Simon Evans – Komedia, Brighton
Simon Evans walks onto the stage with all the self confidence of a public school swot, then proceeds to tell his audience ‘You probably recognise the accent … Educated’. This is received with howls of laughter. Evans, a club comic for over 12 years, commands the stage from a static position. His material is clean, to the point and clever. The audience quickly grasps where Simon’s comedy is coming from in his routines on McDonalds, ….leaving them roaring into their plates of burger & chips. While still a favourite in comedy clubs, Evans is surely better suited to the demands of the corporate after-dinner circuit where he freely admits his act works even better.
A comic of words he plays little attention to any strong movement or banter with the audience. His pose and material is delivered with an Eton educated accent without the associated snobbery, which is appreciated by all and crosses any class barrier.