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The acclaimed comedian of the surreal performs another unique stream-of-consciousness monologue in this latest live outing. Eddie ponders, among other things, the history of the world, cows in cars, and the existence of God.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By TrueBrit
Format:DVD
Having just seen him perform his show in Chicago I was curious to see the evolution of the material from his earlier UK gigs.
It was fascinating to watch how some things were the same, some updated, and apparently some things dropped.
His performance in this DVD is superb, very funny indeed and back to the classic comedy timing of Dressed to Kill.
Highly recommended!
It was fascinating to watch how some things were the same, some updated, and apparently some things dropped.
His performance in this DVD is superb, very funny indeed and back to the classic comedy timing of Dressed to Kill.
Highly recommended!
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I saw the live show of this, and it was really funny and enjoyable. I was expecting more or less the same on the DVD. Whilst at times, it is genuinely funny, I can honestly say that there were probably only about 5 or 6 times when I found myself laughing out loud. The rest of the time, I only really smiled a bit. The audience seems to have been the same, in that there are more polite laughs and chuckles, than real roaring laughter. I think Eddie is brilliant, but sadly he seems to have tailed off down the years. As the show progresses on the DVD, I find myself almost reaching for the fast-forward button, which I'd not normally expect with a stand-up show. With Stripped, Eddie has a habit of resurrecting jokes from earlier in the act, that, in all honesty, weren't really that funny in the first place. Also, he really only has limited himself to covering ancient history and animals, and it would be nice to see some current stuff in the mix aswell. At times, he sometimes drags out a joke long after it's shelf-life has expired. That said, I still think the bloke's great!
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Bush
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Like many of the other reviewers here I too had seen in London Eddie perform live around the time this was filmed. I had seen (as remarkable as it will sound) very little of his work prior to the live event. I was hugely and pleasantly surprised at how wonderful his flavor of stand up is. On the night I spent about two hours laughing my self silly, to say the show was a hit for me would be a huge understatement.
We decided to purchase this DVD as for the next year we were quoting and still laughing at bits of the show and expected to relive all the bits we might have forgotten.... Then we played the DVD, so much was missing from what we saw, not just entire gags but entire sections. We laughed of course when we were watching it (not as much as we did the first time but that's comedy eh?) but when it ended we sat there and spent ten minutes saying how about the bit when? or what happened to?
So all of this is not relevant if you are going to buy this having not seen the live show but if you have you might be wondering when some of the very funny stuff went. I have watched since then most of Izzard's earlier stand up and while this is very funny its not as good (in the DVD form) as say Dressed to Kill. I do wonder if I had not seen it live if I might have ended up enjoying this more?
So not a full review from me but a slight warning for those that were lucky enough to see this live late last year in the small venue in the West End or on tour that it might not be quite what you were expecting.
We decided to purchase this DVD as for the next year we were quoting and still laughing at bits of the show and expected to relive all the bits we might have forgotten.... Then we played the DVD, so much was missing from what we saw, not just entire gags but entire sections. We laughed of course when we were watching it (not as much as we did the first time but that's comedy eh?) but when it ended we sat there and spent ten minutes saying how about the bit when? or what happened to?
So all of this is not relevant if you are going to buy this having not seen the live show but if you have you might be wondering when some of the very funny stuff went. I have watched since then most of Izzard's earlier stand up and while this is very funny its not as good (in the DVD form) as say Dressed to Kill. I do wonder if I had not seen it live if I might have ended up enjoying this more?
So not a full review from me but a slight warning for those that were lucky enough to see this live late last year in the small venue in the West End or on tour that it might not be quite what you were expecting.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful
For me his best performance on disc so far.
Even without the frock it slowly builds to a crescendo of uncontrollable giggles.
Buy it
Even without the frock it slowly builds to a crescendo of uncontrollable giggles.
Buy it
Published 5 months ago by K. mundell
3.0 out of 5 stars
Some Good Material, but Poor Performance
Of the two releases available from this latest tour of Eddie's, Live From Madison Square Garden is definitely the better performance, much like Live From Wembley to Sexie. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Atli Hafsteinsson
1.0 out of 5 stars
Oh Eddie...What happened?
As a devotee of Eddie's for many years this DVD actually made me sad. My friends and I have spend many an entertaining evening in the pub re-hashing Deathstar Canteen or... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Debbie L
4.0 out of 5 stars
Eddie's latest
Eddie Izzards latest show wich I was fortunate to see in Sweden Malmö. I must say the DVD is true to the performance. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Peter Banck
4.0 out of 5 stars
Funny Man
Went to see this show in the o2 Arena in Dublin , It was and is in my top 3 live comedy performances ive ever been to and I go to a lot of comedy! Read more
Published 21 months ago by Goffers
1.0 out of 5 stars
poor
The audience sounds like they're laughing to be polite. If you haven't seen Izzard's old shows, you probably won't get some of the jokes. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Billy Ray Cyrus
1.0 out of 5 stars
A long time fan but...
I'm used to his sometimes errr...forgetful...style but this performance is just tedious.
I'm surprised he even released it - I really like his style of comedy and I hope... Read more
I'm surprised he even released it - I really like his style of comedy and I hope... Read more
Published on 26 April 2011 by Mr. C. E. Oates
2.0 out of 5 stars
'I've Lost My Comedy!'
Oh dear. As a great fan of Eddie since a friend made me watch Live At the Ambassadors on grainy VHS, this comes as a let down. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2010 by S. Jones
1.0 out of 5 stars
A sad spectacle
I had to turn this off after twenty minutes because it made me so sad to see my favourite comedian being this poor; I would seriously recommend avoiding this because it will turn... Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2010 by philwint
4.0 out of 5 stars
Almost a classic
This is something of a return to form for Eddie Izzard. Its certainly better than both Circle and Sexie, although it doesn't quite reach the sublime heights of Dressed to Kill,... Read more
Published on 23 July 2010 by S J Buck
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