COMEDIAN Alan Davies is taking his Little Victories tour to Dorset.

He will be at the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth on Saturday November 28.

Davies, probably best known as the much-loved resident dunderhead, on QI or the star of iconic television series Jonathan Creek, began his career in stand-up comedy in 1988.

He was named Time Out Best Young Comic in 1991.

In 1993 two appearances on C4’s Viva Cabaret led to a nomination for a British Comedy Award as Best Newcomer.

In 1994 he won an Edinburgh Festival Critics Award for Comedy and a Perrier Award Nomination.

In 1996 he took the eponymous role of Jonathan Creek.

His 1998 show, Urban Trauma ran at the Duchess Theatre before touring the UK.

In 2001 Alan took the role of Bob in Russel T.Davies’ Bob & Rose for which he was awarded Best Actor in a Drama at the Monte Carlo Television Awards.

In 2002, he starred in Auntie and Me by Morris Panych before transferring to the Wyndham’s Theatre for a four month West End run.

Alan starred in a new series of Jonathan Creek in 2014 and recorded a new series of QI and the second series of his hugely popular show As Yet Untitled (Dave).