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Panel-gamers Kevin Bridges, Jason Manford and Lee Mack are Matt Lucas's guests tonight, nominating things that are the most or best something, for comic effect. Many of the observations are established classics such as British tennis players being disappointing, or Taggart being dead. The laughs sneak through the cracks between the formatted spiels: tonight there's a good riff around Lucas's chocolate obsession, and it generally helps that the host is a fearsome comic performer. By far the funniest moment is Lucas's anecdote about a barney in a Scottish newsagent's, where he switches between Indian and Glaswegian accents with dizzying skill.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 9th April 2011Iain Stirling: Don't give up the day job
More than Kevin Bridges, Jason Manford or even Michael McIntyre, Iain Stirling is probably the most watched stand-up comedian on British television.
The Herald, 25th March 2011ITV orders another series of Odd One In
ITV has given the green light for a second series of Odd One In, the panel show starring Jason Manford, Peter Andre and Bradley Walsh.
British Comedy Guide, 8th March 2011Manford leaves out Twitter scandal from autobiography
Comic Jason Manford is cashing in on his Twitter sex fame with an autobiography. But he will leave out the bit about his sleazy internet habits, revealed by The Sun.
The Sun, 22nd February 2011Interview: Jason Manford, comedian
So Jason Manford thinks he owes his 'bouncebackability' - to the fact that he can laugh at himself.
Jon Hall, The Scotsman, 11th February 2011Jason Manford performs opera in place of Matt Lucas
Jason Manford rescued an opera performance on his show after guest Matt Lucas pulled out with a chest infection.
The Sun, 10th February 2011Allegations of sleaze scuppered affable comic Jason Manford's recent move into the mainstream, leading to his hasty resignation from the BBC's The One Show. Tonight's mix of music and comedy shouldn't frighten the horses, though. Manford is joined by Al Murray's Pub Landlord character and laid-back British-Nigerian comedian Andi Osho. Funk star Jamiroquai and mellow singer-songwriter Rumer (who recently won John Prescott's approval) provide the music.
Toby Dantzic, The Telegraph, 3rd February 2011Jason Manford rocks fewer than 3m
Comedian's first TV presenting role since departure from The One Show is trounced by BBC1's Hustle with 5.9m viewers.
Jason Deans, The Guardian, 17th January 2011Having left The One Show in a storm of tabloid publicity about his private life (and texting habits), Jason Manford returns to our screens with this new comedy-music show. Tonight, Manford welcomes a mix of new and established faces, including stand-ups Micky Flanagan and Russell Kane.
Catherine Gee, The Telegraph, 14th January 2011Video: Jason Manford: 'Stand-up is my real job'
Jason Manford is back on our screens tonight (14 January) in Comedy Rocksp on ITV1.
It's a new TV show which features other comedians, performers and musicians including The Script, McFly and Enrique Iglesias.
He told Newsbeat that he's getting used to doing television again after quitting The One Show.
BBC News, 14th January 2011