Dawn French heads off on first comedy tour

Australia's Got Talent judge Dawn French has announced her first ever solo comedy tour, to kick off in her native England later this year.

British actress and comedienne Dawn French is heading off on her first ever solo comedy tour.

French, who was a judge on last year's Australia's Got Talent, will combine comedy, drama and story-telling for her 30 Million Minutes shows, which kick off in her native UK later this year.

"I'm sick with excitement about this solo tour. I am enjoying the fact that I can't categorise exactly what it is, but it's somewhere between a monologue, a play, and an autobiographical slide show with a few funnies thrown in," French said.

The tour will stop in cities including London, Birmingham in England and Cardiff in Wales.

French's shows begin in Sheffield, England on June 5.