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Features six standup titles by the acclaimed surreal comedian Eddie Izzard. Includes Unrepeatable, Definitive Article, Glorious, Dressed to Kill, Circle, and Sexie. In UNREPEATABLE, comedian Eddie Izzard entertains an appreciative audience at the Albery Theatre in London, March, 1994. In Definitive Article, the popular comedian is recorded live on stage at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. GLORIOUS sees Izzard perform live at the Hammersmith Apollo in October 1997. Recorded in San Francisco in 1998, Dressed to Kill continues Eddie Izzard's comedic observations on everything from the history of Western culture to sex, filtered through his razor-sharp wit and lightning-quick chain of associations. Circle features Eddie Izzard recorded live in New York in June 2000. Eddie discusses such topics as the Crusades, mad European cows, sharks, the Deathstar canteen and much much more. Sexie features stand-up comedy with Eddie Izzard.
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
If you are a fan of stand-up (and I presume you are if you are looking at this collection) then you will not be disappointed. This is an almost-definitive collection of Eddie's shows (his first recorded show, Live At The Ambassadors, has not been included but you may be able to get it separately on VHS). His subject matter is wide-ranging to say the least, commenting on everything from queuing up at late-night petrol stations, to Greek Gods, to cats drilling behind the sofa.
The shows get more glitzy and polished in terms production values and delivery with each release (Amazon has listed the shows in order, starting with Unrepeatable and ending with Sexie), however general opinion suggests the comedy peaks with Glorious and Dressed To Kill. Circle and Sexie are not bad (I went to the see Sexie live, just thought I'd drop that in for no tangible reason) but do not have your sides splitting as much as his previous shows.
In conclusion Ladies and Jellyspoons, this is a must for Izzard fans and lovers of stand-up and at £22 for 6 shows you just can't go wrong (price correct at time of review). Just a shame that Ambassadors was not included.
The shows get more glitzy and polished in terms production values and delivery with each release (Amazon has listed the shows in order, starting with Unrepeatable and ending with Sexie), however general opinion suggests the comedy peaks with Glorious and Dressed To Kill. Circle and Sexie are not bad (I went to the see Sexie live, just thought I'd drop that in for no tangible reason) but do not have your sides splitting as much as his previous shows.
In conclusion Ladies and Jellyspoons, this is a must for Izzard fans and lovers of stand-up and at £22 for 6 shows you just can't go wrong (price correct at time of review). Just a shame that Ambassadors was not included.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Eddie Izzard is, at least in my opinion, the best comedian on the planet. He is very funny (which helps), but also comes off as a 'nice person'. He seems a lot more down-to-earth than other comedians. Anyone who is put-off by the whole transvestite thing is really missing the point - if anything, it just gives him more material. He never repeats any material (well if I've forgotten then only a slight repeat). There are so many amazing routines and jokes in this box set it is hard to pick out the best show, let alone the best routine. Eddie (or Mr. Izzard) is great with his miming and impressions - especially his dentist routine in 'Sexie'. Sometimes if he messes up or gets carried away he can bomb a little bit (sounds a bit contradictory), which is probably most apparant in 'Glorious'. However, if you stick with the show you will love him by the end. He is clever, nice, insightful, down-to-earth and very very very funny. All the shows are very re-watchable if you just wait till you've forgotten a couple of the jokes. In fact, I think I'm going to go and watch Circle again right now.
Oh yeah - this is pretty good value for 6 shows (it was even better value this time last year so just wait a bit!)
Oh yeah - this is pretty good value for 6 shows (it was even better value this time last year so just wait a bit!)
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
This amazing set of six Eddie Izzard DVD's (all his releases to date) is well worth getting. It includes:
Unrepeatable (1994)
Definite Article (1996)
Glorious (1997)
Dress To Kill (1998)
Circle (2000)
Sexie (2003
As far as I can tell the DVD's have all the extras you would get if you purchased them individually. So on Dressed To Kill you get the Dress to Circle show from Paris, which Eddie does in French (but you can watch the English subtitles!). There are commentary tracks on all the discs.
I have yet to see Circle and Sexie and from what I have read they are not quite as good as his earlier material. However the first four are so brilliant that anything less than 5 stars would be a travesty!
This set will keep you laughing for days and days....
Unrepeatable (1994)
Definite Article (1996)
Glorious (1997)
Dress To Kill (1998)
Circle (2000)
Sexie (2003
As far as I can tell the DVD's have all the extras you would get if you purchased them individually. So on Dressed To Kill you get the Dress to Circle show from Paris, which Eddie does in French (but you can watch the English subtitles!). There are commentary tracks on all the discs.
I have yet to see Circle and Sexie and from what I have read they are not quite as good as his earlier material. However the first four are so brilliant that anything less than 5 stars would be a travesty!
This set will keep you laughing for days and days....
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Eddie Izzard DVD Box Set
Great value for money and as they are a box set it saves on space on the shelf.
Very funny man so hours of laughter.
Very funny man so hours of laughter.
Published 1 month ago by toots
Review of E Izzards MMV! DVD Box set
Items were received within 5 days. Box was in good clean condition. This was the first time I have ordered used goods so I was pleasantly surprised when I received them. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Malcolm
Nice!!!
For the Eddie fans!!
Or even for the one's who don't know him
a lot of dvd's for no cash!
on amazon.de it costs 3x as much!!! Read more
Or even for the one's who don't know him
a lot of dvd's for no cash!
on amazon.de it costs 3x as much!!! Read more
Published 13 months ago by Luc
I returned this item
i returned this item it would not play in my region--- please advise me when you receive it WHY WOULD YOU SEND TO A PERSON WHO CAN NOT PLAY IT??? Thank you Betty Lamb
Published on 8 May 2010 by Betty J. Lamb
Definitive Eddie
I bought this DVD collection for my wife who is an Eddie Izzard nut.
She absolutely loves the DVD set and we would recommend this to anyone who likes Eddie.
She absolutely loves the DVD set and we would recommend this to anyone who likes Eddie.
Published on 28 April 2010 by Timothy Spiers
A good opportunity for Eddie Izzard fans...
This is a nice pack for a good price. Eddie Izzard fans will find hours of hilarious moments in this box.
Published on 8 Mar 2010 by Gökhan
Don't really need the old stuff
Eddie's older shows are funny but they can't compare to his later work. The old stuff is way more superficial. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2010
eddie izzard - a wonder!
more than six hours of mainly hilarious fun. something for everyone. you would have to have had a sense of humour bypass not to find something to make you laugh out loud. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2010 by A. Grundy
La sange est sous la table
Genius? I think Eddie Izzard maybe one. He is more than a stand up comedian, so different to anything else you will ever watch and that includes Billy Connolly. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2010 by Ollie Govett
Have a goood laugh for a change!
I heard of Eddie Izzard through my brother-in-law and went straight to Youtube to check him out. After the first video I couldn't stop laughing so I immediately decided to buy some... Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2010 by David Fra Berenguer Mclean
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