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Lee Evans

"A DAZZLING COMIC GENIUS"

Now established as one of Britain's best-loved and biggest comedy stars, ex-boxer Lee Evans has captured audiences' and critics' imagination with his irrepressible physicality and disarming charm.

The winner of the Time Out Award for Comedy, Smash Hits Award and the highly coveted Perrier Award, he has been described by the press as "a dazzling comic genius".

Lee has recently finished filming Plots With a View (co-starring Christopher Walken and Brenda Blethyn) for Autumn release in the UK and the Hollywood movie Highbinders, with martial arts king Jackie Chan, due for release in 2003.

After leaving art school, Lee spent six years touring clubs all across the British Isles and, eventually, on what became the alternative comedy circuit, gaining a regular weekly spot at London's famous Comedy Store.

In 1993, Lee achieved a life long ambition...
Like a lot of new established comics, his break came in 1993 when Lee took the Edinburgh Festival by storm by winning the Perrier Award. Also in the same year he achieved a life long ambition by performing and selling out for two nights at The London Palladium.
Following the sell-out success of his eight week season in the West End, Lee took his show 'Same World, Different Planet' on a major UK tour throughout May, June and July 1996. Lee then broke all box office records at The Lyric Theatre, in London's West End, with the highest ever advance for a solo comedian in a Stoll Moss Theatre. He subsequently extended his run for a further two weeks at The Apollo Theatre where he recorded a Christmas special, The Lee Evans Show for the ITV network and the video Lee Evans Live - The Different Planet Tour.


TV
In early Spring 2001, Lee hit the UK TV screens with the BBC 1 sitcom Lee Evans - So What Now? in which he starred and co-wrote. Lee was nominated as Most Popular Comedy Performer at The National Television Awards 2001 for his portrayal of the hapless accident-prone character.

Christmas Special for the ITV network and the video Lee Evans Live - The Different Planet Tour (1996)

The World of Lee Evans series, Channel 4 (1995)

Viva Cabaret (1994)

An Evening with Lee Evans, Channel 4 (Christmas 1993)

The Jack Dee Christmas Show Channel 4 (1993)
Friday Night Live, Channel 4 (1993)

FILM
Lee is currently working on the all-action movie Highbinders with the legendary Jackie Chan (release date 2003)

The Tortoise and the Hare, the follow up to Chicken Run for Dreamworks and Aardmann Productions. (release date tbc)

Plots with a View with Christopher Walken, Brenda Blethyn and Alfred Molina, due for release next year. (2003)

Vacuums, a STOMP feature film, due to be released later this year. (2002)

The Martins with Kathy Burke (2001)

In 2000, Lee worked with the NBC Saturday Night Live team on the film Ladies Man with Tim Meadows and Will Farrell

Lee starred in the Farrelly Brothers' movie There's Something About Mary alongside Cameron Diaz and Ben Stiller

In 1998 Lee appeared in the box office smash Mousehunt with co-stars Nathan Lane of Birdcage fame and Christopher Walken

The Oscar-nominated short film Brooms by the creators of STOMP (1997)

The Fifth Element with Bruce Willis and Gary Oldman. (1997)

Funny Bones, directed by Peter Chelsom (Hear My Song) (1995)