Jason Manford has said he was turned down for a job at Tesco.
Jason Manford says he was turned down for a job at Tesco
The comedian said on social media that he applied for a job as a driver when he had been made "recently unemployed" as he "wanted to feel useful".
He joked that he is "absolutely livid", adding: "I was only trying to do my bit.
"I hope the better person got and enjoys the job, I'll be watching."
The 38-year-old said he had submitted his application earlier on in the coronavirus pandemic "when it looked like supermarkets etc were going to need thousands of extra hands".
He added: "I even signed my CV off 'Previous experience: comedian. So I know it's all in the delivery'.
"Still nothing!"
After another social media user joked that he would "do anything to get out of the house", Manford joked: "Oh don't get me wrong, my extracurricular volunteer work is a purely selfish way of having an hour to myself."
He also shared an image of a smashed jar lying on his kitchen floor, saying: "All it takes is one look at my social media to know why I didn't get the Tesco job."
According to the screenshot of the rejection letter he shared online, Manford had applied to work at a Tesco Express in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
The letter said: "We appreciate your interest to work for Tesco during these unprecedented times and thank you for your application for the customer assistant – convenience.
"Regrettably we are unable to progress your application forward this time as the vacancy is now closed."
Tesco has been contacted for comment.