AN IRISH stand-up comedian is bringing his latest show to Bridport next month.

Writer and actor Sean Hughes will bring Mumbo Jumbo to Bridport Arts Centre on Thursday, September 10.

Throughout his life he has been battling to stay on the right side of sanity. This is because in middle age, Sean has realised that the two sides of his brain are in constant conflict. There is common sense against mumbo jumbo and mumbo jumbo seems to have the upper hand.

The show consists of stories including being serenaded at the break of dawn by Robert Smith, trekking mountain gorillas in Rwanda and coming to the conclusion that he will never have a proper conversation with his dear mum. There will also be a few poems and a three-minute musical about ageing too.

Sean started his career in 1987 doing stand-up comedy in London clubs. He went on to become the youngest-ever winner of the prestigious Perrier Award for Comedy for A One Night Stand With Sean Hughes at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in 1990.

Sean launched his successful television career in the early 90s with two series of his surreal sitcom, Sean's Show.

He was also a team captain on the BBC Two comedy quiz show Never Mind The Buzzcocks, alongside Phill Jupitus and Mark Lamarr.

The show will take place at 8pm. For more information, please call 01308 424204.