Thank-you to landlady who helped him

Jason Manford has staged a free gig in a pub to thank the landlady for helping him when his car broke down.

Licensee Sue Landale sent for help when the comic got a flat tyre near her bar, Jack’s House in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, and as they chatted he agreed to perform a preview of his forthcoming tour later that night.

She told the Halifax Courier: ‘He was asking what I did and I told him about the pub and he said, “Do you do any comedy nights?” I said it was open mic that night and he said he would do it as a thank you. It was unbelievable – but he was true to his word.’

Around 200 people filled the pub after news of the gig last Thursday spread on Twitter, thanks largely to Jimmy Carr posting the news.

Sue added: ‘People were coming from far and wide, it was brilliant. It was just a totally surreal day

‘It was so nice of him to do something like that for us. I can’t thank him enough.’

Published: 6 Sep 2011