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Summary: Perfect mix of mime and standup
Review: I had neither heard of, nor seen Izzard in anything before this video. And I watched it twice before my ear became accustomed to his accent and style. And now I think he is the funniest comic I've ever listened to. His performance is a brilliant and charming mix of mime and standup which I'd never seen any standup comic do so well before. He obviously grew on the audience, because at the end when he says goodnight, there is an audible, "Ahhhhhhh." of disappointment because they didn't want it to end. I feel the same way. His charm will grow on you quickly.
But at least I can rewind the video and watch it again!
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Summary: The funniest man alive...
Review: ...hands down. I saw "Dressed to Kill" a few dozen times on HBO and never got tired of it, so I ordered "Glorious" (an earlier concert) hoping for lightning to strike twice. It did, and I am convinced that Izzard is without equal in comedy.
From his roaming and twisted view of history to his "sketchy impressions" to his perfect physical and facial pieces, he is absolutely the funniest comic alive, and well worth the price of picking up both his shows.
All I can say is, Buy, watch, repeat...the office/kids/world will seem a million miles away for a couple hours.
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Summary: Love that suit
Review: I too am an American who got introduced to Eddie through Dress To Kill, and got hooked immediately. He's so off the wall, with that bizzare brand of humor that I love in all my commedians. He starts off on one topic, gets distracted, goes off on a tangent, and finds his way back to the original idea over and over again, and it works. I really think Glorious is as good as DTK, although there was a lot of Brittish humor I didn't get, it didn't take away from it for me. It's another one of those things I can watch over and over again, and that technology bit at the end is going to make me laugh every time.
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Summary: Pure Genius!
Review: I thought I would add to the adoration of the comedic genius that is Eddie Izzard and give the naysayers who gave this tape less than five stars a good telling off. I am one of many Izzard fans in the UK who think that his earlier work was as good as, if not better, than D2K. The problem is, many of the funniest jokes just don't translate to our transatlantic cousins. The reason D2K has gone down so well is that is was recorded in San Francisco, and so Izzard had altered the routine to cater to the local audience. I think this is one of the true marks of the man's genius. On the divine Definite Article (where we are introduced to Mrs Badcrumble and the real reason old ladies wear hair nets.... the hair thieves, they come in the night!) there is a feature afterwards about Eddie on tour. It shows how effectively, more so than any other stand up comedian I have ever seen, he manages to intergrate some local tidbits into his show, and alter some of the language so that the jokes are understood. I think the best comparison I can make is how I watced Absolutely Fabulous with a friend after spending a week showing him around Britain. He came away with a completely different understanding of some of the jokes, which would have gone over his head otherwise. This said, Glorious is exactly that. It features some of my favourite Izzard moments, without doubt. I never tire of regaling my friends with why toast is good, but toasters are evil (they have a turny-dial-knob thing, and it lies), and how Sean Connery as Noah wanted the animals with long ears to stand along the edges of the Ark-cum-Speedboat as their wind-blown ears would look much better in the picture in the Bible! I have yet to fail to convert anyone, Brit or American, who I have shown this tape to Izzardism... seeing is beliving!
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Summary: Outlandish stand up
Review: I am a huge fan of stand up comedy, and Eddie Izzard holds his own. One of the most intelligent comedians of all time. He takes the simpliest ideas, adds mime, and make it hilarious. I have never been so entertained through and through by any out there. He does curse, but you don't have to flinch or think disgusting his subject matter. Though this tape does have a few slow moments and jokes only the English demographic would get, Eddie Izzard is worth watching over and over. Any bugs there are in Glorious have definetly been worked out in his next run, Dressed to Kill, done in New York. This caters easier to Americans than before, which I think is a small reason why it is liked more, but anyone can enjoy it.
Over all, Eddie Izzard is truely talented and on key in his act. He is the type of guy who will stick in your memory wether you want him to or not. He maintains his energy until the end of every show and always keeps you listening. He jumps from subject to subject and has a knack for sticking odd ideas and out of placed words in normal situations and sentences. Though I've watched his skits over and over, I still wonder if they are rehearsed or improved!! Either way I highly recommend this as well as ALL the Izzard you can get!!!
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Summary: More fun than putting babies on spikes
Review: Funny, funny stuff. Probably that last VHS tape I'll ever buy but definitely worth it. He doesn't seem as confident as he does in Dressed To Kill but the material and the delivery is all there. You won't be sorry.
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Summary: A good show, but he's done better
Review: Maybe this ought to be 4 stars, but I did feel just a wee bit let down. 'Glorious' doesn't have quite the polish of 'Dress to Kill,' either in the video's own production (sound and film quality, that is to say), or in Izzard's own performance. There's a degree to which i'd say he seems overly self-aware, and his sense of timing seems to have developed (along with his ability to let loose) just a wee bit more in the few years between this and DtK. In this video, he also lacks a bit of his usual talent for playing with bombed jokes, but again, that's a skill he later honed.Don't take this to say it's no fun -- my letdown is mostly just due to comparison to more recent work, and no doubt there's a certain degree of familiarity at issue here. But on a hot summer day, when cable was letting me down and it was too hot to move, and all my videos i'd watched too much too recently, I put in this tape, newly-arrived, and yet couldn't quite sit still through it all. I stopped it a few times to do other things. But I always came back and watched it all. So probably this isn't the tape to introduce Izzard to your friends with. But once you're all solid fans, this is a good one to get some more variety and some more fabulous makeup.
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Summary: Not as good as Dressed to Kill
Review: While Eddie Izzard is great, I found this video to be not quite as funny as Dressed to Kill. But still, Dressed to Kill was great, so if DtoK was a 10, this would be a 7 or 8. If you are an Eddie Izzard fan this is a must have...others...go rent it.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: The HBO special was hysterically funny. I had never heard of Izzard man before and looked forward to experiencing 'Glorious' as well. Just my luck, but the best I can say for this effort is: incoherent. Now I understand that this is how he works, but this time it just didn't come together.
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Summary: Comic Genius
Review: If you have a mind and a sence of humor you will LOVE Eddie Izzard. He has a bit of language... so if that offends you then you should skip this, but if it does not then BUY THIS! I am having to get this again on DVD because of all the viewing this tape has endured at my house as well as being repeatedly borrowed by friends. THIS IS TOTALLY worth getting. After one time viewing I became a fan of Eddie's. (be sure to watch his additional 5 min. after the theme music)
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