Tour extends to 103 nights

Lee Evans has added an extra 18 dates to his current UK tour.

The new gigs extend his Wired And Wonderful throughout June, meaning he will have played 103 live shows this year.

At the start of the tour in February, Evans said he loved performing live.

He said: "The beauty of stand-up is that you can take something and just run with it. It's such a creative experience.

"Doing stand-up, your brain really starts to fizz. The whole process of creating something live is so thrilling. On stage is where I'm really at home. I love the immediacy of the reaction, the sound of a whole auditorium laughing."

The tour will now end on June 30 at Fairfield Halls, Croydon.

The new dates are:

Monday June 3: Salford The Lowry

Tuesday June 4: Llandudno North Wales Theatre

Wednesday June 5: Stoke Victoria Hall

Friday June 7: Barnstaple Queen's Theatre

Monday June 10: Southampton Mayflower

Tuesday June 11: Guildford Civic

Thursday June 13: Ipswich Regent Theatre

Friday June 14: Cambridge Corn Exchange

Saturday June 15: Basingstoke Anvil

Sunday June 16: Southend Cluffs Pavilion

Monday June 17: Cardiff St David's Hall

Tuesday June 18: Bristol Colston Hall

Wednesday June 19: Plymouth Pavilions

Monday June 24: High Wycombe Swan

Wednesday June 26: Northampton Derngate

Friday June 28: Coventry Warwick Arts Centre

Saturday June 29: Jersey Fort Regent

Sunday June 30: Croydon Fairfield Halls

Lee Evans: Why I love stand-up

Published: 2 May 2002