A night of comedy at the Rose Theatre will launch the Linda Smith Memorial Fund in aid of the charity Target Ovarian Cancer.

Headlined by Sandi Toksvig, presenter of Excess Baggage, the May 9 comedy show will honour her friend Linda Smith.

She will hit the stage with five of her closest friends to raise money for women battling ovarian cancer, which kills 12 women every day in the UK.

Andy Hamilton, co-creator of Outnumbered, Jeremy Hardy, of I'm Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, Arthur Smith, from Grumpy Old Men, and Hattie Hayridge, of Red Dwarf, will all join her on stage.

Tickets are on sale from the box office on 0871 2301552 or you can visit rosetheatrekingston.org.