COMEDY fans are invited to a night of entertainment as Jason Manford brings his new stand up tour to the south coast.

Jason Manford is due to perform across two dates in Poole and Bournemouth as he returns with his Like Me UK tour.

The comedian has spoken of his excitement to bring his stand-up to the coastline, after revealing he had holidayed in Poole throughout lockdown.

Jason said: “You’ve got your own little microclimate down there (in the south).

“We go down there on holiday quite a bit and we’ve been down to Poole a few times. During lockdown, that was the holiday of choice.

“It is a treat and I’m looking forward to getting down there.”

Jason has revealed he will be spending a couple of days in Poole and Bournemouth for the tour.

He said: “I try and organise it now so that we get a couple of days in anywhere nice.

“We’ll try and get to the sea, have a look at the seaside. Because I don’t get to see a lot of that in Stockport.”

But Jason is not the only comedian who has sung the south’s praises. He said: “John Bishop has moved down that way recently and all he talks about the weather, he can’t believe the difference!”

The Like Me tour has already set off and has seen Jason return to the stage for the first time since the pandemic.

Audiences can expect to hear about his own lockdown experiences, as well as his early days as a comedian, the importance of laughter, and much more.

Jason said: “Its just a real privilege to get back on stage. The audiences have been better than ever.

"I feel we’ve just felt an extra 10 per cent. When somethings taken away from you, you don’t realise how much you’ve missed it, that goes for audiences and performers.

“You’ve got to talk about it (coronavirus), it’s the big elephant in the room, its what we’ve all been through. British people are being able to laugh at things, and its in our culture to be able to laugh at the most serious of subjects."

Jason Manford will be performing at Poole Concert Hall on September 10, and the Bournemouth International Centre on October 6.

For tickets visit https://www.jasonmanford.com/