A lesser known fact about erudite standup comedian Simon is that he used to write for porn magazines. But there’s also scientist comedy in the mix plus a little bit of politics and the truth about whether he really is a Brexit comedian.
This episode contains strong language.
Cast: Nigel Pilkington, Toby Longworth, Beth Chalmers and Keith Wickham.
OFFCUTS:
- 02’29’’ – piece written for The Now Show’s Brexit debate, 2016
- 07’43’’ – Abbey Mills; essay for a correspondent’s course, 1993
- 13’30’’ – Lab Rats; pilot episode for a TV sitcom, 2003
- 19’32’’ – letter published in Time Out magazine, 1997
- 28’33’’ – draft of an article for the Independent, 1995
- 35’40’’ – The Small Hadron Collider; sketch written for The Odd Half Hour radio show, 2009
- 42’10’’ – Wanted; poem, 1996
Simon Evans is an established UK stand up comedian and comedy writer with 5 series of his own BBC Radio 4 show Simon Evans Goes to Market, and numerous TV appearances to his name. These include two appearances on BBC One’s Live at the Apollo, one on Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow, and a season of Channel 4’s Stand Up for the Week. He is also a regular on Radio 4’s The News Quiz, as well as various other panel games, and from 1998 to 2002 wrote and hosted eight series of the news satire, The Way It Is.
More about Simon Evans:
- Twitter: @thesimonevans
- Website: thesimonevans.com
- Patreon: Simon’s Patreon page
