COMEDIAN Jack Dee – famed for his deadpan takes on British life – is set to perform in Swanage as he warms up for a UK tour this winter.

The star – who shot to fame through The Jack Dee Show on Channel 4, as well as Jack Dee’s Saturday Night and Jack Dee’s Happy Hour – is due to perform at the Mowlem Theatre on October 8.

In 2009, Jack replaced Humphrey Lyttelton as chair of BBC Radio 4’s I’m Sorry, I Haven’t A Clue.

He has also co-written and starred in two of his own sitcoms; four series of Lead Balloon for BBC Two, and two series of the hit ITV show, Bad Move. In 2015, he became the host of the hugely popular show The Apprentice: You’re Fired and The Apprentice: You’re Hired (BBC Two).

Tickets for the Swanage show – a warm-up for Dee’s upcoming UK tour – go on sale at 11am on Wednesday (July 17) from The Mowlem Box Office and website. The show is for those aged 14+.