Stand-up comedy combines with visual story-telling when Dave Gorman appears on stage at the Alban Arena next Monday evening. (27)

Dave Gorman Gets Straight to the Point* (*The PowerPoint) can be seen at The Arena from 8pm.

The man behind Modern Life Is Goodish, Are You Dave Gorman? and Googlewhack Adventure is putting on a PowerPoint presentation which comes to the Arena from a sold-out five night run at London’s Southbank Centre.

Dave is back with the same show at 8pm on November 22 and tickets at £20 can be obtained from the Arena box office on 01727 844488 or online www.alban-arena.co.uk

There is more comedy next Wednesday and Thursday, October 29 and 30, when another household name, Ross Noble, comes to the Arena.

The multi award winning comedian performs his brand new show, Tangentleman, at 8pm

Ross, known as the King of Improvisational Comedy, has undertaken 14 sell-out tours, seven top selling stand-up DVD releases, and ranked 11th in Channel 4’s poll of the 100 Greatest Stand-Ups (2010).

As well as on-stage performances, Ross has appeared on Have I Got News for You, The Graham Norton Show and QI.

He has won numerous awards including Best Stand Up at the 2003 LAFTA Awards, 4 Chortle Awards, and a Time Out Award for Best Live Stand-Up.

Tickets are £25.

Soul legends, The Stylistics, return to the Arena at 7.30pm next Friday, October 31.

One of the best-selling soul groups ever, The Stylistics were formed in Philadelphia in 1966 and went on to record 10 straight top ten hits during the early seventies including the Grammy nominated You Make Me Feel Brand New.

Tickets are £24.50 and £22.

Comedian Jimmy Carr’s performance at the Arena next Tuesday has sold out.