Interview: Lee Evans

'I aim to put on a show where people say, "For three hours, I forgot about all the rubbish going on in the rest of my life"'

Back at the O2 for the fifth year on the trot, the country's finest gag merchants congregate to shake a tin in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital's prospective new operating theatre. Among the assembled funny people here are Lee Evans, Jack Dee, Alan Carr, Paddy McGuinness, Warwick Davis and Derek's Kerry Godliman. It's three hours long, but worth keeping half an eye on the commercial breaks, traditionally a place for Alan Carr to pop up with some lightly mirthful advert hijacks.

Lee Evans set to hit the stage and perform once more

His manic, high-energy performances have earned him a massive following, and he now regularly sells out some of the biggest venues in the country. But comedy fans in the Lowestoft area are in for a real treat this summer when Lee Evans returns to the town for a one-off appearance at the Marina Theatre.

Classic interview: Russell Howard

One day your children will say to you "what's a DVD?". You can simply plug their hologooglegizmo into this article and give them the answer. Back in 2009 comedy DVDs were selling by the truckload. People still actually bought things in shops and slid them into machines. While Michael McIntyre, Lee Evans and Peter Kay were the big sellers Russell Howard was comedy's rising star. I interviewed him for The Times in Brighton in sunny June where he was shooting his live DVD for a Christmas release. Five years on Howard is very much in the premier league, taking his feelgood banter around the globe.

Lee Evans Stafford gig: fans queue from 6am for tickets

Comedy fans started queueing outside Stafford's Gatehouse theatre from 6am today to snap up tickets for Lee Evans' show in May.

Monty Python lose comedy crown to Lee Evans

The reunion of the Monty Python team should have been the comedy event of the year but it's been knocked into second place, says ticket website viagogo.

The Lee Evans lookalike who runs a pet shop

One is Lee Evans, the legendary stand-up comedian who has performed in front of millions. The other is John Barlow, who runs a pet shop in Clifton.

Barking In Essex review

Sheila Hancock, Lee Evans and Keeley Hawes star in Clive Exton's ill-judged black farce.

Barking In Essex interview

'I bet we get a bit of heckling,' says Barking In Essex director Harry Burton. 'Did you get heckled when we did The Dumb Waiter?' he asks Lee Evans, his friend and star of his current production.