I feel braver now... I'm older but more bolder

FATHER TED AND STAND UP STAR ARDAL O'HANLON TELLS RYAN PATON HOW HE'S GETTING BETTER AS HE HITS 60

- RYAN PATON

ARDAL O'Hanlon is conscious about how many stand up tours he has left in him. The comedy legend entered his 60s this year and has now been touring across the UK and Ireland consistently since he first stood behind a mic in the early 90s.

Although he has travelled many miles on the road, the Father Ted star has lost none of the love for making people laugh and is excited to return to Liverpool again on March 26 with new show, Not Himself.

Ardal will be performing the show at the Liverpool Playhouse and can't wait for a crowd of Scousers to hear the latest hour of material.

The Irishman told the ECHO in an exclusive interview: "I think I've enjoyed this tour more than anything [so far] and I suppose I'm conscious that I'm getting on a bit in life. I mightn't be doing this forever and I'm relishing every moment of it so I'm looking forward to getting to Liverpool in March."

The My Hero actor has performed in front of a Liverpool crowd many times across his glittering career and always knows he has to bring his A-game whenever he's in Merseyside. He added: "Liverpool audiences are very lively and Liverpool people like a good night out. So you definitely have to be on your toes as a performer."

He cites a show alongside some fellow Irish comedy legends at the M&S Bank Arena as the most special occasion from his times visiting the city. Ardal laughed the show was compered by a Liverpool-born comedian, who was on his way to becoming a household name.