Comedy great Bill Bailey has confirmed two massive outdoor summer shows in Halifax and Scarborough.

The master comic, musical maestro and Strictly Come Dancing champion headlines TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall, Halifax, on Wednesday July 31.

Bill then heads up the Yorkshire coast to play TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Friday August 2.

Tickets for both shows – which are the first headline outdoor comedy shows at the historic Yorkshire venues – go on sale at 9.00am on Friday March 22 via ticketmaster.co.uk