This is Lancashire have an interview with the one and only Charles Ross:

ONE man's misspent youth is another's springboard to stardom. We spoke to Canadian actor Charles Ross who spent much of his childhood in a galaxy far, far away, watching Star Wars videos.

He's bringing his hilarious show, One-Man Star Wars Trilogy, to Blackpool Grand Theatre on Sunday, July 27.

When did you first become interested in Star Wars?

When I was a child I lived on a farm in Prince George, a northern part of Canada. We had long winters where it would drop down to maybe -40C and it was very cold for seven or eight months of the year. Because of that, you spent a lot of time indoors and we had no television reception, so you had to watch what you had on video on your VCR. We only had three movies: The Blue Lagoon starring Brooke Shields, Shogun and Star Wars — so nine times out of 10, I ended up watching Star Wars. A lot of times, it would just be on as background noise, and I would think that a lot of it has gone into my head through osmosis and become committed to my memory. And what do you do with that useless piece of information? That was something no one should do to themselves unless you intend to do something positive with it eventually – and so I have!

How did you come to turn your knowledge of Star Wars into a one-man show?

I’ve got a degree in theatre with an acting specialisation, but actors are often out of work, so I wanted to do my own one-man show to get a bit of autonomy in my career. One-Man Star Wars Trilogy started life as a comedy sketch, but then my director TJ Dawe and I turned it into a one-hour piece. It went down really well when I performed it at a fringe event in Toronto — and everything’s gone on from there.

There's still time to catch Charles on Tour but time is running out my friends, catch it before its too late.

July 23rd - Southend Cliffs Pavilion. (01702 351135)
July 24th - Wyvern, Swindon. (01793 524481)
July 25th - Princess Theatre, Torquay. (0844 847 2315)
July 27th - Grand Theatre, Blackpool. (01253 290190)
July 26th - Buxton Opera House. (0845 127 2190)
July 30th - Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham. (0115 989 5555)
July 31st - Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage. (08700 131 030)

Charles Ross of One-Man Star Wars Trilogy