Lee Evans: Access All Arenas DVD
Dazzling comic genius Lee Evans is set to release his new DVD on Mon 16th November. ‘Access All Arenas’ gives fans the chance to see the best and most hilarious moments taken from Lee’s previous three arena tour DVD’s including 'Wired & Wonderful - Live At Wembley' (2002), 'XL Tour Live' (2005) and the record-breaking 'Big - Live At The 02' (2008).
New and exclusive to ‘Access All Arenas’ are some very special DVD extra’s including a unique personal appearance from Lee plus a brand new in-depth interview with Lee by Phill Jupitus.
On hand to guide you through ‘Access All Arenas’ is the man himself, as Lee gives a very special personal introduction as he presents his favourite observational routines on everyday life from the three arena tours - including families, holidays, sport and of course 'the missus'!
Using state-of-the-art computer graphics, Lee welcomes and bids farewell to viewers in his own unique way making ‘Access All Arenas’ an essential must-have for any Lee Evans fan.
Also new and exclusive to ‘Access All Arenas’ is the added bonus of a never-seen-before interview, 'Lee Evans Even Closer' with Phill Jupitus. In this brand new interview Lee chats to Phil about his remarkable record-breaking career giving fans a unique insight in to Lee and his life.
Additional extras include the ‘The Last of the Little’uns’ from the best of 'Live In Scotland' (1998), and a very special recording of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ as you’ve never seen it before.
Lee’s manic energy, uncanny observations, hilarious delivery and side-splitting material have made his live performances a must-see for comedy fans. His tours and DVD releases year-on-year continue to smash sales and box office records.
Last year’s 59 date arena tour ‘Big’ saw Lee sell out his first show at London's 02 Arena in just one hour, making it the UK’s biggest solo live comedy gig ever. This broke Lee’s own previous record from 2005 at the MEN arena where he played to over 10,000 people.
Sales of the ‘Big - Live at the o2’ DVD release went through the roof in November 2008 selling a staggering 259,399 copies during the first week on sale, making it the biggest week one release for a non film comedy DVD of all time.
By Xmas ‘Big’ had reached the million mark firmly cementing it as the Xmas number one in the stand-up DVD chart, and has currently in the top five best-selling DVDs of 2009 so far with sales of just under 1.3 million.
Lee has won endless accolades in the comedy world including the highly coveted ‘Perrier Award’ and the Time Out Award for Comedy. He has experienced huge success as an international film star with roles in There’s Something About Mary (1998), The Fifth Element (1997), Mouse Hunt (1998) and Funny Bones (1995).
In 2007, Lee starred in the lead role of Alfred Polly in the ITV1 drama production of the H G Wells novel The History of Mr Polly. Lee has also appeared on BBC ONE in his own sitcom series Lee Evans- So What Now?
Lee was seen on our TV screens earlier this year when he appeared in the Doctor Who Easter special (BBC ONE) where he played an evil Welsh scientist to much critical acclaim.
During the past five years Lee has received rave reviews for his West-End theatre roles. These include; Samuel Beckett's Endgame alongside the legendary Michael Gambon, Mel Brooks’ musical The Producers with Nathan Lane plus the Harold Pinter play The Dumb Waiter, with Jason Isaacs, where he received the London Theatregoers’ Choice Award.
Lee Evans - Access All Arena’s is a Little Mo Films production, released by Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd. Executive producers are Addison Cresswell, Joe Norris, Andrew Beint and Helen Parker with Anthony Caveney as producer and director.