Comedy circuit stalwart Mrs Barbara Nice's appearance on Britain's Got Talent is due to air tonight, Saturday, April 20, at 8pm on ITV1.

Fans got a heads-up at the start of the series when a clip of spoof middle-aged housewife Mrs Barbara Nice  – in reality Janice Connolly from Stockport – doing her trademark finale stage-dive and crowd-surf was included in the teaser trailer.

It is no surprise that another comedian is appearing in this new series. In last year's show Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley was the first comedian to be crowned winner and Robert White and Micky P Kerr were finalists and Noel James made the semi-final. In the previous year Daliso Chaponda made the final. Lorraine Bowen also made a splash on the programme. London-based comic Kojo has already received the Golden Buzzer straight into the Semi-Finals in this year's series.

The winner picks up a prize of £250,000 and the opportunity to perform at the Royal Variety Performance.

Producers and researchers have been regularly trawling the stand-up circuit for comedy talent in recent years. A number of comedians have been repeatedly approached. Some have turned the programme down, concerned about how their 'storyline' and 'routine' might be edited. Others have decided that the exposure will be good for their careers. It has certainly worked for Lost Voice Guy. 

Mrs Barbara Nice tour dates here.