Eddie Izzard
Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

  • 62 years old
  • English
  • Actor, executive producer, stand-up comedian and writer

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Reg 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 2021

Eddie 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 2021

Eddie Izzard interview

"When people use lies as tool of politics, humanity starts to die".

The Irish News, 5th April 2021

Eddie 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 2021

Eddie 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 2021

Comedians 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

No Such Thing As A Fish to stream 20-hour long show

QI researchers are to air a mammoth 20-hour version of their hit podcast No Such Thing As A Fish for Comic Relief.

Chortle, 3rd March 2021

UK's trans stand-ups find comedy in hostile climate

With opposition to transgender issues regularly expressed by mainstream British figures, the country's trans comedians are often just trying to assert their humanity.

Alex Marshall, The New York Times, 26th February 2021

Eddie Izzard and Andi Osho join new Netflix drama

Eddie Izzard and Andi Osho have joined the cast of new Netflix drama Stay Close from mystery writer Harlan Coben.

Chortle, 3rd February 2021

Eddie Izzard on people's reaction to her pronouns

'If you're miffed about my pronouns - relax, sit down, and have a cup of tea'.

ITV, 3rd February 2021

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