Lee Evans

In August 2005, Lee Evans set out on the UK's biggest ever comedy tour, taking in over 35 cities, and playing to over 250,000 fans. The record-breaking LEE EVANS XL TOUR 2005 marks Lee's sensational return to stand-up with some of the strongest and most hilarious routines he's ever written. This DVD brings you one of the best nights from the tour, as Lee performs to over 4000 adoring fans in Cardiff, Wales, the land of his ancestors. Expect some of the most explosive stand-up, stunning set-pieces and a truly unbelievable finale in this, the funniest comedy DVD of the year.

After a string of successes on the big screen, So What Now marks the return of comedian Lee Evans to television and his first sitcom. Scripted by Evans himself, the show has an old-fashioned feel to it, recalling at times various comedy series of the 1970s. Evans' character, Lee, is a mere extension of his live performance persona--a rambling, accident-prone loser whose split from his wife forces him into a domestic situation with the slovenly Stuart (O'Donnell) and man-eating yuppie, Heather (Thomson). There is much of Michael Crawford's hapless Frank Spencer in Lee, especially in the visual set pieces that form the cornerstone of the show. Given his strong acting and writing pedigree, this has to be seen as a disappointment for Evans; the combination of weak script and less than inspiring performances mean that So What Now is only a sporadic success.