A TV comedy star is coming to a theatre in Sussex.
Harry Enfield is set to bring his one man show Harry Enfield and No Chums to The Congress Theatre in Eastbourne this October.
Best-known for playing an array of iconic characters including Loadsamoney, Stavros and Kevin and Perry, the show will see Enfield perform sketches as well as reflect on his life in comedy.
Enfield, who hasn’t performed live since touring with long-time collaborator Paul Whitehouse in 2015, said: “These folks from Fane Productions approached me. It sounded fun. You know, if people ask me to do something, I tend to do it. Otherwise, I'm just quite happy sort of pottering around, really.”
The 64-year-old will also share the real-life inspirations and anecdotes behind his characters.
He added: “When I was young and used to do characters in clubs I was really nervous. That's why I stopped as soon as I could. Now I'm so old I don't care anymore.
“The tour with Paul was really fun, but we spent all our money on making it a slick show with loads of costumes and sets. I said to Paul afterwards people would love it if we just chatted and did a bit of this or whatever as a surprise.”
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Enfield’s show will also include more recent material, including characters featured in the BBC series Harry and Paul.
Considering which of his past work he is most excited to revisit in the show, Enfield said: “I love Wayne and Waynetta Slob. I love them all, actually. I'm very proud of them. I do a bit of Wayne and Waynetta in the show, they are probably great, great, great grandparents by now.”
Performing at Eastbourne's Congress Theatre on October 14, the BAFTA-winning comedian says he has been rewatching his old programmes in preparation.
He said: “I thought they were really funny. Which surprised me, because at the time you do these things and you move on and don't really think about it anymore, but a lot of it I thought was really well written. We really got something right about a lot of things.”
Harry Enfield and No Chums will run from October 10 until November 30.
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