Comedy legend Jasper Carrott is back on the road with a new show featuring Electric Light Orchestra founder Bev Bevan and former Ocean Colour Scene guitarist Andy Bennett.

Described as 'a great night of full-on laughter' and featuring 'rock and roll to lift the spirits', Stand Up & Rock visits The Albany Theatre from Thursday 24 — Saturday 26 March as part of a UK tour.

“It’s been exciting to be back on tour with Bev and the band,” says Carrott. “There was a bit of trepidation at first, not having worked for that long, but the minute we were on stage it disappeared.  We were playing to sold out houses from the moment the tour began and it’s been fantastic to see audiences coming back to the theatre, having a great laugh, rocking the house, and just remembering what life’s all about.”

Bev Bevan adds, “Once you get on stage and get that crowd reaction, it’s fantastic, there’s nothing to replace it.”

The godfather of British stand-up has been making the nation laugh since his comedy single Funky Moped stormed the pop charts in 1975 and through prime-time TV series such as Carrott’s Lib, Carrott’s Commercial Breakdown and The Detectives with Robert Powell.

Winner of the BBC TV Personality of the Year, BAFTA and British Comedy Awards Lifetime Achievement, the proud Brummie has his own ‘star’ on Birmingham’s Walk of Stars. His show 24 Carrott Gold, recorded live in 2004 at the Birmingham Arena, played to 72,000 people, breaking box office records.

Read our interview with Jasper and Bev here.

Stand Up and Rock visits The Albany Theatre from Thursday 24 — Saturday 26 March. Tickets are available here.