If Lee Evans is serious about quitting standup, it’s hard to think of a performer who has earned his retirement more thoroughly.
Since winning a talent show by accident in 1985, he hasn’t stopped working. From sell-out arena tours and tie-in DVDs to sitcoms, Hollywood films and West End theatre, Evans’s distinctive brand of physical clowning has endeared him to millions of fans and in 2005 earned him a place in Guinness World Records for the largest audience (at that time) for a solo comedy act...