Sean Lock Live is his debut live performance DVD, recorded at London's Hammersmith Apollo on Saturday 10 May 2008. In 2006, he was awarded his own Channel 4 series, TV Heaven, Telly Hell. In July 2014, the hip-hop titan conquered Wembley with two sold-out shows, playing to 180,000 keen punters. Whats funny is funny, isnt that funny? Oasis Oasis Photo Session At Wembley. Foo Fighters June 2008 Please excuse my pre-historic humor. However, Lock has conceded the honour to the duo on several occasions, including on the BBC Radio 4 show Loose Ends. Comedy continues to change over time as it holds up a metaphorical mirror to society and the audience observing, as does almost every art form. BTS made history as the first-ever South Korean group to headline and sell out Wembley Stadium. Of all the world records you'd expect serial news-maker Jimmy Carr to break, this somehow wasn't one. He's not a TV favourite, but the actor and comedian has built one of the most diverse audiences of any current standup, partly through the subversive use of social media. It doesn't come cheap on Eddie's tour we had six full trucks and a crew of 45, just for one person. [13], Evans's sweat drenches him on stage. The mischief-making agit-comic entered the record books in 2006 when he attended the most number of political demonstrations in 24 hours (20). [27], His daughter, Mollie, was studying at the University of Florida as of 2014. Who needs sit-ups when you can put on one of the comedy albums of the iconic comic Steve Martin and get a good ab workout? Much like the, In India, and more specifically in ancient Sanskrit drama, humor was defined as one of the nine. The entire tour grossed over 150 million. Tickets went on sale 15 October 2010 at 9am.[19]. "How long have you got?" Freddie Mercury delivered the performance a lifetime on July 13, 1985 and all it took was 20 minutes. Sean Lock: Lockipedia. Sure, humor has been around since the beginning of time, but the first comedy stand-up act is generally considered an American creation. Organized by Boomtown Rats front man Bob Geldof and Ultravox vocalist Midge Ure, the event drew an estimated 1.5 billion television viewers and raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia. Fill out the form below, and a team member will match your event with the perfect speaker, emcee or entertainer! I Love Lucy ran for six years and was one of the first and best situation comedy (sit com) shows of all time. Both of these shows provided stand-up comedy with a new platform and enabled comedians to share their material on a national stage. At the time, Gervais said: "Steve and Karl wanted to charge for the podcast. Playing Wembley Stadium is the pinnacle for many artists but only a handful have actually had the honour of doing so. Unlike Will Rogers who has schools named after him and is quoted quite often, Fay fell into relative obscurity. Lock delights the audience by inviting them to shout out things for him to explain. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. [16] This was scheduled to involve the first-ever performance by a comedian at the O2 Arena in London until Chris Rock announced dates that would take place at the venue prior to Evans. The worlds defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking whats new and whats next since 1952. From ostensibly the same tower block, Lock's character was now given a flatmate (the hapless Errol) and a job at the local swimming baths, as well as a somewhat dour and intolerant demeanour. The 2011 run would form a part of the biggest selling UK tour ever, with 623,737 tickets sold across the eight dates. It took a decade for this to be matched, as Eddie Izzard took his 2003 Sexie tour round a series of arenas. On night number two, Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones joined the stage for a jam of Zeps Rock and Roll and Ramble On which was captured on their Live At Wembley DVD. [20] In 2011, he was honoured by the British Comedy Awards with the Channel 4 Award for Special Contribution to Comedy. http://www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com/shows/listdetail.aspx?ID=141#. From New York to New Delhi, from comedian George Carlin to the Analects of Confucius (which happen to make a funny self-deprecating comparison of the Chinese philosophers wanderings to those of a homeless dog), comedy comes from all corners of the world and has come a long way, indeed. Lee Evans is credited with a series of comedy scale-of-performance firsts, setting a then world audience record for a solo act in 2005 in front of more than 10,000 people at Manchester's MEN Arena. In fact, there is some evidence of this kind of joke on a, Moving along in time, the Greek philosopher Democritus, known as the laughing philosopher, is often associated with humor, comedy, and laughter. Comedy duos like Laurel & Hardy started in the silent film era and continued their comedy careers into the talkies, as movies in sync with sound were initially called. In 2010, Evans received an Honorary Doctorate of the Arts at the University of East London's graduation ceremony. Evans provided the voice for Zippo in the 2002 TV miniseries Dinotopia and Train in the 2005 film The Magic Roundabout. Keep Reading:10 Virtual Team Building Ideas For Remote Companies. Well cover questions like that and also offer our best estimation of who can be considered the first of many stand-up comedians, so keep on reading. [24], Between September 2013 and January 2014, Evans starred in the play Barking in Essex at London's Wyndham's Theatre.[25]. Continuing with stand-up as the mainstay of his workload, Lock also made regular appearances on various radio panel shows, script-edited for Bill Bailey's 1998 BBC2 series, Is It Bill Bailey? Tonights show,Lockipedia, is an insight into how Lock sees the world. Ms. Stickney has created and designed a line of clothing for every woman called Butterbaby scheduled be launched in Spring/Summer of 2004. Michael Ray oversees coverage of European history and military affairs for Britannica. ran for six years and was one of the first and best situation comedy (sit com) shows of all time. Hawkins had been Foo Fighters' drummer for 25 years. In April 2009 the controversial Irish comedian completed 36 hours and 15 minutes of non-stop standup comedy, I Galway, setting the world record for the longest solo standup show. The DVD was released on 17 November 2008. He has also written material for such comics as Bill Bailey, Lee Evans and Mark Lamarr. Backed by a supporting bill of Kasabian, The Enemy and Reverend and The Makers, the gigs were the final stadium shows they would play in the UK as talisman Noel Gallagher would permanently leave the group a month later. Footage from Oz for Africa, along with recorded performances from more than a half dozen cities around the world, was ultimately woven into the main satellite broadcast. Years of drought, civil war, and failed attempts at government . In other words, the side effects of side-splitting guffaws are good for us. There was a popular 1980s song that said, video killed the radio star, and though TV was not the death of radio, it did change how the American audience consumed most of its comedy. Went along. Bootle-born comic John Martin smashed the world record for continuous joke-telling in 1993, with an ear-splitting 101 hours and 39 minutes of solid, uninterrupted gags. Sean Lock (22 April 1963 18 August 2021) was an English writer and comedian. Moving along in time, the Greek philosopher Democritus, known as the laughing philosopher, is often associated with humor, comedy, and laughter. Most recently they played a string of dates in June 2019. Born in Woking, Surrey, he began his career in comedy as a stand up comedian. Fay would be the one that many folks in the comedy world consider to be the first comedian as far as the stand-up style of comedy that audiences are familiar with today. Comedians like Bob Newhart, Joan Rivers, George Carlin, and others would take their stand-up set to the stage of a late night show like The Steve Allen Show or The Tonight Show. Collins admitted in later interviews that some people perceived him negatively as "showing off" by playing both venues in one day. ", What is certain is that it has become just as big a business for venues as well as comics. The Clean Comedians team works on your behalf to find the right performer for your event at the right price! Maybe it's because it's a recession and people need a laugh. In the meantime, he'd picked up a British Comedy Award in 2000 for best live stand-up, and then went on to notch up regular appearances on the Channel 4 panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats. What made certain comedians popular with the audiences of the time? Just a pound, they said. Perhaps more mysterious is tracing the evolution of comedy's trend away from sweaty clubs to provincial theatres and eventually into aircraft hangar-sized venues. Lee John Martin Evans (born 25 February 1964) is a British film and television actor, musician, singer, and writer and a retired stand-up comedian. One Direction June 2014 The legendary American rapper played two shows at Wembley Stadium in June 2014 and was even joined on stage by Dr Dre. Comedians, audiences, and the times in which we live have shaped the style and content of the stand-up comedy performance. Lock's first television appearance was in 1993, when he appeared in a supporting role alongside Rob Newman and David Baddiel in their TV show Newman and Baddiel in Pieces. A true pro, Lock barely allows the laughter to stop before launching into another punch line. [citation needed] His father was a comedian, musician, and impressionist. It seems to be a fairly unanimous assessment that he was an unpleasant person, to say the least, and an alcoholic, abusive fascist to state some of the more unsavory characteristics he purportedly possessed. She is also an accomplished stage performer and has received two AUDELCO Awards for Excellence in Black Theater. Born in Woking, Surrey, he began his career in comedy as a stand up comedian. The concert closed with renditions of Do They Know Its Christmas? (in London) and We Are the World (in Philadelphia). And though she didnt do stand up comedy or consider herself a stand-up comic, she lived to deliver her comic performance in front of a live TV audience. Michael gladly took the honours though and opened the stadium to 172,000 enthused punters. Madonna performed three solo songs in the concert, but only two were included on the DVD ("Love Makes the World Go Round" was omitted). In October 2017, Lee Evans came out of retirement to perform scenes from Shakespeare's plays in a one-off fundraiser along with Jack Whitehall in the play "Whither Would You Go?" Burr will be the first comedian to perform at the 110-year old stadium on August 21. Evans toured the UK in autumn 2008 with his stand-up act entitled "Big". Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Michael McIntyre's arena tour tickets have just gone on sale. Carlos Mencia is undoubtedly one of today's most popular entertainers and comics.. "Just five years ago comedians accounted for less than 100,000 arena visitors nationwide now it's in excess of 1m and shows no sign of fading in popularity.". His first gig was at Nick's Comedy Stop in Boston, which was holding a contest to find . Sorry, but were still not talking about Joan Rivers or Rodney Dangerfield quite yet. The single, recorded in November 1984 and marketed under the name Band Aid, sold over three million copies and inspired similar all-star benefit projects. Evans met Heather Nudds when they were both 17 years old; they were married on 22 September 1984,[26] and reside in Billericay, Essex. . It sounds good for some comedians to say they're doing an arena tour, but in fact they're not playing to many more people than in a large theatre. [citation needed]. Prince last performed at Wembley Arena in 1998 (Image: Mirrorpix). Wembley has a storied history of legendary gigs, and this summer alone Beyonc, Rihanna and Billy Joel will perform some of the years biggest shows at the stadium. Lock has two children, and is a fan of Chelsea football club. And as we can see in every culture around the globe, comedy is one of those constants, just like love, family, and food (and death and taxes as Benjamin Franklin, and later Mark Twain would say). Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Some evolutionary theorists figure that being funny is an adaptive behavior, and may make people more likely to bond and may be part of the reason we schedule comedy date nights. Here are the acts that have performed historic, consecutive shows at the venue and etched themselves into Wembley folklore. The comedian, whose real name is Lee Ridley, will receive 250,000 in prize money and the. This was new for the time, and one reason why some consider him to be one of the first stand-up comedians. Humor, as well as the appreciation an audience has for comedy, has been a long time in the making. Evans appeared as Malcolm Taylor, a Welsh scientist, in the 2009 Doctor Who Easter special "Planet of the Dead". "It is likely there will be a number of extra shows as we go on.". [1] During most of his headlining performances, he often takes an intermission, during which he has a quick shower and changes into a different suit. Its hard to imagine a time when the comedy scene didnt include the, Stand-up comedy didnt just magically appear in the United States. List of guests who have appeared on 8 out of 10 Cats. If they sell out and some arenas already report few tickets remaining McIntyre will perform his winning, defiantly old-fashioned brand of observational humour to about 600,000 people, grossing somewhere north of 20m. 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