Lee Evans
About Lee Evans
Lee Evans (born Lee John Martin Evans, 25 February 1964) is a British former comedian, actor, musician, singer and writer. He co-founded the production company Little Mo Films with Addison Cresswell, who was also his agent. Evans became one of the United Kingdom's most popular stand-up comedians, with his Roadrunner tour grossing Ā£12.9 million. He was born in the Avonmouth suburb of Bristol to an Irish mother and a Welsh father who was himself a comedian, musician and impressionist, and attended The Billericay School in Essex.
Evans rose to fame during the 1990s with his energetic stage performances and physical observational comedy, drawing comparisons with Norman Wisdom. In 1993 he won the Perrier Comedy Award for his work at the Edinburgh Festival, and in November 2005 he broke the world record for a solo act performing to the biggest comedy audience, playing to 10,108 people at the Manchester Arena. The DVD of his Big - Live at the O2 show became the highest-selling Christmas DVD in the UK in 2008, later surpassed by his own Monsters Tour DVD in 2014.
Evans made his cinema debut with the Peter Chelsom comedy Funny Bones (1995), earning the Paris Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and went on to appear in Hollywood films including The Fifth Element (1997), Mouse Hunt (1997), There's Something About Mary (1998) and The Medallion (2003). He announced his retirement from stand-up comedy in November 2014, briefly returning in 2017 to star in plays by William Shakespeare and Harold Pinter. A singer and multi-instrumentalist, he can play instruments including the guitar, bass, keyboards, piano, mandolin, ukulele and drums.
Videos (77)
Videos 25 to 48 of 77.
44:1940 Minutes Of Lee Evans Monsters Tour | Both Parts | Lee Evans
31.6K views
36:14Lee Evans Discovers Cardiff The Hard Way | Lee Evans
31.4K views
30:40Lee Evansā FUNNIEST Animal Impressions | Stand-Up Comedy Compilation | Lee Evans
28.3K views
2:18:44Lee Evans Delivering His BEST Stand-Up Comedy For Over 2 Hours! | Lee Evans
27.9K views
30:3130 Minutes Of Lee Evans Losing It Over Modern Life | Big At The O2 | Lee Evans
26.7K views
36:14Lee Evans Gets The True Welsh Experience | Lee Evans
25.8K views
2:04:23Over 2 Hours Of Lee Evans Stand-Up For A Long Journey | Lee Evans
25.4K views
2:11:03Lee Evans' MOST POPULAR Stand-Up Comedy | Lee Evans
24.6K views
2:11:59Over 2 HOURS of Lee Evans: A Comedy Marathon You CANāT MISS! | Lee Evans
24.6K views
56:17Lee Evans On Marriage, Men And Everything In Between | Lee Evans
24K views
42:33Lee Evans On Why You Should Never Argue With A Woman | Best of Wired and Wonderful | Lee Evans
23.4K views
1:20:02Lee Evans On How To Tell If A Woman Likes You | Stand-Up Comedy Compilation | Lee Evans
22.1K views
22:11Dogs, Holidays And Total British Chaos | Live In Scotland | Lee Evans
20K views
19:09Blokes Never Listenā¦ And Wives Never Forget | Big At The O2 | Lee Evans
19.9K views
23:10Relatable Memories From Your Childhood | Lee Evans
19.5K views
20:01Lee Evans Has A Problem With Almost Everything | Monsters | Lee Evans
18.8K views
2:11:592 HOURS of Lee Evansā Funniest Performances | Lee Evans
18.3K views
1:53:20The BEST Bits From Lee Evans' Roadrunner, XL & Wired And Wonderful Tours | Lee Evans
18.3K views
42:09Lee Evans On Annoying Adverts | Stand-Up Comedy Compilation | Lee Evans
18.1K views
1:40:02The Funniest Jokes From EVERY Lee Evans Stand-Up Performance | Ultimate Compilation | Lee Evans
17.6K views
28:2428 Minutes of Pure Relatable Chaos | Lee Evans
16.4K views
25:03Why Holidays Bring Out The Weirdest Side Of People | XL Tour | Lee Evans
16.4K views
25:07Lee Evans Turns Real Life Into Comedy Gold | XL Tour | Lee Evans
16.4K views
18:20Why Do We Always Regret This The Next Day? | Lee Evans
15.4K viewsGuest appearances (5)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Lee Evans.
Guest appearances 1 to 5 of 5.
0:38"Lee Evans is better!"
Jimmy Carr
3.2M views
2:39"Lee Evans is better" & more heckles from my crowd work special!
Jimmy Carr
311.8K views
0:50UFC Fighter Ashlee Evans Smith ruins Steph Tolev dream she never knew she had
Stephanie Tolev
23.3K views
50:56Ashlee Evans Smith (UFC) | Steph Infection w/ Steph Tolev ep 86
Stephanie Tolev
3.7K views
9:29Ashlee Evans-Smith after the MMA Roasted Podcast
Adam Hunter
747 viewsChannels on this page: Jimmy Carr, Stephanie Tolev, Adam Hunter
Frequently asked questions
Who is Lee Evans?
Lee Evans, born Lee John Martin Evans on 25 February 1964 in Bristol, is a British former comedian, actor, musician, singer and writer.
What was Lee Evans's most successful tour?
His Roadrunner tour grossed Ā£12.9 million, and in 2005 he set a world record by performing to 10,108 people at the Manchester Arena.
What films has Lee Evans appeared in?
He appeared in The Fifth Element (1997), Mouse Hunt (1997), There's Something About Mary (1998) and made his debut in Funny Bones (1995).
Did Lee Evans win any awards?
He won the Perrier Comedy Award in 1993 and the Paris Film Festival Award for Best Actor for Funny Bones.
Has Lee Evans retired from stand-up?
Yes, he announced his retirement from stand-up comedy in November 2014, though he briefly returned in 2017 to star in stage plays.
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