Eddie Izzard

...-- kinda like Mardi Gras meets a Tea Party. "Thanksgiving in the nineteenth century in some parts of the country was a combination of Eddie Izzard (cross-dressing), Lady Gaga (wild costumes and breaking conventions), and Jon Stewart...

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...on TV with an arrow through his head. Dave Allen and sheep in lifts would equally do the trick. "Eddie Izzard was a massive influence," he says. And why did he want to make people laugh? "Because it's a rush." So is going down the...

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...Finals at the venue in Greenwich, south-east London. Two days after Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray leave the building, Eddie Izzard will take to the stage. "We are the world's most popular music venue and attract the world's...

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As his Stripped tour continues, comedian Eddie Izzard discusses running marathons and siding with Gordon Brown. There's an awful moment in a swanky hotel lounge in Amsterdam when it suddenly looks as if Eddie Izzard is about to suffer a...

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labour are the favourites to win the seat on the last day of campaigning Comedian Eddie Izzard went on the campaign trail for Labour yesterday as candidates in the Glasgow North East by-election launched their final push for votes.

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...the site. ONE of country's most popular comedians injected a touch of glamour to the Glasgow North East by-election today. Eddie Izzard took to the streets in support of Labour candidate Willie Bain. "I'm very supportive of any Labour...

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Eddie Izzard joins finale of Glasgow North East by-election campaign Eddie Izzard, the stand-up comedian, has joined the final day of campaigning in the Glasgow North east by-election as Labour sought to build on their lead in the...

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However, he will soon break out of "boy mode" and show Americans his more colorful side. Izzard explains, "I tell everyone I'm a transvestite over and over again. I never thought that I would be on TV begging people to believe I'm a...

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...South Wales Echo FOR someone who's just completed an incredible 43 marathons in 51 days for charity you would expect to see Eddie Izzard wincing a little or at least hobbling about the stage. But that's not the case as he bounds around...

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Eddie Izzard: 'I beg America to belive I'm a transvestite' Eddie Izzard is giving Hollywood stardom a rest while he returns to touring his stand-up. He talks to Gavin Allen about strategic transvestitism and the potential of arena...

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