So the ball in hedgehogs vt does say Micheal (thanks Twitter for the freeze frame).
Jason manford has performed with Micheal ball on his tv show and during that show Cracked the joke about dying at 20.30 every night here
Jason manford and Michael ball
Calls Billy Connolly his hero see picture
Has presented or been on the royal variety show
On stage which covers the 8 shows a week and various other clues
There were cats in 1 of VT he did 8 out of 10 cats
Manchester was a link for the song
And apparently once worked for a
Fast food chain for 1 shift before quitting
I can't think of any clue that doesn't fit him.