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'As hilarious, unsettling and forlorn as Evans himself' --The Sunday Times
'If comedy is the new rock 'n' roll, then behold the new Elvis Presley'
--The Sun
'If comedy is the new rock 'n' roll, then behold the new Elvis Presley'
--The Sun
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Lee Evans is one of the best-loved comedians in the country; a Hollywood star able to sell out arenas in the blink of eye.
But he was not always such a roaring success.
The Life of Lee is an utterly hilarious and very moving autobiography charting his ups and downs on the way to the top. Lee takes us on a darkly humorous journey through his childhood spent running wild on a Bristol housing estate and his unconventional school days, when he was publicly derided as 'a failure' by a sadistic teacher.
In this brilliantly entertaining and engaging tale, he also guides us through a grim teenage period of numerous dead-end jobs. When he was cleaning toilets and plucking turkeys, he could never have imagined that one day he would be playing to thousands of adoring fans at the O2 Arena.
The book also reveals how as a boy Lee got his first taste of showbiz, living out of a suitcase and accompanying his entertainer father around the smoky, rowdy, unforgiving working-men's club and theatre circuit.
Desperately struggling to be accepted, this quiet young loner always saw himself as an outsider. But he finally met the love of his life and accidentally discovered the one place where he felt at home: the stage.
The Life of Lee is a story that is like its subject: compelling, touching, charming and, above all, fantastically funny.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I LOVE Lee Evans, I always have and do even more so now,
Really touching,honest and kind, A real reflection behind the funny man the relationship between him and his wife is lovely & so very genuine.
Brought me to tears a couple of times and made me laugh too.
The only thing I would say is that I would've liked to have heard more about the early days, tours, when Molly was born etc.
Thanks Lee :o)
Really touching,honest and kind, A real reflection behind the funny man the relationship between him and his wife is lovely & so very genuine.
Brought me to tears a couple of times and made me laugh too.
The only thing I would say is that I would've liked to have heard more about the early days, tours, when Molly was born etc.
Thanks Lee :o)
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A funny read that is well written and not the normal type of biography you'd expect from someone like Lee. I feel like I know him a lot better now! I bought it for myself and think I'll be getting another copy for my brother for Christmas (unless I can get away with passing on my copy...).
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was lucky to have caught Lee Evans in his heyday on the club circuit at the Railway pub in Hampton Wick just after he started out. I was dumbfounded and thought him an idiot at first. And that's exactly what he is. A lovely great clod. Two minutes into his act and I was hooked and have been ever since. He is the only comic of his time that can make me choke with laughter. This book does that as much as it makes one choke with tears, of both joy and with sadness. Nobody can be that stupid in real life, except for Lee Evans. This book will put fans like me through the emotional wringer. Thank god for him. Cheers for that Mouse Boy!
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Funny, tragic and everywhere in between
So this obviously isn't going to be an entirely objective review, as I'm a loyal fan of Lee Evans and consider him one of the greatest stand up comedians of all time. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Rory Q
speedy delivery
Brilliantly funny my sister said after reading this i bought it for her for christmas and it was delivered in time too thank you for making her day :D
Published 16 days ago by BooBooBurns
Disappointing
I was expecting memoirs of his showbiz career and some scintillating insights. Instead we are taken on a slow mundane journey through his youth with some slapstick comedy of errors... Read more
Published 1 month ago by I. Allars
The Life of Lee
Lee Evans - The Life of Lee is a brilliant autobiography. It says of what Lee's name was meant to be until his mum intervened. Read more
Published 2 months ago by mo2
Hollywood Fiction
I really like Lee so I bought myself this book; it is really disappointing that possibly true recollections from his childhood have been embellished with Hollywood style... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. S. Hull
Absolute rubbish
I like Lee Evans which is why I bought this book. However, this is the worst autobiography I have ever read, full of fictitious childhood anecdotes and generally a very lazy... Read more
Published 2 months ago by M. Williams
Lee Evans
Great book, bought for a present for someone but started reading it and couldn't put it down, to be recommended
Published 2 months ago by Brenda
If you love Lee Evans - you will love him even more after reading...
Lee Evans is a humble man - he thanks his audience for coming to see him and putting him where he is today. He has time for his many fans which is actually rare today. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Vogue
Great if you're a Lee Evans fan!
I did enjoy this book as I am a big fan of the man himself and love to watch him onstage. It charts his life from early childhood to his very first stage performance that launched... Read more
Published 3 months ago by mbubbles27
Great Read
Brought this for my partner. She reads a bit every day and I often see her chuckling away when reading. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ds666
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