On Sunday 15 February they’ll be making a welcome return to Worthing’s Ardington Hotel on Steyne Gardens for an exciting programme of staged readings on Love, Lust, Desire, Romance, Frustration, Jealousy – and a whole host of emotions to entice the listener.

The gangly stand-up comedian last gigged locally in 2013, and his star has very much been in the ascendant since then, with a plethora of TV appearances, his own acclaimed BBC Radio 4 show, great reviews from his Edinburgh shows and more.

With more than a dozen acts of all shapes and sizes, drawn from across the south coast and further afield, a packed night is in store.

No audience is too rowdy for her to handle – she's already raised five teenagers. With the affectionate attitude of a playgoup leader at a wild Iggy Pop concert, Barbara is guaranteed to warm the heart of any audience.

Barbara headlines at Matt's Comedy Club at the Connaught Studio, Worthing on Thursday 18 September (8pm) – and a cracking night is guaranteed.

And he's in Worthing at Matt's Comedy Club on Thursday 24 July, at the Connaught Studio.

Conjuring levels of intensity to match their more electrified combined musical pasts, their predominantly acoustic new album, Broken Heart Surgery, (out 7 July 2014) celebrates the downbeat and melancholic with a wry humour and lyrical wit. Imagine Johnny Cash, Simon & Garfunkel an The Velvet Underground jamming together at four in the morning. Quietly so not to wake the neighbours.

After last month's sold out Noise Next Door gig, ticket sales are expected to be brisk for the visit of these two experienced comedy circuit regulars.