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Evans has bestselling stand-up DVD
Lee Evans’s new DVD has shot to the top of the stand-up chart on its first week of release.His Big show, recorded at London’s O2 Arena, made number three in the overall chart, behind the movies Mamma Mia and Wall-E.
The next best-selling comic was Peter Kay’s collection of chat-show appearances, adverts and old stand-up appearances, Special Kay, making No 7 in the overall chart.
Michael McIntyre, who last week broke the record for the best-selling stand-up debut, slipped from No 1 to No 3 in the comedy chart.
The top five live comedy DVDs now stands as follows, with last week’s position in brackets:
- Lee Evans: Big Live At The O2 (new)
- Peter Kay’s Special Kay (2)
- Michael McIntyre: Live & Laughing (1)
- Frankie Boyle Live (3)
- Bill Bailey: Tinselworm (4)
Last week’s No 5, Russell Howard, has slipped off the list. Dara O’Briain and Jimmy Carr are bubbling under, with Frank Skinner, Sean Lock and the 2007 release by Lee Mack some way behind them.
Published: 1 Dec 2008
