GROUCHY American comedian Rich Hall comes to the Lighthouse Poole on April 25. Star of the recent critically acclaimed BBC4 documentary, How the West Was Lost and a Perrier Award winning stand-up comic, Hall will showcase his deadpan style.

One of the elements that distinguishes Rich’s live act is that he tailors each show to that particular location.

Speaking to the Daily Echo, Rich said: “Nowadays I don't need to look in the local papers to find out information about a particular town. I can go on Wikipedia and find out everything I need to know about a place in an hour.”

Rich Hall also has a passion for music and sings about every single town where he is performing.

The comedian, who has also starred in such TV shows as Stand Up For The Week, QI, Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You and Never Mind The Buzzcocks, says: “I will do a specific song in every single town.

“I will build a structured song around the information I gather about each place I’m in. I will take into account the history of that town and what it is known for.

“I will also bring in things that have happened during the first half the show.”

One of Rich’s major themes in his live show will be the contrast between the US and the UK.

He explains that: “Because I’ve lived here for 14 years, I feel I’ve earned the right to talk about Britain.

“I like to talk about what’s going on in America and compare that to here. There’s plenty of material there.

“Americans are outward-looking, loud, brash and ostentatious, and that’s very easy to make fun of. But British reserve is also very funny.

“The Brits do not want to be seen to be enjoying themselves, while Americans go out of their way to let people know they’re having a great time.”