Comedian Lucy Porter coming to perform at The Arc Winchester

Let Yourself Go is an hour of comedy about getting older and loosening your grip on everything from self-image to social expectations.

The performance will be staged at The Arc on Saturday, February 28.

Porter's new show has been inspired by a YouTube comment she saw after an appearance on Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.

Comedian Lucy Porter is bringing her tour to The Arc Winchester. (Image: Supplied)

The comment prompted Porter to reflect on how she has changed over the years and how letting go might be seen more as a calling than a crisis.

Among other things, audiences can expect stories about clubbing in the 1990s, her job at Granada Television, and life with a much taller husband.

There may also be some embroidery, a few stern words for poor indicators, and a gentle message of encouragement to anyone currently trapped in a pub toilet in a jumpsuit.

Also coming to Cambridge, London and several other cities, the show covers many aspects of Porter's life and the surprising freedom she has come to know in midlife.

This includes regrets over Botox, moments of menopausal anger and newfound loves such as slankets and garden centres.

Let Yourself Go promises to be full of the same warm and witty comedy that people have come to love from Porter.

It looks at how letting go of things like control and ambition, and even some aspects of our bodies, can be less of a crisis and more of a natural part of life.

Porter has become a well-known face on TV, especially on panel shows.

She has appeared on QI, Mock the Week and Have I Got News for You, among others.

On top of comedy, she has acted in Eastenders and was part of the stage version of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.

A lover of quizzing, Porter hosts the podcast Fingers on Buzzers with Jenny Ryan, The Vixen from The Chase, and they have released a quiz book together.

Porter, who has her own radio series on BBC Radio 4 called In the Family Way, is also part of the Slapstick Festival in Bristol.

Let Yourself Go promises to bring the same laughter and thoughtfulness Porter's fans are used to, with a fresh angle on getting older.