The 48-year-old come a long way since his days as a start-out stand-up at Whitstable Labour Club in the 1980s.

Now former University of Kent student Alan Davies is back in the county with his Little Victories Tour, in Folkestone this weekend.

Nowadays, Alan’s a hugely famous face on TV. He made his debut on Tonight with Jonathan Ross back in 1992 and since then has become equally as well-known as a longstanding panellist on QI as he is for playing detective Jonathan Creek.

If you catch him in Kent this week, expect autobiographical ramblings filled with shrewd observation, side-splitting tomfoolery and the occasional touching moment.

Appearing this Saturday, February 28 in the Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone at 8pm. Tickets cost from £26.

Visit www.atgtickets.com/folkestone or call 0844 8713015.