DAVE Spikey’s new tour, Punchlines, does what it says on the tin.

The Bolton comic said: “We all love a good punchline. ‘Punch’ indicates that the ‘line’ should come as a surprise or shock, so I had this idea of examining the many types of punchlines and ways of delivering them.

“They’re not restricted solely to the pay-off to jokes. Any story, speech on monologue will have a punchline.”

Dave started out playing clubs while working as chief biomedical scientist in haematology at the Royal Bolton Hospital.

He wrote comedy as a hobby, became a stand-up comic and won the North West Comedian Of The Year award.

Two years later the prize was handed to fellow Bolton native Peter Kay, and the pair began writing comedy series together, culminating in the classic Phoenix Nights.

Dave is at the Mart Theatre, Skipton, on November 21. Call 01756 709666 to book tickets.