According to Marcus Brigstocke it's easy to be a satirical comedian following the Iraq war.

You simply substitute the phrase "weapon of mass destruction" for the word "clitoris" and do the same old jokes about how difficult it is to find, he explains.

It's a slightly harder task to launch eloquently scathing attacks on the EU Constitution and keep the laughs coming.

But Brigstocke, following two years as the 'angry young man' on Radio 4's The Now Show, has the necessary combination of political savvy and comedic imagination.

Brigstocke began his career in comedy at Bristol University where, with Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell, he formed Club Seals - the trio later responsible for TV's educational pastiche We Are History.

Quickly developing his talents as a writer and performer, he's since been involved in numerous comedy successes, from Radio 4's Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off to Richard Curtis' Love Actually.

Having directed his energy into character-driven comedy, Planet Corduroy is Brigstocke's first stand-up show since 1997, so he'll have a lot to talk about.

From the Butler Inquiry ("the political equivalent of, 'leave it, we've all had a drink'") to the Hutton Inquiry ("Just buy a copy of It Wasn't Me by Shaggy"), expect a torrent of quick-witted, modern satire.