Eddie Izzard
- 62 years old
- English
- Actor, executive producer, stand-up comedian and writer
Press clippings Page 17
Eddie Izzard on comedy in a time of hate
Eddie Izzard calls me from Madrid, where he's working up to performing his whole show in Spanish.
Harriet Pudney, Stuff.co.nz, 4th January 2017Ten big names who began at Shoreditch Comedy Café
The venue is closing because of skyrocketing rents - meaning the comedy stars of tomorrow have one less place to cut their teeth.
Jessie Thompson, Evening Standard, 8th December 2016Eddie Izzard's attacker given suspended sentence
A man who hurled homophobic abuse at comedian Eddie Izzard has been given a 20-week suspended prison sentence.
BBC News, 30th November 2016Eddie Izzard 'stood up to transgender attacks'
Eddie Izzard was making a stand against "transgender people being aggressively attacked" when he swore at a man who threatened him, a court has heard.
BBC News, 25th November 2016Man charged after Eddie Izzard's beret stolen
A man has been charged with theft after Eddie Izzard had his pink beret snatched at a pro-EU rally in central London yesterday.
ITV News, 4th September 2016Man 'attacked' after calling Izzard a 'f*cking poofter'
A man accused of anti-gay behaviour towards comedian Eddie Izzard claims he was beaten up by two gay men in a revenge attack.
Pink News, 16th August 2016Eddie Izzard misses out on Labour election
Eddie Izzard has missed out on a place on Labour's National Executive Committee - the political party's chief administrative body - after six pro-Jeremy Corbyn candidates were elected ahead of him.
Digital Spy, 9th August 2016Review: Whisky Galore!
Alexander Mackendrick's 1949 Ealing original, based on the novel by Compton MacKenzie was timely, set as it was during rationing, and tapping into a genuine lack as a boat load of whisky miraculously runs aground off a small Hebridean island a few weeks after the locals' supply runs dry. Here, in these gluttonous times, it becomes a one joke comedy. That joke being, us Scots like a drink.
Kevin Wight, TV Bomb, 30th June 2016Whisky Galore - review
Many, myself included, will balk at the idea of a remake of this classic film believing it really shouldn't be tampered with. However director Gillies MacKinnon has wisely decided to stick with the winning formula and has merely updated it seemingly by flicking a switch which has transformed it into colour.
The Quotidian Times, 27th June 2016Whisky Galore! review
The majority of the cast give pronounced, cartoonish performances that wouldn't be missed in theatre and rely heavily on Scottish stereotypes. The interesting premise here, as well as Izzard's comedic performance, unfortunately aren't enough to make Whisky Galore a must watch.
Calum North, Edinburgh Festivals, 27th June 2016