COMEDIAN Matt Richardson went the Xtra mile for fans in the region.

After completing a gig at The Witham, Barnard Castle, on Saturday night, the Xtra Factor co-host stayed on to chat to his audience and pose for selfies.

He was in the town for the only North-East date of his debut tour as a stand-up comedian.

However, it was a return visit to Teesdale for Matt, who compered the local Funny Way To Be comedy club's gala last September.

Funny Way To Be's Peter Dixon said: “When he played for us last year, he told me he'd love to come back to Barnard Castle as part of his extended tour.”

Since his first visit to Barnard Castle, he recorded 32 episodes of The Xtra Factor, and has made appearances on panel shows including Sweat The Small Stuff, Celebrity Juice and Nevermind The Buzzcocks.

“Many of the audience stopped back to chat to him and take the ever popular selfie,” said Mr Dixon.

“He had time for everyone to the extent we almost had to give him the keys so that he could lock up when he finished talking to folk after the show.”