THERE’S some funny business going on at the Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne this year with a long line up of comedians starting with a visit from veteran Jim Davidson this week.

Jim promises to “tell it like it is”in his rage against political correctness in, The People Fight Back, on Thursday and Friday at 7.30pm.

Next up is Mark Watson on Saturday, February 9 at 7.30pm with The Infinite Show and then Death in Paradise star, Ardal O’Hanlon: The Showing Off Must Go On, at 8pm on Wednesday, March 20.

Seann Walsh visits the theatre on Thursday, March 28 at 8pm, followed by award-winning Welsh comedian Rod Woodward with, I’m Not Being Funny But, on Thursday, May 9 at 7.30pm.

Angus Deayton, Helen Atkinson Wood, Michael Fenton Stevens and Philip Pope reunite to take classic scripts from the award-winning BBC Radio 4 show on the road in Radio Active on Wednesday, March 15.

Mark Steel’s Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be Alright is on Wednesday, May 22 at 8pm and there’s still a few seats left for Al Murray’s Landlord of Hope and Glory Tour on Thursday, June 13 and Friday, June 14 at 7.30pm.

Finally comedian and impressionist Luke Kempner hosts an ultimate reality show on Sunday, November 10 at 8pm.

Tickets for Jethro who visits in March, and James Acaster in November, have already sold out. To book for all the other shows, call the box office on 01202 885566 or online at tivoliwimborne.co.uk