AFTER illness forced him to cancel his warm-up show, Michael McIntyre will be back to the Arts Centre as promised on Monday to test his latest comedy routine on fans.

His previous production, Showtime, was the biggest-selling comedy tour in the world in 2012, playing to more than 640,000 people, including a record-breaking ten-night residency at London’s O2 Arena. McIntyre will return to Swindon for an already sold-out show to try out his latest gags ahead of his hotly anticipated stand-up tour Happy & Glorious.

Last year queues stretched outside the theatre along Devizes Road. Those fortunate enough to see his Work In Progress show were treated to some of his best jokes, as well as a few of his new ones.