Eddie Izzard

A couple of days ago the Mrs mentioned to me that Eddie Izzard was going to be in Edmonton and she asked if I wanted to go. Of course I wanted to take up the opportunity to go and see this guy live. I have one of his routines on my computer to listen to (which I do a couple of times a month) and I have watched about 3 of his other routines as well. I personally think him to be a comic genius. If you haven't heard of him or seen his comic routine, here is a little taste of what his typical routine is like.



He likes to go off on wild tangents, portray conversations were he talks both sides of the conversation and just general wacky stuff. He is sort of like that person that men go drinking with where after a couple of beers he starts talking crap out of the side of his face about things that he has no clue what he is talking about, and it is definitely obvious that he has no freaking idea what he is talking about, but yet no one stops him or says anything cause he is just sounding so freaking funny that you have to let him go with with it. I think that is what I like about him, just his constant tangents and crazy ideas that he talks about. That and his way of taking a 4 minute talking routine that eventually leads up to a pun of a joke as the punchline.

One thing that was mentioned last night at the show that was really funny was that he was talking about how he wanted to get into the SAS in the UK but because he is a transvestite and wearing make-up they didn't want him. He then said "I am sure that Canada has something like that as well. An elite form of soldiers that people try to enlist in". The crowd went deathly silent and then an instant later everyone burst out laughing at this thought. I was laughing just as hard and I think the Mrs was giving a polite laugh to go with the crowd as well. I tried to think of what sort of forces that we have in Canada and all I could think of is the army and general military. I mean you see movies from US about Delta Force or the Marines or even the Navy SEALS. I don't think I have ever heard of the elite form of military Canadians known as the Woodland Beavers or Fighting Geese.

Anyways, the show in my mind was a hilarious experience and worth the money. The Mrs said she was getting tired and the first half was hilarious and great but during the 2nd half she started to fall asleep and was getting grumpy. I definitely hope that I am in town again if Eddie Izzard decides to come through again.