Eddie Izzard - Sexie Details

Never ready Eddie

Love him or hate him, Eddie Izzard is a comedic genius.

There's nothing like Eddie at his best, fast-paced, polished and extremely funny. Sadly, this is nothing like him at his peak. In my opinion his worst release to date, he struggles with an enormous venue, stage rust and at times material that is little better than that of a circuit comedian.

I was fortunate enough to go and see Eddie whilst he was warming up for his Sexie tour, he played to an intimate audience (only about 200 of us) and the first half was frankly boring. He talked a lot about his childhood which was interesting in a getting-to-know-him kind of way but he struggled for laughs. Having been away from the stand-up stage for 4years this wasn't unexpected, but the 2nd half he came out with a list of things to talk about and was on fire. I really expected the dvd to be like the 2nd half of what we experienced that night, but was disappointed.

There are instances when the show ignites, with his brain firing on all cylinders blurting out jokes, ideas and imagery so fast and furiously you can't fail to be won over, but these moments are too few and far between.

For my money, his earlier stuff is much better with Glorious, Definite Article and UnRepeatable being far far superior. However, if you want to see the self confessed action transvestite with boobies grab a copy of this and stare away!!!

If you've never watched Eddie Izzard before this really isn't one for you, try his earlier stuff. If like me you've followed him for years, just keep praying for a return to form.

Found this rather boring.Could not understand most of his jokes.Purhaps it would have been better to see live.