STAR of BBC’s Mock The Week, Andy Parsons returns to Newport’s The Riverfront this autumn as part of the Comedy Port festival.

The highly regarded comedian is embarking on his third UK tour.

Parsons promises a show with shades of light and dark along with several trademark passionate tirades and a little peek behind the show business curtain.

The coalition, spending cuts and discovering a pair of underpants in a jar of mayonnaise are just some of the topics under discussion when he arrives in Gwent for the show on Saturday, October 15 at 8pm.

Hailed as a “terrific satirical stand-up” by the Independent on Sunday, tickets to see Parsons cost £16.

They are available online at www.newport.gov.uk/theR iverfront or from the box office on 01633 656757.

For more information on the Comedy Port festival – which sees Newport funny man Steve Williams perform on October 12 – go to www.newportcomedyfestival.

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