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A review by DixieChick10 on Lee Evans - Big - Live At The O2 (DVD) January 24th, 2009
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Loved it
Story
Outstanding
Characters / Performances
Outstanding
Special Effects
Good
How does it compare to similar films?
Outstanding
Advantages:
Lee Evans, The Comedy, Energetic, Side Splitting Jokes
Disadvantages:
The Sketch and the Songs are weakish
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
Lee Evans is one of the only English comedians that gets me in stitches, I really love watching repeats of his tours on Paramount Comedy and spend hours laughing my ass off. He's such a funny comedian, so when I heard about his Big tour, I asked for the DVD for Christmas.
We matched to get it 'cheap' at Woolworths (20% off) not 80% like it would have been a few days later, however now it's almost halved in price which is very annoying. Here is the review:
Who is Lee Evans?
Born in 1964, Lee Evans is most famous for being a stand up comedian, but in his life time he's also a musician and actor as well. His stand up tours are most famous for being loud, sweaty and of course very humorous. He is compared a lot to Norman Wisdom, due to his look and the fact he has a very energetic style of stand up.
Lee Evans is most famous for his sweatiness, he is usually after about 5/10 minutes drenched, and often has to change suits in between different things. The reason I have said this as it fits nicely into the next section.
The DVD- Big, Live At The O2 Arena
The DVD begins with Lee Evans in his dressing room getting very panicky and nervous resulting in him sweating and his dressing room being flooded. This is typical of Lee Evans, he starts of his show the same way each time, there are two acts to this tour, and of course his usual songs at the end.
Act 1
In Act One, the show starts off with a voice over, and the camera panning into the big screen, with Lee in the dressing room sweating his ass off, so much so he floods the room. This is hilarious, and really starts off the stand up brilliantly, it obvious got the crowd started for the rest of the 2 ½ hour show.
He of course does his usual start where he starts thanking the people, it's a bit different to other tours where he doesn't know what to say, this usually annoys me as I just want to get on with the jokes and with this tour he does that.
He spends the next hour joking about things from his old mobile to speed dating, which fits into the little sketch that is not fun in my opinion. He usually does a sketch in each of his tours and for me they are the weakest part of the tour in my opinion as they are funny but not brilliantly funny, they go on a bit too long.
Act 2
Act 2 begins after an interval where he carries on using his real life experiences to deliver some jokes, mainly about his wife, and all of the things she gets up to and Lee's experiences of this and what he always thinks when this is happening.
Songs
This is always an enjoyable part of the tours, his music is just hilarious. The first song called Would You Kick A Man While He's Down is hilarious, Lee uses a ukulele throughout this track and it sounds very good.
The second track is called 'That's How It Is' this is track is done on the piano with pictures on the big screen showing pictures of people in the world, for example Gordan Brown and people in the army.
The third track is called; The Earth is a Special Place and again it's on the piano and it includes a lot of people dancing around Lee and even a little opera boy singing part of the song on the big screen.
The Tour
The Big Tour was huge, and to show how Big the tour actually was I'm going to give you some facts which I got from the extras of the DVD. The Big tour was 59 performances across the UK, and a total of 468,073 people attending to watch Lee's latest stand up tour.
The tour couldn't have happened without the 120 crew members which made the show what it was, and in total they eat over 21,600 meals. In the show Lee, who is most famous for being very energetic, in each different show walked an average of 12 miles, so the total he walked in the 59 shows was 708 miles and just because it's funny, Lee apparently produced more than 474.5 litres of sweat throughout the whole tour.
Extras
There is only one extra and it is called 'Making It Big', it starts with Lee thanking the crowd and then one of his songs is played while facts come onto the screen. Like that Big is the biggest ever tour, with 468,073 people coming to see him on the big Tour
They show how the video of Lee's sweat floods the room and interviews with him, and the extras are very enjoyable to watch as they do give you a great behind the scenes look at the Big tour.
Opinion
As you can probably tell I love this DVD, It was a great treat when I got it for Christmas, even though I knew that I was getting it. Lee Evans is one of the best comedians in the UK, it's because he uses things in his jokes that happen to him in real life, he uses a lot of things that he's seen over the years.
One of the things, which me telling you is not really ruining it because it's on all the adverts, is the bags on the back of the pushchair in the middle of the supermarket and a kid is sat there laying on his back wondering what the hell has happened. This is hilarious as you do find things that happen to you and Lee makes them oh so much funnier.
He really is just a funny comedian and the way he is always thankful and he's always shocked that people come to his tours is always refreshing.
The Good Points
The good points about the Big Tour is pretty much everything, Lee Evans is at his best with jokes being thrown left right and centre, and you find yourself in stitches throughout. All the stuff is new material and I don't think I've heard any of it before on his other tours.
I really like the way he uses his wife and her habits the most throughout the DVD, however he made a point of thanking his wife in this one saying that she is his inspiration for his jokes, and without her, he wouldn't have all of this. This is lovely and Lee seems like a stand up guy.
The way that the tour is so energetic adds a lot more amusement when watching it, unlike other stand ups he doesn't just stand still, I don't think he stands still at all in the whole show, and this of course results in him sweating buckets. He is so energetic and doesn't just rely on his jokes, a lot of the funny parts of the show is him rein acting what he is talking about.
The Bad Points
I paid just over £10 for this DVD before Christmas when I saw it in Woolworths, my mum gave me the money back as the gift is from her but still as soon as Christmas pasts, the DVD is now not only being sold on EBay for 99p but you can buy it of the internet, new and sealed for only a fiver. This is one of the downsides to this DVD, you'll always find it cheaper.
The sketch and the songs are the weakest things in the tour for me, usually his songs at the end are hilarious, and however these were good but not brilliant. The sketch as well was pretty weak this time, it was about speed dating and just wasn't very funny at all.
The last 'bad' point of the DVD is the fact that you really can only watch it once, all the jokes once you've heard before, they become still good but not as belly laughing as they were before.
Comedy
Of course this DVD is full of proper belly laughing jokes; they all keep you laughing throughout. It's the fact he uses real life experiences which have happened to the best of us which makes this so funny. Little things he does physically also give you some brilliant laughs.
Language
There is actually people on amazon that rated this DVD 1 star because of the language involved, what world do we live in? This DVD is rated 15, which is right because he does use things that made not be appropriate for some people and there is language throughout, but seriously what do you expect from a DVD which is rated damn 15.
Did I enjoy it?
Yes I did, I was in stitches all the way through, Lee Evans is better than ever and he makes sure that you don't have any trouble understanding any of the jokes as well because he's so articulate and uses a lot of visuals ways of explaining things. For me this is his best Tour yet and of course, his Biggest.
Should You Buy The DVD?
If you are a fan of Lee Evans already then you won't be disappointed, he is funny as ever and keeps you laughing all the way through. If you haven't heard of Lee Evans before, then again, you might as well check it out. He is hilarious and really is a fantastic comedian one to check out.
Lee Evans is a comedy genius in my eyes. I remember vaguely hearing the name ‘Lee Evans’ , although I was never sure who he was or what he looked like. However , my sister had bought a copy of the DVD of his ‘XL’ tour , and that is when I was introduced to the man that is Lee Evans , and have since become quite a big fan of his.
* So Who IS Lee Evans ? *
Lee Evans is a British stand-up comedian , born in Bristol on February 25th 1964. He is currently ... ...stint as a boxer , Lee decided to follow in his father’s footsteps in the entertainment business. As a youngster , Lee was talented in many areas , boxing , art and music. He moved to Rhyl , North Wales where he played drums in a band.
It was in the 1990’s that Lee rose to fame ; using the same techniques and trademarks he is still known for now , such as his sweating (not just sweating , but sweating bucket loads) and also his constant apologising. ...
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Advantages: more laughs a minute than any other comedian Disadvantages: a bit long for some people
Lee Evans is a stand up comedian that first gained notice in the early 90's as a result of his energetic performances & funny voices. He is known for having a Norman Wisdom style of comedy & is one of the leading stand up comics in the UK.
He isn't just a stand up comedian though. He's also famous for being a musician, one of his trademarks is that at the end up every stand-up show he plays the piano while singing a song that he has written. He ... ...to Christmas.
In 2005 Lee Evans broke the Guinness World Record for a solo act performing to the biggest comedy audience. He played to 10,108 people in the Manchester Evening News Arena beating the record previously set by Eddie Izzard of 8,700.
I'm a massive fan of Lee Evans & along with Alan & Jimmy Carr is my favourite comedian. He is utterly hilarious there is no other word for it. This DVD had me & my whole family in stitches from start to ...
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Advantages: Amazing laughs throughout, intelligent comedy, not full of swearing, speaks on your level Disadvantages: None
Lee Evans has done it again...he is still at the top of his game and this is where you get to see him working in an amazing environment where he has great interaction with the audience and makes you feel welcome and like he is speaking to you on your level rather than speaking down to you.
Lee Evans has long been praised for his humour and that it does not need large volumes of swearing and abusing people to be funny which is one of the reasons ... ...of delivery and energy which Lee puts into all shows and it is there for all to see just how much he cares and wants to make you laugh.
The Live at the O2 dvd brings a new area to Lee Evans live comedy shows in that we get to see Lee Evans and his amazing musical capabilities as well as his strong ethical beliefs in the words he sings.
If you are looking for laugh which is not going to insult or hurt anyone then this is the dvd for you. ...
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Advantages: Great Laugh Disadvantages: Amount of Swearing...
...that you will enjoy this. Lee evans covers a large variety of contemporary issues including police isues and normal day to day issues in which a lot of people can relate to. This is certainly a best-buy! I bought this just after i failed one of my many driving tests and this cheered me up a treat! If you're a fan of comedians and comedy sketches then you should love this. However, you may need to allow of lot of time to watch this however, it never ... ...I feel that Evans works hard in order to create and very rememberable performance. Which highlights a lot of issues which occur in everyday life that myself and many others can relate to. Many different groups are targetted in the process of the comedian sketch such as police jokes, many driver jokes and also a few supermarket jokes. Overall i feel that this purchase was extremely worthwhile and gives me many laughs during the day even if i am not ...
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lee evans is back Review ofLee Evans - Big - Live At The O2 (DVD)by
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Advantages: great fun Disadvantages: n.a
I am a huge Lee Evans fan, so I was lucky enough to get tickets to see him at the O2 arena in London. I was not disappointed I laughed from start to finish and what a way to remember it by, I preorder the DVD too. This DVD is the highlights of the record breaking Lee Evans, Big UK Tour 2008. Lee Evans returns to the stage with his great stand up comedy, he is a legend, with new material this is a show not to be missed and will have you in tears of ... ...from difficult subjects the way Lee Evans does stand up is great it appeals to audiences of every age, I appreciate that he is not to everyone's cup of tea though.
The DVD lasts just over two hours and had me laughing from start to finish as I picture myself being there again watching it.
One of the things I find about really great comedy experiences is that you can never remember many of the jokes afterwards so I cannot wait to see the whole thing ...
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