MM chat to comedian Justin Moorhouse before his 39-date Northern Joker tour, starting in Salford on January 19, with the Manchester United fan highly likely to be more entertaining than this season’s displays at nearby Old Trafford.

The Bolton comedian announced he had decided to cancel his tour “due to unforeseen family circumstances.”

Manchester comedy veteran Smug Roberts is getting into ‘Rocky training mode’ ahead of a mammoth 24-hour gig marathon across the North West for Comic Relief tomorrow.

Comedy veteran and Phoenix Nights actor Smug Roberts is appealing to mosques and churches to open their doors and host him as part of his Red Nose Day ’20-20’ tour next weekend.

Audience members who witnessed the collapse of Ted Robbins during last Saturday’s Phoenix Nights live show have been invited to a special matinee performance next Sunday.

Justin also featured in the Phoenix Nights spin-off, Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere and the Ken Loach film, Looking for Eric