Peter Kay has extended his record-breaking arena tour with nine new dates, including a new show in Blackpool.
The Bolton comedian announced the extra performances during an appearance on BBC Radio 2 on Wednesday, July 29.
The additional dates will see him perform in Brighton, Blackpool, Cardiff and Hull as part of what will now be the final leg of his Better Late Than Never Tour.
He will play at Blackpool Opera House on Saturday, November 21, with a matinee and evening show.
The tour had previously been expected to conclude this summer with shows in Leeds, Birmingham, London and Manchester.
The show will see him return to Blackpool, which was the location where he burst onto the stand-up scene with his iconic Live at the Top of the Tower performance released on DVD in 2000.
Profits from ticket sales for the newly announced performances will be shared equally between three charities, including The Lily Foundation, which supports people and families affected by mitochondrial disease and funds research into new treatments.
Speaking about the extension, Peter Kay said: "It's been an incredible four-year tour.
"I've absolutely loved it.
"If doing a few more shows can help raise money for these overlooked and sadly underfunded charities, then that's the least I can do."
The Lily Foundation was set up in 2007 by Liz Curtis following the death of her daughter Lily from mitochondrial disease, aged just eight months.
Since then, the charity says it has raised more than £11 million and now supports more than 1,500 families across the UK.
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A spokesperson for the charity said: "We are completely overwhelmed and deeply grateful to Peter Kay and his team for choosing to support The Lily Foundation.
"This incredibly generous gesture will not only raise vital funds to support families living with mitochondrial disease, but it also brings invaluable national awareness to our cause."
The tour will also support the Be More Laura Foundation, which was set up after Laura Nuttall who died in May after being diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme in 2018.
Tickets for the newly announced dates, including the Blackpool show, go on sale at 10am on Friday, July 31.
The Blackpool date is among the final performances to be added to what has become one of the biggest comedy tours ever staged in the UK.
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