Tickets for a Kent show by comedian Micky Flanagan sold out within minutes this morning.

The comic, who has played to sold-out arenas across the country, added a handful of more intimate dates to his latest tour, including a show at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury later this month.

Tickets went on general sale at 10am but many fans were left disappointed as they were snapped up in a matter of minutes.

One said: “There only seemed to be a few tickets left after the pre-sale. I was 15th then 11th in the queue and still didn’t get any.”

The funnyman, who has appeared on TV shows such as Mock the Week and 8 Out of 10 Cats, is bringing his sell-out arena show, If Ever We Needed It, to six theatres across the country.

Since starting his stand-up career in the 1990s, the London-born comic has performed at some of the UK’s biggest venues.

His 2017 show, An Another Fing, was the biggest comedy event of that year and broke box office records after being performed to more than 600,000 people across the UK and Ireland.

The new tour, which has recently completed a successful arena run, is coming to more intimate venues to allow fans to “see the comedian up close and personal”.

If Ever We Needed It sees the stand-up talk about turning 60 and reflecting on how the world has changed during his lifetime.

Micky Flanagan will be at the Marlowe Theatre on Friday, April 19.