Hey i'm his double with make up on so i'm told, i fell asleep at a girls party once , i found the pictures and destroyed them so don't search for them, because they don't exist :-D
Me. Saw it as a pretty young kid originally. I think it was the first thing I was allowed to watch with a lot of swearing and adult content. Maybe the classy accent made it okay 🤷
The flag thing became a running joke for my dad and eventually myself. Anytime either one of us heard someone say "flag", he would turn to me and say "Do you have a flag?" The other one was if anybody said they were surprised or someone said the word surprise, Dad would say, "I was surprised. Were you surprised?" The last one that he always used was from Robin Williams talking about people in New York saying have a nice day asshole. So if anybody was a bit of a jerk, my Dad would say have a nice day asshole. 😆😆😆😆 Oh how I misssssss him so much!! He was HILARIOUSLY funny to be out and about with.
I've quoted this comedy special as long as I can remember. "Cake or death!!". "Do you have a flag??". It's one of the most quotable performances ever. ❤
3:23 start of stand-up ~4:00 Professional transvestite ~4:30 San Francisco snakes 6:07 The Fog ~7:00 Taxis, cable cars 8:10 Army, squirrels 10:00 Army (continued), NRA 11:17 clay pigeons, first battalion transvestite brigade 13:19 weirdo transvestites vs. executive transvestites 14:07 Europe (where the history comes from), castles 15:24 career advisor (scale it down a bit) 16:17 no smoking 16:53 ex-empire, American dream, baby spikes 17:20 taste of chicken 17:40 Europe's empires, World Wars, Risk 18:45 Hitler ~19:27 Mass murderers 21:38 empires (continued), flags 22:29 Queen Victoria, royal family gene pool 23:14 WW2 and WW2 aftermath ~25:00 The French ~25:50 Germany and Japan ~26:20 Italy 26:50 Giving the countries back, no empires ~27:30 America, Plymouth, Native Americans 28:58 lying as kids 30:18 European Union 31:31 Pagans, Stonehenge, Henges, BC/AD change 34:41 Romans 35:32 Christianity, Henry VIII, ~36:40 Anglicans, Protestants 38:53 Hymns 40:11 God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost ~41:20 Scooby-Doo's significance, Shakespeare 42:48 Christianity continued, original sin, Jihads 44:34 Church of England Spanish Inquisition, (Tea and) Cake or Death 46:35 Pagan/Christian holidays 48:16 12 Days of Christmas, Judy, Last Supper painting 49:24 12 Days of Christmas (cont'd)/National Anthems 50:35 Olympics, God Attack the Queen ~51:45 New Roman Empire 52:52 National Anthem part 2 (confirm and deny) 53:54 Snowboarding 55:24 Chiropractors 57:18 Heimlich maneuver 59:55 Movies 1:03:42 Revolutionary war and its impact on movies 1:04:32 British Star Wars 1:06:17 The Great Escape, "you British? Talk British to my kids!" ~1:08:30 San Francisco cont'd, Great Escape cont'd ~1:12:30 What the kids take away, Engelbert Humperdink 1:15:27 gestures, JFK in Berlin ~1:18:40 space race 1:20:47 First men on the moon ~1:23:20 moon rock, monsters 1:25:15 The Cold War, terrorism, white supremacy, and inbreeding ~1:28:36 puberty ~1:32:19 "I fancy you" ~1:33:20 unwritten coffee rule 1:34:42 Boy Scout ~1:36:40 virginity ~1:39:00 She's dead now, end of show 1:39:53 never mind 1:40:40 language, UK vs US 1:42:26 Europe's 200 languages! (and the Dutch) 1:44:06 melting pot, French ~1:48:20 Getting the line to work 1:49:38 The movie Speed in French 1:50:40 In conclusion: the American Dream, the European dream, and mopeds 1:52:22 The End I'll probably tidy up the ~'s, get the timing on it right. I'm sure the entirety of this show has been uploaded to RUclips in various, shorter clips, but every time I watch those clips, I find myself wanting to watch the bit leading up to it, and then the bit after (and then the bit after that) which is why I made this comment.
I have a great story to tell. Back in 2010, a small dark grey kitten arrived in my courtyard in the South of France. I was leaving for the US for a fortnight and told it: if you're still here when I come back, I'll keep you. And theer it was when I returned. Some UK friends had introduced me to the hilarious death star canteen. We voted for the cat's name Mr Stevens, head of catering, as Eddy says. It happened to be a She when I discovered its gender a few months later. She's now Mrs Stevens, 14 years old, and answers to her name with lots of purrs.
I still answer like that and hear it like that! People have no idea what I giggle about! Wish I could spell it out in text with his "English' accent to 'Fishy Bob'!😎🕊
i'm brazilian and never had heard of eddie izzard and just found out about this special because of mulaney's interview on hot ones. I'm so happy seeing this and knowing suzy izzard exists... genius
my mom, a devoutly catholic woman, would quote Eddie's skits near daily when I was growing up. We had this special on DVD, and I wouldn't be the person I am today if it never existed. This is one of the funniest comedy specials I've ever heard, and not a SINGLE joke has aged poorly. If that doesn't say anything about Eddie and her comedy then idk what would
The level of knowledge and culture this guy has to make jokes about the history of the world and makes people laugh of not funny stuff, and teach history all at once, they are admirable and freaking funny and amazing. Looking for more and more stuff from them.
I watched this for the first time as a 13 year old and 11 years later I don't think any comedian I watched at that age stands up to time like Eddie. I love you, you hilarious executive transvestite
I was lucky enough to meet him on Broadway after watching him perform in "Race".. That was about 14 years ago. Anyway, this standup piece is hats off forever.. Love him.
First stand-up special I ever saw. Getting into my own bizzaro improv stuff I do, had to reflect and realize that seeing this on VHS when I was 6 probably gave me the confidence to be unapologetically nonbinary despite the hate I've gotten over the years. Absolute trailblazer.
I've seen parts of this on RUclips over the years but this is the first time watching her entire show. I remember it being on HBO and we didn't have it. This is great.
It's been five years since she passed. My late best friend and lover loved this show so much and quoted it all the time. I find you hilarious and fabulous, but hearing this again made her come back to life even if just for a moment. Thank you so much Ms. Izzard you are a light in this dark world.
That is a beautiful way of saying it. To remember those moments with a smile and memories. Like they are with you right now. I showed this to my Dad in early 2000's who now has dementia but still laughs at the jokes. Not quite the same but heartfelt and rather a positive way of dealing with loss of a loved one. I can almost hear Eddie being moved by that.🕊
My favorite standup of all time. I quote about 40% of these jokes on a daily basis. My mom and I share these quotes and have named them “Izzisms.” I can’t help but reference Eddie almost everyday the jokes are just so iconic.
I feel like the audience missed the "8th wife *uh huuh*" joke. Never watched Eddie Izzard but man she's funny. Been laughing my ass off and just ordered a boxset because of this.
This is the first stand up special I remember registering. I loved it so much when it came out and I lived in Cincinnati. Rewatching it now as an adult who lives in SF it makes me love it that much more. Not to mention, I dabble in stand up so it's what I cite as my first favorite stand up. I think it's also the reason I'm completely obsessed with UK comedy, much more so than American comedy.
I still remember the first time I saw this. It literally changed the way I saw the world. I grew up in a very conservative and rather country town. Getting exposed to this was definitely a pivotal moment in my life 🥰 And I still laugh when I watch this over 20 years later 😂❤
I first saw this routine, back in '98 when it came out, and was in stitches the entire time! I purchased it as soon as it was available. Eddie's performance in 'Dress To Kill' approaches the level of brilliance of Robin Williams in the 80's!
watching this 24 years later . . . to this day i still blurt out phrases from this one stand up, "my god man" and half a dozen others, my kids look at me like im nuts . . . i cant believe how much of this has stuck in my mind after all this time. hands down my favorite - i always wondered how much of this was improv, like he was just spitballing the whole time. fucking brilliant
So many years after my first time of watching this with my mother, and I am still dying of laughter at 1 o'clock in the morning. The genius at play cannot be overstated.
I love Eddie so much. This show specifically causes a lot of overwhelming emotions for me but I still love it so much. My best friend of 13yrs and I watched all his concerts all the time but this one in particular was our favorite. Then one day in March 2010 I lost my best friend to suicide and this concert became brutally painful to watch. I miss him more than any words could ever describe...and I now watch this when I need to feel his presence.
Many many thanks for the entirety! One must hear the whole show to understand the clips they have out there now! How can I say 'taste of human' without understanding the whole cannible clip!!? 🕊🏄♀️👅
Me and my parents quote Suzy practically daily (along with a bunch of other comedians) occasionally so much that I forget which one we’re quoting, rewatching these stand-ups on RUclips is such a delight when I hear all my favourite bits. In a ditch, covered in petrol, on fire and AL-KA-TRAZZZZZZ are my favourites
long story: when i first saw this, i caught it in the middle of the dialogue, in the middle of the night. it was late 90s, transvestites were still pretty closeted. i thought she was AMAZINGLY hilarious but kept creeping up to the screen... is this a man or a woman?!?! i told my boyfriend in the morning and showed him the special the next time it aired on hbo but he wasn't much impressed. i later discussed it with my mother and she said the same! she caught in the middle of the night and couldn't stop laughing but also kept creeping up to the TV to figure out if it was a man or woman... we shared eddie's jokes laughing along the way and later showed it to my sister who was spellbound! eddie izzard is a legend!! needless to say i'm no longer dating that guy and have since shown this act to everyone i know. my entire family LOVES her! anyone that doesn't... i've learned to stay away lol. THANK YOU EDDIE!!! you continue to rehabilitate humanity :)
When I was a kid,HE would would have been called a fruit(slang for A gay man in London at the time) He is a Gentleman,Scolar,and all round Top Geezer that is into chick's but likes wearing make up...
I watched this a few years back and thought the show and Eddie Izzard was brilliant and hilarious. Lucky me just this week I found the DVD in Goodwill. $1.99. I gasped when I saw it. 😂. And it still has the pamphlet inside with photos and writing. Very cool find. I love Eddie however she wants to present herself. Male or female, whatever makes her/him happy. It Is all good in my books. ❤️ 10/6/2022
this changed my life. i was a transvestite in a small town. i saw trannies on tv... shows. drag shows. it was always a character. a gimmick. a bright pink neon sign pointing at someone who thinks they deserve attention. Eddie just got a few extra dollars, got a nice velvet dress. dolled herself up for herself and went out and told me magic words "Male Lesbian" and "Action Transvestite". thank you for making me laugh and making others not afraid. personally though... id have gone a cup bigger to hide your shoulders ;)
La souris est sous la table, le chat est sur la chaise, et le singe est sur la branche 😂😂 It never gets old. I don't speak French, but I love these random phrases.
My friends and I were absolutely obsessed with this standup in high school and knew it front to back, and would constantly quote it to eachother especially the monologue he does in the beginning “for god’s sake Alcatraz”
I recorded this when it was on HBO in '99. Except it was at the end of a cassette following other stuff and it cut off the last 15 or so minutes. 25 years later, I get to see the whole thing, thanks.
Too many wonderful words too little time Eddie ❤ just know my keyboard is makin this incredibly hard to even begin to convey how much I love you 🥰 to the ends of the earth and beyond xxx 😘
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It's 2024, and this STILL is one of the best comedy routines of all time!
Who's with me?
Every now and then I just remember a line from Dressed to Kill and smile. I owe some of my small amount of sanity to Eddie.
I'm with you.....and by the way....do you have a flag?
Definitely Eddie's best concert ever.
I'm stuck with "Ciaaooo!" for life! 😊
I adore this man!
Hey i'm his double with make up on so i'm told, i fell asleep at a girls party once , i found the pictures and destroyed them so don't search for them, because they don't exist :-D
Who is still cherishing this masterpiece of standup comedy in 2023?
Edit: and again in 2024 🤌
absolutely, one of the all time great performances
Fills me with joy to know A) this is accessible. And B) this is appreciated. Will never not love and respect this guy/girl.
Me. Saw it as a pretty young kid originally. I think it was the first thing I was allowed to watch with a lot of swearing and adult content. Maybe the classy accent made it okay 🤷
Me! I saw Eddie Izzard last week live. Still great!
Meeeee!
My mom and I still slip "cake or death" and "do you have a flag" in to various conversations. This is easily my favorite comedy special of all time.
he coined words that discribbed me: "Action Transvestite" and "Male Lesbian"
Well that settles it. Please marry me, won't you?
I would have loved to do that with my dad. He died the other day, he loved Eddie Izzard's comedy.
The flag thing became a running joke for my dad and eventually myself. Anytime either one of us heard someone say "flag", he would turn to me and say "Do you have a flag?" The other one was if anybody said they were surprised or someone said the word surprise, Dad would say, "I was surprised. Were you surprised?" The last one that he always used was from Robin Williams talking about people in New York saying have a nice day asshole. So if anybody was a bit of a jerk, my Dad would say have a nice day asshole. 😆😆😆😆 Oh how I misssssss him so much!! He was HILARIOUSLY funny to be out and about with.
@@thetiffanystevenson New Yorkers say have a nice day asshole? I love that. My dad would say things like. "Here's looking up to your hole.... Family."
One of the absolute best standup specials of all time, in my opinion.
💯 I cannot comment because the comments are at 69 right now but you are absolutely correct
He is one of my top 3! Beside Eddy Murphy and Fluffy!
Definitely my favorite. I laugh every time
Indeed one of the best specials ever! I've watched it so many times!
Without a doubt
Eddie won 2 well-deserved Emmys for this special
That’s awesome!
I watched this to DEATH when I was 13-14, I can still recite every line at the age of 38! 😂 not only is Eddie hilarious, you get a history lesson too!
Same 😂😂😂 and I’m 38
Same 😊 I still think - 16th century (15 hundreds) and it still helps 😂
Same here!!!
Agreed. So brilliant.
@@ramijoseph86same here. I’m 39 as well. I guess it was the right show at the right time for us!
Watching this in 2023 is mindblowing! I just can't believe how fearlessly honest Eddie is about...everything. Damn.
He still is lol. The only person more brutally honest than he is, is Ricky Gervais.
You watching this in 2023 blows my mind!
Predicted heightened terrorism 🤯
I've quoted this comedy special as long as I can remember. "Cake or death!!". "Do you have a flag??". It's one of the most quotable performances ever. ❤
@@hank_430 why mind-blowing?
BBC America once observed Independence Day by showing Eddie Izzard stand up specials all day. Best July 4th ever.
Izzard marathon on July 4th? Straight up Engelbert Humperdinck, man!! 😁
@@andreaeybe8013Shponglerfeld Pimperfuckle was the Benedict Cumberbatch of the time
This is outstanding
A casual middle-finger methinks 😅 but at least you enjoyed it :))
3:23 start of stand-up
~4:00 Professional transvestite
~4:30 San Francisco snakes
6:07 The Fog
~7:00 Taxis, cable cars
8:10 Army, squirrels
10:00 Army (continued), NRA
11:17 clay pigeons, first battalion transvestite brigade
13:19 weirdo transvestites vs. executive transvestites
14:07 Europe (where the history comes from), castles
15:24 career advisor (scale it down a bit)
16:17 no smoking
16:53 ex-empire, American dream, baby spikes
17:20 taste of chicken
17:40 Europe's empires, World Wars, Risk
18:45 Hitler
~19:27 Mass murderers
21:38 empires (continued), flags
22:29 Queen Victoria, royal family gene pool
23:14 WW2 and WW2 aftermath
~25:00 The French
~25:50 Germany and Japan
~26:20 Italy
26:50 Giving the countries back, no empires
~27:30 America, Plymouth, Native Americans
28:58 lying as kids
30:18 European Union
31:31 Pagans, Stonehenge, Henges, BC/AD change
34:41 Romans
35:32 Christianity, Henry VIII,
~36:40 Anglicans, Protestants
38:53 Hymns
40:11 God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost
~41:20 Scooby-Doo's significance, Shakespeare
42:48 Christianity continued, original sin, Jihads
44:34 Church of England Spanish Inquisition, (Tea and) Cake or Death
46:35 Pagan/Christian holidays
48:16 12 Days of Christmas, Judy, Last Supper painting
49:24 12 Days of Christmas (cont'd)/National Anthems
50:35 Olympics, God Attack the Queen
~51:45 New Roman Empire
52:52 National Anthem part 2 (confirm and deny)
53:54 Snowboarding
55:24 Chiropractors
57:18 Heimlich maneuver
59:55 Movies
1:03:42 Revolutionary war and its impact on movies
1:04:32 British Star Wars
1:06:17 The Great Escape, "you British? Talk British to my kids!"
~1:08:30 San Francisco cont'd, Great Escape cont'd
~1:12:30 What the kids take away, Engelbert Humperdink
1:15:27 gestures, JFK in Berlin
~1:18:40 space race
1:20:47 First men on the moon
~1:23:20 moon rock, monsters
1:25:15 The Cold War, terrorism, white supremacy, and inbreeding
~1:28:36 puberty
~1:32:19 "I fancy you"
~1:33:20 unwritten coffee rule
1:34:42 Boy Scout
~1:36:40 virginity
~1:39:00 She's dead now, end of show
1:39:53 never mind
1:40:40 language, UK vs US
1:42:26 Europe's 200 languages! (and the Dutch)
1:44:06 melting pot, French
~1:48:20 Getting the line to work
1:49:38 The movie Speed in French
1:50:40 In conclusion: the American Dream, the European dream, and mopeds
1:52:22 The End
I'll probably tidy up the ~'s, get the timing on it right.
I'm sure the entirety of this show has been uploaded to RUclips in various, shorter clips, but every time I watch those clips, I find myself wanting to watch the bit leading up to it, and then the bit after (and then the bit after that) which is why I made this comment.
Thanks for the time code and explanations.
This is great thanks
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS!!!!
You're à Saint for this
You're a hero!
No matter how many times i watch this over the years it still holds up
This could easily be ranked as the greatest stand up special of all time! Masterful!
Cheers to the one who added this video on a you tube
2024, and im still watching this masterpiece of comedy.
I have a great story to tell. Back in 2010, a small dark grey kitten arrived in my courtyard in the South of France. I was leaving for the US for a fortnight and told it: if you're still here when I come back, I'll keep you. And theer it was when I returned. Some UK friends had introduced me to the hilarious death star canteen. We voted for the cat's name Mr Stevens, head of catering, as Eddy says. It happened to be a She when I discovered its gender a few months later. She's now Mrs Stevens, 14 years old, and answers to her name with lots of purrs.
The Queen: Hello, you're a plumber?! What on earth is that? 😅🤣
Even decades later this is still one of the funniest sets of all time.
Indeed.
I still answer like that and hear it like that! People have no idea what I giggle about! Wish I could spell it out in text with his "English' accent to 'Fishy Bob'!😎🕊
Like you do.
You say erbs, and we say herbs because there's a fucking H in it.😂😂
We wore out this VHS tape in about 6 months. It was literally on repeat in our dorm room!
i'm brazilian and never had heard of eddie izzard and just found out about this special because of mulaney's interview on hot ones. I'm so happy seeing this and knowing suzy izzard exists... genius
It’s never too late to find and appreciate hidden treasure.
I remember watching this on HBO the night it premiered in summer of 1999. Loved it then. Love it now.
Me too, me too! Nice night out
The intro alone had me dying 😂😂🤣😆
Alcatraz
Me too. Ah, those were the days...
Some teacher should show this to their history class. I'm sure they'd love it. This is so classic. Thank you.
my mom, a devoutly catholic woman, would quote Eddie's skits near daily when I was growing up. We had this special on DVD, and I wouldn't be the person I am today if it never existed. This is one of the funniest comedy specials I've ever heard, and not a SINGLE joke has aged poorly. If that doesn't say anything about Eddie and her comedy then idk what would
Same here!
We know it's his comedy no matter.
Wise words there Freddie Dingo
The level of knowledge and culture this guy has to make jokes about the history of the world and makes people laugh of not funny stuff, and teach history all at once, they are admirable and freaking funny and amazing. Looking for more and more stuff from them.
I watched this for the first time as a 13 year old and 11 years later I don't think any comedian I watched at that age stands up to time like Eddie. I love you, you hilarious executive transvestite
I know what you mean, watched this years ago when I barely understood the jokes, yet here I am as a nearly 30 year old man chasing this comedy dragon😂
This is my favorite comedy special.
I was lucky enough to meet him on Broadway after watching him perform in "Race".. That was about 14 years ago. Anyway, this standup piece is hats off forever.. Love him.
Wish I had Eddie Izzard for my college history and world civ classes
First stand-up special I ever saw. Getting into my own bizzaro improv stuff I do, had to reflect and realize that seeing this on VHS when I was 6 probably gave me the confidence to be unapologetically nonbinary despite the hate I've gotten over the years. Absolute trailblazer.
YES!
It’s 2023 and this has aged well! Still brilliant! Still hilarious!
I've seen parts of this on RUclips over the years but this is the first time watching her entire show. I remember it being on HBO and we didn't have it. This is great.
It's been five years since she passed. My late best friend and lover loved this show so much and quoted it all the time. I find you hilarious and fabulous, but hearing this again made her come back to life even if just for a moment. Thank you so much Ms. Izzard you are a light in this dark world.
You are loved and among your own kind here💙🌈 I’m glad you found joy in this and shared it☺️
That is a beautiful way of saying it. To remember those moments with a smile and memories. Like they are with you right now. I showed this to my Dad in early 2000's who now has dementia but still laughs at the jokes. Not quite the same but heartfelt and rather a positive way of dealing with loss of a loved one. I can almost hear Eddie being moved by that.🕊
@@jonathankral6787”own kind”?
been watching this special over and over since i was like 11 or 12, and it literally doesnt get old
I'm so glad I came back to this special 15 years later. I understand so much more now and it's just even better than it used to be lmaoo
It's scary how timeless this special is. Eddie Izzard really is something else. This is top ten all time best stand up
I saw this on HBO or ShoTime when I was a young teen soon after it came out and I STILL quote it over 20 years later lmfao
Me toooo 🤣
My favorite standup of all time. I quote about 40% of these jokes on a daily basis. My mom and I share these quotes and have named them “Izzisms.” I can’t help but reference Eddie almost everyday the jokes are just so iconic.
Mine too.
@@carlamitchell7467 Same here, me and my wife are always like:
-you fuck my wife? you fuck my wife?
- I AM your wife!
That’s awesome!!
Truly one of the absolute best. Just a diamond and gold comedy mine.
noooo way! Ive just been rewatching the clips from this special on youtube for years. Thank you!
Same! Grateful!
Damn, I watched it for the first time 20 years age while I was a teenager and I'm still amazed and amuzed by it to this day.
The only stand up show I keep watching over and over again. Truly the best ever written ❤
This was 2 years BEFORE 9/11/01. And yet it still totally hits. TIMELESS.
I feel like the audience missed the "8th wife *uh huuh*" joke. Never watched Eddie Izzard but man she's funny. Been laughing my ass off and just ordered a boxset because of this.
the implication was that his 8th wife was a primate right? or did I miss it also?
2024...STILL lovin EDDIE!
I passed history only because of this special.
😂
This is the first stand up special I remember registering. I loved it so much when it came out and I lived in Cincinnati. Rewatching it now as an adult who lives in SF it makes me love it that much more. Not to mention, I dabble in stand up so it's what I cite as my first favorite stand up. I think it's also the reason I'm completely obsessed with UK comedy, much more so than American comedy.
I use to love this as a teen and I'm glad to say it still cracks me up! Eddie is such a nerd. This is timeless
I still remember the first time I saw this. It literally changed the way I saw the world. I grew up in a very conservative and rather country town. Getting exposed to this was definitely a pivotal moment in my life 🥰
And I still laugh when I watch this over 20 years later 😂❤
So brilliant!!
Love, love, love Eddie Izzard!!! 🤍🤍🤍
Favourite stand up special EVER. So glad to have this in Full, to finally explain to my friends the hilarity over the past decades! Thank You!!
I first saw this routine, back in '98 when it came out, and was in stitches the entire time! I purchased it as soon as it was available.
Eddie's performance in 'Dress To Kill' approaches the level of brilliance of Robin Williams in the 80's!
It is even more exotic than the great American comic.
Me!!! I just love Eddie!! I'm extremely happy the complete Dressed to kill show is again here!! I've had been looking for it for years!!
I think this is the first stand up I ever watched on video. Still my favourite to this day!
This was the stand up that got me in to stand up, it's a treasure. Thx for the upload!
watching this 24 years later . . . to this day i still blurt out phrases from this one stand up, "my god man" and half a dozen others, my kids look at me like im nuts . . . i cant believe how much of this has stuck in my mind after all this time. hands down my favorite - i always wondered how much of this was improv, like he was just spitballing the whole time. fucking brilliant
It makes me laugh out loud still. Watching it now, p#ssing myself laughing 😂😂
This special inspired me to pursue comedy. It's that good. Subsequently, it's Eddie's fault people have to deal with me being this bad.
Well, I laughed at that at least
THIS IS STILL HEAVAN AFTER SO MANY BLOODY YEARS YOU'RE BLOODY AMAZING MR IZZARD!!!!!
Might be my favorite stand-up special ever
It is the best.
1:14:48 This part has to be one of the best bits of subtle expression comedy I’ve ever seen😂😂😂😂 The whole show is a masterclass in comedic timing!
I hadn't seen this in awhile. It's was so good to watch Eddie again. He's amazingly hilarious 😂😂
Honestly one of the best stand up shows. It’s aged so well.
So many years after my first time of watching this with my mother, and I am still dying of laughter at 1 o'clock in the morning.
The genius at play cannot be overstated.
One of the best stand up specials of all time.
If I got blinked into existence just to see this - I'm happy.
Thank you, I've spent the last two years looking for my VHS copy of this. I never thought to check YT. LOL. Cheers.
You might want to download this because it's rare to find its entirety! Very grateful for the channel that placed this here! 🕊
@@Zowie39 You're welcome
@@felixcrisan1058 Have I told you directly thank you? LOL! I probably did but never enoughTHANK YOUs! 😉🕊
This is brilliant comedy! Always one of my favorites!
Thanks for uploading !
You're welcome
As America is going to devolve in 2025 I need to watch this and feel a bit better.❤
If your history teacher was like this you would of paid more attention 😂😂
I love Eddie so much. This show specifically causes a lot of overwhelming emotions for me but I still love it so much. My best friend of 13yrs and I watched all his concerts all the time but this one in particular was our favorite. Then one day in March 2010 I lost my best friend to suicide and this concert became brutally painful to watch. I miss him more than any words could ever describe...and I now watch this when I need to feel his presence.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Many many thanks for the entirety! One must hear the whole show to understand the clips they have out there now! How can I say 'taste of human' without understanding the whole cannible clip!!? 🕊🏄♀️👅
Me and my parents quote Suzy practically daily (along with a bunch of other comedians) occasionally so much that I forget which one we’re quoting, rewatching these stand-ups on RUclips is such a delight when I hear all my favourite bits. In a ditch, covered in petrol, on fire and AL-KA-TRAZZZZZZ are my favourites
long story: when i first saw this, i caught it in the middle of the dialogue, in the middle of the night. it was late 90s, transvestites were still pretty closeted. i thought she was AMAZINGLY hilarious but kept creeping up to the screen... is this a man or a woman?!?! i told my boyfriend in the morning and showed him the special the next time it aired on hbo but he wasn't much impressed. i later discussed it with my mother and she said the same! she caught in the middle of the night and couldn't stop laughing but also kept creeping up to the TV to figure out if it was a man or woman... we shared eddie's jokes laughing along the way and later showed it to my sister who was spellbound! eddie izzard is a legend!! needless to say i'm no longer dating that guy and have since shown this act to everyone i know. my entire family LOVES her! anyone that doesn't... i've learned to stay away lol. THANK YOU EDDIE!!! you continue to rehabilitate humanity :)
When I was a kid,HE would would have been called a fruit(slang for A gay man in London at the time) He is a Gentleman,Scolar,and all round Top Geezer that is into chick's but likes wearing make up...
Thank You. Excellent post. I have seen this several times but I still enjoy this every time.😊
Happy to help!
Absolutely brilliant comedian.
And he does it his way.
I'm an American.
I respect the hell out of that.
I watched this a few years back and thought the show and Eddie Izzard was brilliant and hilarious.
Lucky me just this week I found the DVD in Goodwill. $1.99. I gasped when I saw it. 😂.
And it still has the pamphlet inside with photos and writing. Very cool find.
I love Eddie however she wants to present herself. Male or female, whatever makes her/him happy. It Is all good in my books. ❤️
10/6/2022
I've seen her live 4 times. More than any other comedian.
2024, and I’ve still watched it once a month since Y2k🎉 … 😊❤
this changed my life. i was a transvestite in a small town. i saw trannies on tv... shows. drag shows. it was always a character. a gimmick. a bright pink neon sign pointing at someone who thinks they deserve attention.
Eddie just got a few extra dollars, got a nice velvet dress. dolled herself up for herself and went out and told me magic words "Male Lesbian" and "Action Transvestite".
thank you for making me laugh and making others not afraid. personally though... id have gone a cup bigger to hide your shoulders ;)
La souris est sous la table, le chat est sur la chaise, et le singe est sur la branche 😂😂
It never gets old. I don't speak French, but I love these random phrases.
That was one hell of a show, great job!
I think this is Eddie's best release. I don't know how many lines I use from this show every year!
Couldn't find this on MAX. Which is odd because I thought is aired first on HBO. 🤷🏾♂️ RUclips never fails!
My friends and I were absolutely obsessed with this standup in high school and knew it front to back, and would constantly quote it to eachother especially the monologue he does in the beginning “for god’s sake Alcatraz”
Indeed. Many of his lines were contained in our jokes over the years.
Saw this during OEF 5 with my battle buddies, and we still quote it to this day. One of the most passed around DVDs (yes, DVD) among us.
Thanks a lot for uploading this Felix! This included footage HBO edited out! Well Done!
With pleasure. I'm glad you like it.
Best standup ever! So many quotable lines. I own two shirts with lines from this special.
I sometimes speak with his lines. It's funny, because then I have to explain the context to the interlocutor.
Like you do.
@@felixcrisan1058 absolutely! It was in our vernacular in college! No one gets my references to it except my college friends!
Just saw Suzie (Eddie) live in Glasgow, she's still got it!
Thanks for this high quality upload!
An incredibly funny comedy routine. Love Eddie Izzard!
I recorded this when it was on HBO in '99. Except it was at the end of a cassette following other stuff and it cut off the last 15 or so minutes. 25 years later, I get to see the whole thing, thanks.
With pleasure!
Still my #1 favorite special
thank you so much for uploading this! I love Izzard so much but it's so hard to find some of her shows!
Oh my! I have been looking for this special for years I would always find bits and pieces. Thank you for this! I love this stand up!
Thank you Felix. I've been looking for this for ages.
With pleasure! I'm glad you like it!
God, just the intro had me absolutely howling 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Too many wonderful words too little time Eddie ❤ just know my keyboard is makin this incredibly hard to even begin to convey how much I love you 🥰 to the ends of the earth and beyond xxx 😘
This stand up special was my childhood
"Death star canteen" and "chocolate biscuit" sketches are the best! My family quotes them all the time. Its 2024 and there still soooooo funny.
2025 and it’s still hilarious.
When I was younger I didn't appreciate the opening SF/prisoner/alcatraz bit but it is hilarious 🤣
Nice. The full thing. Thank you. 🇺🇲💋☢️🧬😎🖤🌹🌼☠️♾️
With pleasure!
I had those same shoes back in 2001! I've watched this a few times but this is the first time I really looked.
Brilliant. Had headach from laffin by the end of this video. Please share video with everyone. ❤