The festival opens with Steve Shanyaski, who combines surreal observations with wildly tangential imaginings in his off-kilter set pieces. A spokesman said: “Steve is endlessly charming and with his cheeky, roguish warmth, he leads his audiences, Pied Piper-like, down the charming avenues of his inner mind until they are fully immersed in ‘Stevie World’.”

Steve is followed Friday evening, March 2, by Richard Herring with his ‘gloriously infantile’ new show ‘Oh Frig, I’m 50.’ He examines how his life has changed, from irresponsible, single ‘kidult’, literally fighting his way through a mid-life crisis to a married father. A spokesman said: “Richard was termed ‘The Podfather’ and reviewed as “a delight in mischief, provocation and inspired rudeness” by the Guardian but most people will know him as the star of Radio 4’s ‘Relativity’,”

Saturday afternoon. March 3, brings Jonny Awsum’s family show for kids of all ages from 5 to 105 filled with Jonny’s unique combination of music and laughter featuring ’This is a Musical’ and ’The Triangle Song’ as seen on Britain’s Got Talent and the very best of Jonny’s live shows. Followed by a meet and greet session with Jonny and a photo opportunity with the bowler hats made famous by Ant and Dec. David Walliams said that the show was brilliantly funny and we couldn’t want for anything more.

On Saturday evening, Georgina, star of Georgina’s Wedding Blogs, gets married at the Flavel and it’s got to be perfect. She is having 100 wedding rehearsals first and you are invited. ‘It’s Got To Be Perfect’ is a high energy, semi-improvised show in which anything can, and will happen. Performed by the critically acclaimed character comedian Anna Morris, star of Comic Relief and Channel 4’s Lee & Dean, Georgina is on the verge of a wedding related breakdown. Can the audience help her hold it together?

With shambolic attempts at entertaining her guests, outrageous wedding plans, ridiculous rules and crazy commands, audience members are roped into playing the most important wedding roles culminating in a shocking finale. Be warned! Nothing will get in the way of Georgina’s perfect day. It was the Winner Best Show 2016 - Funny Women.

To round off the Eleventh Dartmouth Comedy Festival on Sunday, March 4, you will be encouraged to be looking on the bright side of life with a screening of iconic 1979 classic film, The Life of Brian.

The Royal Castle Hotel are the proud sponsors of the Comedy Festival and are offering all ticket holders a complimentary drink when they dine at the Royal Castle before any live Comedy Festival Show.

All tickets are available from the Flavel Box Office on 01803 839530 or online at: www.theflavel.org.uk.