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Jongleurs to be sued over Dummy Posters.

Comedy club chain Jongleurs is to be sued over allegations it is misleading punters into thinking big names such as Jimmy Carr, Michael McIntyre and Lee Evans will be playing its venues.

Leading comedy agents Off The Kerb and Hannah Chambers are both taking legal action over a giant billboard which features prominent images of the three stand-up stars beneath the Jongleurs logo.

The 15ft poster in Bournemouth advertises: ‘New comedy club every Friday’ – then gives the booking details, with no suggestion that these three acts would not be appearing



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Lee Evans sticks to a winning formula

Can 80,000 Lee Evans fans be wrong?
The compact Essex clown has just completed four sold-out shows with one more to come, shattering the previous comedy record of two shows set by Chris Rock this year.
Making 16,000 fans a night giggle takes some beating.
It is a shame that at times yesterday the laughs were dwarfed by the scale of the event.
The trouble is that to be this popular one inevitably succumbs to lowest common denominator syndrome.
Evans is the Oasis of stand-up. Huge but rarely groundbreaking.
Thus we get well-thumbed topics — sport,road rage, nagging wives, adverts, phones.
His observation about razors having ridiculous names such as Turbo and Stealth was also made to me by a Broadstairs chemist on Sunday.
Although, unlike Evans, he did not run around like a demented chimp as he said it.
It was the physicality that saved the day. A blind acquaintance recently remarked that he used to love this people’s champion until he lost hissight and realised that minus the comic contortions and Chaplinesque waddling the gags were pedestrian.
With body and mouth in synch though, there were still some fine moments, such as when he wondered why it is easier to don a coat alone than when someone is helping and then demonstrated the scenario.
Evans bobbed and weaved like a prizefighterand sweated by the bucketload, but truly knockout punchlines were few and far between.
Topical material extended little beyond a line about Northern Rock and a diatribe against hospitals, which are so plagued by superbugs that “Mrs Mopp is in charge now”.
A joke about being unable to remove CD wrappers felt threadbare in this download age.
It was a reminder that Evans, with his riffs about being henpecked and his sincere “now this is me” musical encore, is strangely old school.
Then again, when he did try something different, such as his quickfire portrait of a relationship from speed date to divorce, he received only polite applause.
The audience wanted new hits that sounded like the old hits or just the old hits.
Evans eventually gave them what they wanted, closing with his much-loved Bohemian Rhapsody mime.
A classic routine in every sense, shame the fresh material could not match it

Evans receives Stafford backing, Non-league football

LEE Evans will have another opportunity to stake his claim as Stafford Rangers' first choice goalkeeper when he faces Northwich Victoria at Marston Road tomorrow (3pm).
Injuries have hindered the former Chasetown stopper following his move to the Blue Square North side in the summer.
But Stafford boss Chris Brindley believes supporters have yet to see the best of Evans and hopes the midweek 3-2 defeat of high-flying Ilkeston Town will be a much needed boost.
"When you are not winning games, everything and everyone gets questioned," said Brindley.
"Lee has not been at his best, but he has had a broken nose and a broken metatarsal, and because he has been struggling, his confidence is low.
"But the more he plays, the better he will be. It's like with everyone, he just needs a bit of confidence at the moment."
Defender Andy Owens and midfielder Levi Reid missed the Ilkeston match with flu and remain doubtful. Skipper Bobby Wilson picked up an injury in midweek, but should be fit.

Evans' resurgence is an inside job, Bills notebook

Lee Evans had a big game, and a milestone-setting one, on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium.
The Buffalo Bills wide receiver had five catches for 75 yards and a touchdown in a 20-9 victory over the Carolina Panthers.
Evans has been quiet for long stretches of games this season, but he has made a lot of noise the last two games. One week after his 37-yard touchdown highlighted a come-from-behind road win over the New York Jets, Evans found the end zone again with a 2-yard score.
Both throws were from backup quarterback-turned-starter Ryan Fitzpatrick, who obviously has developed some chemistry with the Bills' star wideout.
"Lee's been my guy when I've been in there," Fitzpatrick said. "I enjoy throwing to Terrell [Owens] and Lee and Josh [Reed] as well. Lee's done a good job."
One difference in Evans' performance the last two weeks as opposed to the first four games is the number of inside routes he's running. He usually catches most of his passes outside the numbers, but he's had a lot of success on slant patterns.
Both of his touchdowns the past two games came on that route.
"It's one of those things where [Fitzpatrick] likes to throw certain routes, so we've got to work on them," Evans said. "We were able to get one today at a crucial point.
"He just kind of makes it work and when he sees something he likes to take advantage of it."
Evans' touchdown gave him 35 for his career, which ties him with Elbert Dubenion for third place on the Bills' all-time list. Evans had shared the fourth spot with Bob Chandler.
Evans also became the fourth receiver to reach 5,000 career yards with the Bills. He trails only Andre Reed (12,095), Eric Moulds (9,096) and Dubenion (5,294).
Evans and Dubenion reached the 5,000-yard plateau in 87 games. Only Reed (81 games) did it faster.
"It certainly feels good to have your name up there with some of the best that have played here," said Evans, who has 5,046 yards. "Just to be mentioned with them is certainly an honor. But I think as we continue through this season it's about winning for me. In addition to what those guys did they were winners. Whenever I leave this game I want to be remembered as a winner, too."
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Defensive tackle Kyle Williams made a surprise start Sunday, but left after one series with a knee injury.
Coach Dick Jauron didn't know how serious the injury was.
"The fact that he didn't return was not good," Jauron said. "Bud [Carpenter, the Bills' head trainer] told me right away he wasn't coming back."
Williams was questionable all week because of a dislocated acromioclavicular joint in his shoulder. The injury, which is where the collarbone and the shoulder blade meet, occurred a week ago against the New York Jets.
Fullback Corey McIntyre suffered a sprained ankle in the fourth quarter and didn't return.
Jauron said he'll have an update on both players today.
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Jairus Byrd's interception hot streak continues. With his fourth and fifth interceptions on Sunday he became the first Bills rookie with at least four in a season since Jeff Nixon had six in 1979.
Byrd is the third Bills rookie to record an interception in three consecutive games. The last was Butch Byrd in 1964.
Jairus Byrd also became the fifth player in Bills history with back-to-back multiple interception games and the first since Kurt Schulz in 1996.
Safety George Wilson added an interception (his second in as many weeks), giving the Bills nine in the past two games. The last time the team pulled that off was 1967.
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There was a sight on the field that we haven't seen in a while: Terrence McGee returning a kickoff.
The Bills' all-time leader with 5,450 return yards had a 30-yard return in the fourth quarter.
Fred Jackson handled that duty the last two games.
"It was good to be back there," said McGee, who hasn't returned kickoffs full time since 2007. "I grabbed it and was just ready to roll."
McGee said he'd like to have more return opportunities, provided he can talk the Bills into it.
"I'm kind of politicking for it, but they keep telling me no," he said with a smile. "I might keep going to [particular teams coach Bobby April's] office and bugging him about it. I keep telling them, "Just give me one game." Hopefully they'll do that."
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Wide receiver Roscoe Parrish was inactive for the second straight week, but was listed as the third quarterback. That means he was able to dress, but could only play in an emergency situation.
Other inactives were safeties Donte Whitner (thumb) and Bryan Scott (ankle), right tackle Jonathan Scott (ankle) and tight end Shawn Nelson (concussion). Running back Xavier Omon and defensive end Chris Ellis were healthy scratches.

Pink Floyd, Lee Evans and Sir Richard Dannatt get honorary degrees

Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, Army general Sir Richard Dannatt and comedian Lee Evans are all to receive honorary degrees.
Will acknowledge Anglia Ruskin University, the trio's outstanding achievements in their respective fields at degree ceremonies in Cambridge and Chelmsford, Essex, in November.
The Vice Chancellor said he hoped the university's 2,200 other graduates "will be inspired by the stories of our distinguished honorary graduates to go on to achieve great things".

Leroy N. Evans Sr

Leroy N. "Lee" Evans Sr., of Levittown, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at his daughter's home. He was 83.
A native of Steelton, Pa., he was a graduate of Steelton High School and Lebanon Valley College Music School.
Mr. Evans taught implemental music at Philadelphia's Germantown and George Washington high schools, for 34 years. He was responsible for many outstanding bands and orchestras as well as many well known music professionals.
Mr. Evans was a veteran of World War II, having served as an marcher, sharp shooter and bandsman with the 36th Division and the 3rd Infantry Division in the European Theatre and was the receiver of a number of combat citations.
He was an avid golfer at the Langhorne Country Club and directed several golf pairs.
Mr. Evans was the beloved husband of the late Genevieve L. (Welsh) Evans and was the father of the late Leroy N. Evans Jr.
He was the loving father of Richard L. and his wife, Sherry., of Stillwater, Pa., and Michael S. and his wife, Karen, Jacqueline V. and her husband, Terry Malloy, and Brian A. and his wife, Patty, all of Levittown.
He will also be unhappily missed by 10 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and his brothers, Richard of Steelton, and Bernard of Baltimore, Md. He was preceded in death by his sister, Muriel.
Family and friends are invited to attend his memorial service at 3 p.m. on Sunday at James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, 2200 Trenton Road, Levittown, where the family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. until the time of the service. Burial of ashes will take place at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. James J. Dougherty Funeral Home,

Evans sat a second day,Why

Lee Evans sat for a second heterosexual practice, but is not injured. Head coach Dick Jauron explained why.
“It was kind of planned after the game particularly,” said Jauron. ”Just sore. Lee did a lot of running in camp because we had an unfortunate (injury) positionwith our receivers all through camp.”
The Bills were down in numbers in camp from the first week to the end of camp with guys like Terrell Owens, Felton Huggins, C.J. Hawthorne and James Hardy all missing time this summer. That put more strain on Evans and others. Evans did not miss a single practice from the beginning of camp until these two rest days Monday and Tuesday.

Lee Evans Edward

Edward “Rock” Evans, 81, a native of New Orleans and resident of Houma, died at 8:25 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009.

Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to burial time Friday at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, with burial in the church cemetery.
He is come through by one son, Lee Evans Jr. and wife, Lori, of Mooresville, N.C.; one sister, June Curtis of Pasadena, Calif.; and two grandsons, Jordan and Cameron Evans.
He was antecede in death by his wife, Bess Evans; and his parents, Walter and Helen Evans.
He was a retired salesman for Valley Supply Company, a parishioner of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church and he served in the U.S. Army for 37 years in World War II and the Korean Conflict.

Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of accommodation.

Nigeria: Lee Evans the Nation's Athletes Can Do More

Abuja — As Nigerian athletes fall like a pack of cards at the 12th IAAF World Championship in Berlin, Germany, national athletics coach, American ace, Lee Evans has authorited out suggestions that Nigeria a need for the talents to beat at the world's biggest stage.

The former 400 meters world champion, however, told brilafm.net that there is wonder need for athletes to put more effort and hard work into representing Nigeria, while also charging chief to give the reasons for the nation's challenger in every way possible.
"Nigeria is a coach's paradise and our job will be to promote the athletes to work hard. It takes hard work for the athletes to be motivated. He noted, "So, we have to motivate them and make them perform very well for their country Nigeria and make them run faster. I believe that, if they receive the right type of training, they will succeed,"