STAND-UP comic Josie Long will appear in Leeds following the worldwide success of previous show Cara Josephine.

Josie, star of BBC Radio 4’s Romance And Adventure and All Of The Planet’s Wonders and presenter of Short Cuts, is touring her eighth solo stand-up show.

A spokesman said: “The show is about optimism and hopefulness, about looking for people and finding things to look up to. It’s about wanting more from life than it might be up for giving out.

“It’s about struggling with realising what you are, who you are and what you can’t change about yourself, and about really feeling like an outsider for the first time. It’s a bit about having faith in younger people, and friendship, and activism, and solidarity.”

Josie has been busy interviewing activists about what they do and why, so it's also about politics and making things happen.

Josie can be seen at Leeds Wardrobe on February 21. Call 01133 838800 to book tickets.