Last year, comedian Dave Hughes made headlines when he broke five ribs and punctured a lung during the AFL Legends Charity Game.

This year, he’s visiting Gero to tell us all about it.

Hughesy’s new stand-up show, Cooked, is on at 7pm, Thursday May 7 at Queens Park Theatre.

One of Australia’s most recognisable comedians, Hughesy has appeared on Taskmaster Australia, I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, and Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen.

He promises to tell all about the experience of getting flattened on the footy field and still making it to the afterparty.

“The irony of that it was to raise money for prostate cancer, which affects men really over the age of 50, and I was the only guy over 50 on the field, and I nearly died — the jokes write themselves,” he said.

The audience can expect relatable family stories and tales of near-death experiences.

Hughesy said turning his real-life pain, embarrassment or sadness into content to make others laugh was “cathartic”.

“What a gift that I can turn my misery into laughter and make a living at it,” he said.

One of five stops in WA, Hughesy said the feedback from audiences had been largely positive.

“I’m just having the time of my life so I just say to everyone, regardless of your opinion of me, come along and see the show, and then tell me your opinion of me,” he said.

Fresh off three weeks of performances at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Hughesy encouraged audiences to come along even if they hadn’t liked his previous work.

“I just know, if I get people in a room I can convert the non-believers, because I know what I can do,” he said.

“They might have a fleeting experience of me and thought I wasn’t that funny because they heard me on radio for four seconds or something.

“But come to the show and you’ll have the time of your life.”

As a regional boy himself, Hughesy said he enjoyed walking in the towns he performed in and taking what he observes to the stage to give the crowd a chance to laugh at themselves.

“I’ll walk around and see what I see in town, and I’ll walk on stage, and I’ll talk about what I saw that day,” he said.

“The crowd generally appreciate that as well because I’ve looked at their situation with fresh eyes and pointed out something that they’ve just walked past everyday.

“You point out the silliness of it and then they get to laugh at themselves.”

Tickets are available online at the QPT website or at davehughes.com.au