Eddie Izzard - Dress to Kill

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Summary: Cake or death?!?!?!
Review: Brilliant X 10! Eddie is absolutely amazing, one of those rare pleasures in life that you want to tell everyone about..but keep to yourself at the same time. Insomnia led me to this Executive transvestite on HBO at 2 am where I caught the last 45 minutes of "Dressed to Kill"...saw this bloake in make-up and I was so intrigued and impressed I stayed up and watched the entire thing again at 4am. Bought the VHS the next week and will never tire of seeing it! I have "Glorious" and it is amazing as well, I don't think you can go wrong with Eddie! Just purchased "Circle" and am anxiously awaiting it's arrival.
We have memorized every line in the shows and reference them quite frequently around the household. "I'm covered in BEEEEES" and "Like ya do" and "AD? who's he???" just to name a few of the absolutely hysterical lines. Eddie takes history to an entirely new level. As the review says, there are some 4 letter words in the show, but not used in vulgar content..just plain old hilarious. Lose your virginity for REAL with Eddie, you won't regret it!!

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Summary: Hilarious History Lesson
Review: For over 2 hours, Eddie Izzard will keep you informed and, more importantly, in stitches.

I've seen several Eddie Izzard tapes and DVDs. I've even seen him live in Dublin, Ireland for his "Sexie" tour. And "Dress to Kill" is by far his best. He rarely falters in his comedy or ad-libbed genius. And whenever he does, he makes it into a joke that'll keep the momentum of the performance going strong.

It's hard to review a stand-up routine. Let's just say that his is one of the better ones. You get an unique perspective on the American Dream, landing on the moon, transvestites in the military, squirrels in make-up, Easter, Stonehenge, President Clinton, first sexual experiences and so on. This is truly a keeper, one you can watch over and over again. It's also highly quotable; you may find yourself repeating random lines from the performance, only to be effronted by a non-viewer.

"You haven't seen 'Dress to Kill' yet?" you say incredulously, right before bringing them to your house for an immediate viewing. Convert all of your friends. "Dress to Kill" is pure comedic murder.

Rating:
Summary: A true genius!
Review: Having spent 11 years in England, I can dig english humor very well. But, being born in France, I can also respect that Eddie Izzard having done his show in France, in french has got some bottle. His sense of humor is just incredible: he is a true intellectual and I can tell you that he is pure quality. You cannot be disapointed...This man is more than full of talent and you will cry of laughter!

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Summary: Very Funny!
Review: I caught "Dress To Kill" on HBO comedy a couple of months ago. At first I was put off by this guy wearing make-up and wearing a feminine pant suit. That didn't last long because I was too busy laughing, smiling or just being so interested in what this English guy was saying.

There are so many great moments in this comedy routine. Since the English language comes from England, we Americans cannot pretend to have any real authority on the language. Eddie talks about words we say differently. "You say erb. We say Herb, because there's a (expletive deleted) "H" in it."

Everything from how the British play bad guys in our movies because of the Revolutionary War, how he lost his virginity before he lost it, how you can tell members of the Church of England, Disney castles in Europe, and what is considered "old" in America are discussed.

You will just have to hear this for yourself to appreciate it. I don't find many stand-up comedians very interesting today, but Eddie Izzard is very original and hilarious in "Dress to Kill." Highly recommended.

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Summary: I've got legs!
Review: I somehow (luckily) stumbled onto this "Glorious" (pardon the pun) stand up several years ago when Dressed To Kill was aired on HBO. In a moment of rare clarity I decided to tape this stand up sight-unseen and WOW! Eddie Izzard proves to be one of the most clever, witty and amazingly well-informed stand-ups of our time. I have watched my tape of this performance so many times I know it word for word. I have also forced all of my friends to watch it and they too have fallen under his magnetic spell. I often run into resistance from my straight male friends when they realize this is a transvestite comedian, but within the first 5 minutes they too are hooked and seemingly forget the commentary on life, history and painful yet hilarious insights into coming-of-age are coming from a man in a dress and FABULOUS make up! I especially like the fact that this British comic is filmed doing his stand up in America (albeit in San Francisco where the audience may be a bit more "receiving* of his unique brand of humor). His insights are priceless and his constant moving about the stage and fantastic facial expressions make this a performance you will not be able to take your eyes off of. See this. And quick. My friends and I have adopted several lines from the performance as our own little private jokes, such as, "It wasn't me, I was dead at the time!" and "Oh Sue! I've got legs. Do you like bread? I've got a french loaf. I love you! Byeeeee!!!!" and "I was on the moon at the time. With Steve."
This one performance led me to seek out several of his film roles including "The Cat's Meow" (excellant as Charlie Chaplin), "Shadow of the Vampire" (uh, WOW), and the [bad] "Mystery Men" (skip it).
Sit back, pop it in and be prepared to giggle till you fall over.


Rating:
Summary: Comic genius
Review: I stumbled over this strange transvestite comedian several years ago, I believe during a Comic Relief program. I didn't really remember him, but slowly he started popping up everywhere on cable, including a (staged) crashing of Monty Python's induction at the Apsen Comdey Festival.

Then one night, I caught his HBO special, "Dressed to Kill," and laughed so hard it hurt. Eddie has an amazing skill of blending history, religion and his own personal experiences into a hillarious two-hour stream-of-consciousness. I have watched the special several times (I got smart enough to tape it) and each time I catch a new joke or bit that I missed last time. He is one of the funniest stand up comics I've ever seen and his observations are always dead on. I especially liked his observations on Hitler, and how we'll tolerate dictators who kill their own people; it's only after they start killing people in other countries that we object.

If you haven't seen the phenomenon that is Eddie Izzard, then get either a copy of this special or "Glorious," the only other Eddie Izzard special on video. And be prepared to laugh. A lot.

Rating:
Summary: The Best
Review: It's hard to describe Eddie Izzard to people who've never seen him before. I was flipping channels once and came across an English transvestite (excuse me, "executive transvestite") doing a comedy routine in Alcatraz prison. I stopped flipping channels, and, for the next two hours, almost died laughing. Izzard's humor is unique and it works on many levels. A lot of comedians target a particular demographic. Their humor can be too trite or too low-brow or too high-brow for some. Not Eddie. On the one hand, he's clearly intelligent and educated and his comedy contains much that will tickle even the most intellectual of viewers. But he combines this with good old-fashioned silliness and dead-on impressions that he will have the most slack-jawed luddite in stitches.

Even as I type this, I'm laughing to myself thinking about several of his routines ("Cake or death?") and will probably go home and watch it again. And that's the reason why I recommend the DVD. A lot of standup humor is funny the first time, but loses its edge. Eddie's improves. I laughed *more* the second time I saw it.

Buy it. You'll love it. I can't wait until his next performance.