Eddie Izzard
- 62 years old
- English
- Actor, executive producer, stand-up comedian and writer
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Eddie Izzard quitting comedy to stand as a Labour MP
Eddie Izzard says he is quitting comedy to stand as a Labour MP.
The comedian, 58, made the shock announcement during a late-night show at the weekend.
Joe Kasper, The Sun, 2nd March 2020Eddie Izzard on Terry Jones
Jones was uninhibited, energetic, kind, curious - and a great person to spend time with, says the comedian.
Eddie Izzard, The Guardian, 22nd January 2020'Indecently funny in every way' - Peter Cook's legacy
His influence is everywhere - but is the great, groundbreaking comedian being forgotten? Twenty-five years after his death, we reassess his impact.
Ryan Gilbey, The Guardian, 9th January 2020The top ten comedy gigs of 2019
As is tradition, here's my look back at the ten most memorable comedy gigs of the last 12 months. There are bound to be omissions - the 300 or so shows I see each year are but a scratch on the volume of work the UK's industrious comedy scene produce - and the emphasis is on the 'memorable' not necessarily the funniest or the most game-changing, even if these qualities are so often interlinked.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th December 2019Best of 2019: comedy
It was a year in which we welcomed some big, big names back on stage, including Ben Elton, Clive Anderson and Jack Dee.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 28th December 2019Eddie Izzard: Everyone's cup of tea
Eddie Izzard has mastered sketches about talking dogs, run multiple marathons and condensed a Dickens novel. But his next career move might be his most surreal yet - a move into politics.
Brian Donaldson, Big Issue North, 23rd October 2019Sir Billy Connolly answers questions from fellow comics
When BBC Radio 5 Live's Nihal Arthanayake had the opportunity to interview Sir Billy Connolly, he invited five famous comedians, including Eddie Izzard and Romesh Ranganathan to pose their own question...
Nihal Arthanayake, BBC, 21st October 2019Eddie Izzard: Wunderbar review
A typically inventive adventure as the surreal stand-up quits his comedy family to spend more time with politics.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 10th October 2019Eddie Izzard, Brighton Dome review
Whether Izzard makes it to Westminster - or possibly Brussels - we'll wait and see. But he's on superb form, and politics' gain will be comedy's loss.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 30th September 2019Eddie Izzard review
Wunderbar is packed with surreal sugar - delightful animals and gobbledegook - but the pill of messianic politics is hard to swallow.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th September 2019