Eddie Izzard Gets Attacked by Fly on Stage

[detemayk]

stupid bastard fly :D

[altariman]

August 11 my birthday! :D

[CROMERCRABO1]

That was a set up. On the 10th of August 2007 i saw him catch a fly in a old honey jar at the departures lounge at Heath row airport. He smells of vinaigrette and dry roasted peanuts. He was wearing a blue boiler suet and was caring a mop.

[wahinesurfergirl]

@CROMERCRABO1 EY! Don't be mean to Eddie. We all love him to bits!

[mbjac]

He reacts like hes been hit by a Terodactyl...

[TheMandarklaughs]

he got covered in bees

[2010msjd]

i rememebr going to see his stripped show, i was so excited, my first ever show and eddie izzard. I was most excited for what outfit he'd be wearing...and he was in male clothing. I died a little.

[roquefort88888]

WTF? Eddie's dressed up in men's clothing.

Pervert!!

[Unas1]

A great comedian can take things like this and turn it into gold, Eddie did just that

[1stNightingale]

Obviously an Egyptian fly.

[jwilldoutube]

he's like" what the he// was that for!, so i talked about you once but that was years ago

[HarlemManeuvers]

This cracks me up every time XD 

[AListKing]

Lost that one didn't you chippendaleduo

[Zmapes89]

He's dressed as a Female crossdresser.

[AListKing]

thank you, finally he's dressed decently. 

[chippendaleduo]

@AListKing if you don't like watching him wearing a dress, then piss off to another video. Don't be a twat.

[chippendaleduo]

@AListKing Removed your comment to me? Bravo for you.

[PhillipTunaLunatique]

he should've went "CAKE OR DEATH?"

[ukijhu97]

most of the audience behave like 3 year old's..hm interesting.

[ivangrozny27]

some of you lot are truly thick...it's part of the act! the bit where he talks about a fly going to heaven. Must've been a truly amazing coincidence that on both his performances in Seattle (August '07), a fly buzzes him at exactly the moment he's doing the fly heaven routine. i'm not saying it isnt a funny routine...just telling you not to be so gullible.

[Kloak2007]

@ivangrozny27 What? You can clearly see the fly in the light of the spotlight.

[ACE0HUNTER]

@ivangrozny27

But he wasn't doing that joke at the time so there isn't a coincidence... he was improvising, he does that sometimes and he's pretty damn good at it :P

[kaya119]

@ivangrozny27 You can see the fly going towards him, what are you saying? That they trained the fly to go into his eye at that exact moment? Isn't it more plausible that a fly really did just happen to fly on stage?

[Tsugo582]

Hahaha!

He's hillariouse!

[Gettinghitonattheban]

That would be an excellent time to being back cake or death!

[aplethoraodirigibles]

THIS IS ON MY BIRTHDAY!!! :] yey!

I love Eddie!!

[Ducky831]

I learn he try to shoots it LOL

[humbletim10]

'and tell the others' he says to the fly

way to save the situation, thats true standup

[Savyn333]

I'll kill you now... =))

[Vampryss42]

LOL; Stupid bastard fly.

[freaky108]

"stupid bastard fly"

[SounnyKitty]

lol. Thanks

[SounnyKitty]

what did he say to the fly?

[MrSneetch]

In a way he is.. He dresses like Ellen DeGeneres now.

[bigbenzon]

Is Eddie gay, or does he just enjoy dressing like a woman?

[rogerthat155]

male lesbian

[TheJackinder]

@bigbenzon yer he just enjoy dressing like a woman. he has a wife !

[seeleyboothfan]

He's a transvestite, a man who enjoys dressing like a woman.

[drummerman55]

@seeleyboothfan i dont think he does anymore :3, which is a relief tbh haha

[OllieTheThird]

he is/ was a transvestite...

Said so in one of he earlier shows...

[chamallowbleu]

@OllieTheThird weird how he calls himself tv, if a lady wears trousers she isn't called tv

[LouiseFaiL]

@chamallowbleu thats what he says hence why he dresses in female clothing...as it isnt frowned upon when women dress in "male" clothing

[Mufasathegodlion]

He enjoys dressing like a woman, he isnt gay. He is action transvestite.

[MrVeltman92]

fucking awesome

[animationfan909]

Eiide a guy by the way

[Ecofreak96]

O m G, he's dressed like a guy????? When was this???

[IAmThePumaMan]

He's been quoted as saying he's been in guy mode for the past couple of years. Remember that he took on a role in The Riches, too, which may have influenced the transformation. It almost makes me think the transvestism was only a gimmick to get attention. Or maybe he was genuine and just grew out of it. Only he knows why he dresses like a bloke now.

[Ecofreak96]

Is he good in The Riches? Srry, random thought. Thanks for the input.

[IAmThePumaMan]

Yeah, he's pretty great on that show. But it's a different kind of comedy than he normally does. It's less improvisational.

[JeanJacqDuPreez]

Thats my birthday

[LeloucheFTL]

heh.........mines 6 days later

[linux750]

if this ever happens again i suggest that comedy clubs hire hornets as bouncers to keep the filthy little buggers out.

[fjbutch]

Had to be there...

[BobTKaye]

Seriously, how can you have a million eyes, no eyelids, be in a well-lit environment and still not see where the fuck you're going? What are flies thinking of when they just crash into you?

[bringmemybow]

when I saw him in Sheffield, exactly he same thing happened.

[zeldagoblin]

Hey i was there too, thought the same thing! Is this a bit, or do flies just really love his hair gel lol

[JUJRYJY2]

lol=3 stupid bastard fly=3

[xSkitZx]

people are laughing more waiting to hear what he says lol XD love it

[DaDeath50]

i notice that when he dresses as a women, the quality of the vids are nice, but when he dresses like a guy, the quality of the vid is crap

[Baiko]

The ones with a dress are from a release (dvd or a vid), the ones with pants are bootlegged.

[irishgeek7]

or bootcut??? bad joke i know **shakes head and walks away**

[assassia]

you clearly are not Izzard himself, go hang the rest of you :P

[irishgeek7]

i just looked back on my comment.... i posted it at nearly 2 am ahahahahahaha yeah not funny.... wow.... things are so much funnier at 2 am ;P

[BritishRacingGreen93]

more recently he has began performing in more male clothes. These have not been released officially on dvd and such

[Abbie312]

Master. Of. Improv.

[Bloodshotbuddah]

PETA would have a field day with this shit lol

[xaruiz]

That fly flew to the brightest thing he could see on stage... Eddie's face.

[yuvalpi]

Why is he dressed like a man?!?!

[joagj1978]

Just a wild stab in the dark. He IS actually a guy. Don't tell anyone. You just might end his career if that gets out.

[anomaly768]

Because he is a man, he doesn't always dress like a women. He said he doesn't want to be a woman he just admires them that's why he dresses like them from time to time. It's just a fetish!?

[majbailey]

@yuvalpi bet you never said that before

[Flophole]

@yuvalpi He's not, it's just toned down a lot from how he usually dresses

[Jaikkanen]

@Flophole Personally I think he looks better in lady form, I guess I'm not the only one who feels a bit weird when seeing him look masculine. :D

[matt64345]

@yuvalpi title of this tour is 'Stripped' because he's stripping off his tranny clothes

[yuvalpi]

@matt64345 says here the title is "Work in Progress"

[matt64345]

@yuvalpi Literally Work in Progress. Thats not the actually name of the show. This is August 2007. The actual tour started at the end of 2008. Restarted October 2009, and I think is now in Canada.

[SnappyPenguin566]

@yuvalpi Bcuz He's

[LSSJBardock]

@yuvalpi because he is too old for that anymore. thats what he said anyway

[ikkedoch]

@LSSJBardock Whoa what a stupid reason. You'd think Izzard would come up with something better.

Either way he looks good like this I think

[TimTehPilot]

@yuvalpi I know, it's so weird seeing him in man clothing...

[shaldana]

@yuvalpi

Because he is one.

[SteinbrecherBack]

@shaldana Apparently, you don't know his performances all too well.

[SteinbrecherBack]

@yuvalpi this might be a bit stereotyped thinking but perhaps he thought his usual stage outfit wouldn't fly as well in the US...

[FaerieCrone]

@yuvalpi It was his day off. ;-)

[HaniiPuppy]

@yuvalpi Is it really that much of an oddity for a man to be dressed like a man?

[MrDrfallout]

@HaniiPuppy well he is a transvestite

[HaniiPuppy]

@MrDrfallout And what, women aren't allowed to wear suits now?

XD

[CROMERCRABO1]

@HaniiPuppy Not in my bloody house there not. It's a its y bits y teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini or nothing I did try the just nothing rule but something too do with woman's rights? got in the way . I consulted my lawyers and it turns out that so long as there is a dress code implemented

to your premises or home you have the right to choose it so it is a its y bits y teenie weenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini or the bag if it's a fat lass.

[maevelicious10]

LOL when he shot at it it reminded me of when he was talking about catholics and how the sign of the cross is a good way to keep flies off, but all protestants have are guns. gotta love him

[LibertyCrusader]

Lol, I thought the exact same thing! And I love that bit, the way he says it is so great "Whereas the protestants don't have anything to keep the flies off except a GUN!"

[vista202]

"And tell the others" LOL

[Shizenvi]

I wish he had truly gone the Ceasar at the coliseum route and let the audience decide its fate.

[gothicromance45]

he shot that poor fly,what about its wife and kids?

teehee

i love eddie!!!

[badasssucker]

Oh stop laughing bitch ! What an annoying one...

[wazupwazup747]

all i heard is a fat bastard laguth XD

[moonlovei]

i was there!!!!!

[jellypopsicle23]

this reminded me of that one act he did about posh men going about killing flies with a flame thrower...now the flies sent one of their own to infiltrate and go kamikazee!

[daftfan1999]

i waz there it was so funny

[ibanezmaggot173]

Lol! Go forth and tell the others! xD

[Tones4me]

Only Eddie can take a fly up the nose and not only turn it into a 5 minute bit but a contest and a social commentary as well! You've just got to love Eddie!!

[satyaahimsa]

@Tones4me I can't understand actually....

but thanks anyway...

[gazzie92]

Some of the dialogue is a bit fuzzy. Anyone understand and/or want to post a translation?

[nirmal93]

either that fly is well trained or Eddie is great with improvising...

[tylove110]

improvising lol he's amazing

[darkmachete]

XD

Pure comedy! Pure Improv! Pure Izzard!

[Delirium3]

damn that fly went right up into his nose XD "Stupid. Bastard. Fly. I will kill you now."

[tylove110]

it did?! and he said that? lol

[pizzafreak54]

eddie is awesome at improv!!

[JxL483]

faved immediately!!! thank you sooo much for posting!!!

[twonkabella]

Now that's a fucking comedian! Impro-ing his arse off!

[killa2k5]

He nearly shit himslef haha laughed my head off nearly

[NeuroHead]

LOL fucking brilliant improv right there!

gladiator style voting ahhahaha!!

Pure class!

[ukulazy]

Go! Tell your insect friends what happened here today! I am Eddie Izzard - king of the animals!!

[gorywill]

When he .... had normal clothes? 0.o

[elephantellie823]

"and everyone thought it was Eddie's fly..."

[XxPyroAngelxX]

OMG! xD This is fuckin hilarious!! xD

[turner0210]

rat basterd fly

i hope he didn't put a flag on me

[chrisw1405]

NO FLAG NO COUNTRY!

[Madkill40]

Quit Claiming India for Britain!

[chrisw1405]

You clearly dont know eddie izzard as thats one of his quotes.

[Madkill40]

yeah. I do. Apparently you didn't realise as before he goes. "I claim India for Britain!" and they're going "You can't claim us, we live here, all 500 million of us!" "Do you have a flag?" "We don't need a flag this our country you bastard" --THEN HE SAYS-- "No Flag No Country can't have one!" --------- So I thought it was appropriate to say "quit claiming India for Britain" To as a reminder, not exactly what he says I know. THATS THE FUCKING JOKE. douchébag.

[chrisw1405]

Hey no need to get aggressive. In the sketch hes doing britians landing in america not india. thats all i didnt realise it was a joke. no need to get agressive i didnt mean to offend you just thought you had been offended by my original comment.

[carolkath]

i'm fairly certain that the flag bit comes from the part where's he's talking about the building of the british empire, not the pilgrims and the american indians. watch?v=uEx5G-GOS1k

[chrisw1405]

well would you look at that i was wrong. Ha ha thanks for correcting me ill go bow my head in shame at being a bad eddie fan now :P

[chrisw1405]

Hmm well i was wrong it is india. Thus i shall apologise didnt mean to offend you. Just got it wrong is all.

[LessthanJake14]

Someone has an obnoxious laugh.

[Ukka68]

He's wearing a shirt and a jacket what a freak!

[Lifelike]

I was there the second night where he was again attacked by a fly. He even said, "IT'S THE SAME FLY FROM LAST NIGHT." Good times.

[ravenmerc]

He's wearing southern formal

[thetreeiamweirditink]

What the hell is he wearing?

[spotlitkiss]

i know, it's like, so out there

[ColorProduction]

It's Eddie, if it's not 'out there' it's no good ;)

[spotlitkiss]

i was replying sarcastically to someone's comment about his clothes

[phillitupp]

"Now go off and tell the others what will happen"

[cheesypoohalo]

cake or death by fly?

[FozzyzeAuzzy]

The fly's brought a flag!

[WKaliber1]

no co? Lepper blokade organizowal

[Hansa94]

42, 43 and 44, the guy laughing! hahahhahaha

[kittyria7]

that was a stunt fly!!!!!!

[Lully2Lucky]

eddie izzard to the fly:

do you know who i am? i could kill you with a single thought!!!

[sjoerdsuper]

i can kill the fly with a tray!!!!

[hunamaflab]

i will hack at its neck until the blood flows

[ebag10]

i can kill flies with a thought i can...i just...il get the spray fuck it...

[LolieJulie]

AHAHAAAA! XDDDDD

[steffieiih]

moahaha xD death by spray it shall be!

[breadmold5]

Death by tray it shall be!

[ncarey01]

this is not a game of WhoTheFuckAreYou?

[Pamathey]

This is awesome. Thanks for capturing that moment and sharing it with the rest of us!

[zprodigy]

i bet he completely lost his train of thought. he's so pissed!

[StreetKitten473]

LOL!

[righthandgenius]

u can c it was a moth.

[XEvilGigglesX]

hahahhahahahah "bastard fly" XD

[boxruler]

Actually, it was "Stripped" tour, not "Work in Progress".

[allisonhord]

well at the time, the Stripped tour hadn't started, it was just titled "WORK IN PROGRESS" on the ticket - he was testing material for Stripped

[boxruler]

Ah. Well I had heard that he had done a "warm-up" tour, but I still thought it was named "Stripped".

[SabreQueen]

It was a moth... I know someone who was there...

[bocketroom]

Then why did Izzard himself say "Stupid bastard fly?".

[neunerx]

With a spotlight shining in your eyes, I'm sure it would be harder to distinguish between the two.

[bocketroom]

That is true.

[JHUD156]

Defnitely hard to see with a spotlight on you.

It feels like you're at the pearly gates...I find myself saying

"God!?..aw...just the audience..." lol

[str8upsocal]

he looks so petrified of that fly! it's amazing what he can incorporate on the fly, pun intended. 'stupid bastard fly. i'll kill you.'

[heartless567]

He wants to kill the fly because it's interupting his "flow" (LOL) and yeah, the show in preparation was called "Work in Progress."

[anguaji]

brilliant!

[TheMissSchillinger]

"Heeeelp! I'm covered in flies!"

[CrystalChord2010]

I love this guy. Seriously, he can make ANYTHING part of his act.

I love how you can SEE the fly come at him all Kamikaze-like.

[oywidapoodles]

Looked bigger, maybe a moth.

[sap959]

MOTHS! :P

[SoulCrushing]

that fly had him so traumatized, he's gonna be wearing womens clothing for weeks

seriously Eddie is the best

[magerie]

I"M GOING TO SEE HIM IN EIGHT WEEKS AND I'M ALREADY IN SHOCK

it;s going to be amazing