FUNNYMAN and blogger Sam Avery - aka The Learner Parent - will be coming to Westcliff with his new show, aptly titled The Learner Parent, next year.

Tickets are on sale now to seen the show on January 11 and 12 at the Palace Theatre in London Road.

The stand up comedian, viral blogger and bestselling author started his award-winning blog when his twin boys were born. A million nappies, Peppa Pig episodes and a head-full of hair loss later, he shares all the lows, highs and hilarious in-betweens of his experiences of first-time parenthood.

"Parenthood is a crafty beast. The second you master something it changes the game, so you're rubbish at it again" he says.

Sam's honest, messy account of wrestling with sleep deprivation and breast pumps - right through to his botched attempts at discipline and pathetic bids to stifle various toddler tantrums that definitely registered on the Richter scale - will have you testing your pelvic floor with laughter.

It takes place at the Palace Theatre, London Road, Westcliff.

Visit southendtheatres.org.uk or call 01702 351135 for booking information and sales.