Preview: Comedy Alan Davies

Like all the best stand-ups, Alan Davies (left) is funny without even opening his mouth. Audiences find his very presence amusing. He is at his best taking the everyday to absurd extremes. He has fun, for instance, with the futility of Olympic events. There should be more to the long jump, he contends; officials should have "a load of toy cars buried in the sand, and you've got to develop an amusing scenario with them in under a minute." He goes on to riff on the idea of his cats capturing mice just to show him how fast the rodents can run. "Alan," they cry, "get a bucket and we'll do a wall of death."

Regent Theatre Ipswich (01473 281480) tonight; Theatre Royal Norwich (01603 630 000) tomorrow