IFC To Debut Monty Python Documentary
in October
(with Eddie)
Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition, but independent film channel IFC expects
to bring viewers the definitive documentary of the Monty Python comedy troupe
next October to coincide with the group's 40th anniversary.
IFC is teaming with Eagle Rock Entertainment on Monty Python: Almost the Truth
(The Lawyer's Cut) in a six-part series that will air Oct. 4-10 in a Python
Week stunt that will also include airings of classic films The Holy Grail,
TheLife of Brian and the performance film, Monty Python
Live at the Hollywood Bowl.
According to IFC, the series will include interviews with all the surviving members
plus a representative of Graham Chapman.
Also weighing in will be everybody from Lorne Michaels, Jimmy Fallon and Hugh
Hefner, to Eddie Izzard, Olivia Harrison and Seth Green.
Campaign saves the day for war veterans
Please be advised that the final boost to the Overlord Appeal
has assured an astonishing climax.
It is with profound admiration and gratitude that the remaining sum required
to send more than 600 members of the Normandy Veterans Association to Normandy
in June 2009 has now been raised, culminating in an amazing contribution by readers
of the Western Daily Press.
On Friday, March 20, with scarce 10 weeks to go before the mass pilgrimage,
the National Lottery announced that they would fund both veterans and carers.
In this regard, I have refused the National Lottery to take any credit whatsoever
for funding the veterans on our Overlord list.
The only reason why our veterans are able to attend the final commemorations
has been through the magnificent and humbling demonstration of support by the
British people.
Funding from the National Lottery for all carers will be welcomed.
For more than 200 veterans, who previously did not perceive it within their
means to attend Normandy, it is, with serious dismay, most unlikely at this late
stage for it to be logistically practical to organise transport, ferry crossings,
medical supervision and accommodations in France.
For them, we fear the offer may be too late. In short, the issue is a travesty
and the lateness of the offer can be viewed only as token.
On behalf of more than 600 extremely grateful veterans, my partner in the endeavour,
London businessman Trevor Beattie (a champion to our cause), and the fantastic
generosity of Eddie Izzard, for both his contribution and personal guarantee
to ensure we reached our target figure, we wish to thank you all for a most
successful campaign, especially at a time of instability and impending hardship.
-- Peter L Hodge Honorary General Secretary Normandy Veterans Association Bristol
(from WesternDailyPress.co.uk)
EDDIE TO APPEAR ON 'FAWLTY TOWERS'
TRIBUTE
"Cleese's fellow Pythons Michael Palin and Terry Jones will also contribute
to the tributes, alongside fans including Eddie Izzard, AA Gill, Sir Trevor
MacDonald, Happy Days star Henry Winkler, and the owners of the Gleneagles Hotel,
which inspired the show...The Shows will air at 9pm on 10 and 17 May respectively
(on UKTV's Gold Channel)" (thanks Cassie) REST
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EDDIE ON ICE
Ice skating at Somerset House (courtesy of Coco)
Eddie Izzard slams false newspaper
D-Day veterans claim
Eddie Izzard last night hit out at a newspaper's bogus campaign, which he says
is meant to scare war veterans.
A right-wing paper claimed Labour were not putting up the money for D-Day heroes
to return to Normandy for the 65th anniversary.
But actor and comedian Eddie revealed weeks ago that he personally guaranteed
the cash for Second World War veterans to make the trip.
He fumed: "It is outrageous for them, knowing that funds had been set aside
by Labour supporters to pay for these veterans, to then launch their own campaign
blaming Labour for not paying.
"It's scaremongering. It is making people believe money isn't there when it
was. These men deserve better."
A Government source also described the paper's claims that Gordon Brown would
snub the summer commemorations, attended by President Obama, as "unthinkable".
(Exclusive By B. Roberts for mirror.co.uk)
Eddie Izzard Headed to Cort Theater
in 'Accidental Death of an Anarchist'?
The New York Post's Michael Riedel reports this morning that British producer
John Gore has been seen scouting out Broadway's Cort Theatre for a possible production
of Dario Fo's 'Accidental Death of an Anarchist' which would star Eddie Izzard.
The producer is also currently hunting for a director and a writer to do a fresh
adaption of the play.
UPDATE: Another production of this play has been
cancelled in anticipation of Broadway run: "According to Gibson's e-mail,
representatives for Fo made the decision to decline other American productions
pending a possible Broadway production."
Eddie's cash for Withington
fight COMEDIAN
Eddie Izzard has donated £5,400 towards Labour’s campaign to win back Withington
at the next general election.
The star comedian handed over the cash to the Withington Constituency Labour
Party on October 10 last year, a month after attending a party fundraiser with
his friend, Lucy Powell, at the Yang Sing in Manchester.
Labour lost the seat to Lib Dem John Leech in the 2005 General Election by
just 667 votes in a shock result. Lucy Powell will now contest the seat for Labour
next time as it attempts to re-establish dominance in a key Manchester constituency.
It is the first time Izzard – a high-profile Labour supporter who was prominent
at the party conference in Manchester last year – has given cash to a candidate.
His three previous donations, totalling £29,994 and dating back to 2001, were
all made to the national Labour party.
He is a friend of Ms Powell and is due to share a platform with her at an event
in Manchester later this week.
He previously attended a fundraiser with her at the Yang Sing restaurant in
September.
Ms Powell said the donation was volunteered adding: rather than solicited.
"One of the big challenges in running against an incumbent MP is trying to match
resources." she said.
"I need every penny I can get to be even remotely on a par. This will help
towards that."
Mr Leech said: "I think he’s known her for a number of years. I would expect
donations from individuals who know individual candidates."
Izzard’s gift was revealed in the latest list of political donations, released
by the Electoral Commission.
The list, which refers to the last quarter of 2008, showed the Conservatives
received a total of £5.1m compared to £2.6m for Labour and £960,898 to the Lib
Dems.
Lib Dem councillors in Manchester donated £1,500 to support Mr Leech’s campaign
during the same quarter, it revealed.
Gordon Brown has said Withington will be one of Labour’s key targets when he
calls a General Election, due some time before the end of 2010.
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Eddie Izzard named best solo performer for his show Stripped by Theatregoers'
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Eddie Izzard – Stripped at the Lyric 28.7%
David Bradley – The Quiz at Trafalgar Studios 7.7%
Derren Brown – Derren Brown Mindreader: An Evening of Wonders 17.2%
Maria Friedman – Maria Friedman: Re-Arranged 19.4%
Nadine Marshall – Random at the Royal Court Downstairs 5.2%
Vanessa Redgrave – The Year of Magical Thinking at the NT Lyttelton 21.8%
SURPRISE GUEST
EDDIE THRILLS FESTIVAL AUDIENCE
EMMY award winning actor and comedian Eddie Izzard delighted crowds when he made
a surprise appearance in Dartmouth.
Eddie was guest of honour thanks to Flavel Comedy Festival patron and filmmaker
Peter Richardson.
Usually used to performing in front of tens of thousands of people, the comedian
was quite happy to do a quick set for a lucky audience of 200.
Sarah Hackford, comedy festival coordinator for The Flavel, said: "We are really
pleased at how our festival went and the highlights for me were of course the
surprise visit by Eddie Izzard.
"It was so amazing to see him supporting a small festival like ours in Dartmouth
where the maximum audience capacity is only 200 rather than a 19,000 seater in
Maddison Square Gardens."
His appearance was a closely guarded secret that was done on the condition
it wasn't advertised.
However, word got out that he might be appearing and tickets for the event
on Wednesday 'sold out in a nanosecond'.
The festival is now in its third year and acts including Barry Cryer and Jo
Caulfield all played to full houses.
The children were not left out of the fun with Comedy 4 Kids by James Campbell
and entertainment including Captain Carrot and The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet
Theatre.
Ray Bridges, chairman of trustees for The Flavel Trust, said: "The Comedy Festival
has gained a national reputation.
"After the shows, help had to be administered to people with aching sides and
tears running down their faces.
"The bad weather had a limited impact affecting a few customers who were unable
to travel from Exeter.
"A very big thank you to our sponsors and the team who worked so hard to make
it a success."
EDDIE LENDS
HIS SUPPORT TO THEATRE SCHEME
Eddie Izzard and Kevin Spacey have lent their support to the Labour Government’s
new free theatre scheme
The new ‘A Night Less Ordinary’ scheme launches in the week of 16th February and
will offer 618,000 free theatre tickets to under 26 year olds in over 200 theatres
up and down England. You can find out where your nearest participating theatre
is at www.anightlessordinary.org.uk
Labour understands the importance of removing barriers that can sometimes prevent
people from accessing this kind of activity. Through this scheme, bringing in
free museum entry and a host of other measures, Labour is committed to ensuring
that best in life is available to everyone.
Labour’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Andy Burnham,
said:
“Labour has always believed in making the best in life available to everyone.
We all know how a visit to the theatre can be a life-changing experience, and
it’s incredibly exciting to imagine our theatres full to bursting point with young
people. This new scheme see’s Labour values in action
“This scheme allows us to unlock seats that might otherwise have remained empty,
giving us good value for money, as well as ensuring we open up theatre to as many
people as possible. In the same way we opened up access to our great museums and
galleries, we are now extending this principal through to the performing arts,
and I congratulate all those theatres taking part.”
Eddie Izzard said:
"I think free theatre tickets for young people is a great idea, especially as
things are getting tough financially right now. I am very pleased that the Labour
Party has launched this scheme for under 26 year olds. We have a great British
theatrical tradition and I hope people take advantage of this offer."
DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS
"...An Irish actress has landed a role in a prime-time BBC remake of The
Day of The Triffids, starring alongside Vanessa Redgrave and Eddie Izzard."
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Update#3: Added Day of the Triffids to IN-PRODUCTION
section
Update#2: "Eddie Izzard is to star in a new
BBC adaptation of The Day Of The Triffids. The comic will play Torrence, the leader
of a squad of soldiers who tries to round up survivors after the killer plants
take over Britain. Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave,
and Jason Priestley will also be appearing in the two-part drama, now being filmed
in the south-east of England. The high-definition filming is due to end in April,
and the show will air later this year. Executive producer Justin Bodle said: ‘We
are enormously excited to have secured this stellar cast for The Day Of The Triffids.
Together with its amazing effects and iconic locations, it will deliver the drama
mini-series event of 2009.’"
Update: Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson and Eddie
Izzard will appear in the apocalyptic two-part drama due for transmission later
this year. Filming has begun in the south-east of England and is due to finish
in April.
IZZTV!
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regularly rotation of Eddie videos.
EDDIE TO JOIN EU PARLIAMENT?
"...Another likely candidate is Eddie Izzard, the cross-dressing comedian
and actor, who, according to a recent story in the Daily Telegraph, is pursuing
his ambition of becoming an MEP. "It is true that I want to stand for something
in Europe," he reportedly said. "The Second World War was something we did as
Europeans. The EU was set up in order to stop that and to help trade and make
it easier, so that's why I'm passionate about that." If Izzard is elected to the
parliament, he said he will continue to wear women's clothes. "I am a transvestite,"
he told the paper. “I can't turn in cross-dressing. It's like me saying to you
would you turn in having blue eyes?" FULL
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Comic,
actor hit stand-up routines coming to Apple iTunes store
The first ever iTunes Live from London comedy show has
seen Emmy Award winning comedian Eddie Izzard play an free intimate gig at London’s
Regent Street store.
The famed comic and actor was also in conversation with BAFTA nominated Never
Mind The Buzzcocks host Simon Amstell.
An intimate live show was recorded at Apple's state-of-the-art theatre at
the Apple Store with an audio recording of Izzard's set available to download
from iTunes in the future.
The event was held on Friday, 30 January at 9pm and was free for fans
and competition winners, with a limited number of tickets available on the door
on a first come, first served basis.
Eddie Izzard's renowned stand up shows including, 'Sexie', 'Circle', 'Dress
to Kill', 'Glorious' and 'Definite Article' will be available on iTunes from 27
January.
EDDIE PLANS 'STRIPPED' ARENA TOUR
Eddie Izzard will be returning to the UK for an arena tour of his hit show Stripped
this winter. Izzard took the tour around the USA last year, receiving rave reviews.
This was followed by a sell-out run at the Lyric Theatre in London's West End.
He will now be taking the show to a wider UK audience beginning with two nights
at the Trent FM Arena, Nottingham on October 23rd-24th. He will then call at Sheffield,
Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bournemouth and
Brighton. The tour concludes at the beginning of December with three nights in
London - one night at The O2 Arena, followed by two nights at Wembley Arena. Tickets
for all shows are on sale from 10:00am, this Saturday 31st January and will be
available here.
(From Ents24.com)
Interview: Eddie Izzard on his latest
role in Nazi thriller Valkyrie
For a self-confessed “action transvestite”, Eddie Izzard is taking himself
seriously these days. He has moved to Los Angeles to become a serious actor and
landed a starring role alongside Minnie Driver in TV drama The Riches, which he
co-writes. He also fancies standing for election as a member of the European
Parliament and today stars in the wartime drama Valkyrie alongside Tom Cruise.
But to remind people he is also seriously funny, Eddie has just completed a
five-week stand-up run in the West End.
“I like entertaining people and I like doing drama,” says 46-year-old Izzard,
“but I want to do politics and hopefully put something in there that’s useful.
I get paid to do the entertainment, but I try to do as good work as I can.”
In Valkyrie, Cruise plays aristocratic officer Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
who led a plot to kill Hitler in 1944. Izzard is Nazi General Erich Fellgiebel,
head of communications at Hitler’s military compound, the Wolf’s Lair. Eddie says
it was his keen interest in history as well as contemporary politics, which drew
him to the film.
“I am quite an encyclopaedia when it comes to the Second World War,” he admits.
“In my stand-up I talk a lot about the history of the world, religion, sociology,
what we are doing on this planet. I think I study history because people keep
screwing up in the same way. So you kind of make a prediction about where humanity
is going by looking at the past.”
Izzard is fluent in French, almost so in German and Russian, and is looking
next to Spanish, Italian and Arabic. He fights for causes as diverse as a minimum
wage around the world or eradicating dictatorships such as that of Robert Mugabe
in Zimbabwe.
“I do gigs in French in Paris and I’m going to do them in German in Berlin,
and then Russian in Moscow,” says Eddie. “I’m the only idiot who’s going to do
all that, so I may as well find out what they’re thinking in different countries.”
And as to his cross-dressing...
“I don’t have to wear a dress all the time,” Eddie explains. “I just wear what
I want. Anyone who has a problem with that can get stuffed.”
Eddie seeks a new role in Europe
After Ken Clarke's return to the Tory front bench, Euro-enthusiasts will soon
have an even more colourful character arguing their case. Eddie Izzard, the cross-dressing
comedian and actor, is pursuing his ambition of becoming a euro MP. "It is true
that I want to stand for something in Europe ," he told Mandrake at the premiere
of Valkyrie, in which he plays Gen Erich Fellgiebel. " The Second World War was
something we did as Europeans. The European Union was set up in order to stop
that and to help trade and make it easier, so that's why I'm passionate about
that." If Izzard is elected to the parliament in Strasbourg, he will continue
to wear women's clothes. "I am a transvestite," he says. "You can't turn in cross-dressing.
It's like me saying to you would you turn in having blue eyes?"
EDDIE GETS A LOOK IN
Eddie Izzard, whose character General Fellgiebel is persuaded to join the conspiracy
by Stauffenberg, described the taut scene in which the two meet in a Berlin nightclub.
"It's a heavy-duty scene and it was the first day of filming and that was tough
as well, when you've just got the uniform on for the first time. It represents
what all the German officers had to go through to decide if they were going to
join the resistance or not, because it was potentially a death sentence." Comparing
the movie to Apollo 13 - "You know what's going to happen at the end, but you
just want to go on that ride" – a conservatively-dressed Izzard was clearly loving
the experience. "I'm even on the poster! Just at the edge but if I keep working
my way up... By the time I'm 109, I'll be right in the middle."
TOM CRUISE'S COFFEE TRUCK
Eddie Izzard revealed: "Tom had a permanent coffee truck. It sounds a bit weird,
but we could all nip out and get a coffee and we all got addicted to it. All the
crew could go down there and order the weirdest coffees in the world which kind
of keeps us all going. It's good to work in a good atmosphere. "I'm the non-fat
latte guy." "
Eddie Izzard and Bill Nighy discuss
their new film Valkyrie
The five thirty show’s Grant Lauchlan talks to actors Bill Nighy and Eddie Izzard
about their new film Valkyrie. The film, which stars Tom Cruise, follows the German
resistance as high ranked officers plot to kill Hitler and free Germany from the
grasp of dictatorship.
the five thirty show’s Grant Lauchlan
talks to actors Bill Nighy and Eddie Izzard about their new film Valkyrie.
The film, which stars Tom Cruise, follows the German resistance as high ranked
officers plot to kill Hitler and free Germany from the grasp of dictatorship.
The film’s subject matter has been somewhat lost in the annals of history,
and the cast themselves admitted ignorance to the internal resistance amongst
German officers.
“I didn’t know it was as large it was”, said Izzard. “Fifteen attempts [on
Hitler’s life] happened.”
Eddie Izzard, more famous for his comedy than his acting, emphasised the importance
of the film, especially for the next generation of Germans.
“I think it’s the first international film where German kids can watch Germans
trying to kill Hitler, so I think it’s great for them,” he said.
Despite everyone knowing the ending, Bill Nighy praised the director for being
able to capture the audience throughout the film.
“I think it’s a tribute to Bryan Singer, who is a very serious filmmaker,”
said the English thespian. “He can really schedule the information so that it
drives you nuts. There is a point about three quarters of the way through where
people think, ‘well maybe this time they get to kill Hitler’. It’s really that
effective.”
The film also features a supporting cast of top British talent including Tom
Wilkinson, Kenneth Brannagh and Terence Stamp.
NICE GUY EDDIE
"...As a director, he says that the worse possible moment he's encountered
was in running a production where he had to try to direct his teenage son in a
clinch! His son, Alex, shares his dad's love of theatre and performance, though
a 17th birthday treat from his parents – a trip to see comedian Eddie Izzard –
came close to being a huge disappointment. "For his 17th birthday, I'd said I'd
take him to see Eddie on stage in London. But we broke down on the M1 on the way.
We missed the performance.'' But a letter to Eddie Izzard provided a happy ending.
"I wrote to Eddie, told him what had happened and asked if he would sign a photo
for Alex. I thought it would cheer him up." But Eddie did more than that. He arranged
new tickets for Alex and Alistair and that 17th birthday gift worked a treat!"
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GODLESS COMEDY
IS British comic Eddie Izzard being plagiarized by atheists? At his last Madison
Square Garden concert a few months ago, Izzard mocked/praised Henry VIII's Vatican-exiting
Church of England as the world's first religion to acknowledge God as "a well-
intended pretend person." His monologue also mentioned an Anglican vicar telling
a confessing sinner to "just have a few gin and tonics and make a real effort
not to do it again, all right?" Now an atheist group has launched a billboard
campaign in Britain with the similarly themed slogan, "There's probably no God
. . . now stop worrying and enjoy your life." One of its creators, Ariane Sherine,
said she was inspired after noticing Christian advertisements warning that people
who reject God are condemned to spend an eternity of "torment in hell." --Page
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Comedian Eddie Izzard’s special gift
to victim of Mumbai terror
FUNNYMAN Eddie Izzard gave a private performance of his current sell-out show
– to a Hampstead man who was badly injured in the recent Mumbai terror attacks.
Will Pike, 28, is currently recovering from serious injuries and is bed-bound
in a south London spinal unit.
He had two tickets to see the comic over Christmas but had to return them:
and when Izzard heard why, he showed up at Will’s bedside and did the entire 90-minute
show. Mr Pike had been at the end of a holiday with his girlfriend Kelly Doyle
when they checked in to the Taj Mahal hotel.
The pair had tried to escape the terrorist attack by climbing out of their
hotel window on an improvised rope made of bedsheets, towels and curtains. Tragically,
it unravelled as Will clambered down – his girlfriend had made it safely to the
ground – and he fell nearly three storeys, breaking his back.
MISSED EDDIE ON CONAN?
EDDIE IZZARD - IZZARD PLANS GERMAN STAND-UP
SHOW
British funnyman EDDIE IZZARD is planning another historic stand-up gig in
mainland Europe with a Berlin show completely in German. The bilingual comic has
already won acclaim for performing an all-French gig in Paris, France - he's now
planning another trip to Europe and this time he will be brushing up on his German.
Izzard, who plays a German officer in Tom Cruise's new movie Valkyrie, tells WENN,
"They say the Germans have no sense of humour and I'm going to prove them wrong
by doing gigs in Berlin. "I've been planning this for some time; in another two
years. It'll be at the Quatsch Comedy Club in Berlin. I talked to them five years
ago about doing it but I have to do Paris first in French, which I've already
done, and then stand-up in German in Berlin."
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Eddie has been nominated for the coveted Beard of the Year 2008 title. The annual
prize is the idea of The Beard Liberation Front (BLF) – who call themselves an
“informal network of beard wearers”. REST
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A FOOTBALL club for disabled people has received a welcome boost thanks to
a celebrity fan. World famous comedian Eddie Izzard has donated £2,500 to the
1066 Specials to help with specialist coaching.
Eddie, who spent a large part of his childhood in the town, is a regular supporter
of Bexhill causes - he recently gave £5,000 to
Bexhill United FC towards the installation of new floodlights. He is also a patron
of the De La Warr Pavilion.
The 1066 Specials offer profoundly disabled people in Bexhill, Hastings and Rother
the chance to play football.
The club now boasts over 100 members and several teams just six years after its
formation.
Eddie's grant was an unexpected one, as the Specials hadn't asked him for money.
Club president Harold Lawrence was introduced to Eddie by the star's father, John,
at the Bexhill Achiever Awards this summer.
Harold originally asked the comic and actor to become a patron, but he declined
on the basis he didn't spend enough time in the country to offer the club adequate
support.
"That was fair enough," said Harold. "Then I got a call a while later from John
saying Eddie would like to know what we need. I told him we could always use help
with coaching. We are looking to spend money on disabled coaching and going into
local schools to offer coaching.
"Then I got another call asking if £2,500 would be alright. I said it would be
perfectly acceptable!"
Harold was originally unsure if the gesture should be made public but, following
the announcement by Bexhill United, he felt the Specials should also speak out
on Eddie's generosity.
"He is just a tremendous bloke," Harold added. "I think what I like about him
is that he does it for the right reasons. He thinks it through, asks what you
need and is then generous enough to contribute."
It represents yet more good news for the club, as they recently managed to find
the patron with local links they were looking for - Sir Paul McCartney agreed
to give his backing to the charity.
The ex-Beatle has given permission for the Specials to use his name on their literature
from now on.
Bexhill receive Izzard backing
Eddie Izzard has put his hand in his pocket to help Bexhill United Football Club's
quest for floodlights.
The Emmy award-winning stand-up comedian and dramatic actor, who was brought up
locally, has donated £5,000 to the Sussex County League Division Two club.
Bexhill chairman Colin Dunstall said: "It's absolutely fantastic and it's really
going to kick our floodlight fund off. He's such a nice chap, and despite his
hectic schedule, he still found time to think of Bexhill United."
It all came about as a result of a chance meeting between Izzard and several United
representatives at the Bexhill Achievers Awards back in July.
A little while later, Bexhill's honorary secretary Paul Donno received a telephone
call from Izzard's father, John, pledging the money and a cheque was received
on Saturday morning.
Izzard's donation has lifted the amount United have raised, taking into account
pledges, to approximately £15,000, although that is still less than half-way to
the £40,000 they need.
Floodlights are mandatory for any team going into Division One and Dunstall considers
it almost inevitable that at some stage the club won't be able to play in Division
Two without them.
"Floodlights down at The Polegrove would be just fantastic," added Dunstall. "It's
multi-faceted and the amount of users it would benefit would be amazing."
United won promotion from Division Three, plus the Division Three Challenge Cup
and the Sussex County FA Intermediate Cup during a glorious 2007-08 season under
manager Paul Tuppenney.
This success earned them the outstanding sports team prize at the Bexhill Achievers
Awards and they are now battling hard to preserve their Division Two status.
Any individuals or businesses wishing to contribute to United's floodlight fund
should contact Dunstall on 07970 295430 or Donno on 07971 920306.
Izzard, Dennehy join 'Every Day' Duo added to Richard Levine-directed drama By MICHAEL FLEMING | Variety
Eddie Izzard and Brian Dennehy have joined Liev Schreiber, Helen Hunt and Carla
Gugino in "Every Day," the Richard Levine-directed drama that is shooting in New
York. Schreiber and Hunt star as a married couple in turmoil, and Gugino plays
a co-worker who tempts him. Levine, a "Nip/Tuck" vet who's making his feature
directing debut, wrote the script. Miranda Bailey and Matthew Leutwyler are producing
through Ambush Entertainment. Cold Iron Pictures is the sole financier on the
film. Izzard will next be seen in "Valkyrie" and then stars in "The Chronicles
of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader." Dennehy just completed "Miss January"
with Kim Cattrall. IN
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Eddie Izzard on Sergeant quitting
Advertisement Comedian Eddie Izzard is back in London at the Lyric Theatre for
his latest show 'Stripped'. He told the BBC what he thinks of John Sergeant leaving
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Eddie Izzard, one of the fore-most Stand-Up Comedians of his generation, interviewed
and moderated a Q & A with Dennis Kucinich on November 2 at PlayhouseSquare in
Cleveland, OH.
EDDIE @ THE BAFTAS
"Heading up presenting duty on the night were Hugh Laurie and The Riches
star Eddie Izzard, whose profile has rocketed in the States over the past year.
"
RICHES MOVIE
"I’ve posed to the heads of FX and TBS that we want to make a film. And they
said, “Right, we’ll support you.” "Eddie hopes to raise finances for the
silver screen version of The Riches on the Internet. He also wants to make it
a “road move, shooting in Louisiana and New Mexico, everywhere that they steal,”
he exclaims. “We’ll do it by the skin on our teeth.” (from OK Magazine)
NEW FILM PROJECT? From Variety's story on election bashes in NY: "Izzard, who just finished
lensing "Every
Day" in Brooklyn the day before, opted to stay in the States for the big day."
(thanks Annette)
EDDIE'S
REACTION TO OBAMA'S WIN
Oprah Winfrey, Rev Jesse Jackson, Ricky Gervais and Eddie Izzard talk about
the future for America with Barack Obama as the next president. WATCH
HERE
And...
"8:14 p.m.: From a newsy tipster: "At the CNN Grille in Time Warner Center,
Eddie Izzard is munching on fries while Christiane Amanpour, looking lovely in
purple, watches with rapt attention. Free burgers and fries!""
And...
Eddie playing with the Magic Screen WATCH
HERE
Bit #1:Hang your head in shame Mel B. You have earned a place
on our Diva-ometer. Mel and husband Stephen Belafonte amazed fellow passenger
and comedian Eddie Izzard when they collected 11 pieces of luggage at LA. Our
spy says: "Eddie joked about them needing 'half a dozen bags each' and wanted
to know if the Spice Girl 'needed help finding her kitchen sink'."
Bit#2: Eddie and Hugh Laurie being silly:
Bit #3: Whatsonstage.com was on hand at last week’s opening night of
Pinter’s No Man's Land at the Duke of York’s theatre, starring Michael Gambon,
David Bradley, Nick Dunning and David Walliams, and directed by Rupert Goold.
We caught up with members of the creative team and celebrity guests including
Eddie Izzard and David Baddiel to get their thoughts on the show. VIDEO
HERE
(thanks Annette!)
EDDIE ON
GRAHAM NORTON
Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 3:
NEW OFFICIAL SITE
Eddie gets official pages on FACEBOOK
EDDIE TO REPRISE HIS ROLE IN NARNIA
According to IMDB.com,
Eddie will voice Reepicheep for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn
Treader. Production likely to begin in early 2009 with an anticipated release
date of May 7, 2010.
THE RICHES CANCELLED
According to Todd Stashwicks blog:
"The Riches has been cancelled Word came down. That word is cancelled.
Thank you everyone, all the passionate folks who were rooting for our return.
Alas it will not be. As I said before, onward! Sincerely Todd" (thanks Betsy)
NATIONAL MOVIE AWARDS
Eddie at the National Movie Awards Sunday night in London.
What are your plans?
I am about to film
Spectacular Regret, directed by Joshua Leonard and I will adapt my last stand-up
show into French in Paris. It will be in the coming months and I will follow with
the German version. Apart from that I have some film projects that I would like
to develop, but to which I am not attached as screenwriter.
EDDIE FAN?
Eagle eye fan Taryn was thumbing through the Brylane Home catalogue and spotted
something in the ad for a DVD tower...can you spot it?
Yup. The photographer or designer is apparently an Eddie fan
:)
THE APPEARANCE THAT NEVER WAS
Thanks to Annette for the pic of Eddie on "24" as Darren McCarthy which
never made it to air. If you remember, Eddie had to quit after 1 day of filming
because of schedulling conflicts with The Riches.
EDDIE ON THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH
CRAIG FERGUSON
Part 1:
Part 2:
THE CRAZY BRAIN OF EDDIE IZZARD
Lovingly scanned by the crazy brain of Amy. Click for larger views.
NEW OLD VIDS
Uber fan Chrissy has started posting some vintage Eddie clips on YouTube. She
was my dealer for a long time and hooked me up with lots of obscure and not so
obscure British comedy videos including Eddie. ENJOY!
EDDIE JUDGES
"The Languages and Film Talent Awards (LAFTAs) organised the competition
for 13-21-year-olds with a host of celebrity judges including Sir Trevor McDonald
and comedian Eddie Izzard." FULL
ARTICLE
EDDIE IN SAUSALITO
"Poggio in Sausalito got all kinds of star power, too. First, British comedic
actor Eddie Izzard (from FX's The Riches) was in town for a show at the Orpheum,
and dined outside on Poggio's patio with three friends. The four-hour feast included
plenty of cocktails, food, and wine. They kept to themselves—and no, Eddie was
not wearing a dress!"
LIVE PODCAST
"The Strip is LIVE tonight with British comic actor and famed transvestite
Eddie Izzard, who performs his stand-up at the Palms' The Pearl this weekend.
We'll also be chatting about Steve's night at Diablo's and Noir, Wynn's big splash
and Lake Las Vegas' woes and we'll have some odd little audio clips to share from
a couple of other podcasts. " PODCAST
I ALMOST FORGOT
Cake or Death celebrates it's ninth birthday this month! Thanks to all who have
shared photos, stories, links, news items, random gossip, dinero and especially
your friendship. Salut!
RAGE
In the SEATTLE Q&A Eddie says he's in a small indie
film by Sally Potter (director of Orlando, and The Man Who Cried)
called RAGE.
ELVIS & EDDIE
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello With " will premiere Dec. 3 on the U.S. cable channel
Sundance and at a still to be determined date in Canada on CTV and later Bravo.
The series of hour-long interviews and impromptu jam sessions - taped in New York
with Elton John, Tony Bennett, Lou Reed and former president Bill Clinton among
the first guests - is a unique co-production with broadcasters in the U.S., Canada
and the U.K.
He says he had two guests that night - Kim Cattrall, whom he had never met,
and Eddie Izzard, whom he was acquainted with. "She came on largely in a version
of her character from 'Sex and the City' and flirted and it was very funny," he
says. Izzard's segment, he felt, didn't go as well because "I maybe made too many
assumptions that would get us through the interview. And, in fact, I felt that
I could have done better."
THE BEST OF BEXHILL IT
WAS time to celebrate the good, the brave and the dedicated on Tuesday evening
when the De La Warr Pavilion threw open its doors, rolled out the red carpet and
celebrated Bexhill's finest at the third annual Achiever Awards - and it turned
into a star-studded event in more ways than one with a special guest appearance
by actor and comedian Eddie Izzard. Eddie, who had taken time out from his smash
hit three month sell-out tour of the USA, grew up in Sidley and was on a brief
return visit home. He attended the ceremony to present two awards, including the
Overall Achiever Award to his father John Izzard. READ
MORESLIDESHOWPAP
PHOTOS
SHORT LIST
GABRIEL BYRNE, EDDIE IZZARD and JAMES SPADER will be among the stars fighting
for a Best Drama Actor honour at the Emmy Awards, while pregnant MINNIE DRIVER
and SALLY FIELD are favourites for the Best Actress prize. The quintet has been
selected among the 20 semi-finalists on a shortlist. Driver and Izzard are nominated
for The Riches, while Byrne gets a nod for playing a psychiatrist in In Treatment.
Boston Public gave Spader the chance to fight for an Emmy.
EDDIE TAKES ON THE BIG EASY
Nice video clip INTERVIEW
(thanks Annette!)
IS THIS THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY?
Eddie visits the Houston Space Center... MORE
HERE
COCKTAILS, ANYONE? Cocktail Marketing, the partnership marketing agency, has been appointed
by Eddie Izzard to find sponsors for his proposed UK stand-up tour next year.
It is understood that the tour will not go ahead if suitable partners cannot be
found.
The agency won the business after a competitive pitch against undisclosed agencies.
It is not thought that there as an incumbent agency.
The agency is now seeking a headline sponsor that will name the tour as well
as having "various content rights" of Izzard. It is understood to include branding
at the venues and on tickets as well as adverts and online.
Izzard, who is currently touring the US, has also appeared in a number of radio
and TV shows, films and plays. In 2005, he was voted one of the top 20 comedy
acts ever by fellow comedians and industry experts.
NO EMPIRE NO LONGER...
The Powers That Be have asked that I take the CoD Cabana down because my merchandise
was THAT GOOD (ha). But anyway, it was nice they let me cruise as long as they
did. If you'd still like to support the site, feel free to leave a tip using the
handy CoD Tip Jar.
WE
HAVE A WINNER! Thanks to all who donated; we collected over $250 for CARE
International which may only be a drop in the bucket for what they need, but many
drops make up a bucket and many buckets make up a barrel which many barrels make
up...um...a really big barrel. You get the drift.
IT COULDN'T HURT...
There are grumblings online about The Riches being on the bubble as to whether
they will get a third season or not. You can email Fx HERE and tell them why you love The
Riches so much and how you hope it comes back for a third season...yadda
yadda...It couldn't hurt... Meanwhile, if you missed an episode you can watch
full episodes of The Riches at HULU.
UPDATE: "He (Fx head honcho, John Landgraf)
added that no decision has been made yet on renewing the original dramas The Riches
and Dirt."
BABY DADDY
Defamer speculates as to who the father of Minnie Driver's baby is. At the
top of the list? EDDIE.
SPOTTED
Eddie Izzard was in Bar Ferdinand Sunday. He drank Estrella Spanish lager all
night, ate venison, didn't pay the bill, but his buddies did and tipped OK. (from
the Philadelphia City Paper)
Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves: An Evening with The Riches Friday, April 18,
2008; 7:00 pm at the Paley
Center for Media
Now in its second season, FX's The Riches takes a satirical look at the American
need for self-improvement and upward mobility while mining the full horror—and
darkly comedic potential—of those identity theft warnings that accompany your
monthly bank statement. Gonzo comic Eddie Izzard and critical darling Minnie Driver
are Wayne and Dahlia Malloy, Irish-American gypsies working grifts and cons in
the Deep South who appropriate the surname of the recently deceased, well-to-do
Riches, thereby trading in their mobile home for a McMansion. But in their ploy
for the American Dream, the Malloys come to realize that life in suburbia may
be the biggest scam of all. Join the actors and writers of The Riches as they
regale us "buffers" (i.e., nontravelers) with their tales.
In Person: Minnie Driver, "Dahlia Malloy"; Eddie Izzard, "Wayne Malloy"; Cast
and creative team
Update #2: From MSN (thanks Annette)
Eddie and Minnie meet the fans
Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver, stars of the US hit show The Riches, have stepped
out together in Beverly Hills to meet fans.
The two Brits came face to face with viewers at a special Q and A held at the
Paley Centre for Media in Los Angeles.
Speaking before the event, comedian Eddie joked that he was hoping to meet
a few ardent stalkers: "Hopefully [they'll be] psychotic, we always hope for rabid,
crazy, insane fans. The people I meet in the street, they're all ages, all sizes
and colours."
Eddie explained how he loves the variety in viewers: "With my stand-up I'd
rather have more of the black community, the Hispanic community, coming to watch
and I don't know quite how you break through to access that if you're a white
person - but with The Riches we're black, white, green, yellow, blue, everyone
- very few blue I must say, but the people I've met are just really huge fans."
On the show, the pair play a family of crooks who assume the identity of an
upper-middle-class suburban clan in the Deep South.
Minnie mused that some people in Hollywood are sometimes confused by Eddie:
"They think he's kind of eccentric and exotic here in America, but Eddie's just
a brilliant Englishman. That's his thing, he's clever and smart and uses that
intelligence in his work... and he's looking glossier as the days go by, sort
of sexy and Hollywood but he's still fundamentally him."
Update: A highlights report from Maria posted at
THE
TREEHOUSE (thanks Maria!):
"The Riches" was always intended for cable because (according to Eddie) "We
wanted to say sh*t a lot!"
Eddie took the role of Wayne because he wanted to do drama and break away
from comedy, in a Bill Murray/Hugh Laurie kind of way.
The explanation for Wayne's lack of Southern accent is "he's from elsewhere
and got into the family as a teenager."
The role of the transvestite son in the show was created even before Eddie
joined the cast.
Aidan (who plays Sam) said his interpretation of Sam's transvestism is inspired
by Eddie, "because he's an action transvestite like you."
Eddie does have input about what the transvestite son is wearing. ("A transvestite
child would NEVER wear flats!")
When asked about his upcoming tour, Eddie said he'd planned "to be on the
road about two months, and suddenly it got longer. I don't know how that happened!"
And now for my question - were he ever given the chance, would he play the
role of The Doctor on "Doctor Who"? "Well, I've been watching it with David Tennant
and he's very good, isn't he?" (At this point, he looked at Minnie Driver, sitting
next to him, and she went, "Yes... he's rather big eyed!") "So, before him, I
would have said no, and when they were talking about bringing it back Tom Baker
(who played the Fourth incarnation of The Doctor) threw my name into the BBC hat,
and the BBC *makes spitting motion* spat it back out. They wouldn't even consider
it! But now, after seeing David do it, I'd consider it, because they've made it
so that the sci-fi/special effects part is just a touch and so it's great. Back
in the day, there were a lot of clattering, rolling sets and I used to watch it
from behind the sofa because I was so scared... I'm pretty sure I've missed lots
of things on those episodes. But yeah, seeing what David Tennant has done, I'd
consider it."
PHOTOS HERE
|VIDEO
HERE (windows media • thanks Pat) (NOTE: The full video of the entire Q&A session can be seen at the
Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills for Free. It was previously known
as the Museum of Television and Radio and they do not charge any fees to view
their huge archives of old and new TV shows and radio broadcasts)
RICH BITCH
Eddie Izzard makes his living ‘talking total bollocks.’ But the star of FX’s
‘The Riches’—currently touring a new stand-up act—absolutely hates making lists.
(We nudged him.) --from Black Book (thanks Annette!)
Nazis
Death
Rabies
Helicopters that don’t work
Not being able to turn right on red
Extremists
Acts of God (Why are they always bad?)
Sugar
Wet trays
Lists
ALL ACTORS ARE LIARS
There so many reasons to love Eddie Izzard - he's funny, he's a good actor,
he really knows how to be stylish when dressing in drag, and maybe my favorite,
he's willing to give impromtu history lessons to total strangers. He did the latter
this morning as he was leaving our studio. Coming upon a map of our tri-state
area on the wall in our newsroom, and seeing me notice, he immediately launched
into the lesson, "...and back in the ice age, glaciers slid down from the Arctic
and cut the valley that we now know as the Long Island Sound dumping their residue
creating Long Island." I said to him that even today Long Island still seems to
be a dumping ground. Eddie's reply? He said he believed that the mafia has always
been quite adherent to history & tradition, and the whole thing made sense to
him. Eddie also talked about his show The Riches. The second season premieres
Tuesday night on FX. And, in case you may have missed his month-long run at the
Union Square Theater in Feb-March, he will be back in town at Radio City on Friday,
June 27th, Saturday, June 28th, and Sunday, June 29th, check here for tickets
& information. WATCH
THE VIDEO (thanks Colleen)
Eddie on Fuse's "The Sauce" which airs April 10th at 6pm (check local
listings). MORE
PHOTOS
A FEW CANDIDS
Taken leaving the ABC studios after taping with the shrews...I mean taping
The View.
COVER BOY
Eddie is appearing in the April Issue of
h Magazine with some AWESOME photos. Susan previously interviewed Eddie for
VENICE
MAGAZINE (.pdf | 5mb). (thanks Susan!)
Be sure to check out the interview with Eddie on their site.
STAR GAZING
"Dear Eddie Izzard, I love you. Please bring your tour to T.O. so I can stalk
you silly. Sincerely, A Secret Admirer." (from thestar.com | thanks mamymamo)
EDDIE PODCAST
Emmy winning comic-actor Eddie Izzard, who plays Wayne Malloy on FX's "The Riches,''
joins TV critic Tim Goodman for this episode of the TV Talk Machine podcast. Izzard,
considered one of the best standup comics of our time and an emerging dramatic
actor, talks about his career, the future of The Riches and his interest in European
politics. Go HERE
to listen.
IF THE SMUT FITS
Eddie Izzard is a nakedly funny dude. He’s always out there. So much so, he’s
baring all—as it were—for his new comedy tour, Stripped, which is traveling to
such dusty snob environs as Dallas in the coming months. On top of that daunting
attempt, he has his quasi hit The Riches on FX with Minnie Driver going up for
a second season. H mag's Susan Michals sat down with the Brit dude, who mainly
couldn’t stop slobbering over Susan’s stilettos. Who does he think he is, spiked-heel
addict Benicio Del Toro? Regardless, S.M. sucked out the following two babies,
which I adore: Eddie Izzard, "Stripped" tourOn the poster art for his new cross-country
show: "I'm not going in girlie mode—I'm going in boy mode this time around; I'm
happily wandering between the two." On how Eddie describes his par-tick brand
of bawdy stand-up: "I call it sex...with Martians," he chirps. "It's stand-up,
although the image of stand-up in America is all dick jokes. But in Britain, it's
a highly revered art form." No wonder Madonna loves those British baddies. (eonline.com)
V&S
gets 'Visionary' for Absolut
Vin & Sprit has launched an initiative for its Absolut vodka brand
involving media, arts and entertainment luminaries as part of its 'In an Absolut
World' campaign in the US.
The Swedish state-owned company said yesterday (28 February)
that the programme, named Absolut Visionaries, has signed up the likes of Kanye
West, Eddie Izzard and Perez Hilton to encourage consumers to participate
within its online community.
Absolut vodka brand director Ian Crystal said: "When we
created the 'In An Absolut World' campaign, we asked ourselves 'What if everything
in the world was approached with the same ideal as we approach Absolut vodka?'
With the Visionaries programme, we are opening that question to the rest of the
world to spark conversations and challenge the status quo. Absolut has a history
of collaborating with the artistic community, and we will continue in that tradition,
while also inspiring consumers to engage with us and each other."
Two of the first Absolut Visions will be available to
consumers in real time, as well as online, said the company, adding that through
Absolut's sponsorship of the Live Earth Film Series, it will be "touring the film
series, a collection of ... dialogues about the effects of global warming,
to more than 70 film festivals around the country this year".
Through the Absolut Visionaries programme, the company
said that it aims to create "the world's biggest community of visionaries".
V&S added that "once a consumer submits their
vision, the vision will be open for viewing and voting. If a vision acquires enough
points and is rated among the most interesting, witty, provocative and inspiring,
Absolut will then bring that vision to life. Realised visions will be posted on
www.absolut.com".
"At that point, Eddie Izzard whistled, loudly, to get everyone
to shut up. Kate Schelter ignored him and kept talking. "I'm going to get them
to turn the volume up," Izzard grunted, and bounced off to find the keeper of
the remote. Alan Cumming was not intimidated, either. "I think I'd like to do
George Clooney, just to see what it was like," he mused aloud. "For research purposes,
because everyone swoons about him. I'd like to see if he's got the goods" Then
Eddie Izzard came back with the remote control, turned the volume up, and drowned
everyone out." (NYMag.com)
"New York magazine had a lively party at the Spotted Pig and it
was really hard to concentrate on the screen(s). For awhile, Eddie Izzard was
shushing people — he said he came to watch the Oscars, of all the silly things
— but most of the other media celebs were drinking There Will Be Bloody Marys
(wish I'd thought of that) and posing for one another's picture-phones. Probably
the most animated discussion came early on in regards to Jennifer Hudson's twin
inflatable life rafts (a "uniboob," according to former Gawker enchantress Emily
Gould), which made many of us avert our eyes in sadness. Who let that happen?
(I'm told the metallic bolero was the brainstorm of Andre Leon Talley.) "
IZZARD BACKS SPEAKERS'
CORNERS
Comedian Eddie Izzard has praised plans for a nationwide network of speakers'
corners.
The stand-up star, speaking on BBC One's The Politics Show, said Nottingham's
Speakers' Corner, which will be launched on Friday, is the first to be created
in the UK since the Hyde Park original 150 years ago.
The site in Nottingham will be pedestrianised and landscaped during the summer
and is set to be inaugurated as the first modern-day Speakers' Corner in the UK
in the autumn.
Speakers' Corner Trust, the charity behind the initiative, hopes to create a nationwide
network of Speakers' Corners following the Nottingham launch.
The charity hopes the corner will provide "a powerful symbol of citizens' rights,
a focus for civic pride and a platform for free public exchange in the midst of
Nottingham's daily hustle and bustle."
Izzard said: "Freedom of speech is a wonderful thing and it matters because I
think the strength of Britain is based on it.
"It's good that Nottingham is doing this and I think other towns should do it
too. It's a great thing."
Tim Desmond, chair of the Nottingham Speakers' Corner Committee, said: "We see
our Speakers' Corner not only as a new platform for debate in the city but also
as a flagship for Nottingham and it's great to see the positive publicity it's
already attracting."
The Literary and Historical Society (L&H) of the University College Dublin
presented Eddie with the James Joyce Award on Thursday February 5th. (thanks Annette
& Ivana)
Romance and Cigarettes is finally out on DVD.
If you don't know what this movie is, GO HERE.
EDDIE'S
STAR TURN
Eddie Izzard is clearly not letting Hollywood go to his head, but is loving
his novelty status.
The 46-year-old comedian has confirmed he is mixing in A-list circles in celeb
land, he said: "Well of course I'm hanging out with George Clooney and Brad Pitt,
although I haven't been on the back of his bike yet - he's a mad driver.
“I don't like to trouble them, but I have been round to dinner a couple of times.
That's what you get when you're a card carrying tranny, you get called upon to
provide some glamour." (London Blog)
Eddie Izzard recently returned to Yemen, his country of birth, for the first
time since he left as a baby. He had his camcorder out, filming the airport. "Not
a good idea," he tells me at a secret gig at Soho's Arts Theatre. "I got swooped
on by security. When I yelled, 'I'm a tourist,' that was a bad idea too, because
'tourist' sounds a lot like 'terrorist'. They fell on me!" (from teletext.co.uk
| thanks annette!)
EDDIE ON GREG PROOPS
...his show that is. Thanks to Annette for the LINK.
Eddie appears around the 2:45 mark.
LISTEN
AGAIN
BBC Radio's Today program asks Doug Fishbone and Eddie Izzard if there are
national barriers to humour. LISTEN
HERE (RealAudio)
BOYS WHO DO COMEDY
Thanks to Annette for posting this link of Eddie on Dawn French's Boys Who
Do Comedy -- there's a minute or two at the 4:30 mark in the video. VIDEO
There's also a very quick shot of him at the 25 second mark HERE
SWEET
Came across this photo of a CoD Sticker on a truck!
Eddie was a presenter at the Critics Choice Award showing at 8pm on VH1. Their
live blog said: "10:21: Someone will have to transcribe Eddie Izzard’s crazy
talk speech tomorrow. It will show us how much we need the writers back. Ditto
for list of country’s that feature government-sponsored heath care. Good thing
he took the time to work the list, because Michael Moore’s Sicko earns top prize."
Cinefile said: "10:24 - Eddie Izzard just made up for D.L Hughley's inability
to tell a decent joke. Sicko wins for Best Documentary."
Update: Comedian Eddie Izzard provided his own
chilling example of awards-show writing during the strike. "Okey dokey from WGA
came during teatime, so some speechy talk not so good as other mans," he said.
"This was wrote in toilet, so only first draft and a bit la-la."
"The best laugh came from Eddie Izzard, whose razor-sharp mockery of the
lame and stilted podium banter (since the writers are on strike it was worse than
usual) cooked up by the blurb whores known as the Broadcast Film Critics Association,
was a riot." (from the Front Row)
Thanks
for the suggestion through the CoD SURVEY to have an RSS Feed for the Groovy
News section. Simply click the icon to the left, subscribe with your favorite
newsreader and get the latest info sent directly to you!
EDDIE CAST AS REEPICHEEP
IN NEW NARNIA MOVIE
Another report from BNAT 9 has revealed the voice of Reepicheep: Eddie Izzard
(stand-up comic, voice of Bee Army General in Bee Movie) will be the voice of
Reepicheep in the Prince Caspian movie.
WRITE AID
Eddie Izzard to performed at “Write Aid” a benefit performance to help those
affected by the Hollywood writers strike. “Write Aid” also features comedians
Lewis Black, Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt and Tenacious D (Jack Black and Kyle
Gass)
DOWNLOAD the University of Sheffield magazine
with Eddie on the cover. (thanks Lisa)
THE RICHES ON THE PICKET LINE
Several of the Riches cast are interviewed including Eddie who comes on at
2:20 and makes a great argument for the strike and solidarity. (thanks Clay)
THE RICHES DVD
Fox has informed retailers this morning that FX's successful first-season run
of The Riches - Season 1 is out on DVD. It will be a 4-disc set
running $49.98 SRP in the USA and CA$69.98 SRP in Canada. Besides 13 episodes
running 616 minutes, expect special features to include Commentary Tracks on the
first and last episodes by Star Eddie Izzard and Show Creator Dmitry Lipkin, 9
webisodes from FX.com, a couple of featurettes ("Casting Session" and "World Premiere"),
and possibly a gag reel as well (the latter is iffy, and all extras are not yet
finalized and could be subject to change). Stay tuned for updates and box art,
just as soon as we get them.
UPDATE:
The DVD cover has been released as well as the Special Features including: Audio
Commentary w/ Eddie Izzard and Creator Dmitry Lipkin on "Pilot", Gag Reel (pending
availability & clearance), Audio Commentary w/ Eddie Izzard and Creator Dmitry
Lipkin on "Waiting For Dogot".
(from tvshowsondvd.com; thanks Annette)
NORMA RAE IZZARD
(from defamer.com)
"In our last dispatch from the Day Three picket lines for today, a reader
reports on some high-profile drop-ins and some possible scab-related intrigue
at Culver Studios: "I'm a SAG actor (a nobody) walking the WGA picket lines at
Culver Studios today. Minnie Driver shows up with her dog Bubba to hang out with
her writing staff. Eddie Izzard shows up and starts handing out blue wristbands
that say 'All for One and One for All' that loop into a Gordian knot. He ordered
these up himself and said 'they're not official.' Minnie takes off after a couple
of hours and then Eddie goes "Norma Rae" on everyone. Lost in the shuffle was
Josh Duhamel who didn't showboat at all. The buzz on the line is that the Las
Vegas writers had spotted a former writer who was no longer on staff coming onto
the lot. As I left, they had not stormed the lot yet."
You can now download Season 1 episodes of The Riches from Amazon!
A CALL TO ARMS
Singer Damien Rice has joined the campaign to encourage UN intervention in
Burma.
Other celebrities that have already backed the calls for the international organisation
to venture into the country include Jennifer Aniston, Jim Carrey, Eddie Izzard,
Elijah Wood and Dustin Hoffman.
Campaigners are attempting to secure the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel
Peace Prize winner, who has been imprisoned as a dissident by the country's military
regime.
The group has written a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stating: "[Aung
San Suu Kyi] is the world’s only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner. She has
been held under house arrest in Burma for 12 of the past 17 years.
"Aung San Suu Kyi is not just a charismatic leader, she is the elected leader
of the Burmese people. In Burma’s last election, she won 82% of the seats in parliament,
yet the military regime cruelly locked her up along with many members of her party."
Eddie plans to conquer US
Eddie Izzard has revealed he plans to step up his assault
on Hollywood, after narrowly missing out on an Emmy nomination.
The 45-year-old comedian, who stars alongside Minnie Driver in US TV drama The
Riches, said he "must rise" to Minnie's level if he hopes to win awards, the Daily
Express reports.
He said: "They released the list of the top 10 in the voting
and I was in that. But I'm a slow starter, I take the fine wine approach to acting.
But I'm competitive. Minnie has done some really good work on the show and it
means I must rise to her level."
But Eddie's role as swindler Wayne Malloy in the show,
to be shown in the UK later this year, has already landed him a part in a more
serious acting project.
He's set to star alongside Tom Cruise in the war film Valkyrie.
"I see it as my passing out ceremony. There is no comedy in it and so I feel I
have arrived at the real start of my acting," he said.
(FromThisisNottingham.co.uk)
NO, THAT WASN'T
ME
(from defamer.com) Sunday 8/5 -- Patiently listening to his iPod while waiting
among the hoi-polloi at the gate for a fog-delayed flight to San Francisco was
Eddie Izzard. He did that "yes, I notice you recognizing me, but I am being low-key"
eye-lowering thing when I smiled real cheesily at him, so I decided he didn't
want me to tell him "Cake or Death" is my favorite phrase ever. Eddie had absolutely
no star attitude about waiting in line to board and then sitting in coach for
the flight; this is why I love the British. (thanks annette)
OLD VID
From the 2007 Tony Awards...a little bit of Eddie at THE
END (thanks Annette)
IZZARD REPLACED PIVEN IN "IGOR" LAB
NEW YORK/HOLLYWOOD REPORTER -- There's a lot of action in and around the Weinstein
Co.'s CG-animated monster movie "Igor." Eddie Izzard has replaced Jeremy Piven
as the insane Schadenfreude, and producer Exodus Film Group has inked a deal for
a series of comic books based on the film with IDW Publishing.
This is interesting...I got this from a "reliable source" that Eddie will be
appearing in live action trailer for a new animated movie called "Bee Movie" starring
Jerry Seinfeld. It doesn't release until November 2007 but they might start showing
the trailer next month. There are 2 trailers which are supposed to portray them
shooting the movie with Jerry dressed as a bee....one involves a window and a
flower pot and the other is a windshield. Anyway, in the trailers Eddie is cast
as the director. In the windshield trailer, Jerry goes to ask Eddie if the scene
was good. Apparently Eddie showed up onset wearing jeans, a t-shirt, a parka (I
think) and sun glasses...and that's what he wears as the director in the trailer.
So anyway, some nice unsubstantiated gossip to start your week :) p.s. He's not
actually IN the movie...just the trailer.
UPDATE2: From one of the extras in the trailer
"the shoot was fun even though my lines got cut faster than the block of
columbian primo resting in the underwire of a certain executive transvestite's
gym bag." Doh.
UPDATE3:
THIRD TRAILERFOURTH
TRAILER
Note: Eddie's name has started to show up on several sites as being the voice
of the "Bee Army General" so maybe he is in the movie. I guess we'll
find out November 2nd when the movie is released.
"And what was the Almighty thinking when he made sharks? "He said `Right,
no ears for this fer. Jesus, give me the box of teeth. Right. Another box.',"
Izzard speculated during a wonderful 75-minute free-associating magic carpet ride
that covered the development of language, why Hannibal used elephants to cross
the Alps (they had run out of skis), the Bible and fox hunting, among other things.
Jesus, Izzard reminded us, fasted in the desert for 40 days and 40 nights "which
is really 40 days," he said. "The 40 nights is implicit. You can see the Bible
writer padding it out: 40 days ... and 40 nights ... and 40 lunchtimes." The dresses
and makeup were left behind this time out, but the British comic's show was otherwise
pure Izzard: one man, his strange thoughts and a microphone (which, incidentally,
proved useful for a set-opening primer on its confidence-building properties.)
No props, no prompters, and, apparently, no plan. Izzard's without-a-net observational
standup comedy is not unlike Jerry Seinfeld's, albeit with more of a post-Python
sense of absurdity. And with so many comedians out there who have little to peddle
but shock value and easy-way-out scatology, he's always a breath of fresh air."
Definitely not the Tonight Show with Greg Proops
Kathryn Greenaway, The Gazette
It's been a couple of years time for another chat. Greg Proops comes back
to the Just For Laughs Festival with the Greg Proops Chat Show, at Kola Note on
July 19. The fast, wise and funny improv master brought the show to Just For Laughs
in 2005 and invited British comic Eddie Izzard and New York comedian Judy Gold
to drop by. "It's everything that the Tonight Show isn't," Proops said of his
chat show during a recent telephone interview. "Being a guest on the show requires
the ability to swing free. You have to be able to roll with it. Run fast. Nothing
is censored." While Proops doesn't censor his show for naughty content, but he
does have one line drawn in the sand. "I never pick on people who can't defend
themselves," he said. "But celebrities and government officials are fair game
because they are public figures. "I love the freedom of the chat show the freefall.
I try to get my guests to do things they wouldn't normally do. It's break-neck
comedy." Proops's career has thrived on the unpredictable. The San Francisco native
is probably best known in North America for his work on the ABC television improv
comedy show Whose Line is it Anyway? (He was also a regular on the British version
of the show.) His numerous television appearances include visits to The Wayne
Brady Show, the Late Late show with Craig Ferguson and last year he hosted the
Just For Laughs Comedy Tour. The guests for the chat show this time around will
depend on the coordination of busy schedules, but Proops is hoping to invite Izzard
again. Izzard performs at the Imperial Theatre on July 20. Proops would also like
to invite fellow American Lewis Black. Black is booked for The Masters (July 20-21)
and The 25th Anniversary All-Star Gala (July 22). But if Izzard and Lewis can't
make it, Proops isn't worried. "It's the Just For Laughs Festival. There's such
a huge talent pool. I'm spoiled," Proops said. Proops has been doing the chat
show thing in the United Kingdom and North Amercia since the turn of the century.
So who was his wildest guest? "I don't know about wild, but (actor) John C. Reilly
told a great story about getting high with Jack Nicholson and going to a U2 concert,"
Proops said. Naughtiest guest? "Joan Rivers is pretty naughty," he said. "I'm
a huge fan. She taught me a lot about everything." And who would be his ultimate
guests? "In the category of comedian, maybe Jonathan Winters. He is everything
I think is great about comedy," Proops said. Actors? "Maybe Jack Nicholson. Anyone
would be dazzled to even just sit near him like sitting near a super nova. I know
I would be. Musicians? "Keith Richards. We'd do a few shots. Chat about stuff."
(thanks Lori)
TALES FROM THE CRYPT
You can
ORDER Season 7 which includes Eddie's episode "Confession".
PIRATED DVDs
Eddie's company, Ella Communications, asked me to post this:
"It has been brought to our attention by fans that some websites are selling
pirated low quality copies of Eddie’s live shows and representing them as being
commercially released. Please avoid these as they are very poor quality and do
not support Eddie at all. This is a description of them:
“The DVD's are in a plastic case, each are blank DVD recordable media with
what looks like label maker script that just say Eddie Izzard, 1 of 4, 2 of 4
and so on.”
Any DVDs that you see for sale that are region 0, on DVD-Rs, or only being
sold for a few dollars are obviously fake and we would strongly advise you against
buying them.
Regards, Ella Communications"
BEHOLDEN
BAGS
Some of you may remember the fundraiser we did during the Katrina tragedy and
the most popular items in the auction were these Eddie Bags that were made and
donated by Brandi. Well she FINALLY has a site up and where you can have any non-copyright
image made into a bag or wallet! Very cool. Stop by beholdenbags.com
and support a fellow Izzard Fan!
EDDIE TO BECOME PATRON OF MUSEUM
COMEDIAN Eddie Izzard will be playing
a pivotal role in the future of Bexhill Museum.
The internationally-renowned comedian
who spent his boyhood in Bexhill and who has lent generous support to local causes,
principally in Sidley, has accepted an invitation to become the museum's patron.
The news comes at a key time for the museum. Rother cabinet has just agreed to
plug a £297,208 funding gap after tenders for the extension scheme came in over
budget.
Eddie will open the new museum when redevelopment is complete.
This week, museum curator Julian Porter announced: "The Society of Bexhill Museums
is delighted that Eddie Izzard has become the museum's patron.
"When the society was formed in 2003 the board realised that they needed a patron
who was well known and respected and who was interested in Bexhill's heritage
and concerned for its future development.
"In this regard we exceeded our expectations when Eddie Izzard generously agreed
to accept this position.
"Eddie is the most famous Bexhillian and internationally well known his acting
and stand-up comedy.
"The museum is proud to have the endorsement of a celebrity who shares our enthusiasm
for Bexhill's history and wishes to involve the town's younger generation.
"With our bold plans for the expansion of Bexhill Museum we wanted a patron who
would embody what Bexhill could achieve and inspire young people to discover the
town's fascinating history and be part of its future.
"The redevelopment of Bexhill Museum will provide an exciting new facility for
the town that for he first time will do justice to the area's heritage.
"There will be a new costume and fashion gallery exploring 200 years of design
and including recent work by local students.
"To reflect Bexhill's status as the birthplace of British motor sport there will
be a motor racing and technology gallery.
"This will feature the replica of Leon Serpollet's 1902 steam car Easter Egg that
was built with the assistance of Bexhill High School and the 1993 Volta which
was built by students from St Richard's Catholic College and is still the fastest
electrically-powered care of its weight class in the world.
"And to complete the trio an example of Bexhill's own racing car, the Elva. The
society is currently preparing the restoration of a Mk III 1958 Elva sports racer.
"Eddie Izzard will open the museum when the redevelopment is complete."
MIKE & JULIET
Eddie appeared on Fox's Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. You can stream it
at Mike
and Juliet. (thanks Teri & Cassie)
HENRY ROLLINS SHOW
The Season 1 DVD (with Eddie's interview) is now available from AMAZON
A new academic report has studied the mechanics and linguistics of stand-up
– and concluded that the key is a set-up followed by a punchline.
Douglas Glick, an assistant professor of anthropology at Binghamton University
in New York, analysed two of Eddie Izzard’s routines for a paper to be published
in the scientific journal Language & Communication.
He said that stand-ups follow a complex formula, employing linguistic techniques.
Glick said Izzard is a ‘complicated performer - especially when you see how
many pages it took me to describe analytically what is two to three minutes of
material at the most’.
He said that many stand-up routines follow three steps: ‘foregrounding,’ which
is coming up with an unexpected concept or situation; then setting up a comparison;
then the pay-off ‘that makes the comparison between what we expected, and what
happened, funny.’
Glick says one comic technique is the use of ‘chronotopes’, or the use of imaginary
characters to play out scenes, and ‘poetic parallelisms’ when a comic repeats
patterns in delivery or material.
The academic illustrated his theory with an Izzard routine in which he imagines
Britain as a spoiled child who travels the world conquering it
Asif Agha, associate professor in the department of anthropology at the University
of Pennsylvania, told the Discovery Channel that ‘Glick’s analysis is an important
step in analyzing how such humour works, why it is socially acceptable, and why
it appeals to so many people who otherwise find political issues, to a degree,
taboo’. (From Chortle.co.uk)
You can now download the pilot episode (and subsequent episodes as they appear)
from iTunes for $1.99. EPISODES
ON iTUNES
IT'S A HIT!
"FX may have yet another hit on its hands with the Eddie Izzard vehicle,
The Riches, as the Monday night premiere drew 3.8 million total viewers and 2.52
million adults 18-49 in its 10 p.m. time slot.
When the 11 p.m. encore presentation of The Riches was factored into the overall
ratings equation, FX lured a cumulative audience of 5.2 million viewers and 3.3
million adults 18-49.
The Riches stands as FX’s first series to premiere on a Monday night. The network
generally favors Tuesday night as a proving ground for its original dramas, which
include The Shield, Rescue Me and Nip/Tuck.
The 2.52 million members of the core demo who tuned in to The Riches represent
the second largest A18-49 audience for a series premiere in FX history."
(From Mediaweek)
AUDIO INTERVIEW
Go HERE
for an audio interview with Eddie and an audio review HERE
KITCHEN
DVD
You can now order the Region 2 DVD from AMAZON
UK (thanks Beth)
Fans of QI have won their campaign to get the show released on DVD – after
an internet petition convinced distributors there would be a market for it. Next
month’s release of the first series of Stephen Fry’s highbrow comedy quiz is one
of the few times such online lobbying has proved successful.
The DVD, which features 12 episodes, deleted scenes, out-takes and the original
pilot episode with Eddie Izzard that has never been shown on TV, is now available.
WATCH
ON YOUTUBEBUY
FROM AMAZON UK
With Spike (Milligan), Norma visited many countries including America, Australia
and New Zealand through the success of the Goons. The show's legacy can be seen
through the shows that followed it including Monty Python, The Goodies and through
to today's comedians. "When I see Eddie Izzard I can see the link between him
and Spike," said Norma. "I think there is a definite connection between the two
of them. "The way their minds work, they can pick up on a little idea and run
with it and turn it into this very funny joke. "It's a unique gift." READ
THE WHOLE ARTICLE
LET EDDIE GUIDE YOU
Get Eddie on your Sat Nav! Is your TomTom voice driving you round the bend?
Well, liven it up with Eddie's new TomTom directions. Who knows where you'll end
up with Eddie guiding you all the way, but you should get to your destination
fully refreshed and ready for action! CLICK
TO SEE DEMO/DOWNLOAD
EDDIE APPEARS IN CHARITY SHOW
Eddie Izzard, Chevy Chase and "Absolutely Fabulous" star Jennifer Saunders
were among the comedians lined up for a new "Secret Policeman's Ball" to aid Amnesty
International. The show, set for Oct. 14 at London's Royal Albert Hall, revives
a series that boosted the human rights organization's profile during the 1970s
and '80s. The first "Secret Policeman's Ball" in 1979 featured Peter Cook, Billy
Connolly, Rowan Atkinson and several members of Monty Python's Flying Circus,
and was turned into a feature-length film. It was followed by "The Secret Policeman's
Other Ball" in 1981, "The Secret Policeman's Third Ball" in 1987 and "The Secret
Policeman's Biggest Ball" in 1989. The new show, which will be recorded for broadcast
on Britain's Channel 4 television, will also feature music from Gorillaz and The
Magic Numbers, Amnesty International said Friday. "Now, as in the days of the
early Secret Policeman's Balls, governments are really keen on locking up people
they don't like," said Monty Python member Terry Gilliam. "Artists require freedom
to do what they do, freedom to speak out and freedom to propose radical ideas.
Amnesty defends that freedom."
Buena
Vista Home Entertainment released The Wild on September 12th. In this CG-animated
film - featuring the voices of Kiefer Sutherland, Jim Belushi, Eddie Izzard, Janeane
Garofalo, William Shatner and Richard Kind - a teenage lion from the New York
zoo is accidentally shipped to Africa, so his animal friends unite to bring him
back. Bears an uncanny resemblance to DreamWorks' Madagascar, doesn't it? According
to Disney, however, their movie was in the works for nine years. Either way, it
came and went from theaters this past April without much hullabaloo... The disc
will include a family-friendly anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital
5.1 tracks. Extras include deleted scenes, a "Meet Colin: The Rock Hyrax" featurette,
"Bloopers and Blunders: Eddie Izzard Unleashed" and Everlife's "Real Wild
Child" music video. Retail will be $29.99. (thanks Media Bear)
You can read the FULL
ARTICLE from where this quote was taken out of context (it's at the end).
UNIVERSITY HONORS TOP COMEDIAN
Yemen-born comedian Eddie Izzard has received an honorary degree, 25 years
after originally attending the University of Sheffield. Izzard flew in especially
from Los Angeles to collect the award, where he is filming a TV pilot with Minnie
Driver. He was accompanied by his proud father Harold, who has always wanted his
son to get a degree. "It's very nice to be given this," said a smiling Izzard,
dressed in a smart navy suit, with no nail varnish in sight. "It's only taken
me 25 years to get a degree! Now I can put Doctor at the beginning of my name."
REST
OF ARTICLE UNIVERSITY
OF SHEFFIELD NEWS RELEASE
THE SAD WORLD OF THE STANDUP COMIC
"...And so it goes, from the olden days to now: Kenneth Williams (alone),
Sid James (alcoholic), Tony Hancock (dead), Steve Coogan (berserk), Paul Whitehouse
(depressed), even Eddie Izzard, seemingly permanently perky raconteur, even as
more and more of the globe succumbs to his winsome ways, believes he is something
of a wretched loser. “I’ve got to work harder,” he blubbed in late 2004, “there’s
places I’d like to be. In the film world. With stand-up there’s not really much
further to go. The challenge is that I’ve got to get better. Okay, you can play
Wembley, fine, but you can lose it and think, ‘I’m just playing big rooms‚ I’m
actually a coward and all I’m doing is testing my level of cowardice.’ I’m about
controlling fear and that’s what everyone’s life is about really. And the battles
are won and lost in your head.” FULL ARTICLE
Eddie Izzard finds the comedy in being dumped
By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
Although he rose to stardom on the strength of his outrageous comedy, Britain's
Eddie Izzard has kept things on the serious side when it comes to acting — until
now. His role as Professor Bedlam, spurned wannabe love of Uma Thurman in 20th
Century Fox's July 21-opening "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" is "my first really comedic
part," he notes. "He could have been just the bad guy, but it's also playing on
his bitterness over being dumped. I constantly attack her whilst being emotionally
in love with her all the time. I do know that feeling," he adds wryly. "I think
everyone has gone through being dumped." Busy Izzard filmed his role as Mr. Kite
in Julie Taymor's forthcoming Beatles-themed "Across the Universe" movie while
he was making "Super Ex-Girlfriend" with Thurman and Luke Wilson — on different
soundstages at the same New York studio. The peripatetic star was flying around
with Prime Minister Tony Blair for comedic purposes last month, and his impressions
landed on the Internet, a European podcast and the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper.
But that doesn't mean he's prepping another Izzard comedy special — a la his Emmy-winning
HBO special "Dress to Kill" — anytime soon. Though he's constantly doing live
comedy gigs, when it comes to concert specials, "I actually like to keep it kind
of rare. It can get confusing with my doing comedy and drama." He's hoping his
prospective FX series, "Low Life," will "merge the two together." In "Low Life,"
he plays "an American-Irish grifter, father of a family, and Minnie Driver is
the wife. He's at a crossroads, thinking that all the cons and scams add up to
a wasted life. Then, they have the opportunity to steal the identities of another
family after a car crash." The pilot is undergoing reshoots right now.
EDDIE STILL SUPPORTS LABOUR
PARTY
Eddie Izzard has publicly thrown his support behind Labour amid the funding
scandal engulfing the party. The comic has lent his name to a full-page advert
in national newspapers saying he was ‘proud to help fund the Labour Party’. Izzard
has previously donated £10,000 towards Labour campaigning. Now, on the day after
Labour’s chief fundraiser, Lord Levy, was arrested as part of the ongoing loans-for-peerages
inquiry, the party has listed its less controversial backers, in a bid to remove
the stain on the image of political donations. Among other names listed in the
advert include Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart, advertising guru Trevor Beattie
and financier Nigel Doughty. They all put their names to the statement: ‘We believe
in a Britain where enterprise and aspiration are combined with fairness and social
justice. That's why we're proud to help fund the Labour Party.’
THOSE FUNNY BRITS FOR $2,000, ALEX
Answer: “With shows like Dress to Kill, this cross-dressing Brit has audiences
rolling in the aisles.” First response: Dame Edna(!) Second, and correct response:
Eddie Izzard . The person with this right answer went on to win the game. Of course.
(Thanks Tomalyn)
EDDIE DOES THE EU
Eddie wrote an article for THE
GUARDIAN about his recent trip to Brussels with PM Tony Blair. You can also
listen to a podcast HERE. PHOTOS
HERE
OCEANS 96
(from The Independent) Try as he might, Eddie Izzard just can't seem to get
a decent run on the Hollywood treadmill. The cross-dressing comedian has been
a star on the stand-up circuit over the years, but is still looking for his first
big film break. Izzard's big chance came a couple of years ago when he was offered
the chance to appear in the blockbuster Ocean's Twelve, only to discover his role
was reduced to a walk-on part. Now, he's hoping the film's sequel might fare better.
"George Clooney told me he was making another Ocean's film, so I agreed to be
in it, even though I haven't read the script," Izzard tells me. "I only had two
scenes in Ocean's Twelve, so maybe by the time I make Ocean's Ninety-Six, I'll
have 184 scenes"
INTERNATIONAL MAN OF TRANSLATIONS
"VERSATILE
funnyman Eddie Izzard has had a new job during the Cannes Film Festival - as translator
to the stars. The multi-lingual comedian has been indispensable to celebs such
as Samuel L Jackson, Bruce Willis, Beyoncé Knowles, Kanye West and Ethan Hawke,
who can't speak a word of French. So instead of shouting and pointing, they have
enlisted the cheeky trannie to voice their terribly important opinions and get
our Gallic cousins on their side with a few choice jokes. I
managed to catch up with Eddie, 44, who speaks fluent French and German and has
performed stand-up in both. As we chatted away at the Sagatiba Football party
at Pierre Cardin's Bubble Palace, he told me: "I should just set up a French class
for them while we're here. "Willis, stop chewing gum! Jackson, take off that Kangol
cap - this isn't a fashion show. "I've certainly found my calling in life." Tres
bien. . . " (From the Daily Star | thanks Mimi)
ADDITIONAL CANNES PIC (thanks Cherie)
Eddie was on the Henry Rollins Show May 20th on the Independent Film Channel
at 10pm EST. You can view it on YouTube. PART I PART 2
KEVIN & EDDIE
Apparently Kevin Smith (director of Clerks, Jersey Girl, etc.) had a Spoken
Word Event at his house to benefit his children's school because as he said the
people that needed the cash was, "... that neediest of causes: kids in private
school." ha.
Here's Eddie's intro: "Our next reader brings a screeching halt to the
all-dickless reader streak we’ve been on, but while he’s all man, he’s also been
known to get tarted-up a bit. In the year 2000, he took home two Emmys for his
brilliant stand-up show “Dress to Kill” that played every other hour on HBO. If
you haven’t seen his prior shows “Definite Article” and “Glorious”, you’re a fucking
disgrace. He’s played both Lenny Bruce on stage and Charlie Chaplin on film, but
he’s a legend in this house for introducing the phrase “Cake or death? ” into
our lexicon. One of the funniest human beings to ever walk the earth, ladles and
jelly-spoons, I give you… EDDIE IZZARD."
EDDIE IN BEXHILL
The Fabulous Annie is responsible for this mini-recap and these fantastic PICS!
(thanks Annie!)
"The show was very, very good. He did some stuff about Bexhill, and him
growing up, plus a bit about Kings dying, and the Bayeux tapestry, which all ties
in with the fact that the area is "1066 Country" - the Battle of Hastings. And
some stuff about the shipping forecast on the radio. Eddie also did the Queen
with a cake on her head, and his gran avoiding Death from Glorious, and Deathstar
Canteen from Circle. Hunter/Gatherer, Flies, Sharks, Wasps, Childwearing, Foxhunting
from Sexie and Sexie2@Soho. There was some stuff about cats and dogs, including
the whole 'Easy Ginger, I'll walk you down' bit, and about cats/dog flaps, and
dogs chasing cars. Oh, and lots of other stuff which was really funny, but of
course I can't remember. As usual, any stuff we'd heard/seen before had a different
slant as he went about the subject in a slightly different way. Oh, and just remembered,
when he came on for an encore, he did the 'controlling the audience volume with
his hand' type thing, which I first saw in Dress to Kill (I think?), and was fab
to be a part of."
EDDIE STOLE MY PHOTOS PT. 2
Not really. It's a name of a website with some great photos of Eddie from the
Edinburgh Fringe. Andrew was kind of enough to send along some more photos! VIEW MORE
PHOTOS (thanks Andrew ) GO TO
SITE
UPDATE: Please credit Andrew and his site if you will be posting any of
his photos.
BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. KITE
"At another end of the giant room was a vintage Porsche with a psychedelic
paint job, and at another was a small airplane, with a bicycle frame and paper
wings, that the comedian Eddie Izzard will soon fly through a hogshead of real
fire, as in the Beatles song "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite."
Eddie's performed in a Christmas Cabaret at Ronnie Scott's in Soho, London
December 22, 2005 at 2pm. This performance was recorded for BBC Radio 2 FAN
REVIEW HERE | Listen
HERE
THE WILD NEWS
You can now order (or preorder) the soundtrack from The Wild which releases
April 14th (US). BUY
THE SOUNDTRACK
Tracklist:
1. Real Wild Child 2. Good Enough 3. Big Time Boppin' (Go Man Go) 4. Really Nice
Day 5. Tales from the Wild 6. You Can't Roar 7. Lost in the City 8. To the Wild
9. Alien Shores 10. The Legend in Action 11. The Mythology of Nigel 12.
The Ritual 13. Found Our Roar 14. Really Nice Day (Finale)
You can also view a couple of clips HERE
and HERE.
Izzard's £80,000 for arts centre
Three fundraising comedy gigs by Eddie Izzard raised more than £80,000 towards
a new education studio at an arts and entertainment centre in his home town.
Izzard performed the sold-out shows for free over the Easter bank holiday
weekend at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill, East Sussex.
He was joined by fellow comedian Jo Brand for the middle gig on 16 April.
Pavilion director Alan Haydon said: "It is fantastic what Eddie and his friends
have done for us."
Izzard was raised in Bexhill from an early age and said his father had become
"very much involved" with the town's ongoing regeneration.
"I think Bexhill has got to be a living, vibrant town or it's just going to
die," he said before the Easter shows.
The De La Warr Pavilion reopened in October after an £8m restoration.
It still needs more than £700,000 to be spent on the education unit and finishing
the exterior renovation.
Mr Haydon said: "The shows will give us a real boost towards the completion
of the studio.
"The whole building was humming all holiday weekend," he added.
FROM EDDIE'S VILLAGE THEATRE SHOW
Eddie Izzard: We've explored space, but we haven't drilled down. You all remember
Journey to the Center of the Earth. Why don't we just drill down to the center
and see the...what's it called?
Guy: Magma.
Eddie Izzard: Yeah, we'll get a heat resistant camera and we'll see the magma.
And they'll make a documentary--
Guy: It wouldn't work.
Eddie Izzard: Eh?
Guy: The density would be too intense.
Eddie Izzard: No, we would take the rocks out behind us--
Guy: No, the air would be too dense. As you approach the center of the earth,
the density of the air increases.
Eddie Izzard: But what if you took the rocks out?
Guy: No, the air would still be too dense.
Eddie Izzard: Oh, well I guess you would know better than I. You must be some
sort of scientist?
Guy: Actually, I'm an actor...but I took science class.
(thanks Mathew and Monkey)
EDDIE STORMS THE CHARTS
Eddie Izzard has made the top five bestsellers on iTunes; making his the bestselling
stand-up album digital download ever. His latest album, Circle, is currently No
5 on the UK chart – between the Sugababes and The Prodigy. It has been available
as an exclusive pre-release on the Apple music site for the past week, ahead of
its release on Monday. Mike O’Brien, of record label Laughing Stock, said he was
delighted with the success of the success of the MP3. Circle – in which discusses
such topics as the Crusades, mad cows, and the Deathstar canteen- was recorded
live in New York in 2000, and was released on DVD three years ago.
MO MOWLAM ON EDDIE
(From a 2002 Telegraph article) ...Oh, God. Charles and Kiri are only two of
the large cast of interesting walk-ons who pop into Hillsborough: Elton John,
Richard Branson, Bono, Hillary Clinton, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Izzard. Eddie Izzard?
What the hell was he doing at the Irish peace process? Well, in her fun and enjoyable
way, Mo tells us:
"We [Mo, husband and in-laws] had invited him to visit us for a meal if he
had a moment when he was in Belfast performing. He came with two friends and we
had a long discussion over lunch about Europe. He argued passionately that co-operation
in Europe and more broadly in the world was going to be necessary if any solutions
to some of the serious problems we face are to be found."
Blimey, Eddie. Get you. Mo plods on: "Some of the more interesting political
discussions I had when in government were with comedians or people from the music
world. They bring to a discussion a different perspective."
Eddie at FX Network's 3rd Season Premiere Screening of "Nip/Tuck" at the El
Capitan in Los Angeles.
CRICKET,
ANYONE?
Eddie recently participated with former cricket greats in the Entertainers
V World Classics XI charity match. Other participants included Damian Lewis, Katie
Razzall, Oliver Milburn and John Lever. The event was held at the Ealing Cricket
Club, London. PHOTOS HERE (updated
09.02)
UPDATE: (From the Evening Standard) "When
actor Oliver Milburn and his new bride, Channel 4 news presenter Katie Razzall,
were caught in the tsunami on their honeymoon, they promised to help survivors
in Tangalle, Sri Lanka. So, on a glorious afternoon, Milburn got all his actor
friends together for a jolly good game of cricket at Ealing Cricket Club. Eddie
Izzard was the star of the show: he hadn't played in 30 years, was dashing in
his whites and chaired the auction after with such zeal that it raised £50,000."
(thanks Mimi)
COMEDIAN
Eddie Izzard has donated £5,400 towards Labour’s campaign to win back Withington
at the next general election. 
IT
WAS time to celebrate the good, the brave and the dedicated on Tuesday evening
when the De La Warr Pavilion threw open its doors, rolled out the red carpet and
celebrated Bexhill's finest at the third annual Achiever Awards - and it turned
into a star-studded event in more ways than one with a special guest appearance
by actor and comedian Eddie Izzard. Eddie, who had taken time out from his smash
hit three month sell-out tour of the USA, grew up in Sidley and was on a brief
return visit home. He attended the ceremony to present two awards, including the
Overall Achiever Award to his father John Izzard.
B
"VERSATILE
funnyman Eddie Izzard has had a new job during the Cannes Film Festival - as translator
to the stars. The multi-lingual comedian has been indispensable to celebs such
as Samuel L Jackson, Bruce Willis, Beyoncé Knowles, Kanye West and Ethan Hawke,
who can't speak a word of French. So instead of shouting and pointing, they have
enlisted the cheeky trannie to voice their terribly important opinions and get
our Gallic cousins on their side with a few choice jokes. 
I
managed to catch up with Eddie, 44, who speaks fluent French and German and has
performed stand-up in both. As we chatted away at the Sagatiba Football party
at Pierre Cardin's Bubble Palace, he told me: "I should just set up a French class
for them while we're here. "Willis, stop chewing gum! Jackson, take off that Kangol
cap - this isn't a fashion show. "I've certainly found my calling in life." Tres
bien. . . " (From the Daily Star | thanks Mimi)
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