You'll like this, and quite a lot – Paul Daniel's son to hit the stage in Market Drayton

Martin Daniels is appearing at the Festival Drayton Centre in Market Drayton at 7.30pm. The 52-year-old, who has been performing for 37 years, said he was excited about coming to the town.

"I believe it's my first performance at this venue," he said. "The audience can expect the unexpected. A lot of people are surprised by how funny it is.

"I am a comedian that does magic, I'm not a magician. It's a comedy show with magic thrown into it."

Martin, the middle son of Paul, began working as his father's assistant after leaving school at 15. Aged 17 he launched his own career as a magician, comedian and game-show host and became a presenter on Game for a Laugh.

Martin's father Paul performed at the venue in November with Debbie McGee. Last month, the couple revealed that Paul is suffering from an incurable brain tumour.

One of the biggest TV programmes of the 1980s, practical joke show Game for a Laugh was regularly seen by more than 17 million viewers every week.

This was followed by appearances on the BBC's Bafta-nominated Les Dennis' Laughter Show and a game show for Thames TV called Lingo. He later moved to the United States to buy a club in California from which he presented a new music-with-magic TV show.

More recently Martin has performed on cruise ships, at comedy clubs and in pantomime as well as presenting a show on Radio Lincolnshire.

He has toured with performers such as Jane McDonald, Lenny Henry, Les Dennis and MC Hammer as well as making appearances at the Royal Variety Performance show and for the VE Day Concert in Hyde Park attended by the Queen and other members of the royal family.

Martin added: "People like to be entertained and have a good laugh. They have done so for centuries and will continue to do so long after I have gone."