APPARENTLY Count Arthur Strong’s Command Performance show is so new that not even he knows he is doing it yet. Do not fret, however, as this has never stopped him before.

Just roll out your Maltesers, roll up your trouser legs and enjoy this old-fashioned comedy show – pausing only to glance up from your programme to ask when the interval is. “I can guarantee you, you’ll have never seen anything like it, whatever it is,” promises the Opera House brochure.

Tickets for a night at the feet of comedy nobility cost £18 on 0844 847 2322 or online at grandoperahouseyork.org.uk

Count Arthur Strong’s Command Performance, Grand Opera House, York, March 12, 8pm.