Some say it’s a dying art, but TV star Nina Conti is breathing life back into the skill of ventriloquism.

The stand-up comedian, who has appeared as a ventriloquist on shows such as Live at the Apollo, will be performing at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury on Saturday, January 14.

You can book tickets online here or call 01227 787787.

Nina will be headlining the theatre’s first Live at the Marlowe comedy night of the year.

The monthly show boasts the ‘biggest names in stand-up’ and has seen performances from the likes of Tom Allen, James Acaster and Sara Pascoe in the past.

Joining the January line-up alongside Nina is Tom Ward, Chloe Petts and Darren Harriott.

Tom Ward is currently in the middle of his debut stand-up tour, Anthem, which he performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August and is now taking on the road across the country.

He has also appeared on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and is the narrator of UKTV’s Abandoned Engineering.

Sittingbourne-born comedian Chloe Petts has recently finished a nationwide tour supporting Ed Gamble and is about to set out on a string of solo shows, with dates including the Leicester Square Theatre in June.

Since moving out of her Kent home aged 18, Chloe has gone on to appear on shows such as Hypothetical with Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster and House of Games with Richard Osman.

Darren Harriott completes the Live at the Marlowe line-up.

His work includes a huge back catalogue of TV shows, such as the Last Leg, Mock the Week, Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central and Roast Battle.

Darren is currently putting his skates on and getting ready to compete in this year’s Dancing on Ice, which begins airing on ITV the night after his appearance in Canterbury.