COMEDIAN, presenter, radio show host - Justin Moorhouse has many strings to his bow. But as he prepares to bring his new one-man show People and Feelings to King George’s Hall next weekend, the man himself knows exactly who he is.

“I am a stand-up comedian who is lucky enough to do other things,” he said. “If everything else didn’t happen and I was just a stand up comedian I wouldn’t be unhappy.

“I absolutely love stand-up comedy. It’s the time I feel most alive on stage, doing a new joke that works. My aim is to be as good as a stand-up comedian as I can be. People ask what my ambitions are and it’s simply that, to fulfil my potential as a comedian; it’s my favourite thing.”

Justin has been touring People and Feelings for a large part of the year.

“I think most comedians will tell you they come up with a name for their show before they’ve written anything,” said Justin. “That’s certainly what happened with me and this show.

“But there’s a simple premise. I’d got to 45 and I thought I should have known more about stuff than I do.

“Also the show’s about the truth. At the start I tell the audience that I won’t tell them any lies. We are living in a world of fake news and I expose the lies comedians use in a funny way."

Justin also delves into his own childhood.

“I talk about the differences between my childhood and kids today. And I think my childhood was better,” he said.

“I would rather be a kid when I was than growing. Now it’s hard to be a kid.

“I’ve got kids of my own, The oldest is 20 and is off into the world but my daughter is 12 and I do wonder what kind of world she is walking into.

“I’ve always said to my kids you are a long time grown up so don’t try and be grown up before you need to.”

Justin has been a comedian for 15 years and in that time has built up a loyal fanbase.

“What I do like about my shows now is that although I don’t get massive audiences, I do get a mix of age groups,” he said. “There are people my age who bring their kids now so I get teenagers in the audience.

“That’s very handy for the current show because without wishing to give too much away, I rely on a young man being in the audience. Hopefully I take them under my wing and provide them with some real parenting. But they needn’t worry, there’s only me that gets humiliated here.”

Because of the interaction with the audience. no two shows are ever the same.

“There is a road map to the show,” he said. “Even the best improvisers in the world still need an ending.

“So I have a beginning, middle and the end, three big bits which I have to do for the show to make sense but the rest of it depends on what the audience says or where you are.”

Justin is constantly thinking about possible material he could use.

“As I’m speaking to you I’m sat at desk surrounded by little notes I have made,” he said. “I’m just looking through ideas and thinking about the next tour.

“I’m always writing down ideas of things that strike me either on paper or on my phone.

“I’m just tying to work out something I wrote in February. There are just two words on a note – Cockney dinosaur – I have no idea what that’s about, but there was something there though that I thought was a good idea when I wrote it down.”

King George’s Hall is very much a home gig for Justin.

“I’ve been to Blackburn loads of times,” he said. “King George’s Hall is always a lot of fun. It always helps when you go to a venue with a regular comedy vibe to it. It’s got a comedy club and a regular comedy audience and most people on tour will stop there which is great.

“You can go to some places and they are like ‘oh, I thought you were going to give a talk’ or that it’s some kind of evening with event with a few anecdotes. At King George’s Hall the audience are really up for it.

“I think that’s the thing about North West comedy audiences. We know the language of it. I’m very appreciative of the fact that people round here hace taken to me. It always feels like I’m on home turf.

"Having said that, you get lot of love when walk on but if you’re not funny you still won’t get away with it.”

Justin Moorhouse, King George’s Hall, Blackburn, Sunday, November 26. Details from 0844 847 1664 or www.kinggeorgeshall.com