COMEDY star Alan Carr has announced he will be coming to Dunfermline next year as part of his Yap, Yap, Yap! 2015 tour.

Tickets for his stand up show at the Alhambra Theatre on Saturday 28th February at 8pm go on sale on Friday at 9am.

The theatre are expecting a 'surge' of people wanting to buy tickets for the gig after the huge interest the Yap, Yap, Yap! tour date has received on social media since its announcement today (Monday).

No stranger to a yap the BAFTA and British Comedy Award winning comedian, author, radio host and chat show supremo will return in this show to his stand up roots with his hilarious take on life.

Alan, who will perform for the first time in Dunfermline, made his breakthrough into comedy over a decade ago after winning The BBC's Best New Stand Up.

Since then he has become a household name best-known for hosting TV shows Alan Carr: Chatty Man, Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong, The Sunday Night Project and The Singer Takes It All.

Claire Fletcher, PR and marketing manager at Alhambra Theatre said, “We are delighted that Alan Carr is coming to the Alhambra next year as part of his tour.

“It will be the first time he has been in Dunfermline so it is quite a coo for us to have such a big name here – so many people love him.

“There has been a lot of interest on social media since the date has been announced so we are expecting a surge of people trying to get tickets to sit close to the front!” Tickets cost £27.50 + booking fee and will be available from the theatre box office on 01383 740384 or www.ticketmaster.co.uk.