Eddie Izzard on her life and career in comedy
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2021
- Eddie Izzard sat down with Tom Power in the Q studio to talk about her new comedy show Wunderbar, and why she performs standup around the world in foreign languages - even if she's not fluent.
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If we had to elect one world leader, my vote would go to Eddie.
Gosh, I've binged-watched Eddie for a long time. Great comedian indeed. Cake or Death.
Cake please!
Well we're OUT of cake!
So my choice is "or death?"
@@pippa3150 Ahhhhhh. You said death first.😆
Eddie could show up in a snail costume and still garner respect. Amazing person all way around.
May there be enough love in the world…
Love this beautiful soul
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?
Eddie is an incredible human being. That's the only label that matters to me.
Keep that in mind when your daughter, sister, mother, grandma friends... go to the toilet.
The bathroom argument is so idiotic.
@@jdlund is it now?
Please refer to the articles below:
A mentally disturbed transgender woman who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in 2014 could serve as little as six months in a juvenile detention facility, after woke Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon refused to prosecute the 26-year-old as an adult for the crime committed shortly before their 18th birthday.
A transgender woman threatened to stab a 10-year-old girl’s mother during a terrifying sexual assault in the female toilets of a Morrison’s supermarket.
Miguel Martinez, who also uses the name Michelle, was convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old inside a bathroom. (Natrona County Detention Center)
FOX NEWS - A transgender Wyoming woman was convicted Thursday of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl inside a bathroom.
If that was your 10 year old daughter how would you feel? Perhaps your faulty logic and entitlement is really idiotic
Why wanting to put a label then :p
@@jdlund I'm not surprised that a man would say that.
dear ms izzard, if you ever see this, I just want to say thank you. You make life better. Thank you.
And we are thankful for her
(◍•ᴗ•◍)💜
I just discovered this world treasure....
Not for women and girls under you psychotic violent femicidal crime spree
He gives me the creeps.
@@ChiChi-qd3go what are you talking about?
I love Eddie so much. Brilliant, unique, and admirable.
He wasn't that funny on Live at the Apollo. There were better comedians, definitely.
A sort of posh, privileged comedy, not too good. Like Michael Macintyre.
@@CdEmm50 not everybody has the same sense of humor, and that’s ok. My opinion is very different from yours.
@@arielthequeen890 Ariel👍♥️
My first favorite stand up comedian, made me realize how amazing brave random chaotic deep, and pretty much any vibe a comedy act can have
🇨🇦🤍👑🤍🇬🇧 Eddie has a wonderful smile
She's been one of my favorite comedians for decades. I'm so glad she's still working.
Really enjoyed the interview. Glad to see Eddie out touring Canada and love the idea of Mexico and Spain. Right on Eddie.🖤
The state of that
I know right
I’ve seen Eddie live, and they are one of my favorite comedians of all time. Even the smallest throw-away comments within a bit are hilarious
Cake or death?!
Who’s they?
@@NoLefTurnUnStoned. non binary they them pronouns Google that
@@DariBenny
They and them are plural.
@@NoLefTurnUnStoned. pronouns
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for this!!!
You are amazing Eddie Izzard.
Eddie is a brilliant, insightful, compassionate human being and I will call her whatever pronoun she likes. I’m still trying to understand and learn, but it doesn’t hurt to show others respect and compassion especially those so deserving of it.
I won't, it would be insane to be talking about old comedian shows I watched in the past and say "she".
I discussed this lately with a colleague and we both ended up laughing. It's embarrassing.
@@CdEmm50
Obviously I’m late for the pity party at you house
I think it’s only polite to call people the names and pronouns they want to be called.
@@arielthequeen890 I think it is bloody impolite to demand that others indulge deceptions such as men calling themselves women.
@@lanochevolar2401 asking and demanding aren’t the same thing. Eddie was asked which pronouns she would like to be called. She has never demanded to be addressed in a particular way.
Gotta love Eddie Sue
Charming, insightful, honest, open, driven, inspired, confident yet humble. Also funny as hell! Love Eddie!
charming, insightful (?), inspired, confident (?), driven.; yes. honest, open, humble ? NO! what planet are you on?
@@bikerfirefarter7280 The one where we respect one another, and understand that people who've been confident enough to be out, open, and proud for decades won't seem as humble as people who've yet to come to terms with themselves and society. Why haven't they? Because people like you question them/us, demanding we stay in the closets you designed for us. Sorry, gurl. Your designs are made for us.
@Betty Cole
Tell ‘em Betty!!
♥️
I am not sure about 'honest'
He's quite a guy.
Any scheduled shows in the Middle East?
Eddie was literally the first comedian I ever watched, and I related so strongly to her queerness even as a young kid, but didn’t know why, until now, because it’s been almost a decade or more since I’ve watched any of her specials. I’m SO happy to refind her and see what she’s up to now. And she still inspires me. God bless. ♥️♥️♥️
Eddie Izzard is a man. What's wrong with you people!
@@danaparsons760 she identifies as a woman. It’s not that hard to understand
This is a bloke
His queerness
@@OohTarquin a trans woman is a woman. It’s 2022, stop being transphobic.
Ever since I saw " dressed to kill" I've been a fan. Hopefully I will get to see you live one day. Cheers.
This interviewer is great!
Love this! 💕❤️ Canada you are so lucky! Come to Bergen, Norway please 😭❤️💕
❤️👏❤️👏
Great host. Clever.
I've enjoyed seeing Eddie Izzard's shows for decades. A rare talent, uniquely gifted with comedy and such a big heart for humanity 💝
Hey Eddie izzard, I can only count fingers , two opposing thumbs lucky us.
Eight toes, and two we all certainly could wish to be opposing as well we refer to them as the big toes.... I cannot count more than that when it comes to extraordinarily funny and life-changing someone like yourself can be and have been for many many years, the fast thinking extraordinarily fall on the floor laughing funny individual as as many fingers opposing thumbs toes and big toes that I have the most important of those are the opposing thumbs only because they're the only two digits where we can actually bring things together physically.. everybody has those but there are only so few that know exactly how to use them.. meaning exactly that you are in my top quick thinking in always funny giving people a laugh from the belly... You have a very special occupation most likely something you were born with as to quick wit fast thinking and is truly hilarious... Really quite lucky for you because there aren't that many in your sense of occupation they can do what they do just as they are.. thanks so ever much being who you are watching vids as far back as I can remember at the moment.. thanks very much for all the smiles and falling in the aisles.. and as well the body aches and pains from laughing with zeal
Bless you 🙏
her?
I have seen Eddie live on stage in 1991, I think, in England and have been in love with his humor, wit and intelligence ever since. ❤️
Languages: Fifty years ago I had a professor who told of his professor in grad school fifty years earlier (that’s now 100 years ago, if you’re following) who told the class - who were struggling to learn German - “You are GRADUATE students! Morons speak German in Germany. Get over it and learn.”
Funny how memories pop up.
Great interview, thanks!
I absolutely adore Eddie Izzard!!
My answer to my mum , when she was wondering whether bringing up my girls bilingually wasn't awfully hard on them: " Ach, ich verrate den Kindern doch nicht, dass das schwer ist. Die lernen das einfach."
jeez what's with the hate in the comments, have some respect
Why respect idiocy? Especially when it's likely more a silly effort to stay "relevant". Which is in itself already a completely silly notion, He used to be a really sharp stand up..seems he lost it.
@@reddragonready Except that her being “Trans” isn’t new. 🤷🏻♂️
@@ramonaHQ Transvestite no,not new. And if he wants to wear dresses etc..he should just do that. But the pronoun thing..he needs to get a grip. Sorry, not buying all the nonsense for a second. Just pr and attention I suspect.
@Louis Kirkwood Have you checked in with Eddie first before you went with the female pronoun? Because it seems to depend on his mood which pronoun he wants you to use. Perhaps today he wanted to be a he.
Ps if you are going to go around using female pronouns and pretending he is a she...shouldn't you have called him an actress?
@Louis Kirkwood And in 2010 he said he was a guy who just likes to dress in "female" stuff sometimes. And in 2019 he said either pronoun was okay depending on his "mood" that day.
He is btw no "boy" or "girl" but a 59 year old man. Wearing a dress doesn't make him "female", wearing a stuffed bra doesn't make him "female", wearing nail polish and lipstick doesn't make him "female". But if he sincerely believes these acts do, I believe he is sincerely confused. It strikes me that the people most holding such strict and superficial views on "male' and "female" are the ones going around calling themselves "fluid"/ Quite ironic really!
So, just wondering..is Eddie going to take a 15.5% pay cut now that he goes around "being a woman"?
The running speech.
While I watched the interview I felt that at one point during the interview it was or may have been a tricky conversation or perhaps a delicate question/answer, but answered succinctly and professionally.
There were during the interview several moments where I related to Eddie.
That was a wonderful interview. My wife and I saw Eddie November 20, 2021 at the Jubilee in Calgary and we really enjoyed the show. 🙂
This. Is. Amazing. It’s a master class. Wow.
Eddie Izzard For PM!
Eddie Izzard is a funny and intelligent human that’s what I appreciate everything else doesn’t matter
Angus scattergood!😂
Eddie Izzard is a rarity among comedians. Genuinely hilarious and genuinely lovely inside and out. God bless you, Eddie!
Eddie is a comedian in a league of her own! Sooooo intelligent, talented and hilarious! Genuinely intelligent, talented and hilarious too.
Not sure if Eddie has ever been to Australia but I’d book tickets if she did come back!
@Mr Right _Her_ own. If Ms. Thing wants to present as female, it's only your business what she's got going on downstairs if you're wanting to f*ck her. And from your attitude, she wouldn't give you the privilege. Now, how about you leave people to their own business, and mind your own, ay?
@Mr Right I mean with a name called Mr Right, this is obviously how you spend your time. I hope it’s everything you ever dreamed of and more!
@@injunsun He can identify as anything he wants. He can't order everyone else to see him in that way. A female has XX chromosomes. Eddie has XY chromosomes.
@@catwoman7462
That’s right my dear!
@@injunsun female isn’t a “presentation”. It’s a sex class that you are born into, sex is determined at conception. Adopting sex stereotypes ascribed to the opposite sex doesn’t make you that sex.
Such a lovely human being.
One of my favourites! 🥂
A global treasure!
The intelligence & talent is astounding!
He's not that bright. He supports Labour.
@@baldieman64 you can agree with a party's moral & ideological standpoint even if you don't like the people in charge. I'm SNP but I don't like the party leader.
@@cutter7119 But I detest the ideological standpoint of both the Labour Party and the SNP.
The choice is simple:
State rights or individual rights?
Authoritarian or libertarian?
Controlled speech or free speech?
Big government or small government?
High taxes or low taxes?
High regulation or low regulation?
State control of the markets or free markets?
Left or right?
@@baldieman64 you seem to see the world as very, if you'll forgive the term, black & white. I see it more shades of grey, I support the SNP because long term goal I wish for Scotland to be free of the UK. We are capable of standing our own and we have little say in big decisions like being dragged out of the EU against the vote.
But.
That doesn't mean I'm a right wing Scotland for the Scots fanatic nationalist.
I don't know what you believe in, if anything. But, you know, good for you I suppose if you want to go around like a Spanish inquisition like social activist. 💁♂️
@@cutter7119 I don't necessarily see the world in a black and white way, but it's super important to establish where the extremes of either of two competing ideological political world-views take you before starting to navigate the nuances of an actual position.
Go too far to the right, and you have unfettered individualism - anarchy, with no society, no state and no law.
Go too far to the left, and you have a dystopian authoritarian state that crushes individual freedoms - as we've seen in the 20th century, with communism and fascism.
Move in towards the centre ground, and you have a choice between a controlling tax and spend Labour/SNP model or a lower tax, lower spending and more personal freedoms conservative model.
Although I'm not Scottish, I'm particularly wary of the SNP, because over the last couple of years, they are very obviously steering away from that centre ground and towards a much more authoritarian "far left" position with their attacks on free speech and excessive mandates.
I completely understand the urge for self-determination (I supported Brexit) but in the case of the SNP, it feels like an incongruous add-on to their other policies and completely inconsistent with their stated aim of re-joining the EU and immediately relinquishing the independence that they say they want - they wear national pride like a skin-suit to gain votes from the Braveheart generation.
If I were Scottish, I'd be much more inclined to support the Scottish Libertarian Party, but in the short term, pragmatism would dictate that I vote Conservative.
Where did he go to school? Did he learn languages at school?
LOL Eddie reminds me of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown".
💃😀🐛💚
Bring back "the riches"!!! 😤
Her?
HIM!!!!!!
I LOVE YOU EDDIE!!!! YOU ARE GREAT!!!!
Should we cal her Edie now?
Love this interview, what a genius and an awesome soul 🥰💖
He is, no doubt.
A genius that can't tell man from woman or male from female
Eddie, I'm sorry you had to lose your mum so young. Were you saying you run all those marathons after unconditional love? You seem to have a lot of it in your audience.
💖
ENFP?
On her life??
one of the best, very funny man!
Nearly went to a school that Eddie went to
Funny that…
I almost got on a bus that he just got off!
Whoopidoo
“I'm a one-man idiot.“ EI
Eddie is an amazing comic, period; which is something he biologically can never have because he is not a woman. So why then is he being referred to as her when he is male? For instance, if Eddie died and was buried in an unmarked grave, hundreds of years after his death his bones would reveal that his gender as male. I really don’t understand this whole trans thing that is going on right now.
I loved him in the Netflix series The Riches.
One of the greatest of all time
The Posh Man's Ricky Gervais !
Always loved Eddie Izzzard! Glad she is still performing
She..? She..?? 🤣
@@e1239 ShhhHe ;)
@@e1239 Have you been between her legs? No? Then you've no idea, and it's not your business.
@@injunsun We all know he's a man, why are you indulging in this madness..? You complete lunatic! 😂
@@injunsun
He
She's some man Eddie is
Eddie, You are my Girl or Guy. I dont care which is it. Being a British and you perform in several other languages - even if they are not perfect -I didnt care. Rather proud of it. Monty Python is the level to level with. Because if you tried in Hungarian.... Anyway: keep on the path you go o nnow IMHO. the best.I will alwys support you.
Love Eddie izzard his standup is just soo funny quick and throwaway.
Yeas, I remember “”glorious “ and really enjoyed it
*her
He used to be funny
And really quick
@@GoddessFourWinds The chromosomes in every cell in his body (with the exception of the sperm cells in his testicles) say otherwise.
@@baldieman64 Chromosomes don't have mouths.
What a wonderful human being ❤
I didnt know that Eddie was now identifying as a she. But I do remember listening to Eddie talk about how only feeling comfortable dressing like a woman, and wife supporting. Spoke a bit about how it wasn't anything sexual, it was just how ("he" at the time felt comfortable). I really respect Eddie' intelligence. It's not my place to judge someone, and I can't accuse a brilliant mind as anything but that.
Sometimes you have to just appreciate things in life without letting what you don't understand (because we are all unique) ruin your experience or worse, ruin everyone else's.
I don’t appreciate men throwing on lipstick and an ugly blouse and professing to be a woman. Eddie and his ilk are the new misogynists.
@@ohwellwhateverr No. They respect women far, far more than any transphobes.
@@ohwellwhateverr you're wrong. I hope for your sake that you do not espouse these views in intelligent company as you will be laughed at and made to feel a fool.
@@stewroo you're projecting again.
@@ohwellwhateverr nah thats still you bro
keep holding down the misogyny fort
Absolutely loved this interview. Hope to see her perform live ❤❤❤
Don’t you mean “ Hope to see HIM perform live” why are you encouraging his stupidity.
nope, Leslie's ears and brain work properly. you have the malfunction. Do not call others stupid when you cannot figure out basics for yourself.
@@bedheadboy it’s obvious you have great difficulty with the basics. MAN , he, him, his. WOMAN, she, her, hers. Get a grip , Eddie Izzard is a bloke who likes to wear women’s clothes and make up. He’s an attention seeker.
@@daisybuttercup6801 nope, That would be you. You have to post pointless mean stuff on the internet just so someone will talk to you. Get a life, start with education, then maybe you can help society instead of yourself.
@@bedheadboy I am well educated and know the difference between male and female. The education you got has evidently failed you. Get your head out of the sand and smell the coffee.
why people keep calling her him if he explicitly said they prefer her
You can't even maintain consistency through one sentence, and yet you expect the world to bow to your delusions.
I’d like to be called “Your Majesty” or “Mister President” if you really insist but I don’t think it’s gonna happen until I become king or be elected president though... 😐
Why did you write”they” prefer her? How dare you! Eddie said : “call me her”, not they!
Because some people are based in reality
Because he's a man, duh!
Best mentor in history i've ever had.
You must of had a bad upbringing
@@roberttams48 I think you mean; you must have had, not must of had. Actually, I’m fortunate to have had one at all.
Based on the comments insanity is contagious .
Does cake or death have a gender 🤔
I never saw her as she I just thought English comedy he got nice hair that pajamas look comfortable it wasn't til recently I knew she was a her. Lol funny is just funny ... 👏
I fully support men having the newfound freedom to wear what they want - dresses and makeup included. Doesn't make them a woman though; he is still a man in makeup and a dress. I will not indulge the delusions of an *a u t o g y n e p h i l e*
Dang she is so pretty✨
In what universe..?
@@e1239 Ours.
specsavers. just sayin.
Oh dear: ruclips.net/video/qIbI9I8Xvdc/видео.html
Who?
His life
I didn’t know until the last few weeks Eddie is transgender. However, I always just loved the queer vibe with the makeup and the high heels. So fabulous to behold Eddie Izard’s stand up and I am always so grateful to see folks normalizing LGBTQ existence and expression how we choose to express ourselves. It just warms my heart.
Can't have a baby, can't be a real woman.
@@TheKitchenerLeslie that’s very hurtful. There are many many cis females with xy chromosomes who cannot have babies. My cis gender female sister is one of them. 🥺 Anyway… it’s a hurtful comment toward trans and cis girls and women.
@@sedonarose7563 a woman is called a woman because it comes from the term WOMB-MAN. so unless you have a womb then your a man... nothing will change that, transvestites' are not female they are men in women's clothing... so unless the womb argument is countered then its stays as fact!! Very hard to counter a womb inside you isn't it! Woman have wombs and men do not!! thats as fact as you can get it..
She's just incredible!
She is easily one of the best comedians of all time
She?
@@michaeldowd8422 Yeah, she. Don't make me have to school you.
@@injunsun if you think Izzard is a she. You need psychiatric help. Also you ain't qualified to school me.
@@injunsun you can't school anyone on biology.
@@notthefather3919 Do you mean specifically I can't, or that nobody can? Because facts exist, and I _am_ able to explain neuroanatomy versus acculturation.
What a load of luvvie nonsense …..it’s so passé x
She's such a stunning comedienne. She and Dylan Moran are my all time favorite comics.
I guess mmmkk mom kk kköííiiiíiiiíïiiiiiíïi
He
They are both so good.
I didn't realise that English also used the word "comedienne". I always assumed that the English word "comedian" was gender neutral. Thanks for teaching this old foreigner something new.
*He
🏳️⚧️ My favorite character she played was sir miles axelrod from cars 2
He played
@@NoLefTurnUnStoned. she is transgender
@@DariBenny
Maybe he is, but he's not a she...
Gender fluid the gender varies overtime
Check Wikipedia if you don't believe me
I just love him/her. Wonderful person.
Men with out a WOMB believes he is a WOMB-MAN ... its in the NAME!
I was wondering how is he doing now. You see public personas dissappear from the view for a while you find them sometimes later in a puddle of their own vomit and a drug habit. Good to see him being as normal as ever. Very positive dude doing his own thing.
Her??? A woman is an adult human female. What exactly are men like Izzard trying to prove with their pretence?
His pretence*
Nothing at all. Just about being able to live comfortably in your own skin
Bandwagon wheels are rolling......whatever rocks ya boat
Eddie's always been one of my favourite comedians, ever since I first saw Dress to Kill and Circle. To find out she looks at languages so simply just makes her more impressive
His life and career
Nope
Why was she playing a male solicitor in a recent series on TV? Couldn’t they get a man to play the part?
She's always played men before. Maybe she's just used to it. Good at it, too. Wayne Malloy was is still one of my favorite characters.
Because Izzard is a Narcissist NOT a Transgender.
This fabulous comedian and wonderful human deserves to represent in the UK. She is incredibly intelligent and can run rings around any politician. She is so inclusive and amazing 👏. If I had a quarter of her intelligence I would be amazing 👏 😍 ❤ 🙌
Love their interviews, I think he interviews her better than most.
Indeed: ruclips.net/video/qIbI9I8Xvdc/видео.html
They, her or theher?
"Her" lol
She’s a legend very talented and does clever put together things I mostly remember her for a joke about Engelbert humpadink and his producers trying to come up with a name of him and it was about the process of how they got together to come up with a stage name! It’s one of the best put together jokes I’ve ever heard in my 50+ years on this planet very clever stuff they just seem to roll off her tongue God Bless you Izzy and take care 💓😘🌸🇬🇧🤘
I disagree and I think being in comedy as long as eddie you’d have more of a fan base if you actually were funny, I think he’s only still around because of the trans gimmick.
@@nothing2see315 She. And _she's_ still around, because _she_ still has a loyal fan base. Why are you here, if you dislike her?
@@injunsun Eddie is a man.
He
@@injunsun He, He, He, He......Eddie the man is seeking attention and has well and truly conned you 😂😂
"I'm not really a troubled soul... I'm the most untroubled, out, transgender person - came out 36 years ago - thank you very much!"
Utmost respect. None of downplaying the audience. It's there and you get it or you don't.
*his
And all of this time I thought she was a man. Life's funny sometimes.
And all this time you were right…obviously!
But Eddie's wearing lipstick and nail varnish. Its obvious Eddie is in girl mode.
Changes like the wind it seems
Eddie has said many times that it doesn't matter, but just say he or she depending on what "mode" Eddie's putting on. Eddie grew up in a different time, but she said she would consider herself "gender fluid," that that was a good term for it
@@jonathanatkinson936 I am currently identifing as a walrus.
Saw Eddie in the hollywood bowl. His caesar dog can was pythonesque. His Caesar salad was beyond john cleese. As politics beckons try to get on john oliver.
Just one ask: If Eddie is coming out as not merely transvestite, but transsexual, please, allow her the dignity of calling her by female pronouns. I confess, I don't entirely get all this, but my opinion is, unless I'm trying to f*ck someone, whatever they've got going on downstairs is none of my business.
@@injunsun Why should women give up their pronouns to an entitled burly bloke like Eddie who is wearing 'woman' as a costume? You cannot change sex, and who cares what clothes he puts on? It doesn't stop HIM being a MAN who should be referred to as HE. Sex is immutable.
@@catwoman7462 Well said!!👏
@@catwoman7462 if sex is imutable, Eddy is a she, as we all first develope female characteristics in the womb. Biology is messy and sometimes disgusting and does not care about our ideas and cathegories.
@@injunsun you clearly mean well, but Eddie has already stated she wants people to chill on correcting others about her pronouns as she is genderfluid.
Ciudad (see-u-Dad) - for a Mexican city.