John Mann (comedian)
John Mann (born May 1961) is a British comedian, writer and columnist who lives in Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire. He attended Burnt Mill School in Harlow.
Early career
Mann started performing at the Square in Harlow where he was a sound engineer. His first performance came AbOUT when two of the booked acts failed to appear, so he offered to perform instead.
Comedy
Mann appears regularly at most of the UK's top comedy clubs and has performed extensively in clubs and at festivals around the world. He is a popular compere on the UK comedy circuit and appears regularly at Jongleurs clubs nationwide. He has toured with Phill Jupitus and Lenny Henry and has appeared on numerous TV comedy shows. He was notably the first stand-up comedian to act as warm-up for a music show The White Room.
He is the resident compere at The Square in Harlow and at The Rhodes Arts Complex in Bishop's Stortford.
Writing
He has written for Harry Enfield, Paul O'Grady, Gina Yashere and Jasper Carrott and was a main writer for the long-running Channel 4 show The Big Breakfast. He also has a popular fortnightly column in his local newspaper, the Bishop's Stortford Observer, for which he was shortlisted as Columnist of the Year in the 2008 EDF Media Awards.
Radio
Mann is a regular guest on BBC London 94.9 and Essex Radio and was a frequent stand-in presenter on Greater London Radio. He often appeared with Chris Evans on his Saturday morning radio show. He was a writer on The News Huddlines and often appears on BBC local radio around the UK.