A TV comedy star will headline the latest comedy café big night out show in Bridport next week.

The regular midweek Bridport Comedy Cafe show is moving to a Friday night for a 'Big Night Out weekend show in the main theatre that will offer three headline acts for the price of one.

Closing the show in style will be musical comedy genius Andy Askins, as seen on BBC One's The John Bishop Show and Comedy Central. Andy, who headlined the Jurrassic Fields Festival comedy tent in 2016, headlines shows worldwide with his expertly crafted routine littered with an eclectic mix of offbeat original comic songs and parodies.

Andy Askins is a diminutive figure who exudes an air of vulnerability as he steps up to the microphone armed with a guitar and a cheeky grin. It’s an overwhelmingly misleading demeanour which serves to heighten the impact of the killer lines that he delivers.

Andy has an expertly crafted routine littered with an eclectic mix of offbeat original comic songs and parodies. A talented musician with a captivating voice, popular songs have been re-written and given a perverse twist to tremendous comic effect.

He has previously had the honour of working with Michael McIntyre, Lee Evans, Jason Manford, Alan Carr, Jimmy Carr, Micky Flanagan, Harry Hill, Rhod Gilbert, Bill Bailey and Jack Dee, to name a few stand-up luminaries. Andy performed his solo show “The Man With No Name” at the prestigious Edinburgh Festival for the first time in 2016 to rave reviews.

On TV screens, Andy was recently invited to appear on The John Bishop Show, performing a storming set at the Hackney Empire, alongside a stellar line-up from the worlds of comedy and music. The show transmitted in a primetime Saturday night slot on BBC One. Having impressed audiences and executives alike, Andy has then invited back to perform on this year’s John Bishop Christmas Show (the only artiste to be invited back from the series). The festive edition of the show also aired on BBC One.

Andy has also recorded a set for the latest series of Comedy Central’s The Comedy Store, and has performed on two series of The World Stands Up, also for Comedy Central.

Joining Andy will be westcountry favourite and comedy dynamo Suzy Bennett. Suzy burst onto the circuit as part of Jimmy Carr's comic idol competiton and later went on to support the master joke teller on tour before being crowned the winner of the Funny Women competition in 2006.

Also on the line up will be Twitter sensation and master of the one liner, Tony Cowards. Fresh from appearing at the Melbourne Comedy Festival Tony has one of the highest gag rates in comedy with a set littered with jokes you'll be telling at work the next day.

As ever the comedy cafe resident MC, Tom Glover, will be hosting the show.

*The BAC Comedy Cafe Big Night Out show, 8pm, Friday March 31. Tickets are £10. Call the Bridport Arts Centre box office for tickets.