Eddie Izzard Bundle | Glorious - Unrepeatable - Definite Article
Three Separate DiscsSpotlighting Concerts from the Earlier Years of Izzard

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Bluntly speaking? Today words like incredible and genius are thrown around like Paris Hilton to describe the mundanist of talents (ie: a starlet de Jour who managed a semester of Liberal Arts at a community college...). However, once in a blue-tinged moon the words are actually an understatement of their dictionary description when conjured up to describe a singular entity among us.

Such is the case with executive transvestite avante garde rambler comedian extraordinaire, Eddie Izzard (pronounced IZ -pregnant pause- ZARD). Edward's brain is incredible - but not in that smug intellectual old-farty above-the-Joe Q Public's style of say that condescending republican snorting puke Dennis Miller. No. Eddie's more of a really cute (if strange) guy you've met at the local pub, who's got a mesmerizing ambience about him, mixed neatly with a hearty helping of razor sharp genuis-y wit. And he spins his conversational yarns with a nice pinch of grandiose storytelling, topped with an edible dollop of pure comedic frosting.

So. Um...yeah.

This newer collection, of older performances, is a superlative zenith of laughter and I dare say, a positively delicious collection of delicacies of the intellectual silly sort.

The Bundle has three of Izzard's older one-man shows; 'Glorious' (1997), 'Definite Article' (1996) and 'Unrepeatable' (1994). Each disc is in its own case - and each contain a smorgasbord of different bits spotlighting Eddie's unique outlook on the ordinary - in his realm even getting bread from a quickie mart at two A.M. can be hilarious. You can literally go from disc to disc watching Eddie's stage act confidence growing, and his transvestite ensemble getting braver (and prettier). It's a must for any Izzard fan, and perfect to get up-to-speed before experiencing the full-Eddie in his uber-genius exhibit upon his 'Dressed to Kill' DVD.

The routines are so plentiful. I'd be hard pressed to highlight…well, okay. There's something I guess he'd call, "The Blue Underwear Infiltrator" that's a tad stand-up comic for Eddie but none-the-less tear inducingly funny. And his diabolically hilarious take on the whole Noah's Ark fiasco, is pure legend. Then Eddie talks about the dreaded dastardly pear conspiracies, I'm afraid we've all been victimized by…also for your viewing pleasure: Eddie's miscasting of Sean Connery and James Mason as all kinds of characters in his charade parades. You'll be sideways on the floor in a fetal position snorting with maniacal laughter - and without pharmaceuticals mind you! In fact driving can be an infliction now when my mind recalls different bits here and there. I just lose functionality - and not always in the most appropriate of places. But Izzard's worth it. His work is unique, intelligent, jubilacious mayhem. Each concert has a kind of theme he expels upon, returns to, and exits into deep space nine from. His bountiful mind is lightening fast and filled with wonderful melding ideas. He's a one-of-a-kind talent, and frankly, a comedic treasure.

The dvd extras are slight. There's Eddie's audio commentary on each, but Eddie basically judges himself - as most comedians do - and as one would expect, Eddie does not see himself as pristinely witty as we do...

The 'Glorious' DVD a Documentary (tongue-in-cheeky) "Lust for Glorious," where Eddie purposely over-acts and gets silly, is strictly for in-love's of the chap. Otherwise it's tedium squared. But know, Ed's real acting in films like, n Shadow of a Vampire, Cat's Meow, All The Queen's Men, Mystery Men and so on is truly "glorious."

This is a must have for any comedian aficionado - and here it's not the DVD extras that lure you - it's each of Izzard's exquisite shows. What are you still doing here. Get now - go buy them.

DVD Details :

UNREPEATABLE - Recorded at the Albery Theatre in March of 1994 for a sold-out audience. EXTRAS: Audio commentary/Trivia track/Subtitled in French, German, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Italian, Danish/Photo gallery/Bleeped audio track.

DEFINITE ARTICLE - Recorded at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London in 1996 - the same show he later took to New York, Stockholm, Paris and Reykjavik, Iceland. EXTRAS: BBC documentary "Je Suis A Stand Up"/Audio commentary/Trivia track/Subtitled in French, German, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Italian, Danish/Photo gallery/Bleeped audio track.

GLORIOUS - "Glorious" was recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon during his sell-out tour in 1997 after Izzard debuted the show in New York. EXTRAS: Lust For Glorious documentary/Audio commentary/trivia track/Subtitled in French, German, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Italian, Danish/Photo gallery/Bleeped audio track
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