Simon Evans - Comedy Roadshow

[@lwivv9052]

This guy may have the best delivery of almost any comic I've ever seen. As an American, so much of this material is esoteric to the UK and about subject matter completely unfamiliar to me, and I'm still falling off my chair listening to it...

[@DanielVerberne]

I've just had one of those magical 'thank you Internet!' discoveries. Simon's delivery, character, writing are amazing.

[@paulusintas8627]

Me too!! I love the guy... hilarious

[@teknoaija1762]

@@paulusintas8627 nobody asked but i think his pseudo educated humor is boring and full platitudeus jokes.

[@dd-jm1md]

I do like to watch someone who's good at what they do & he's very...

[@YvonneWilson312]

@@teknoaija1762 Sorry you didn't understand this.

[@teknoaija1762]

@@YvonneWilson312 well,your comment wasn t too hard to understand.by using proper grammar in interpreting your banal comment,i reply.sense of humor isn t about understanding,his humor wasn t up to my standards of good and witty humor.the poor guy isn t funny in my universe.

[@Stonemeister]

To this day this is the best opening line I've seen in any stand-up set. It's perfect.

[@brianvincent4165]

Nice shout. If you have not already done so you must check out his KZbin sketch called PECKHAM. The greatest stand up routine I have ever seen closely followed by Dave Allen teaching his son how to tell the time. Simon Evans and Stewart Francis, the ever giving gifts during the Covid.

[@bengreen6980]

An absolute must watch right to the very VERY END.

[@jasongeorgisdaniel]

Come back to this one often , it's excellent 👌

[@stenoch]

"It was the middle of winter; has been for years..." Brilliant!

[@stenoch]

"It was the middle of winter. Has been for years." Classic!

[@dtox5961]

Gotta be the best opening 30 seconds of any stand up !

[@ukdavepianoman]

Brilliant comedian - so delightfully unapologetic in his tongue-in-cheek "put-downs". Love it.

[@MrExEssex]

This guy is eloquent. I like eloquence. It's a pleasure listening to him.

[@uk7153]

Ex Essex didn’t you hear? He’s educated.

[@markfox1545]

I like eloquence too. I like their big ears and long noses. 😊

[@tramlad2]

Love Simon what a brilliant comedian, never seen him give a bad performance a superb funnyman, in my top ten for sure , don't see enough of Simon on TV he would blow most out of the water

[@TheHelenaDeaks]

Best sketch ever. I really like Simon Evans' comedy - we don't see enough of him.

[@matildaevans7535]

I see too much tbh

[@bartram33]

This is the way to skit regional accents. Good natured and not spiteful. Funny.

[@ep4everlegend317]

Just don't see enough of Simon Evans on TV he is really funny and rapid fire funny

[@phillyblunt138]

Cos he's shown himself to be a complete twat, that's why

[@joealyjim3029]

Because you only get on TV as a comedian if youre left wing nowadays and he isnt.

[@YvonneWilson312]

@@phillyblunt138 Why is that?

[@phillyblunt138]

@@YvonneWilson312 I don’t think his right wing posturing on stage and on Twitter is an act at all. He’s not half as smart as Colbert was in playing up that role on the Colbert Report.

[@thedeadesttrim6994]

@@phillyblunt138 Jamie, Jamie this isn't twitter why you angry?

[@dlilwon]

This guy is a legend. Too bloody funny

[@iainmcinnes9237]

Brilliant 😂😂, never heard of him til last week, watching my way through.

[@YvonneWilson312]

I've seen him live a couple of times, he is absolutely hilarious.

[@alpz13]

Fav Comedian! Brilliant!

[@matildaevans7535]

Thank you! Not my favourite tho he's a bit of a tosser

[@GirGir183]

I liked all of this video, especially the bit right at the end 6:36.

[@kevinstreet4602]

One of the best standup sets of all time!

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Why isn't this guy on Qi, WILTY and 8 out of 10 cats? He's hilarious

[@grantyoung378]

Because he’s not left wing

[@JaakM]

Cause he's right wing, but from what I hear, they are slowly bringing more right wing comedians to the shows. However the issue is that they're not that funny and also, they don't really slap all politicians while left wingers do.

[@PoachedEggsinRedWine]

He writes for 8 out of 10.

[@TheTruthKiwi]

@@PoachedEggsinRedWine oh really? That's pretty cool.

[@daveylaney6644]

I suspect its because he's not a lefty batsard like the rest of the BBC.

[@stephenwoehr3116]

At the end of the day, rubble is rubble. You can move it around a bit to express your frustration, but it is more fung shui than vandalism, really.

[@perperson199]

Wonderful

[@colinkee3537]

If you enjoy Evans' work he also does a series on Radio 4 called 'Simon Evans goes to market' all about Economics. Doesn't sound promising but in his hands it's gold!

[@Theslavedrivers]

I second that

[@billymcmonagle949]

Brilliant, so different from all the others , a top man

[@MarkRussell82]

"or being buggered in the showers at Harrow! Thank you Rector" Ha ha ha. Brilliant

[@cordellsenior9935]

And absolute brilliant camera work at the end.

[@mortenpoulsen1496]

well he is so bloody funny and straight talking. :D

[@markhardwick1570]

So him live in Manchester. It was a tour de force. He overran by about 30 mins cos he got on a roll. I was knackered at the end because they just kept coming thick and fast. I reckoned you could estimate the intelligence of audience members by how many of They jokes they understood and laughed at. :)

[@truthseekerBVC]

@@Ana_crusis Jamaican

[@cahillgreg]

@@Ana_crusis Wah Gwaan

[@ianlawn9836]

Brilliant saw this routine live in Sunderland. Heavily edited here for t.v it was so good.

[@robgreen1818]

possibly the best opening to a set ever!

[@matildaevans7535]

meh

[@GoldenbanjoDJ]

Did u see the woman who didn't take well to the 'it is, in fact, educated' joke

[@louisronan5903]

She probably didn’t get it.

[@richardd5695]

You know this was recorded quite some time ago when he refers to his phone as a “camera phone”

[@petejones879]

He's a really funny guy.. I like him

[@gertrud1100]

Marvellous. Clear pronounciation, interesting stories, a joy even for a foreigner

[@terineedler6219]

He reminds me of me. I had to learn to speak R P when I first moved to england from alabama in the southern us. Yes you read that correctly.

[@TheGreatPresenter]

I'd love to hear your accent now :)

[@AndrewLale]

Now that's a shame. I lived in Huntsville for nine years, and I really miss the accent.

[@natureforever555]

Well done! I really hope ur accent now proper british, not Us one

[@FakeFaced]

"This is all very well, but where are his eyes?" Funniest part

[@fformfiller]

This routine is genius

[@chantedcolour4943]

I just want to let you know i saw this act years ago. It left such an impression i remembered it and ive been searching all afternoon. Thank you for the laughs.

[@brianvincent7556]

Kasey. Have you set his stand up about Peckham? The definitive stand up moment!

[@Wraggzee]

"The wind stiffened nipple..." Don't you love it ?

[@TheMerthurtilidie]

This guy is hilarious! xD Can't believe I missed this!

[@brianvincent4165]

Absolute genius. A few of you have just discovered him. Check out his "Peckham" sketch. I once described it as the ultimate and definitive 15 mins stand up sketch. Haven't changed my mind. Simon and Stewart Francis are the dogs bollocks!!!

[@martinjohncameron]

This guy really makes me laugh!

[@ianbainbridge2783]

Cant wait to see this guy live next month-genius

[@plywoodcarjohnson5412]

That last half second made the whole clip worthwile.

[@wtfbollos]

excellent. REALLY don't know why we don't see more of this guy..

[@matildaevans7535]

Bc he's at home sleeping half the time

[@Numpti2394]

this guy is like my role model!! he needs his own show :D

[@jpjpd]

spectacular clip, one of the best "unknowns" ive seen on comedy roadshow, along with imran yusuf

[@nathelondon3719]

Hilarious. We need an hour or more! Anyone...?

[@GoldenbanjoDJ]

@1983Dave1983 i'm a geordie and i found it hilarious lol!

[@allanblakemore381]

ABSOLUTE CLASS

[@OsofoGriot]

Thanks be to the ArseRaptor.

[@emilybarrett464]

His opening line is the most searched thing on my KZbin 😂

[@PrimeMatt]

By far his best work 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@LibraOnAmission7]

Absolutely hilarious!

[@iandeby]

"mother could be very cruel" XD

[@allanblakemore381]

One word... Absolutely brilliant. :)

[@elliotspirrett]

I like this guy - very amusing. He was often funny on Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive.

[@havocchaos0371]

As soon as he said educated I liked the video

[@Pluggit1953]

Love him too - wish there was some fresh material available. Love your nom de plume - wish I'd thought of it first.

[@matildaevans7535]

www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/simon-evans

[@joejitsu034]

What a great start 😂😂😂

[@mysticeye4525]

I ldnt remember this guys name and couldnt find the vid that i had seen him on... So i looked up "omedian small eyes"... this guy was the first 2 vids.

[@natureforever555]

Wow gr8 u didnt give up & found a way to search f him. Can imagine how releaved u felt:-)

[@RocksterOO1]

His comedy is hilarious when you recognise/regard it as parody! A little less so, when you discover that many of the prejudices he conveys are factual and personally held, but presented in a comedic manner!

[@chay20077]

saw him as the support act for kevin bridges, was great then and great here

[@ZoinksMcJinkies]

The thing that struck me... was a rivet, as it turns out.

[@mentallentil9952]

Just brilliant!

[@larshaugseth3743]

The aspect ratio doesn't really help the size of his eyes, does it?

[@wdanowel4331]

I can`t believe how shallow people can be. So what about your personal aspect ratio mister perfect?

[@danwoodhouse9290]

4:3 aspect ratio - So last century

[@scottjp31]

@@wdanowel4331 get a life munson. it was a good joke and evans jokes about his eyes in his opening line.

[@charmnGUY]

Asian eyes LoL

[@LightDiodeNeal]

Gwan Simon, I absolutely love this routine!

[@awesumpowerz6805]

Hilarious!!! Great Comedian!!!

[@philippaine]

Much better than the usual trendy leftie comedians!!

[@LifesVoyager]

'A wind stiffened nipple'. The man is a poet.

[@ianbentley7276]

top class.

[@boogieboxmusic4331]

Excellent stuff..

[@PowerMadLabRat]

Cheers for the upload Raptor!

[@kingda117]

One of the greatest comedy routines in the world.

[@faustusTVR]

Ah, nice to hear from you Simon Evans.

[@kingda117]

@@faustusTVR How dare you, I'm not Welsh!

[@dnakatomiuk]

I spat my coffee out when he started with that line

[@DomIstKrieg]

Good lord. I am speechless.

[@matildaevans7535]

same tho ahahahahahahahaha

[@wtfbollos]

excellent!

[@eastcoastuk1120]

Never heard of him before today when he came on my fee. what a comedian Brilliant.. laughed so much..

[@ACat-pm8kx]

“ It’s more feng shui than demolition “ hahahaaa

[@foddyfoddy]

A. Cat " . . . than vandalism"

[@FatRakoon]

Christ this guy is hilarious! What a bastard he is... You have to love it.

[@-M0LE]

He was always very funny and seems like a clone of a few comedians together

[@1989NickyD]

6:37 start the motorboat!

[@Paul.D.DAVIES]

Yup. I spotted those as well. There's no brittle nipples there.

[@MarValProductions]

What a perfect opening joke

[@meirwise1107]

Could watch him for an hour or more!

[@janetmerritt4281]

Oh my lord. This. Man is just wonderully funny. Seems all the funnier. Because of his lovely voice. Where has he been hiding.

[@MooWooCartoons]

Warrison brought me to this nicely filmed video!

[@jeremyreid9582]

Ironically, Mr. Evan’s routine about his (small) eyes is a direct resuly of him being heckled about is eyes many years ago. He admitted that the heckle made him uncomfortable but then he decided to incorporate the subject into his routine - the results are ‘eye opening’ ! 😉 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/opSop2mOp7-YnLs Above is the link )

[@scientificpeople02]

Saw him on TV years ago and only found him again from tiktok

[@misfit2022]

This geezer is hilarious- Nuff said

[@reddexred]

you can hear Michael at the end going "brilliand, just brilliant"

[@AntiTheist_Atheist]

Feckin brilliant 🤣

[@ivanjurkovic8052]

this guy is brilliant

[@matildaevans7535]

meh

[@Suprahampton]

The man cokmes out to The Clash... awesome. Saw him at a comedy club in Greenwich... he was hysterical

[@BrianVincent-gz2dq]

The best stand up "story teller" in the world. If you have not yet done so, check out his "Peckham" sketch. It remains the joint greatest stand up routine in global history, and has earnt the right to share that distinction with Benny Hill's " I'd reached the age of fourteen" masterpiece.

[@smartglitchgaming9524]

Still amazing today

[@CheesyChimp69]

Stewart Lee appears to have a long-standing unrealized ambition to be a comedian. Before his next attempt, he should sit down and watch Simon Evans for yet another example of how it's supposed to be done. Just brilliant!

[@Forestgravy90]

CheesyChimp69 I do find Stuart Lee funny at times. But he is a smug prick nearly as often

[@LyingSecret]

6:38 - Wobble Wobble.

[@steakandchips69]

quality comedian one of the best around

[@MrDbenbow]

Sleet and bits of old boat! LMAO

[@mskugged]

Pity he has not done more stand up, he is hilarious

[@louisethompson2044]

Omg fantastic 👏 😍 👌 🙌

[@James-do8gz]

I couldn't remember his name so I typed in "live at the apollo no eyes" and this was the first video that appeared hahah.

[@Karma-qt4ji]

I typed Vladimir Putin live at the Apollo and... well the rest is history....