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Simon Evans
Simon Evans

Simon Evans (I)

  • 59 years old
  • English
  • Writer and stand-up comedian

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Edinburgh festival 2013: Simon Evans's diary August 11

In his latest blog from the Edinburgh Fringe, comedian Simon Evans looks back at the lessons learned in improvisation classes.

Simon Evans, The Telegraph, 11th August 2013

Simon Evans: Being leashed

Simon Evans returns to the pages of ThreeWeeks to explain why he prefers his comedians to be 'Leashed'.

Simon Evans, ThreeWeeks, 8th August 2013

Edinburgh Festival 2013: Simon Evans's diary August 8

Comedian Simon Evans reminisces about performing in uncontrolled environments - and recalls a fire that destroyed a legendary Edinburgh venue, as if by divine intervention. But somehow he's still going strong.

Simon Evans, The Telegraph, 8th August 2013

Edinburgh Festival 2013: Simon Evans's diary August 6

As comedian Simon Evans makes his 20th annual journey to Edinburgh Festival, he finds himself back in a reality of sorts.

Simon Evans, The Telegraph, 6th August 2013

Review: Simon Evans, Soho Theatre

Stewart Lee recently wrote an article in the New Statesman about the lack of right wing comedians. I sort-of doubt if Simon Evans is a card-carrying Cameronite, but there is something distinctly conservative about him. Not in a horrible Bernard Manning/Bob Monkhouse way, but in his love of traditional old values.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th April 2013

Simon Evans to appear at the Glasgow Comedy Festival

The former writer of erotic fiction talks about the adrenaline and fashion of stand-up.

Simon Evans, The List, 26th February 2013

Host Greg Davies roams the Apollo like an angry giraffe, railing against the perils of being middle-aged, which include having an underpants emergency just before he was due to go on stage. There's a long, discursive rant about a hideous taxi journey with a cab driver, which involved an existential discussion about the nature of "pies", before things get quieter with charming guest Hal Cruttenden. He has a good riff about the similarities between Germany and Dr David Banner in The Incredible Hulk. The evening ends with Simon Evans, who makes jokes about hen parties and fat people.

Alison Graham, Radio Times, 4th January 2013

Simon Evans interview

We talked about his experiences at the Fringe Festival and delved into other topics which included his on stage persona and how YouTube has served as an advantage or a stumbling block for comedians.

Rick Murtagh, PPSF Webzine, 10th September 2012

Simon Evans's favorite Fringe things

I have two favourite things about the Fringe.

Simon Evans, The List, 21st August 2012

Simon Evans - 10 Edinburgh questions

A tremendous collection of answers from the stand-up version of The Idler and Dara O'Briain's former warm-up man, Simon Evans.

London Is Funny, 24th July 2012

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