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Edward John Izzard (born February 7, 1962) is a British stand-up comedian and actor. He has a very individual style of rambling, surreal monologue. He has turned his attention to acting as well as maintaining his demanding touring schedule.
Early life and career
Izzard was born in Aden, Yemen, as the youngest son of John and Ella Izzard. In 1963, shortly before Britain abandoned the capital of Aden, the Izzards moved to Northern Ireland. He lived in Bangor, County Down until 1967, when troubles started brewing there as well, and the family moved to Skewen, Wales, and Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England. His mother died in March, 1968, of cancer.
Izzard found some degree of solace in comedy after the death of his mother. He drew particular comfort from the works of Monty Python, Steve Martin, Richard Pryor, and the early Benny Hill. He began to toy with stand-up at college and, after being ingloriously kicked out of school, he took his act to the streets. Having spent a great deal of the 1980’s working as a street performer in Europe and the United States, Izzard moved his act into the standup comedy venues in Britain, first appearing at The Comedy Store in London in 1987. He refined his material throughout the ‘80’s, and in the early ’90s, he finally began earning some measure of recognition, though originally he did not perform in women’s clothing.
Stardom
His stand-up work brought him British Comedy Awards in 1993 (for Live at the Ambassadors) and 1996 (for Definite Article).
Early life and career
Izzard was born in Aden, Yemen, as the youngest son of John and Ella Izzard. In 1963, shortly before Britain abandoned the capital of Aden, the Izzards moved to Northern Ireland. He lived in Bangor, County Down until 1967, when troubles started brewing there as well, and the family moved to Skewen, Wales, and Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England. His mother died in March, 1968, of cancer.
Izzard found some degree of solace in comedy after the death of his mother. He drew particular comfort from the works of Monty Python, Steve Martin, Richard Pryor, and the early Benny Hill. He began to toy with stand-up at college and, after being ingloriously kicked out of school, he took his act to the streets. Having spent a great deal of the 1980’s working as a street performer in Europe and the United States, Izzard moved his act into the standup comedy venues in Britain, first appearing at The Comedy Store in London in 1987. He refined his material throughout the ‘80’s, and in the early ’90s, he finally began earning some measure of recognition, though originally he did not perform in women’s clothing.
Stardom
His stand-up work brought him British Comedy Awards in 1993 (for Live at the Ambassadors) and 1996 (for Definite Article).
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Dreadsky wrote:
always thought he was amazing but this picture is super hot. :D
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Ariues wrote:
when i saw him on the british tag page i thought i was way too drunk. "she looks like a.....wait.....whoaaa...i gotta check this chick out" i said?!?
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mrip92 wrote:
Jammie Dodgers!?
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clarky212 wrote:
'fuck he knows LATIN.....'
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Ianlu wrote:
I like my women like I like my coffee... covered in bees! best stand-up comedian ever, period.
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Quaker_Drummer wrote:
Dear Captain Transvestite, Hamburg, Germany has a thriving standup community, we would love to see you at Quatsch Comedy club (cafe Keese), Fliegen Bauten, St.pauli Theatre, Comedy Club, Schanze, to name just a few....
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AlvertK wrote:
Eddie is playing Paris in april & may!
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karmified wrote:
Come to India!
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DarkRivitHead wrote:
I love Eddie Izzard.
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bum_rainbow wrote:
But shooting clay pigeons,yeah, go for that.Clay pigeons are fuckers! Come round your house,whizz through... Fffoooh! Fffoooh!They do nothing, they don't even eat flies. xD Truly fantastic humor,no wonder he's one of the best!! ^_____^
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AJB83 wrote:
For all of us whose middle name is actually John, we can proudly quoteth the man.
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lubielosie wrote:
Death-by-tray-it-shall-be!!!
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revolution_II wrote:
CIRCLE ...
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kimrazs wrote:
you british? you british? you british? you british? you british?
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myemptyhead wrote:
Eddie please come to Southern California! San Diego or something around that area.
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myemptyhead wrote:
@schweinkenstein lol why you mad tho?
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amaroK_usr wrote:
but I don't wanna learn, I wanna go out and smash things with hammers!
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mooie_matters wrote:
who want a ticket for Eddie @ Jubilee, Edmonton on May, 11th?
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Lizardman3 wrote:
We want big fuckers with diggers!
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Giga-man wrote:
"Hello Mr. Hitler, cake or death?" ... "I think I'll have the vegetarian."
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