Eddie Izzard
Who Eddie Izzard is
British stand-up comedian, actress and activist known for rambling, surreal, stream-of-consciousness monologues. Her tours include Definite Article, Glorious and Dress to Kill, whose special won two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2000, and she has performed stand-up in French, German, Spanish, Russian and Arabic. On screen she starred in The Riches and appeared in films including Ocean's Twelve and Valkyrie.
At a glance
- Born
- 1962
- Style
- Absurdist, Storytelling
- Stand-up specials
- Live at the Ambassadors, Definite Article, Glorious and 5 more
- Podcasts
- Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens
- On screen
- The Riches, United States of Tara, Treasure Island and 5 more
- Official site
- eddieizzard.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: eddieizzard.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Live at the Ambassadors 1993, video release
- Definite Article 1996, video release
- Glorious 1997, video release
- Dress to Kill 1998, video release
- Circle 2002, video release
- Stripped 2009, video release
- Force Majeure 2013, video release
- Wunderbar 2022, video release
On screen
- The Riches Wayne Malloy / Doug Rich, 2007–2008
- United States of Tara Dr. Hattarras, 2011
- Treasure Island Long John Silver, 2012
- Hannibal Dr. Abel Gideon, 2013–2015
- Powers "Big Bad" Wolfe, 2015
- Green Eggs and Ham voice of Hervnick Z. Snerz, 2019
- The Lost Symbol Peter Solomon, 2021
- Kaos Lachy, 2024
Podcasts
- Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens memoir, 2017
Comedians like Eddie Izzard
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Theo Von the same style: absurdist
- Veronika Slowikowska the same style: absurdist
Career timeline
- 1962Born
- 1993Live at the Ambassadors (1993, video release) Special
- 1996Definite Article (1996, video release) Special
- 1997Glorious (1997, video release) Special
- 1998Dress to Kill (1998, video release) Special
- 2002Circle (2002, video release) Special
- 2007The Riches (Wayne Malloy / Doug Rich, 2007–2008) On screen
- 2009Stripped (2009, video release) Special
- 2011United States of Tara (Dr. Hattarras, 2011) On screen
- 2012Treasure Island (Long John Silver, 2012) On screen
- 2013Force Majeure (2013, video release) Special
- 2013Hannibal (Dr. Abel Gideon, 2013–2015) On screen
- 2015Powers ("Big Bad" Wolfe, 2015) On screen
- 2017Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens (memoir, 2017) Book
- 2019Green Eggs and Ham (voice of Hervnick Z. Snerz, 2019) On screen
- 2021The Lost Symbol (Peter Solomon, 2021) On screen
- 2022Wunderbar (2022, video release) Special
- 2024Kaos (Lachy, 2024) On screen
Questions about Eddie Izzard
Where is Eddie Izzard performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: eddieizzard.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Live at the Ambassadors, Definite Article, Glorious, Dress to Kill, Circle, Stripped, Force Majeure and Wunderbar.
What podcast do they host?
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Riches, United States of Tara, Treasure Island, Hannibal, Powers and Green Eggs and Ham, among 8 credits.
When were they born?
In 1962.
Who are some comedians like them?
Theo Von (the same style: absurdist) and Veronika Slowikowska (the same style: absurdist).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Eddie Izzard ↗ Birth year and place, stand-up style, tours and video releases with dates, Dress to Kill Emmys, languages performed in, TV and film roles, memoir
- Eddie Izzard — official site ↗ Official website (read 27 September 2026)
- Eddie Izzard — Shows ↗ Official dates page (on 26–27 September 2026 it listed her one-person Hamlet, not stand-up)
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026