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Eddie Izzard
Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

  • 62 years old
  • English
  • Actor, executive producer, stand-up comedian and writer
Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer and political activist known for his "straight transvestite" cross-dressing both on- and off-stage, and an act typified by whimsical flights of fancy.

Year Production Role
2024 That's Entertainment: Eric Sykes Announced Self
2024 No Alternative Self (Archive Material)
2023 Eddie Izzard: The REMIX Tour LIVE Self
2023 Tony Hancock: Very Nearly An Armful Self
2022 Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive Self
2022 Man & Witch: The Dance Of A Thousand Steps Brand New Sheep (Voice)
2022 The Fringe, Fame And Me Self
2021 Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes Self
2020 The Museum Of Curiosity - Gallery 15
  1. E3 - Meeting Ninety
Guest
2020 Get Duked! Executive Producer
2020 Get Duked! The Duke
2019 Eddie Izzard: Wunderbar Self
2019 Stand Up for Your Planet Self
2019 Eddie Izzard: Wunderbar Preview Self
2019 Eddie Izzard: Expectations Of Great Expectations (WIP) Self
2019 Live At The Apollo - Pride Specials
  1. Special - Episode One
Host / Presenter
2018 Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
Self
2017 Believe Me Writer
2017 Believe Me Narrator
2017 Dying Laughing Self
2017 Whisky Galore! Captain Paul Wagget
2016 Have I Got News For You - Series 52
  1. Special - Have I Got 2016 News For You
Guest
2016 The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
Guest
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 4
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
Guest
2016 Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  1. Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2016
Self
2016 Have I Got News For You - Series 51
  1. E3 - Episode Three
Guest
2016 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 16
  1. E7 - Eddie Izzard, Jon Favreau, Seann Walsh, Romesh Ranganathan, Shawn Mendes
Guest
2015 The Football's On - Series 3
  1. Special - Episode Seven
Guest
2015 Absolutely Anything Headmaster
2015 Michael McIntyre's Easter Night At The Coliseum Guest
2015 Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure Host / Presenter
2014 Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
  1. E2 - Episode Two
Self
2014 Comedy Sans Frontieres Self
2014 Monty Python Live (Mostly)
  1. Special - Monty Python Live: Backstage
  2. Special - Monty Python Live: One Down, Five To Go
Guest
2014 Comedy Central At Just For Laughs
  1. E1 - Episode One
Self
2013 Live At The Apollo - Series 9
  1. E1 - Eddie Izzard, Josh Widdicombe, Trevor Noah
Host / Presenter
2013 Ross Noble Freewheeling - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
Self
2013 The Last Leg - Series 2
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
Guest
2013 Altitude Comedy Festival Self
2013 Funny Business
  1. E2 - Deal Makers
Self
2013 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 4
  1. E5 - David Attenborough, Eddie Izzard, Russell Brand, Dolph Lundgren, Pulp
Guest
2012 The Late Great Eric Sykes Self
2012 Vic And Bob's Lucky Sexy Winners Guest
2012 Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  1. Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2012
Self
2012 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 8
  1. E2 - Eddie Izzard, David Walliams, Amanda Holden, Morgana Robinson, Terry Mynott, Made in Chelsea
Guest
2012 Perspectives: Sergeant On Spike Self
2012 The Secret Policeman's Ball Self
2012 Monty Python: Almost The Truth
  1. E3 - Episode III: And Now, The Sordid Personal Bits
  2. E5 - Episode V: Lust For Glory!
  3. E6 - Episode VI: Finally! The Last Episode Ever! (For Now...)
Self
2011 Imagine: The Art Of Stand-Up
  1. E2 - Part Two
Self
2011 The Graham Norton Show - Series 10
  1. E8 - Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr, Alesha Dixon, Eddie Izzard, Rebecca Ferguson
  2. Special - Highlights Special
Guest
2011 Laughs In The Park Self
2011 QI - Making Of Special
  1. QI Genesis
Guest
2011 My Favourite Joke
  1. E1 - Episode One
Self (Archive Material)
2010 Eddie Izzard: Stripped Executive Producer
2010 Eddie Izzard: Stripped Writer
2010 Eddie Izzard: Stripped Host / Presenter
2010 Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story Self
2010 QI - Series H
  1. E9 - House And Home
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 3
  3. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 4
Guest
2010 The Sweeney - The Life and Work of Jim Sweeney Self
2009 Chain Reaction - Series 5
  1. E4 - Eddie Izzard interviews Alastair Campbell
Host / Presenter
2009 The Stanley Baxter Story Host / Presenter
2009 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 17
  1. E3 - Peter Andre, Eddie Izzard, Eva Herzigova and Sir David Attenborough, Jay-Z
  2. E15 - Hugh Grant, Eddie Izzard, The Priests, Rihanna
Guest
2009 Chain Reaction - Series 5
  1. E3 - Frank Skinner interviews Eddie Izzard
Guest
2009 Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
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Self
2009 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 16
  1. E2 - Eddie Izzard, Glenn Close, William Shatner, Lily Allen
Guest
2009 Morecambe And Wise - The Show What Paul Merton Did Self
2008 The Graham Norton Show - Series 4
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. Special - Highlights Special
Guest
2008 Stanley Baxter: Now & Then Self
2008 Eddie Izzard: Circle Executive Producer
2008 Eddie Izzard: Circle Host / Presenter
2008 Eddie Izzard: Dress To Kill Writer
2008 Eddie Izzard: Dress To Kill Host / Presenter
2008 Alan Carr's Comedy Outings
  1. E4 - Clinic-Al Depression
Self (Archive Material)
2007 Alexei Sayle's Alternative Take
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E6 - Episode Six
Self (Archive Material)
2007 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 12
  1. E8 - Eddie Izzard, John Barrowman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Janice Dickinson, Regina Spektor
Guest
2007 The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups
  1. E1 - The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups 2007
  2. E2 - 100 Greatest Stand-Ups 2010
Self
2005 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 8
  1. E3 - David Carradine, Natalie Imbruglia, Eddie Izzard, Garbage
Guest
2005 29 Minutes Of Fame
  1. E6 - Episode Six
Guest
2004 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year - Series 1
  1. E9 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2011
Guest
2004 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 6
  1. E11 - Carol Vorderman, Eddie Izzard, Will Young, Franz Ferdinand
Guest
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom
  1. E3 - Fawlty Towers
Guest
2003 Comedians' Comedians - Series 2
  1. E6 - Peter Sellers
Self
2002 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 3
  1. E9 - Joanna Lumley, Avid Merrion, Derren Brown, Eddie Izzard, Doves
Guest
2002 Spike Milligan... I Told You I Was Ill... A Live Tribute Self
2002 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 2
  1. E3 - Liza Minnelli, Pet Shop Boys, Eddie Izzard
Guest
2002 Heroes Of Comedy - Series 6
  1. E3 - Spike Milligan
Self
2001 Comedian's Goons Self
1999 It's... The Monty Python Story Host / Presenter
1998 Rex The Runt - Series 1
  1. E6 - Easter Island
Easter Island Statues (Voice)
1998 Rex The Runt - Series 1
  1. E4 - Adventures On Telly: Part 3
Melting Blobman (Voice)
1998 A Loose Canon Self
1997 Lust For Glorious Executive Producer
1997 Lust For Glorious Writer
1997 Lust For Glorious Eddie Izzard
1997 Shooting Stars - Series 3
  1. E3 - Episode Three
Guest
1997 Heroes Of Comedy - Series 2
  1. E4 - The Goons
Self
1997 Cows Co-producer
1997 Cows Writer
1996 Have I Got News For You - Series 11
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E5 - Episode Five
Guest
1995 Have I Got News For You - Series 9
  1. E2 - Episode Two
Guest
1994 Have I Got News For You - Series 7
  1. E1 - Episode One
Guest
1991 Club Class
  1. E1 - Episode One
Guest
1988 1st Exposure - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
Guest
0000 QI - Pilot
  1. Pilot
Guest
Eddie Izzard: Just The Words Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Eddie Izzard on IMDb

Born
Wednesday 7th February 1962 (62 years-old)
Full name
Edward John Izzard
AKA
Suzy Eddie Izzard
Nationality
English
National Comedy Awards, The 2021
Best Stand Up Show (Longlisted)
South Bank Awards, The 2016
Outstanding Achievement in the Arts (Winner)
British Comedy Awards 1996
Best Live Stand-Up Performer (Winner)
British Comedy Awards 1993
Best Live Stand-Up Performer (Winner)
Olivier Awards 1993
Outstanding Achievement (Nominee)
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 1991
Best Comedy Show (Nominee)

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