ONE of the most exciting acts to emerge from the Edinburgh Festival in recent years, Elis James won critical praise and a legion of new fans with smash-hit sell out showDo You Remember the First Time?

The bilingualWelshman has taken his charm offensive on the road with a whirlwind tour of the UK, bringing his hilarious, freewheeling storytelling to Pontardawe Arts Centre on Friday, March 30.

Expertly-timed anecdotes will be sure to delight, the warmth and charm of which will have you grinning from ear to ear throughout.

Charting a series of ‘first times’, Elis weaves his audience through a chance encounter with a celebrity, an accident at a wedding and the good old-fashioned drunkenness of others, something more than a few of us can relate to. Having performed internationally, supported fellow Welsh export Rhod Gilbert on tour and established a long list of credits including; 8 Out 10 Cats (Channel 4), The Rob Brydon Show (BBC Two) and Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC Three), Elis James has cemented himself as one of comedy’s brightest young stars. For tickets, ring the box office on 01792 863722.