PATRICK Monahan, the Irish-Iranian comedian from Teesside, launches his 2015 British tour, Adventures In Monahan Land next month.

Adventures In Monahan Land, an energetically witty and charming family show, will be on the road from February 6 to July 10 for more than 40 dates that will include Pocklington Arts Centre on February 26 and Leeds Carriageworks Theatre on March 21.

Monahan, ITV’s Show Me The Funny winner in 2011, notched up more than 300 gigs in 2014 all over Britain and Europe, plus far-flung hotspots such as Dubai, Bahrain and Costa Rica. Among other highlights, he got his feet wet on ITV’s Splash! and appeared alongside Dame Edna Everage on Celebrity Squares.

Tickets for Pocklington are on sale on 01759 301547 or at pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk; Leeds, 0113 224 3801 or leeds.gov.uk/carriageworks