Comedian Russell Howard has apologised to his Norwich fans for the "constant coughing" during his city show.

The stand-up star performed at Norwich Theatre Royal on Tuesday and Wednesday this week on his UK tour, with both nights sold out.

After the gig on Wednesday evening, he posted on Instagram and wrote: "Thanks Norwich. Sorry about the constant coughing. I’m absolutely broke.

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"A truly incredible night though. You were awesome!"

The comic is most of the way through his UK tour and is due to play at the Liverpool Empire tonight (May 25). 

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In the crowd on Wednesday night was David Freezer, head of news for the Norwich Evening News, who said: "He really was struggling but did his best to turn it all into a joke and still put on a great show.

"He said he was disappointed that he'd had to stay in his hotel room for most of the day to try and shake off the man flu but did give a shout-out for the breakfast at Café 33 in Exchange Street - finding it funny that it ended up in the local papers.

"He seemed to be flagging midway through but got a second wind and his usual energy came flooding back, getting a great reception after saying he was determined not to cancel the show as he apologised again."