Prepare for plenty of silliness when Joe Pasquale brings his Devil in Disguise tour to Weymouth Pavilion later this summer. The chirpy comedian gives The Guide an idea of what to expect from an evening of stand-up.

JOE Pasquale says a Weymouth audience needs to know there's plenty of 'silly stuff' in store for The Devil in Disguise.

"I’ve got lots of new silly stuff for this show. For instance, I’ll be singing a new song, Can You Guess What’s Inside My Sandwich?

"I’ll be doing a silly dance at the same time. I’ll be doing a tribute to Sammy Davis Jr, I’ll be doing mind-reading and painting, and I’ll be getting people up on stage. It’s an eclectic and fast-moving show. I hope people will have a really good night."

Unfortunately Joe's 'twin' brother Raynard, part of his famous double-act from previous gigs, won't be able to make it this year.

He said: "I have recruited my other ‘twin’ Nick. Nick is part alien, looking a bit like E.T. I’m trying to persuade him to come on stage in his pants, but he is a bit reluctant!

"I think I’ll have to do it myself. But after my recent exploits on The Nightly Show I’m used to that now!"

Joe has prepared for the tour by playing the Comedy Store in London for the first time.

He added: "It’s been great. The other day I was on a bill with Romesh Ranganathan, Jon Richardson, Terry Alderton, Kevin Day and Seann Walsh at the Comedy Store. It was compered by John Moloney. It was a real laugh. Also, in the summer, I’m appearing at the Balham Comedy Festival for the first time. Can’t wait! All live comedy helps to sharpen up your game."

He has 'a whale of a time' performing stand-up, Joe says.

"I love the fact that you never know what’s going to happen next – because I don’t know what I’m going to do, either! I also love the enthusiasm of the fans."

Never one to shy away from spotlight, at the time of the interview Joe was preparing to film a daredevil stunt for an episode of ITV’s Live at the Palladium.

He said: "I’ll have cucumbers sticking out of every part of my body. A samurai warrior will blindfold himself and proceed to slice them all up. Just another day at the office!

"I enjoy these stunts so much because it’s a validation of life. It makes you feel alive if you experience things in their most extreme form. There is no adventure involved if someone asks you what you did today, and you say, “I just watched telly.” But if you say, “I had my nipple pierced and my bum waxed,” there’s immediately a story there!"

Joe enjoys pushing himself to the limit, spending a week in prison in Costa Rica for a documentary called Prisoner X.

He said: " The idea was to show that prisoners here don’t have it so bad. They complain that they don’t get colour TV in their cells. Well, they certainly don’t get that in Costa Rica! The conditions were terrible.

"The inmates have to pay someone to look after their clothes on the washing line. There were 900 prisoners, and 600 of them had knives.

"A lot of the guards brought in drugs, which made things worse. I wasn’t allowed to stay in the jail overnight because it was too dangerous. The week before, a prisoner had been killed during the night. The conditions were terrible, the inmates have to pay someone to look after their clothes on the washing line.

"There were 900 prisoners, and 600 of them had knives. A lot of the guards brought in drugs, which made things worse. I wasn’t allowed to stay in the jail overnight because it was too dangerous. The week before, a prisoner had been killed during the night."

Joe has also flown with the Red Arrows and completed three days' training with Chris Ryan, the ex-SAS soldier. He puts his willingness to take on a challenge down to a book he read.

"I read a book called “Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway” by Susan Jeffers. That changed my whole concept of where my boundaries are. Do I want to be 86 and thinking of all the things I could have done, but didn’t?

"I’d rather die at 60 and take every opportunity put in front of me. I remember a film called Tuesdays with Morrie starring Jack Lemon. Morrie is an old professor who gives his student lessons in life. He teaches him that you have to learn to die before you can learn to live. I always think like that. So if I snuff it today and the samurai warrior severs my artery, at least I was taking advantage of every opportunity!"

After the tour Joe will appear in panto in Bristol with Gok Wan.

He said: "I’m playing Wishy Washy. I’ve done panto for 30 years now, and I still love it. It’s like falling off a log. It’s the first experience kids ever have of live theatre. Most kids these days spend their time playing on screens. Technology is taking over their lives. They’ll say, “Look at that screen – it looks like real sky and real grass.” Well, go outside and you’ll see real sky and real grass! At a panto, they are interacting for the first time with live performers. If they enjoy that, you’ve got committed theatre goers for life."

Joe very simply puts the secret of his success down to 'silliness'.

"Unfortunately, most adults grow up and forget the kids they once were. Most of us lose touch with the person who made us interesting in the first place. All the pressures of adult life take over, and we start adhering to the things society tells us to do. I’m appealing to that childish person we all once were. I try to stick to silliness!"

*Joe Pasquale, The Devil in Disguise, is at Weymouth Pavilion on Sunday, August 6 at 7.30pm. Call the box office for tickets.