Yet again a very funny performance from the extremely energetic (and sweaty!) comedian Lee Evans. What you see is what you get when you watch this man live. He is always falling over and running around like a mad man but what is most important is he is very funny. He is a observation comic who talks about everyday things and makes even the most dull topic sound funny although he is not quite in the same league as Billy Connolly or Eddie Izzard yet. There are some classic moments such as when he talks about the Supermarket toilet roll tester and when he wheels a piano on stage that seemingly is out of control and heads for the front row of the audiance.It's a shame he had to do the scetch about the boss who gives himself a pay rise because that was not funny at all. All in all very funny. 8 out of 10.
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Lee Evans Live: The Different Planet Tour
jboothmillard23 June 2005
Warning: Spoilers
I am a very big fan of the physical sweating comedian Lee Evans. Every time I see one of his live shows I know it is going to have new mad, wild and ingeniously written and performed comedy from the excellent stand up. This "Different Planet" tour is probably my favourite of all the shows I have seen Lee Evans in. He starts off with a good microphone sequence and then he moves straight to his true story jokes with physical and hilarious bad language included. All his jokes have something about them that are both funny and true to real life, e.g. about women, shops, restaurants, planes, etc. Most memorable jokes are about planes, the "pay rise" sequence and the concluding song, "There's a Heart That Beats Inside of Me". Lee Evans was number 23 on 100 Greatest Stand-Ups, and he was number 14 on Britain's Favourite Comedian. Outstanding!
Energetic but not really funny...
paul_haakonsen27 December 2015
I can't claim to be familiar with the stand-up comedy of Lee Evans, so I bought two DVDs as I happened to come across them at a secondhand DVD store. And having sat through "Lee Evans Live: The Different Planet Tour" I can't claim to be impressed.
Sure, Lee Evans was full of energy and was all over the stage all the time, but the jokes were not really appealing to my sense of humor, and it seemed like a random array of joke delivery. There wasn't, to me at least, a red line of coherence throughout this show.
With "Lee Evans Live: The Different Planet Tour" not impressing me, I do so hope that the other DVD I bought ("Lee Evans: Live in Scotland") is better and funnier than this show turned out to be.
I wasn't particularly entertained by this stand-up show, but thumbs up for the level of energy that Lee Evans could muster throughout the whole show.
Sure, Lee Evans was full of energy and was all over the stage all the time, but the jokes were not really appealing to my sense of humor, and it seemed like a random array of joke delivery. There wasn't, to me at least, a red line of coherence throughout this show.
With "Lee Evans Live: The Different Planet Tour" not impressing me, I do so hope that the other DVD I bought ("Lee Evans: Live in Scotland") is better and funnier than this show turned out to be.
I wasn't particularly entertained by this stand-up show, but thumbs up for the level of energy that Lee Evans could muster throughout the whole show.
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