Evans said: "It has been two years since my last stand up tour and I can't wait to hit the road again. It's a real honour to be the first comedian to play the 02 which will be the single biggest gig of my career. I have played some large venues before but this is another level completely and to be honest I'm scared shitless already!"

Evans broke the Guinness World Record for a solo act performing to the biggest comedy audience at the Manchester Evening News Arena in 2005 when he played to a crowd of 10,108. Although Evans still holds the record, Eddie Izzard has claimed to have sold more tickets - 13,530 to be precise – when his Sexie tour came to the M.E.N. Arena in 2003 (these figures were not verified by independent adjudicators though hence Evans still holds the title). However, the London 02 date is set to raise the bar with a potential sell out capacity of 15,000 people in a single night.