One of the brightest stars working on the British comedy circuit, Manchester-based Justin Moorhouse is a talented stand-up comedian, writer and actor - not to mention an award-winning radio presenter and a household name in his native North West. Early in his career, his exuberant, larger than life personality and cheeky northern charm quickly allowed him to build a reputation on the live comedy circuit. He was name City Life Comedian of the Year in 2000 and was second placed in the BBC New Talent Awards the following year. He was soon supporting stand-up luminaries Jimmy Carr, Peter Kay, Dave Spikey, John Thomson and Johnny Vegas on tour before going on to play to sell out audiences across the North West with his own solo shows. Justin's debut solo show Local Knowledge - The Smallest Tour in the World toured the North West in 2004 earning him a nomination for 'Best Comedy Performance' at the prestigious Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards alongside the likes of Bill Bailey and Ross Noble. He took to the road again in 2006 with sell-out performances of his second show The Difficult Second Tour. 2007 saw him making his hotly anticipated debut at the Edinburgh festival with his third solo show Who's The Daddy?. With a run of sell-out shows and a clutch of 4 star reviews under his belt, Justin went on to tour the show nationally including a performance in his home town at the prestigious Manchester Opera House. He is now busy working on his fourth solo show Justin Moorhouse's Ever Decreasing Social Circle which he'll be performing in the Pleasance Courtyard during this year's Edinburgh festival, followed by a nationwide tour in the Autumn. Justin's writing credits include The 11 O'Clock Show and Channel 4's hugely popular panel show 8 out of 10 Cats. "Quirky and imaginative stories... A brilliant entertainer." - The Stage "Easily my favourite comedian." - Jimmy Carr "Like Peter Kay physically and vocally, and not unlike Alan Bennett linguistically... capable of ranting ecstatically with one of the most enthusiastically expressive faces on the fringe... Justin Moorhouse is simultaneously down to earth and out of this world." - **** The List "A natural comedian, blessed with a warm engaging personality... A gentle comedic tour de force which nearly brought a tear to a critical glass eye... a brutal humour that teeters just on the right side of bitter... excruciatingly funny." - 4 **** The Herald "Moorhouse charms the pants off the crowd." - Sunday Times Critical List "Simply superb." - Liverpool Echo

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