A memoir of love, death and jazz chickens, however, he. Eddie izzard circle 2002 mkv town hall, new york city, 26 june 2000. Dress to circle onehour roughcut of eddie izzards dress to kill show in paris spoken in french. No one but madcap standup comedian eddie izzard can spin comic gold out of papal history, monkeys with guns, jesus preaching to the dinosaurs, and cafeteria food on the death star. An evening with eddie izzard in which he moves back and forth in time, with religion as the loose but constant theme. Believe the eddie izzard story x264 simbalord ukb release. Eddie izzard definite article the inimitable comedian entertains an audience at londons shaftesbury theatre in 1995. Extras from the eddie izzard dressed to kill and circle tours, recorded in france. Also includes a 30 minute behind the scenes documentary about eddies us tour. He begins with pope john paul ii, and then crisscrosses to pius xii, the spanish inquisition, the crusades and jerusalem, the worlds five major religions, the dark ages, jesus, and the future. He had popular roles in the television series the riches and hannibal and starred in multiple films. Circle is the name of a standup tour by the comedian eddie izzard in 2000 it was released on vhs and dvd in the united kingdom on 18 november 2002. We had the opportunity to sit down and talk with eddie izzard at one of the dates for his current sold out sexie tour just as his latest dvd circle was about to hit stores. Eddie izzard encore on computers sketch from glorious.
Dress to circle onehour roughcut of eddie izzard s dress to kill show in paris spoken in french. Eddie izzard 2007 tony awards held at radio city music hall arrivals new york city, usa 10. Circle 2000 starring eddie izzard on dvd and bluray. Bbc news entertainment eddie izzard plans riches movie. Izzard is quadrilingual, speaking fluent english, french, german, and spanish. Its hard to rate a comedy anyway because everyone finds different things funny. In comparison to other standup comedians in the market, eddie izzard s circle still deserves 5 stars in quality. A defining aspect of his shows is their distinctive visual aesthetic, with each tour and subsequent dvd or video release given a striking, unique look. Circle reminds us that, despite his less than successful dalliances with film and tv, eddie izzards reputation rests securely on his genius for standup comedy. Born edward john izzard on february 7, 1962, hes a british standup comedian and actor, notable for his style of rambling, freeassociating monologues with pantomimic sketches, with conversational troping by the fistful should he veer onto the subjects of tv and cinema which he will and even uses wikipedia to do his research. Eddie izzard dress to kill eddie izzards dressed to kill by. Dress to kill script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the transvestite comedy concert movie. His comedic style takes the form of rambling whimsical monologues and selfreferential pantomime.
Eddie izzard death star canteen sketch from the circle dvd. It is definitely enjoyable to those who have always liked eddie s standup style and i highly recommend it if you liked his older recordings. Izzard speaks french and has performed standup shows in the language. Program features circle feature commentary by eddie izzard. You can watch once again the eccentric surrealist standup comedian in 111 minutes of standup comedy which will have you on stitches. In it, izzard performs dozens of characterizations and bits, from darth vader.
The acclaimed comedian of the surreal performs another unique streamofconsciousness monologue in this latest live outing. Edward john eddie izzard is an english standup comedian, actor, writer, activist and aspiring politician. Circle reminds us that, despite his less than successful dalliances with film and tv, eddie izzard s reputation rests securely on his genius for standup comedy. And i learnt french at school, up to the age of 16, and then i just kept talking it endlessly after that. Eddie izzard reflects on coming out as transgender, why. British standup comedian eddie izzard conquers france with his characteristically absurd, elegant. Eddie izzard dress to kill eddie izzard s dressed to kill by. Download eddie izzard torrents from our searched results, get eddie izzard torrent or magnet via bittorrent clients. Live comedy with the master of sublime weirdness, eddie izzard, recorded in new york. Back in 1997 eddie izzard took the stage in france and did an entire set of standup in french. Circle video was the comedians sixth standup comedy tour which took place in 19992000. A onehour roughcut of eddie izzard s dress to kill show in paris spoken in french. Eddie izzard has claimed people who speak english are just lazy at learning foreign languages.
Jul 28, 2007 great language sketch from dress to kill this feature is not available right now. Edward john izzard is an english standup comedian, actor, writer, and political activist. I describe my language ability in percentages of fluency. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from eddie izzard at the discogs marketplace. In 2009, he completed 43 marathons in 51 days for sport relief despite having no prior history of longdistance running.
English, french, spanish, german, italian, norwegian. Eddie izzard on french grammar, brexit and trying to get his mother. Eddie izzard and the language of standup this article is more than 7 years old british comedian aims to deliver his show in french, german, spanish, arabic and russian. My favourite bit of his is his describing how, when he first went to france to try his act abroad, and not speaking french, got into a discussion about his room in a hotel over the course of telling the story, and about his travails in learning french, it morphs into a joke told in french that is completely. It wasnt funny, he admits, but it was the start of a. Standup comic eddie izzard captured in live performance in new york on 26 june 2000. This is eddie izzard by juan pablo olivera on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. It was released on vhs and dvd in the united kingdom on 18 november 2002. Circle is the name of a standup tour by the comedian eddie izzard in 2000. The comedian, actor, political activist and transgender hero eddie izzard speaks to eve jackson about his new paris show in french, what hes.
Dates for the comedians current force majeure tour will cover 27 countries during which he will. Warning this is a busy and highpowered page, so if you cant take that, youd better stay away. The video includes eddie performing a french version of his show with english subtitles. Eddie ponders, among other things, the history of the world, cows in cars, and the existence of god. Izzard talks about the role of dvd in his act, the importance of french subtitles especially for the naughty bits and why christopher walken is the holy grail of. This particular concert that appears on dvd taped in 2000 in new york and released in 2002. It wasnt funny, he admits, but it was the start of a career goal to do standup in as many. Izzard started 2000 touring the world with eddie izzard. It is definitely enjoyable to those who have always liked eddies standup style and i highly recommend it if you liked his older recordings. Anglophone comedian eddie izzard, of a comedy show performed first in two parts in english, in dress to kill and circle, and then translated by the performer and performed in french, as dress to circle.
He begins with pope john paul ii, and then crisscrosses to pius xii, the spanish inquisition, the crusades and jerusalem, the worlds five major religions. Actorcomedian eddie izzard stops in at new york citys town hall on his. Eddie izzard will make you laugh in four languages. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of eddie izzard. Considered one of britains most prolific comedians to date, izzard is known for his outspoken comedy act, for transvestism on and off stage and for his elegant, yet funny monologues and pantomime. In comparison to other standup comedians in the market, eddie izzards circle still deserves 5 stars in quality. The video includes eddie performing a french version of his show with. Free eddie izzard death star canteen sketch from the circle dvd 2002 mp3 play.
Uk, ireland, scandanavia, holland, belgium, south africa, russia, estonia, latvia, croatia, vienna, istanbul, berlin, france. Also includes a 30 minute behind the scenes documentary about eddie s us tour. The study attempts to answer the questions surrounding the inclusion of. Eddies stand up is digressive, surreal and freeassociative.
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