Jason Manford 'too northern' for radio?

Jason Manford has claimed that he failed to get a job on radio because he is "too northern".

According to The Sun, the comedian applied to cover for Johnny Vaughn on Capital FM but was turned down because of his accent.

He reportedly wrote on Twitter: "Did test for Capital Radio to fill in for Johnny Vaughn in few weeks. Just had call to say Richard Park thinks I'm 'too Northern' for it!

"To be fair, I have hidden my Northernness for years now so they probably didn't realise when they asked me to test. Shouldn't have worn the cap."

He added: "Right off out to race pigeons, stroke whippets, eat pies, smoke roll-ups, drink bitter, watch Corrie and have a fight. Hope that's not too Northern."

However, a spokesman for Capital FM dismissed the claims and insisted that Manford wasn't the best candidate.

"Richard Park has never met, spoken to or was even aware that Jason Manford auditioned at 95.8 Capital FM," the representative said. "Jason didn't get the position because there were better candidates, not because of where he is from.

"95.8 Capital FM employs people from all over the UK including presenters such as Dave Kelly from Northampton, Kevin Hughes from Cardiff, Johnny Vaughn from London and Rich Clarke from Worcester."