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Because who doesn’t like Eddie Izzard?

Posted by John on January 10th, 2009 at 1:19 pm · 8 Comments

That’s a rhetorical question by the way, so quiet, you. Zip it!

The following makes a good drinking game: one swallow from a goblet of consecrated wine whenever you hear (or think you hear) about the Pope, a shot of bad gin for each time one of the Henry VIII’s wives is mentioned (you’ll have to pour all of these beforehand), and chug an irish coffee with a cigarette butt in it when he says “Mormon” (or virgin jello shots laced with shredded carrots, if you prefer).

Tags: Church and State · Getting over Religion · Ghosts · Humor · Video

8 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Cobwebs // Jan 10, 2009 at 2:50 pm

    Eddie Izzard makes me deeply happy. :)

    You should also see his segment (in “Circle,” I think) where Jesus comes down to witness to the dinosaurs.

  • 2 angryyoungwoman // Jan 10, 2009 at 11:40 pm

    That made me giggle.

  • 3 xJane // Jan 11, 2009 at 8:03 am

    Eddie Izzard is fluent in at least three languages and my favorite part (besides the Pope’s “Ciao”) is the grammatically correct Martin Luther in French, Italian, and German:

    Ein Minuten, bitte! Ich habe einen kleinen problemo avec diese religione.

    I also like the singing: “joyfully we lark about”, ahahaha! (And the list of religions…oh, who am I kidding, I just love all of Eddie Izzard :)

    On one of the DVDs, he does his routine in French in France (and includes a clip of it). It’s quite funny, but the French don’t seem to be laughing, which makes it a little funnier.

  • 4 EBrown // Jan 11, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    It’s a crime that The Riches wasn’t brought back after the writers’ strike.

  • 5 Elise // Jan 11, 2009 at 12:39 pm

    I had never heard of him before – hilarious stuff. I love hearing him sing hallelujah like a rich stuffy white person. :-)

  • 6 Zach Alexander // Jan 12, 2009 at 5:32 pm

    I had no idea Eddie Izzard was this amazing (yes, never actually seen him before *shame*)

  • 7 John // Jan 13, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    Cobwebs, thanks for the reference, though it did lead to probably an hour or two lost to watching various performances!

    xJane, I thought of you as I was writing up this post. :)

  • 8 Chandelle // Jan 28, 2009 at 7:08 pm

    I have such a “thing” for transvestites. Perhaps because Rocky Horror was a major part of my sexual awakening. I think it’s sexy, even when it’s really, reeeeally bad (as it usually is). Thanks for sharing.

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