Eddie Izzard: Secret Policeman's Ball 2008

[caohanlu]

He's like a different person...

[innerruhe]

The bible screams to be made fun of!!

[Lunarbell1]

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[InKa4484]

I thought the stone age part was hillarious. I wanna see someone who isn't Crocodile dundee punching a buffalo.

[phazonsuitzora]

You know, I agree with most of what he said, but... Silly Eddie Izzard. Noah didn't exist! No middle-eastern man ever built a big boat and stuffed a bunch of animals into it!

Sun Tzu did!

And then he beat them.

Savagely.

[547288]

@phazonsuitzora

And from now on whenever a group of animals are together its calld a zoo. UNLESS ITS A FARM!!!

[butler234]

on the "striped" show he makes this so much better, but still this is amazing

[karmasxocean]

If only church was like this...I might attend on occassion.

[mousers42]

Eddie Izzard for GOD!

[pamelatot02]

Simply amazing but next time he should not include about GOD and JESUS.

[IoEstasCedonta]

"Giraffe. If you see me running, try to keep up."

[genesislover]

He's sexy. Hubba hubba.

[FalloutTheMaster]

ok this is really annoying the shit out of me, 4.5 Billion!! ha ha i love eddie but that always bothers me

[martinwilson6000]

fuckin asshole to me

[madeiramagic]

Hold me over a pond...lol

[DragonSporks]

"How can I be so sure? Try it."

[SIXCHA]

hes not in drag?

[000crazyshit]

@SIXCHA That what I said!

[soulp0w3r]

Yeshua - (greek translation) -> Iesus (english translation) -> Jesus... 

[Jahkayhla]

All faiths pose a greater threat. Those that believe in something are more prone to be violent than those that believe in nothing.

[dovlinhos]

@Jahkayhla Haha, you obviously haven't lived in a former communist country. Not that I'm religious nor am I defending religious violence, it's just that if you really believe that religion is the greatest cause of all wars, you are being silly. Much more wars were fought over money and most of all wars ever were fought over territory, not to mention supposed religious wars where religion was just an excuse. If you somehow instantly erradicated religion, the number of wars wouldn't drop 1 %

[mikegowave]

@dovlinhos agreed it would increase if anything

[slutbunwallah]

@Jahkayhla haha! I love people like you! I'm Christian and i love everyone. They can make fun of what I believe in but I would still want to be friends with them. Try not to generalize mate. Either you are in desperate need of thumbs up or you really are daft. And judging by your level of English I am sure you are a very smart person (no sarcasm, I am serious).

[TheJackOfHearts91]

Does anyone else find it harder to take him seriously when he's not in drag?

[belisariusorb]

@TheJackOfHearts91 You're not supposed to take him seriously - he's a comedian.

[wannabedesi]

The joke about God having multiple children was offensive, or was it the fact that Jesus' name was actually Joshua? I...don't get it. I'm a Christian, and I don't get the hullabaloo. I've seen more offensive comments about the Christian faith on the history channel... :/

[skt8r24]

@bububububak i do hav a sense of humor just not towards religous jokes. all you americans may think like that but where i come from we dont joke about religion

[yatter1]

I love the idea that christians are offended by this, they bloody well deserve to be.

[MoustachedMushroom]

@yatter1 Did they harm you in any way?

[yatter1]

@MoustachedMushroom me personally? No, wouldn´t give the worthless bastards a chance to, but they´ve hurt an awful lot of people.

[wannabedesi]

@yatter1 So have people from other religions. If you're going to discriminate then do it against everyone who's ever belonged to any religion.

[yatter1]

@wannabedesi As a matter of fact, there are some religions which are relatively benign, for that reason, I reserve the right to discriminate principally against the abrahamic faiths

[wannabedesi]

@yatter1 Benign like the Buddhists of Bhutan who, as of 2009, were trying to kick out every other faith in the nation? Or maybe the Hindu extremists in India who continue to pose a serious threat to anyone who isn't Hindu and have since the British occupation?

Fact is, every religion has the potential to be violent because humans tend to be violent.

[yatter1]

@wannabedesi I don´t disagree with anything you say, but you still have to concede that some faiths pose a greater threat than others.

[treehugger99999]

I'm a straight dude, but I still noticed that he looks handsome when not in drag (Not that he is unattractive in drag.)

[SunnyPhillyDanny]

I want him to read me the bible.

[TheBadgerK]

Eddie is legend... Michael McIntyre has a joke with Gregor Eddmonds about being the worlds strongest man.... There is God and Then there's Gregor. But Eddie is above everybody.

[crave4rave1023]

hahahahha i wish he had the make up on!!!! but that jesus thing was awsome!!!

[skt8r24]

holy crap hes dressing normal now. i find that jesus joke offensive

[skt8r24]

holy crap hes dressing normal no. i find that jesus joke offensive

[bububububak]

@skt8r24 all his religion jokes are offensive, if you want to look at it certain way.. but if you look at it the right fun-way, it's brilliant... my friend is a christian and she finds him hilarious...you just have to have a sense of humour!

[skt8r24]

holy crap hes dressing normal now

[barefootcapegirl]

It's not Yoshua, it's Yeshua, homie. :)

[ihateperverts]

He looks better in lipstick

[heatkid321]

xD he is normal now!!

[Bearsir]

because there are no tigers in africa

[TheAlienGod]

Izzard for President!

[VoiceofCthulhu]

@TheAlienGod ...But he's from Europe.

[kitskivich]

"Mr. Squirrel said so."

[VampireEyes]

I miss the dresses and high heels. He is still funny though. :D

[Archinator2010]

@VampireEyes i agree.. i miss his high heels and the great outfits...

and i don't know if i like his facial hair.



[trainwilder]

he's freaking amazing

[trainwilder]

@trainwilder hold me over a pond well do mirrorzies lol

[harakili]

what happened? HE LOOKS LIKE A MAN!

[nuke97]

Either Im spoiled by his performance in Dressed to Kill or he just dosent have the energy any more. At least in this performance but his material is great.

[Ladynoopie]

@nuke97 should have seen him live on the stripped tour...fuckin AMAZING!

[nuke97]

@Ladynoopie Word?? Hope he goes back on tour soon . The comedy clubs I have been going too are lacking in the good comedy department.

[Ladynoopie]

@nuke97 don't think so...he just did a few extra shows for the tour, but as the cd is released and DVD I think has been released in reg 2...no more for now. but if history is any teacher...it will be a fuckin FOREVER before he tours again! (Bastard!)

[nuke97]

@Ladynoopie BULLOCKS!!! DAMN!! NOOO!!!

[Ladynoopie]

@nuke97 well...he's on Broadway now...so for the time being there is the BELIEVE dvd and if you can get it...Marathon Man specials (Narrated by David Tennant no less) Thank goodness for youtube yeah?

[superdude1452]

coolest transvestite everrr

[1l2l3l4l5l6l7l8]

search 1L2L3L4L5L6L7L8 for a laugh but i think eddie izzard is a legened

[Zak00r]

I hate stupid acting like stupid

[bigBn20102010]

he was better as a trany

[nietsualb]

Asus

Bsus

Csus

Dsus

Esus

Fsus

Gsus

He's brilliant.

[qerrtre]

am i the only person who thinks hes more funny just because your not distracted by the fact that hes dressed like a woman?

i mean he looks cool here he should just always dress like this

[933265]

@qerrtre when you watch an entire show, that distraction is gone after like three minutes because you're just laughing so epic

[HallerSamsa]

@qerrtre you may not the only person.... I think he SHOULD dress however he likes, he is so fucking hilarios both ways...

[bassassin1837]

@qerrtre he should always dress like glorious. now thats a snazzy suit.

[captainspudnick]

I love how there are sneaky little monty python references embedded throughout his material :)

[AshleeLouise000]

its like his new one called stripped :L Wtf is going on ^o\

[doctortrax]

You didn't think he'd write new material when he has a show on tour (and DVD), did you? ;) Like watching "Mock the Week", Russel Howard does the same jokes there as on his stand-up shows.

[hi262779]

I think you are an ignorant prick.

[nkRtist]

And why exactly is this? Would this be because you're ignorant, or just an asshole?

[awake128]

@RoninShinobi88 Umm...why not? Aren't women allowed to wear trousers?

[AwdreeHpburn]

hahahahahaha!!! A-zis, B-zis, C-zis... LOL!!!! ....."and G-zis, even tho I don't believe in him" LMAO

[PlywoodWingsFilmCo]

damn.

american crowds suck.

im american and i love this guy, but jeez. those people were tough.

[GDFullOn]

This is a British crowd isn't it?

[DONMENDEZ]

yeah its definatly british lol

[MrIrregularFilms]

@PlywoodWingsFilmCo

The secret police mans ball is a British gig.

[schythe510]

Its a british crowd

[parnell909]

"Was a fuckin' nightmare man, those stripy bastards killed everyone, was fucking murder, you right that down in the bible" :L:L:L XD

[kadajjWJM]

Yeah! That was hilarious!

[mistycara]

@parnell909

OMG  I always laugh my ass off every time I watch Eddie. He's just fucking brilliant!

[TheVioletsVintage]

"Just fuckin' try it!" HAHA! He is so awesome. :D

[IAmThePumaMan]

According to Eddie the decision to dress like a man was influenced by the fact it was difficult to get acting jobs in the U.S. Kinda sad, but it's the truth. Being an "Executive Transvestite" would limit his options in mainstream Hollywood.

[neovid13]

this guy, makes religion, SO MUCH EFFING BETTER TO LISTEN TO

[Nic0leNic0lette]

I'd love to spread him on a cracker and eating up very slowly.

[BonScottAC]

He should have children cause he would make an awesome father.

[pstarf]

hahaha he looks so different cool

[atomicwendy]

this bit of material doesn't work with lions, so fuck off!

[NostalgiaKing]

"It was a fuckin' nightmare, man! You write that down in the Bible! "Fuckin' nightmare!" Mr. Squirrel said so!" Hilarious!

[8088samjam]

he is the ONLY guy I've seen who looks good with makeup on

[ExtremeRick1310]

lol love it

[tjmrdireland]

aesus besus cesus dessus eesus fesus gesus ??? LOL

[iEras3di]

Does he not do the drag look anymore when he does stand up?

[btbtram]

1st he said many times he's not a drag queen he's a transvestite, 2nd he did wear woman clothes on previous shows of his (2000 and earlier i believe?) juz not on the recent ones.

[dangermous1968]

hilarious!!!!!!!!!

[mushroomfat]

he still rules over 20 years later

[Bosshlover]

i prefer him wearing women's clothes , he still looks good with men's clothes too. love eddie he's awesome xD soo funny and intelligent too.

[lolage05]

Is it just me or wasn't there more to this routine? Like wasn't there a bit about flies? If anyone knows what I'm talking about please let me know! ;)

[alicePlagueDoctor]

that was before on a different year :)

you can get it on dvd from fopp for 3 quiddd x

[lolage05]

Oh thankyou :)

[cybele0]

doncha just *love* his smile? i really like it when he sort of laughs at his own jokes. to see how much he is enjoying himself makes it even more fun, i think. anyway, thanks for sharing.

[msELENAb1]

@/nepadipas07: i felt the same thing as u

it just is not him without the makeup

[StarFighter87]

He´s just fantabulous. XD Love his beard!

[HMSBeagle200]

Who's Jeff?

[renoo27]

A lot of charactors Eddie acts out are called Jeff. :P

[nepadipas07]

is it weird that I think he's funnier when hes dressed like a woman?

[wilbo121]

i agree,,,

[mixxmexx]

aren't u contradicting yourself a bit? first cloths matter then not.

[FantastyckplastycK]

what about live from wembley, he didn't stop shit!!

[AliceKun1988]

i was laughing so hard i almost choked on my chips XD

[BethsDreamland]

Are you talking about US chips or UK chips... or casino chips because your really aren't meant to be eating those chips; don't go down very well...

[currentslacker]

eddie at his best

[Diavir]

man hes still hands down one of the funniest damn comedians of all time

[IceCrusherPaladin]

fucking hilarious

[MageApocolyptia]

he was the only funny comedian in that entire ball- i was sitting and just waiting for eddie izzard to come on, all the others were crap

[tekqist28]

eddie is wonderful

love him especially in drag

[FeuerGewitter]

Transvestite, not drag... It' s not the same thing.

[tekqist28]

i know but i think people get the point

he's got lovely legs, should show em more often :D

[fredagsedb]

Well you could take animal "children". That wouldn't take up as much space.

[Ghotifisch]

did he play in oceans 12

[Hakkai87]

all 3 actually...

[btbtram]

only 12 and 13, there was no Roman in 11

[Hakkai87]

"Just two tigers so far.....and a leopard made it as well!" LOL

[humfreack]

sorry were late sorry...traffic!

bad excuse in the stoneage.....

[Gettinghitonattheban]

There is no historical evidence Moses.

[Nowayitsmycookie]

ummm...

So what part of that had to do witht eh Secret Policeman's ball...?

[xXxBornorThessxXx]

and then waited a fucking forever.. I just love that sentence :D

[lanc3fight4freedom]

A-sus,

B-sus,

C-sus,

D-sus,

E--sus,

F-sus,

G-sus

AHAHAHA

[Stolanis]

Put numbers on the ends of those and you got guitar chords.

[FeuerGewitter]

I love this guy. Both as a "big screen" actor and as a comedian.

He's bloody good. And British. :D

[Zeila68]

Agreed. All valid points.

NOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMEDDIEIZZARD

[brekat45]

There are no tigers in Africa!

[mr0buch]

You write that down in the Bible - "fuckin' nightmare"!

[mi55monroe]

it was a nightmare... a fucking nightmare man.... it was massmurder in there... you better get amnesty on them fuckers... LOOOOOOOOOOOOL :)

[FuturePrez665]

THOSE STRIPEY BASTARDS!!! LMAO!!

[MADAMEOCTA07]

fckin nightmare man ... fuckin nightmare!

haha

[adamismyprincecharmy]

Those stripey-bastards !!! LOLOLOLOLOL

[Lotto15719]

Fuck, didn't recognize him without his heels and make-up and his short, spiky, blond hair. 'Early Transvestite didn't get his shaving together.' quoted from 'Dress to Kill'

[GeeZedKay]

the way he got fame is by dressing like a woman

i think he now does it as an option

[Gettles]

Well, he decided to start with the goatee so he had to stop with the woman's clothes. A transvestite with a beard just doesn't work.

[xothegirlz]

He actually looks really hot like that.

[xaruiz]

I didn't recognize him without heels on.

[mentalyrtardd]

This man is truely my hero!!! fuking genius indeed.

i love the part where he acts like the squirrel... "it was a nightmare man, those stripy bastards ate everything, YOU RIGHT THAT DOWN ON THE BIBLE!" lol...oh man i wana meet in him in real life.

[kwijiborjt]

I'm pretty sure humans are about 100,000 years old...

[shaggyhudds]

Kind of, Homo Sapiens have been around about that. So man in its modern form, or pretty much, has been around 100k years but early man first popped up millions of years ago.

[himynamesryan]

1:32

[Archigearour]

Asus, Besus, Ceesus, Deesus, Eesus, Efsus, Jesus.

GENIUS.

[yomisma77]

does he dress as a transvestite still? doesn´t he do it in the USA?

[LiveAndLoveLife]

not so much anymore.

[MyWretchedRomance]

he dresses the way he wants. some days he wears makeup and women's clothing and others he goes with a beard and a regular botton-up or something of the like. He doesn't always dress like a woman.

[AtheistBrit]

LOL "dress as a transvestite" - he IS a transvestite! Think of it this way - I'm a chick, and sometimes I wear skirts ("women's clothes") but sometimes I wear jeans or trousers ("men's clothes"). Eddie's the same.

[AtheistBrit]

Um... yeah! :)

Chick as in slang for girl... and I wear trousers and skirts but not simultaneously :)

[DiabloPlayer4life]

Ah bullocks.

well, perhaps you should try wearing both at the same time. It might feel good for a change.

[AtheistBrit]

I might just do that. I mean, why not?! :D

[oblier]

some people do now a days! i've seen chicks run around with booty skirts over their skinny jeans and ugg boots and i die laughing!

[finnsia]

thank you people, you gave moe more answers than I can handle

[finnsia]

at 3:21 what is that symbol with the candle and barbed wire around it?

and yea I feel more confortable when he dresses as a transvestite. It's his thing...just like how lewis black is grouchy all the time. And besides, in a way you could say he appeals to both sexes by dressing like a transvestite.

[333hlvevl]

its the amnesty international sigh thats what the secret policemens ball is about

[loveisextynct]

thats the symbol for Amnesty International. Its something to do with the candle showing a way thru bad times - hence the barbed wire) they're a charity who work to help people who and in trouble around the world in massive warzones and bad civil wars. Like Zimbabwe and Iraq.

That Help?

[jackjude]

it's the Amnesty International symbol. The Secret Policeman's Ball is a benefit gig for the organisation.

[touchmytears]

that's the symbol for amnesty international