Simon Evans
comedian; GB News and BBC TV and radio regular; presenter, BBC Radio 4's Simon Evans Goes to Market

Simon Evans is one of the UK’s most respected and best loved comedians. Familiar from TV and radio appearances, his live tour shows and the Edinburgh Festival, he has more recently become a regular columnist for spiked, and is also published in Quillette, Unherd, The Critic and the Spectator.

His regular TV credits include hosting Headliners on GB News, two appearances on BBC One’s Live at the Apollo, one on Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow, and a season of Channel 4’s Stand Up for the Week. On BBC Radio 4, his series Simon Evans Goes to Market, has had six seasons, delighting audiences with his witty and insightful take on the comedically unpromising territory of economics, all of which prove among the most popular downloads on the Sounds App. He is also a regular on Radio 4’s The News Quiz, and various other panel games, and is a popular guest on podcasts such as Triggernometry, not least for his strong views on the BBC!

Follow Simon on Twitter @TheSimonEvans

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