Comedian Simon Evans will be filming his first live DVD in Brighton on September 15. It will be at the Theatre Royal and will be a greatest hits set drawing on material from his recent live shows and TV and radio appearances.

Evans' last Radio 4 series, Simon Evans Goes To Market, in which he set out to make global economics funny, has recently been recommisioned. He also recently completed a London run of his latest show, Leashed. 

He is a regular on The News Quiz, The Unbelievable Truth, Armando Iannucci’s Charm Offensive and anchored and wrote seven series of the news satire The Way It Is.  Evans has appeared on numerous TV shows including: Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC), The Apprentice: You’re Fired! (BBC) and Mock the Week (BBC).   He is also a prolific writer for radio and TV. His credits include: Not Going Out (BBC1) and 8 Out Of 10 Cats (C4).  He appeared on University Challenge:The Professionals in 2007 and was a contestant on Celebrity Mastermind, where his specialist subject was Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance.

The DVD will be released by Universal in time for Christmas. Here is a review of Evans' 2013 show.

Tickets for the Brighton show can be purchased here.