Justin Moorhouse (born 15 May 1970) is an English
stand-up comedian
Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up.
Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...
, radio DJ and
actor
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from
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
. He appeared in ''
Phoenix Nights
''Phoenix Nights'' is a British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a working men's club in the northern English town of Bolton, Greater Manchester. The show is a spin-off from the "In the Club" episode of the spoof documentary series '' That Pet ...
'', ''
Looking for Eric
''Looking for Eric'' is a 2009 British-French film about the escape from the trials of modern life that football and its heroes can bring for its fans. It was written by screenwriter Paul Laverty and directed by the English director Ken Loach. T ...
'' and Guess The Attendance.
Moorhouse has also appeared as a guest on the Dave TV series ''
As Yet Untitled'' with
Alan Davies
Alan Roger Davies (; born 6 March 1966) is an English stand-up comedian, writer, actor and TV presenter. He is best known for his portrayal of the title role in the BBC mystery drama series ''Jonathan Creek'' (1997–2016) and as the only perm ...
.
Career
Moorhouse was a salesman for many years before contacting a comedy club, the Frog and Bucket in
Oldham Street
Oldham Street is in Manchester city centre and forms part of the city's historic Northern Quarter district. The Northern Quarter is dominated by buildings that were built before World War II.
The street runs from Piccadilly to Great Ancoats S ...
, Manchester and performing a stand up comedy routine, aged 29. In 2002, he competed in a local comedy competition held at the Southern pub in
Chorlton Chorlton may refer to:
Places
* Chorlton, Cheshire East, in Cheshire, England
*Chorlton, Cheshire West and Chester, in Cheshire, England
*Chorlton-cum-Hardy, in Manchester, England
**Chorlton (ward), an electoral ward of Manchester, England
**Chorl ...
, winning the final held at the Comedy Store Manchester. Soon afterwards, he performed in a comedy tour, before getting the role of
Young Kenny in ''Phoenix Nights''. Although Young Kenny is a
Manchester City
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...
supporter, Moorhouse himself supports their rivals,
Manchester United
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...
.
Moorhouse appeared in the film ''
Looking for Eric
''Looking for Eric'' is a 2009 British-French film about the escape from the trials of modern life that football and its heroes can bring for its fans. It was written by screenwriter Paul Laverty and directed by the English director Ken Loach. T ...
'' as "Spleen".
From 7 December 2010 to 22 January 2011, he starred in
Harold Brighouse
Harold Brighouse (26 July 1882 – 25 July 1958) was an English playwright and author whose best known play is '' Hobson's Choice''. He was a prominent member, together with Allan Monkhouse and Stanley Houghton, of a group known as the Manche ...
's play ''
Zack'' at the
Royal Exchange, Manchester
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. From August 2014 to September 2014, Moorhouse played Dean Upton in ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Origi ...
''.
In 2014, Moorhouse became the voice of Vimto's Vimtoad.
In 2015 he became the resident compere of the Heatons' Comedy Evening, which took place at the Heatons' Sports Club, Stockport on the first Sunday of every month.
Moorhouse also appeared at the Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester in 'One Man, Two Governors'
Television
In the 2010 series of ''
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
''Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow'' is a British stand-up comedy television series hosted by comedian Michael McIntyre from different venues around the United Kingdom and Ireland. The first series was broadcast with six episodes in 2009. Each ...
'', Justin appeared as one of the supporting acts. In the 2011–12 series of ''
Celebrity Mastermind'', he was one of the winners. His chosen specialist subject was
Les Dawson
Leslie Dawson Jr. (2 February 1931 – 10 June 1993) was an English comedian, actor, writer, and presenter, who is best remembered for his deadpan style, curmudgeonly persona and Mother-in-law joke, jokes about his mother-in-law and wife.
Earl ...
. In 2013, he guest starred in ''
Still Open All Hours
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''.
On 27 and 28 October 2016, he appeared in UKTV W channel's ''
Celebrity Haunted Hotel Live
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'' broadcast from Elvey Farm Hotel near
Pluckley
Pluckley is a village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent, England. The civil parish includes the adjacent hamlet of Pluckley Thorne.
Geography
The landscape of the area itself is the edge of a well-drained plain, with the lowest ...
in Kent, UK, supposedly the most haunted village in England. He was teamed up with friend and fellow Mancunian, actor
John Thomson as they were pitted against fellow celebrity guests performing spooky challenges in the reality-based show leading up to Halloween. Paranormal-skeptic Moorhouse and roommate Thomson stayed one night in the hotel after completing their tasks.
Radio
Justin presented various shows at Manchester commercial radio station,
Key 103
''For the Network, see Hits Radio. For the National DAB station, see Hits Radio UK.''
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until February 2013. These shows included weekday drive and afternoons and latterly Sunday mornings with ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Origi ...
'' star
Jennie McAlpine
Jennie Elizabeth McAlpine (born 12 February 1984) is an English television actress, comedian and businesswoman. She is known for her role as Fiz Brown in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She also took part in the seventeenth series o ...
.
He has written and appeared in his own
BBC Radio 4
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sitcom ''Everyone Quite Likes Justin''. Elisabeth Mahoney, reviewing the comedy in ''
The Guardian
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'', said of the pilot episode "There's a satisfyingly high gag hit-rate for this new comedy about a radio presenter".
He is also a semi-regular guest on ''
7 Day Sunday
''7 Day Sunday'' (''7 Day Saturday'' in 2013) is a British comedy radio talk show hosted by Al Murray on BBC Radio 5 Live. Broadcast weekly on Sunday mornings, the show takes an irreverent look at the topical news stories of the past seven days ...
'' and ''
Fighting Talk
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'', both broadcast on
5 Live. He also occasionally presents shows on
BBC Radio Manchester
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It broadcasts on frequency modulation, FM, Digital Audio Broadcasting, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios at MediaCityUK in Salford ...
, and was an occasional 'friend' on ''Colin Murray and Friends'', which aired from 10am to 1pm, on weekdays on
talkSPORT.
Podcast
In October 2013, he began a weekly
podcast
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called ''About 30 minutes, No more than 45''. He chats with fellow comedians and gives an insight into his week.
References
External links
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English male film actors
English male comedians
English male television actors
Comedians from Manchester
1970 births
Living people
People from Ashton-under-Lyne
Actors from Lancashire
Male actors from Manchester