Despite winning plaudits across the country for his stand-up shows and acting credits including the award-winning Phoenix Nights, he hasn't let fame go to his head.
"Before I get to a gig I just have a few requests," says Justin, who performs at the Theatre Royal tomorrow (Thursday), "ready salted crisps and coke."

"After a show I munch a bag of revels, with the coffee ones eaten separately of course."
The father-of-two, described by fellow comic Dave Spikey as 'funnier than a monkey falling off its bike', has scripted his new show around the less than philanthropic subject of trying to put people off having children.

Or as he puts it, 'decreasing the birth rate'.
In his act he gives a real account of what it is like being a father and watching his two children grow up.

He said: "I am in constant surprise about how thick my 10-year-old son is and then how clever he is the next minute. Sometimes he seems to know so much and then he asks me about something and I think, why don't you know that? Der."
He added: "Well lads are thick til they're about 15 really. You girls go off getting the older blokes who have cars and leave us behind to carry on playing top trumps."

Justin boasts an impressive CV of stand-up, TV, radio and scriptwriting work under his belt. Which medium is he most comfortable with?
"I really enjoy them all, but I get the most out of stand-up," he says. "Live with an audience, if it all ended then I would definitely have to choose stand-up. It's instant gratification making people laugh.
"I love it, but then I always feel a bit sad afterwards, during the show I feel like they have become my mates but then they all leave and go home. I'm really excited and raring for a good night out afterwards but by then everyone's too knackered."

* Justin Moorhouse will be performing at the Theatre Royal on Thursday, September 20. For more information contact the box office on 01744 756 000.