A popular comedian and TV host has announced new tour dates in Cumbria.

Stand-up Irish comedian and television presenter of Mock the Week, Dara Ó Briain, will be coming to Kendal and Carlisle next year on his new tour 'So...Where Were We?'.

He will be at Westmorland Hall in Kendal on Thursday, May 11 followed by an appearance at The Sands Centre in Carlisle on Saturday, May 13.

A spokesperson said: "At the end of his last tour, Dara had performed the show Voice of Reason 180 times over two years across 20 countries from Auckland to Reykjavik, from Moscow to New York; and by March 2020 he was ready for a break.

"He would now like to apologise for saying that and will never wish for anything like that again because that's clearly what caused all this trouble.

"Instead, in his new show 'So, Where Were We?' Dara will hardly mention the last year and a half. Instead, Dara will fire out the usual mix of stories, one-liners, audience messing and tripping over his words by talking too quickly because he is so giddy to be back in front of a crowd."

Tickets are on sale Friday, November 25, at 10am online at betterboxoffice.co.uk or by calling 0333 3355055