Obnoxious, jingoistic and about as refreshingly un-PC as you can get, everyone's favourite landlord barges into Brighton for another comedy lock-in and evening of quick-fire banter.

As the Theatre Royal stage transforms into a pub for the occasion with Al Murray behind the bar, the audience become the hapless punters destined for an evening of raucous entertainment and, if you're unlucky enough to be sitting at the front, verbal abuse.

But it's all good fun and whatever the audience throw at him, Murray throws it back with ad libbing genius.

His comic creation brilliantly sends up the classic pub philosopher we all know and love, who thrives on putting the world to rights while hiding behind a pint glass.

From "Muslamic Fundamentaloids" to French-hating and Brussels-baiting, Murray spouts his deliciously misguided spin - a heady brew of British thinking and commonsense reasoning - all over hot topics, tripping himself up with his own bombast.

Like Harry Enfield's infamous decorator Loadsamoney, Murray's pub landlord is essentially a cover for no-frills stand-up, but this character has real flaws, such as a messy personal life which add depth and darkness to the humour.

His angst and anger is partly rooted in the fact that his wife walked out on him, taking their son Carl (short for Carlsberg) with her.

Fans have been lapping it up for more than a decade now and the pub landlord shows no sign of slowing down. In the UK, Murray has piloted a new Saturday-night show with ITV following on from the success of his own An Audience With Al Murray show.

Meanwhile, across the pond - where Murray is likened to Archie Bunker, their version of Alf Garnett - a pilot episode of a reworked Time Gentleman Please!, formerly on Sky One, is in the pipeline for Fox.

Starts 7.30pm. Tickets cost £18.50 SOLD OUT. Call 08700 606 650.