Lee Evans: Monsters

So...this was it. What turned out (for now at least) to be the swansong, the final tour from Lee Evans.

Ok. And?

I never found the man funny, save perhaps his performance in the big screen film 'Mousehunt', where actually he and the very talented (and sadly underrated Nathan Lane) formed a good comedy duo in the Laurel and Hardy mode.

His physicality is great, he's a good physical comedian/stand-up, but his material never grabbed me and his overreliance on the use of particularly the 'F' word certainly never did.

So yes, if this was it then I say ok. We aren't short of stand-up comedians to take his place.

Hate to echo the negative, but the vulgarities, combined with the facial contortions and a certain insensitivity, made me quickly stop the video proceedings. If you like this sort of thing, OK, but I prefer a world that doesn't encourage it. On the other hand, Lee Evans is great in his Dr. Who & Big Fat Quiz spots and such...hilarious...just keep him away from himself! His stand-up persona, in general, is a love it or the opposite type of affair for the viewer. He should stay away from certain social issues that I was surprised to hear him trod upon. Apparently, this is what sells, so he "goes there". Having announced his imminent stand-up retirement, this comes as good news for those of us who prefer the kinder, gentler Lee Evans...Lee Evans the stand-up is dead, long live Lee Evans!

Surprised at many saying this is one of his worst, I disagree.

XL and Roadrunner were both really good, but this one is equal with those or very close to it.

I'd have to really analyse each one to truly separate them, but this is Lee in his usual funny self. Definitely worth watching if you like Lee Evans or comedy shows in general.

Plus, there's not many of his shows available to watch, especially in good quality, so I would definitely not dismiss this one. Iconic in that it was his last show too, and he has very few public appearances since. IMO he's the greatest comedian ever, no-one else does comedy like him.

Lee Evans became one of the world's biggest comedians, and for good reason. Lee Evan's tours have been extremely successful because they are crazy, energetic, and most importantly, hilarious. The Roadrunner tour being another example of this, but Monsters feels tired.

Monsters feels like Evans is running out of humour to deliver to his audience, there are some really funny moments, but they are few and far between, not as frequent as previous tours.

Evans is as energetic as usual, and the formula of the comedy is unchanged, but there's less humour and more talk, less hysterics and more casual laughing, everything feels more topical at the expense of a lot of the humour.

The Monsters tour is less impressive than most of Evan's previous tours, the Big, XL, and Roadrunner tours we're much funnier, and kept my interest for a lot longer, but because it still features classic Lee Evans, it's still worth trying out, but if you're expecting humour on the level of Big, XL or Roadrunner, Monsters will leave you disappointed.

Despite having to wade through a lot of middling material to get to the gold, he's still clearly a funny man, with his characters, accents and trademark gurning. But, OMG, why oh, why does he have to sing?! Dreadful. Minus one star for that.