There will also be big screen footage, and invited celebrity guests on the stage to talk about their connection with Stan. It will be a wonderful night of personal insight with one of Liverpool’s favourite comedians. Stan will also be signing copies of his book after the show. Not to be missed.’

Stan’s life story is extraordinary and inspiring. As a three year old boy, during the Second World War, the communal bomb shelter in which he was sat took a direct hit from a nazi bomb, killing 18 people inside. Stan should never have survived, but miraculously he did. He went on to have a great career in comedy, and worked with the very best. TV followed including ‘Opportunity Knocks’ and ‘The Comedians’. We will discover what really happened on the Des O Connor Show? Was he really ‘banned’ from TV? It’s a story about the man behind the laughter, and it will surprise many.