Immediately I notice, when searching on YouTube, Lee Evans has many clips of various lengths all based on his O2 performance which enforces my belief that Lee Evans uses the splatter effect within his routines. When I watch a few of these they are all fast paced relatable stories but I don't want to analyse just a ten minute video on just one story as, if I do perform in the the style, I want to see the transition between stories and what techniques are used in different circumstances.
Lee's entrance is big, and as he starts telling the jokes, he is also very physical in the way he does them; he moves around the stage alot bringing energy into the performance. I start to see that the way Lee transitions between one story to another is almost as if he's thinking about the subject, then is so enthusiastic about it he has to talk about it and goes off in a tangent. There is also an element of one-liners in the routine. He relates with the audience by using 'we' and 'us' pronouns to engage them into his stories. As well as being physical, his voice often changes which adds too the comedy. Lee also subtly swears in his routine which I wouldn't have noticed before, which too adds to the comedy.
To conclude, I realise that in this analysis I have focused completely on techniques rather than the joke's Lee is telling however this is because Lee's jokes are quite similar to many other comedians, what makes Lee successful, in my eyes, is the way he is able to tell them with so much enthusiasm through using his voice and physicality which is something I would definitely like to bring to my routine.
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