BRIAN Conley is currently presenting a new Channel 4 TV show called Buy It Now, he won hearts with his antics on last year’s Strictly Come Dancing, and is now back on the road with his own stand-up show.

The comedian, actor, presenter and singer will be calling on all his skills in the show, Still The Greatest Entertainer - In His Price Range, which is touring the UK stopping off in Swindon.

“It is a pot pourri of entertainment. Comedy-driven with songs, a lot of laughs in a world of doom and gloom, where we don’t mention Brexit, but Trump of course is just a comedy gift,’’ he said.

Brian will be introducing some special guests including his much loved characters of Dangerous Brian and Nick Frisby (It’s a Puppet!) as well as singing songs from the musicals he starred in such as Hairspray, Oliver, Barnum and Me and My Girl.

For Barnum, Brian literally had to go to circus school to learn how to tightrope walk. “That was a challenge, it was fine when the wire was tight but at some theatres it was slack... Once I had four days off and the understudy broke his foot.’’

Brian had a small part in the blockbuster movie First Knight and he also played the part of Caractacus Potts in the stage version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the West End.

When he decided to propose to his fiancee, Anne-Marie, he borrowed a suit of armour, a lance and a horse from the First Knight set to gallop over and propose. Eight months later they married, so Brian borrowed the famous car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, to drive away from the church.

“It was a lovely moment on the wedding video,’’ he said. “We had the reception at Pinewood Studio.’’

He is also in demand for sitcom, and scored a Best ITV Sitcom award for the show Time After Time in which he played the lead role. He also starred in The Grimleys as Doug Dynamo Digby with Amanda Holden, Nigel Planer and Noddy Holder.

But it was his singing that took him to the West End, including work with Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood.

“I was so nervous meeting him but my brother worked on Strictly and said it was all an act. Craig was brilliant and so was Cameron Macintosh.’’

Buy It Now, Brian’s current TV show gives Britain’s inventors and entrepreneurs the chance to sell their products in front of potential customers and the buyers of major retailers.

Brian comes to Swindon’s Wyvern on Tuesday, May 15 at 7.30pm, and tickets are £27 from 01793 524481 or visit www.swindontheatres.co.uk - Flicky Harrison