Outspoken comic Russell Brand is bringing his new Re:Birth tour to Kent five times this year.

The controversial comedian played dates in the county last year, and today announced dates in Dartford, Chatham, Margate, Canterbury and Tunbridge Wells.

The tour centres on Russell's view of the matrix of the modern media, politics, sex, fatherhood and death and answer the questions "What is real?" and "Who Are We?"

He said: "How do we make sense of the madness of our lives once we become parents? What am I going to tell my daughter about conformity and responsibility? What happens if she grows up to be like me or, worse, date someone like me?"

On Sunday, April 9 he will be at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford, Tuesday, April 25 he will be at the Central Theatre, Chatham, on Thursday, April 27 the show will be at Margate Winter Gardens and on Monday, May 29 it will be at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. The final Kent date will be on Wednesday, September 20 at the Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, February 3 at 10am.

To book for the Orchard date, visit orchardtheatre.co.uk or call 01322 220000, and for the Central Theatre visit tickets.medway.gov.uk. For the Margate date visit margatewintergardens.co.uk or call 01843 292795 and for the Marlowe go to marlowetheatre.comassemblyhalltheatre.co.uk or call 01227 787787. For Tunbridge Wells tickets call 01892 530613 or visit