Education
Evans attended Verulam School in Street Albans and then studied law at Southampton University, graduating in 1986.
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According to leading comedy review site Chortle "his sharp, acidic barbs remain a rich delight". television appearances in 2010 include Michael McIntyre"s Comedy Roadshow in Sunderland (British Broadcasting Corporation One) and Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live (British Broadcasting Corporation Three). In 2010-2011 he toured his show "Fringe Magnet" across the United Kingdom and in 2012-2013 toured his show Friendly Fire.
His most recent show, Leashed, was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2013.
In early 2010, Simon Evans supported Lee Mack on his United Kingdom tour – Going Out. He has performed one man shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 2000 and has performed at the New Zealand Comedy Festival 2002, Cape Town Comedy Festival 2001 as well as in Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing, Winnipeg and Dubai.
In July 2004 he performed at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, and the following spring at the Aspen Comedy Festival in Colorado. In July 2010 he appeared alongside Emo Philips at Latitude Festival in Suffolk.
Evans has written for television shows including:
The Big Breakfast
Lily Savage
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
Look at the State We"re In"
television Heaven, Telly Hell
The Late Edition
They Think lieutenant"s All Over
Revolver
Eight out of Ten Cats
Turn Back Time
Not Going Out
Simon"s other television appearances include the Comedy Network, Five"s Company (Five) and an appearance on The Krypton Factor in which he was disqualified in the "Super Round" for failing to complete the computer challenge correctly.
Brain Candy (British Broadcasting Corporation Choice) (2002)
The Way lieutenant Is (BBC1) (2000)
Edinburgh Nights (BBC2)
The Comedy Store (Five)
Gas (Channel 4)
Life"s a Pitch (BBC1) (2000)
The Comedy Network (Five)
Five"s Company (Five)
Take a Girl Like You (2000)
Rich Hall"s Cattle Drive (2006) as Melvin Turpin
Michael McIntyre"s Comedy Roadshow (BBC1) (2010)
Dave"s One Night Stand (Dave) (2011)
Mock the Week (BBC2) (2011)
Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums (Dave) (2012)
Live at the Apollo (BBC1) (2013)
Evans appears regularly on British Broadcasting Corporation 4 – hosting and writing seven series of the spoof news show The Way lieutenant Is (as Richard Richard), as well as appearing on numerous panel games including The News Quiz, Armando Iannucci"s Charm Offensive and The Unbelievable Truth, and discussion programmes such as Office the Page. He is a regular contributor to both British Broadcasting Corporation 4 and London Live and has had full-length comedy scripts commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation for both television and radio. The Way lieutenant Is (4) – Writer and performer
Best Policy (4) – Anchored
True Lies, A world without.. and others (4) – Pundit/panellist
Beating the System (4) – Sole writer and performer
Troublestarter (4) – Three part series – Sole writer and performer
The Mighty Boosh (4) – Performer
The News Quiz (4) – Performer
The Big Booth (4) – Performer
Simon Evans Goes To Market (4)
Evans is the voice of "Old Speckled Henry", the fox in the television advertisements for Old Speckled Hen.
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Evans is an established act on the United Kingdom comedy circuit who has also appeared on television – on Live at the Apollo (January 2013) and on Stand Up for the Week (Autumn 2013, Channel Four). He has appeared on The Comedy Store (Five) and The Stand Up Show (BBC1). The Stand Up Show (BBC1).
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