description and has to be seen (City Life)
He neatly subverts the crowd’s expectations by presenting the exact opposite of what they are anticipating (The Guardian)
A master storyteller (Radio Times)
He is the latest in a long line of performers from Manchester who use dramatic techniques to broaden the scope of their acts, like Steve Coogan, Johnny Vegas and Caroline Aherne, he is as much an actor as he is a comedian (Edinburgh Evening News)
