In All the Queen's Men you and Matt play British army officers impersonating women to infiltrate a factory that makes the Enigma code machine. Izzard talked with The Advocate about his old life in comedy and his new life in movies as "action transvestite." Just when you expect him in a little eyeliner and rouge, he shows up in "bloke mode"-jeans, flip-flops, red denim shirt, and makeup-defying beard. In person, the wily Izzard defies expectations. Rather, he's a storyteller with a gift for finding the absurd and exaggerating from there. Americans who haven't caught his act would be well advised to check out Dress to Kill, his Emmy award-winning HBO stand-up show, available November 26 on DVD from Anti/Epitaph. The film roles are recent compared with Izzard's brilliantly unclassifiable comedy. Known as much for his plum-red lipstick and painted nails as his surreal stand-up routines, Izzard has played a horny Charlie Chaplin (The Cat's Meow) and a disco-mad henchman (Mystery Men) and now stars as a bisexual cross-dressing officer in the World War II comedy All the Queen's Men with Matt LeBlanc, opening October 25. Good luck trying to pigeonhole Eddie Izzard, the 40-year-old British comedian, actor, and transvestite icon.
APA style: Still dressed to kill: actor-comic Eddie Izzard talks about cross-dressing against the Nazis with Matt LeBlanc in their new film, All the Queen's Men.Still dressed to kill: actor-comic Eddie Izzard talks about cross-dressing against the Nazis with Matt LeBlanc in their new film, All the Queen's Men. MLA style: "Still dressed to kill: actor-comic Eddie Izzard talks about cross-dressing against the Nazis with Matt LeBlanc in their new film, All the Queen's Men.
One of Izzard's most well-known routines was performed during Dress To Kill: a satirical depiction of Church of England fundamentalism, wherein Izzard explains how Church of England fundamentalism would be impossible because people would be shouting out "You must have tea and cake with the vicar or you DIE!" and "CAKE OR DEATH?!" The latter phrase has become so well known that it is now the name of an Eddie Izzard fansite and has inspired a Christian website called Anglican Memes for those who "like gentle fun being poked at the church but are not interested in church-bashing or posting anything offensive. An encore is then performed, featuring Izzard delivering the plot of the film Speed in French and explaining how her schoolboy French, ("la souris est sous la table, le chat est sur la chaise, et le singe est sur la branche") serves her in France itself. This is from Poland! And if you don't know the geography, it goes Poland, Czechoslovakia, Holland, Venezuela, Africa, Beirut, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and then Switzerland.").ĭiversions are also made in relation to the Heimlich maneuver and the American Dream, while the performance ends with Izzard re-telling the story of how she didn't lose her virginity. She is particularly fond of Steve McQueen's role in the film, and goes to great lengths to explain how inaccurate his escape through Central Europe actually is ("within fifteen minutes he's on the borders of Switzerland. Izzard, a self-proclaimed film buff, also describes the plot of The Great Escape in a semi-improvised manner. Similar to her use of Sean Connery as the voice of Henry VIII, she uses the voice of James Mason as the voice of God. Ich habe einen kleinen Problemo avec diese Religione." "He was from everywhere," explains Izzard to great cheers from the audience. This is set against the backdrop of Martin Luther pinning his 95 Theses on the door of Wittenberg Cathedral, a paper that reads "Eine Minuten bitte. This is done with Izzard adopting a very Italian accent (and miming riding on a Vespa) to signify the Pope talking to Henry VIII ("who is Sean Connery for this film") and explaining that he can't marry as many wives as he wants to. The centerpiece of the performance is a retelling of British history from Stonehenge through to the Reformation. This is explained through a proposal for the Army's "first battalion transvestite brigade.with fantastic makeup and a fantastic gun." Additionally, Izzard takes time to explain her background as an executive transvestite and how it affected her desire to join the military.
Izzard's humour includes observations on the American concept of history, beginning with her quote "I grew up in Europe, where the history comes from" and continuing through diversions about the belief that all Europeans live in castles ("we just long for a bungalow or something") and the attitude of Americans toward historical landmarks. Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States
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