saw him live once, and i left the show with a sixpack

Poor Lee, lovely bloke but seems a bit distant/depressed. 😔

You can hear the shock in the crowd. It's probably been a hard decision for him but I'm sure he's been very happy with his family since.

The golden rule here is: Don't work so hard you forget the things that really matter, family and your mental health!

He's 50 here. Looks incredible for his age

I love this guy! good for him, he's worked his ass off for years and years and now he's able rest. Bless you Lee Evans Thank you for all for your genius over the years

You can really tell he was done with it all by this point, his reaction to the slight laughter from the management joke, the old lee would have played off that and used it to gain more laughs but he was just finished.

Never understood how people found this man funny

So sad. Love him so much. But he has the best reason, no one can blame or judge. Fair play Lee.

Am proud to say I saw his last show on sunday in Cardiff, was very emotional and he was so grateful he thanked all his crew by name and the audiences over the years, love you Lee and if you do ever decide to come back i'll be there like a shot xxx

I’m 20 and I watched this man when I was like 5 even though at the time I didn’t even know what he was talking about he would always make me laugh. When I was 10 and my dad passed it was the hardest thing I ever went through to this date but, after awhile I put lee Evans stand up on and it always cheered me up no matter how many times I’d watch his shows I would always cry if laughter.

What a guy. He's absolutely hilarious, and there's nobody else out there that does comedy like him.

Lee Evans is the first stand up comedian I remember seeing as a kid, he's still my favourite!

The message here: Money is great but Love and family is everything.....

I went to see him 9 times over the years and have met him in wycombe.He stopped his driver to come over to some of us and sign some autographs.....then had a chat with us all before getting back into the car.A cracking performer and a decent bloke too.

A true legend!

I remember going to see some comedy above a pub in London. There were maybe only 40 people there and Lee Evans came on. He was just starting out. I used to go and see all the comedy back then as there were some brilliant comedians. But I have never seen anything like that. I nearly died laughing. He played Bohemian Rhapsody and mimed the actions, not words of the song and it just killed. I knew then he would be a superstar. Strange to have seen him at the beginning and now he has retired. Bloody hell I feel old.

Lee is such a sweet human being, kind, very talented but extremely shy until he comes on stage. Such a lovely man, and he will be missed, as his tours were wonderful. Maybe he will return in a few years time.

A wise, a very wise man to end one chapter and spend precious time with his family...a man who knows the true value of time.

See him few years back. Had to stick my fingers in my ears half way through, my stomach hurt so much from laughing