Eddie Izzard
- 62 years old
- English
- Actor, executive producer, stand-up comedian and writer
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Eddie Izzard and Gemma Arterton to star in Disney+ series Culprits
Disney+ has announced Eddie Izzard and Gemma Arterton will co-star in its new British comic thriller Culprits.
British Comedy Guide, 15th February 2022Eddie Izzard to play Dr Jekyll
Eddie Izzard is to star in a new telling of the Jekyll and Hyde story. The comedian will play Dr Nina Jekyll in the new film, which starts shooting in the UK this week.
Chortle, 7th February 2022Today's comics on Spike Milligan: the godfather of alternative comedy
He was the shellshocked genius who channelled his anarchic brilliance into The Goon Show. Ian Hislop and Nick Newman explain why they've written a play about Spike Milligan - while comedians remember a legend.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 27th January 2022Eddie Izzard interview
"The South Downs challenged me at a time in my life when I'd lost my mum."
The Telegraph, 1st August 2021Reg D Hunter makes film debut with Eddie Izzard & Jennifer Saunders
Eddie Izzard, Jennifer Saunders and Bill Bailey have joined comic fantasy film Man & Witch: The Dance Of A Thousand Steps, with Reginald D Hunter set to make his feature film acting debut in the Scotland-shot family movie.
British Comedy Guide, 29th July 2021Eddie Izzard catalogue acquired by Comedy Dynamics
US distributor Comedy Dynamics has inked a deal with Eddie Izzard to license her entire comedy catalog and release her new stand-up special, Wunderbar.
Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 15th July 2021Eddie Izzard interview
"When people use lies as tool of politics, humanity starts to die".
The Irish News, 5th April 2021Eddie Izzard: 'My early film work is not good.'
The comedian talks to James Mottram about her first screenwriting credit on a curious wartime tale, her early 'bad' acting and why she's running for election.
James Mottram, i Newspaper, 25th March 2021Eddie Izzard: 'I've had boob envy since my teens'
The actor and comic on making her female pronouns permanent, shouting down abuse, enduring a marathon-a-day - and running for Labour.
Simon Hattenstone, The Guardian, 12th March 2021Comedians on their stand-up heroes
We've done a lot of things in lockdown - followed the news obsessively, become amateur crafters, howled with despair - but laughing hasn't been one of them. Thank goodness, then, for the BBC's Festival Of Funny, celebrating all things comedy. To mark the occasion, we asked some of our favourite comedians to tell us which stand-up they love the most.
Nancy Durrant, Evening Standard, 7th March 2021