Lee Simpson

Who is Lee Simpson?

Lee Simpson is a British actor and comedian best known as a member of the improvisational group The Comedy Store Players. Lee Simpson did his first show with the Players in 1989. It was several months before he did his second.

In those early days he sported a beard and pony tail, and always wore a tie onstage. His reason being that if the audience thought 'Well he isn't funny..' they would also think 'But he's wearing a tie so at least he has made a bit of an effort'.

Taking cynical advantage of Paul Merton's broken leg he wangled himself a regular guest spot and became a full-time Player sometime in 1990. He thought very carefully about turning it down because at the time he was so terrified of doing the gig every week that he wasn't sure if his nervous system could take the strain.

Lee Simpson grew up in Great Yarmouth by the sea, where he found gainful employment cooking burgers in a Wimpy, as a croupier in a casino, and as a cinema projectionist.

Unable to get a proper showbiz job, he became an improviser. The money was bad but there was precious little hard work involved and the people seemed nice.

Since then his activities might be described as diverse. As well as his twice weekly appearances with the Comedy Store Players, he finds himself