HAILED as the country’s most influential comedian and voted best comedian of all time by Channel 4, Billy Connolly is getting on his high horse and heading to Dorset.

The comic genius and all-round entertainer arrives in Dorset this November for two shows at the BIC in Bournemouth on November 28 and 29. Tickets for The High Horse Tour went on sale on Friday.

This current tour is a rare stand-up outing for Connolly.

A one-time Glasgow shipyard worker and folk musician, Connolly originally rose to fame in the 1970s.

Since then he has enjoyed an astonishing career and life.

His abrasive humour, hilarious stories and shocking performances made him a huge star. It’s one tour not to miss.

n Billy Connolly's High Horse Tour comes to the BIC on November 28 and 29.