SEANN Walsh has a theory that comics chase laughs to ward off loneliness.

“When you sit in a room on your own, think of a funny idea that previously didn’t exist, put it into the structure of your show, deliver it and get a room full people to laugh at it, that’s a fantastic feeling," explains the comedian.

“Comedians spend a lot of time on their own, and then finally they have an audience to share their ideas with. Maybe it’s all about alleviating the loneliness. I like that! I’m going to change my tour title to ‘Alleviating the Loneliness’!”

The painful days of jotting down gags within four walls will soon be over as the stand-up prepares to unveil his latest show, One For the Road.

As per usual, the tour will be the perfect platform for the comic to rant, vent and moan.

“Moaning works really well in comedy," he says. "If someone is saying, ‘I’ve had a lovely day. I went jogging, then went to the gym and I’ve only eaten vegetables and no carbs,’ you’re just bored.

“But if someone tells you they have broken their leg, lost their job and split with their partner, you put the kettle on! Moaning is so effective because people only want to hear about other people’s pain.”

The moaning will make way for more mature considerations, he points out. Now in a long-term relationship with a kale-scoffer, he is not the man-child he once was.

"My last show was called ‘28’. It was about me moving in with my girlfriend and how that changed me. This is a continuation of that idea and shows how things have moved on.

"My girlfriend is very healthy, and I’ve noticed that since we've been living together, my fridge has gone. It used to be full of Pepperami and Cheese Strings. But now it may look like a fridge from the outside, but on the inside it's like an allotment, full of cabbages and kale. Another aspect of getting older is that now I’m 30, I use the word 'avocado' and it doesn’t feel weird. I can look people in the eye and say that word. It’s very bizarre. You have to calm down when you’re 30. You can't behave as you did in your 20s. You give up on nightly socialising and sign a contract that says, ‘For this part of my life, all I’m going to do is watch box sets’.”

Seann Walsh will be at the Arts Centre on November 20. To book go to swindontheatres.co.uk or call 01793 524 481.