COMEDIAN Jim Davidson has cancelled his show tonight reportedly just an hour before he was due to take to the stage at The Regal, Evesham.

According to the 61-year-old's Twitter, he had to cancel because of a "technical problems".

He tweeted: "Gig tonight is cancelled due to technical probs. what a bummer."

He was set to appear on stage at 7pm.

The former Celebrity Big Brother winner was due to perform his new tour No Further Action at the venue.

The Regal has asked people to contact the box office on Monday for further information.

A post on its Facebook page read: "Unfortunately Jim Davidson has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, Contact the box office Monday for further information. Thank you"

His son Fred Davidson tweeted to say his father planned to do a free gig in the town at a later date.