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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.

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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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  • levitate85

    Check out part one of the 'Moon Man Vinners' serial, a surreal comedy about a man trapped in space...or is he? http://soundcloud.com/qcdqpodcast/moon-man-vinners-

    March 2012

  • Dreadsky

    always thought he was amazing but this picture is super hot. :D

    January 2012

  • Ariues

    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?!?

    November 2011

  • mrip92

    Jammie Dodgers!?

    November 2011

  • clarky212

    'fuck he knows LATIN.....'

    November 2011

  • Ianlu

    I like my women like I like my coffee... covered in bees! best stand-up comedian ever, period.

    September 2011

  • Quaker_Drummer

    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....

    June 2011

  • AlvertK

    Eddie is playing Paris in april & may!

    March 2011
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