AWARD-winning Welsh comedian Rod Woodward is set to bring his debut tour to Swansea and Brecon.

The comedian became an overnight success in December when he was invited to perform at the 2014 Royal Variety Performance in front of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Rod performs his eagerly awaited nationwide debut tour The Journey Starts Here this summer, coming to Swansea Grand Theatre on May 27 and Theatr Brycheiniog on June 19.

The son of renowned Welsh sports writer Karl Woodward, Rod was tipped for stardom by such luminaries as Peter Kay and Bob Monkhouse and has since gone on to win the Best Newcomer to Variety award, Encore Magazine’s Entertainer of the Year and BBC’s Funny Business. His television appearances include The Comedians (SKY), The Rush Hour (BBC WALES), A Bit Off The Fringe ( BBC2 Wales), and Am I Talking To You (BBC). He has also supported the likes of Paddy McGuinness and Russell Brand on tour.

In 2000, Rod was invited to be guest speaker at the Professional Footballers’ Association Footballer of the Year Awards dinner. He hosted Max Boyce’s 50th Anniversary Celebration at the Wales Millennium Centre, performed at the Planet Hollywood Hotel in Las Vegas after the weigh-in for the Bernard Hopkins v Joe Calzaghe fight, sold out the Cardiff International Arena Conference Theatre, wrote and performed the Cardiff City Fans anthem Do The Ayatollah’ which had over 200,000 hits on YouTube, and wrote and performed 3 series of his own Radio Wales Comedy series, Doing It For A Laugh.

Tickets for the Swansea show are available from the Box Office on 01792 475715 or can be purchased online at www.swanseagrand.co.uk and are £19 and for Theatr Brycheiniog ring the Box Office on 01874 611622 or book online at www.brycheiniog.co.uk.