Eddie Izzard "Cake or Death" Sketch From Dress to Kill

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  • Don’t miss the limited run of Eddie’s solo performance of Shakespeare’s Hamlet at the Orpheum Theater in New York, March 19 - April 14. Tickets at: www.ticketmast...
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  • @kh7688
    @kh7688 Před 5 lety +3430

    "You killed a 100,000 people? You must get up very early in the morning"
    This gets me every time.

    • @lukevankleef4245
      @lukevankleef4245 Před 5 lety +75

      ''Just don't go into that fucking house!''

    • @subtlewookiee
      @subtlewookiee Před 5 lety +27

      I first saw this on HBO in the 90s and this whole bit still gets me.

    • @graysonhamburger6042
      @graysonhamburger6042 Před 5 lety +25

      My favorite part is ' ' WELL were out of cake! ' ' ' ' so my choices are or death? ' '

    • @chrislwoolery89
      @chrislwoolery89 Před 5 lety +43

      Death
      Death
      Death
      Lunch
      Death
      Death
      Death
      Afternoon tea

    • @timredsell4826
      @timredsell4826 Před 4 lety +16

      I can't even get down the gym!

  • @chrisklecker
    @chrisklecker Před 4 lety +3075

    Eddie Izzard. It's like a one man Monty Python.

    • @brainflash1
      @brainflash1 Před 4 lety +208

      John Cleese dubbed him the Lost Python.

    • @tiaking2002
      @tiaking2002 Před 4 lety +66

      brainflash1 Did he really? What an honour.

    • @ShakeItLittleTina
      @ShakeItLittleTina Před 4 lety +57

      I saw a show recapping his life and apparently Eddie always wanted to be like Monty Python

    • @damarh
      @damarh Před 4 lety +31

      @@tiaking2002 there is an interview where eddie walks up with the python on stage :D Monty Python : Live At Aspen - part 1 and they call him out and kick him off the stage lol, as a joke.

    • @marcus1960ful
      @marcus1960ful Před 4 lety +22

      He's a huge Python Fan.

  • @amyroberts127
    @amyroberts127 Před 2 lety +301

    "NO FLAG NO COUNTRY" and "cake or death?" get me every time 😂😂😂

  • @silviutiplea7126
    @silviutiplea7126 Před rokem +102

    "Thank you for flying Church of England, cake or death?" is one of those legendary phrases that taken out of context would have you admitted at a psychiatric hospital, but as an inside joke it's brilliant

  • @The4thSandersonSister
    @The4thSandersonSister Před 2 lety +176

    I can go months to years without watching this. And then it just shows up and I'm cracking up all over again. Eddie, you're the best.

    • @Novastar.SaberCombat
      @Novastar.SaberCombat Před 2 měsíci

      He was excellent in "Valkyrie". It came as no surprise to see him in such an interesting role, either.

  • @Underground_Valentine
    @Underground_Valentine Před 3 lety +468

    who else had this show up because Game Grumps recently talked about Eddie and this skit in particular?
    Also much love to Eddie, always

  • @Parabueto
    @Parabueto Před 4 lety +1681

    "I know a lot of people who'd love to be under House Arrest!"
    Yeah, 2020 calling here, funny you should mention that...

    • @kasperjoonatan6014
      @kasperjoonatan6014 Před 4 lety +17

      \o I have been under house arrest since Christmas and it suits me :)

    • @salinacarter1342
      @salinacarter1342 Před 4 lety +5

      Lmao! U got this Kasper!!!

    • @mikecimerian6913
      @mikecimerian6913 Před 4 lety +8

      True that, 2020 is the year of perfect hindsight. History books have to be rewritten while we enjoy such blissful enlightenment. Next year will be too late, we may need to correct our vision.

    • @chickachicken5620
      @chickachicken5620 Před 4 lety +5

      yes yes. Was looking for such a comment efter he mentions it xD

    • @maninchair6648
      @maninchair6648 Před 4 lety +8

      90s "have you got any videos? " 2020 : "Yeah I've got Netflix , Prime and CZcams"

  • @TonyMontana-fz4io
    @TonyMontana-fz4io Před 5 lety +717

    I’ve met Eddie twice, what a funny, cool intelligent guy. So so nice and always has time for his fans. Not to mention the work he does for charity

    • @swisstony736
      @swisstony736 Před 5 lety +7

      Shame he's a socialist though.

    • @lyricbot8513
      @lyricbot8513 Před 4 lety +60

      @@swisstony736 the charity kind of implies that, you Nazi shithead

    • @lyricbot8513
      @lyricbot8513 Před 4 lety +1

      @David McDonald k

    • @uberalex90
      @uberalex90 Před 4 lety +7

      Ted Jones fuck socialism and fuck anyone who defends socialism

    • @RKrk-jj2li
      @RKrk-jj2li Před 4 lety +6

      @@lyricbot8513 NAZIS were SOCIALISTS, dumb dumb

  • @pianonotes1010
    @pianonotes1010 Před 4 lety +132

    The fact he gave a legitimate Risk strategy is great.

    • @tomjacobs678
      @tomjacobs678 Před 6 měsíci +3

      one of two - either Australia or South America - only viable starting points...

  • @YetAnotherPianoWhore
    @YetAnotherPianoWhore Před 5 lety +1323

    Eddie Izzard is clearly very knowledgeable and I love how he turns this into great satire... the mounting Pythonesque absurdity of "cake or death" is just brilliant!
    Also his smokey eye is on point.

    • @lisawillis8227
      @lisawillis8227 Před 5 lety +21

      Alley Cat was thinking how he rocked that look before it was a thing.

    • @angiethinksuramazing8132
      @angiethinksuramazing8132 Před 5 lety

      👏👏👏

    • @baldieman64
      @baldieman64 Před 5 lety +1

      Alas not knowledgeable enough to know that Hitler never personally killed anyone.

    • @blackmore4
      @blackmore4 Před 5 lety +4

      "Pythonesque"? I really don't get the connection. I know he's said he was a big fan but, in my opinion, he's way too funny to be associated with them.

    • @telectronix1368
      @telectronix1368 Před 5 lety +15

      @@baldieman64 And the timestamp for where he said "Hitler personally killed those people" would be?

  • @mirandabarr9905
    @mirandabarr9905 Před 4 lety +500

    "You cant claim this we live here. 500,000,000 of us."
    "Do you have a flag?"

    • @hardwirecars
      @hardwirecars Před 3 lety +8

      why do you think america had a flag first thing none of the indians did that was there problem not ours we had like 30 revisions

    • @4DeMS
      @4DeMS Před 3 lety +1

      🤣😂🤣

    • @AtlasBlizzard
      @AtlasBlizzard Před 3 lety +1

      😛

    • @SithBunny1
      @SithBunny1 Před 3 lety +2

      @@hardwirecars american flag was created in 1777. They screwed over the indians way before that.

    • @ziraprod6090
      @ziraprod6090 Před 3 lety

      @@SithBunny1 Who is "they".

  • @alicewhite1135
    @alicewhite1135 Před 3 lety +193

    Dude, my gmail has been cakeordeath since middle school because of this person. I cherish this bit.

  • @TassieDinkum90
    @TassieDinkum90 Před 4 lety +255

    "Get up in the morning, death, death, death, death, death, death... death.... lunch."
    Funniest line in the whole routine.

    • @FakeSchrodingersCat
      @FakeSchrodingersCat Před 3 lety +8

      What no breakfast how can you have the energy for a full day of death?

  • @Atamastra
    @Atamastra Před 5 lety +183

    I came to the conclusion when I first started watching Eddie Izzard (and later found out this is TRUE) that he doesn't really have a 'set' or a 'list of jokes', he just gets on stage and you watch him play with his imagination for an hour. And it's fucking fascinating. I practically have this whole show memorized, and i still laugh at it. A comic genius, no question.

    • @kobayashiMaroo
      @kobayashiMaroo Před 2 lety +9

      @Georgina Orwell there are obvious bits that are improv, like the ringing of the bell . . to which he makes a note "never link those two together again". Much of the riff on San Francisco is improv

    • @blurgle9185
      @blurgle9185 Před 2 lety +6

      I don't buy that he makes up these jokes as he goes. I mean, many of us are able to make these jokes on the fly, but on command, infront an audience, it's too hard and our psyche too unreliable. I think its more likely that most of his jokes have been rehearsed repeatedly infront of a mirror and he's skilled enough to pull them out of his hat when the occasion calls for it.
      He cares little for a structured set, I might concede on that.

    • @Atamastra
      @Atamastra Před 2 lety +2

      @@blurgle9185 I actually think it's somewhere between the two. I'm sure he has jokes rehearsed, but those are just monuments and rest stops on his comedic mental road trip; I think that's more likely than him having not rehearsed and memorized the set, but also rehearsed the very delivery to make it sound like he is just making it up as he goes.

    • @Atamastra
      @Atamastra Před 2 lety +3

      @H Didn't say "totally" different. Didn't even imply it. Read the comment again, because I think you're ignored a big chunk of what I said to make a disingenuous point.

    • @writerinprogress
      @writerinprogress Před 2 lety +3

      And even more mind-blowing; he can also do it in fluent French when he's touring in France. In fact, I believe he speaks quite a few languages - he has a brain the size of a galaxy.

  • @al3k
    @al3k Před 3 měsíci +2

    One of the best sketch masters ever. :)

  • @badnewswade
    @badnewswade Před 4 lety +287

    "After a couple of years we won't stand for that, will we?"

    • @davidprice9295
      @davidprice9295 Před 4 lety +6

      I watched this when it came out...some 18-19 years ago or so, and once or twice since then. Hearing that line again just now made me burst out laughing. Eddie is a brilliant comedian!

    • @PoppyCorn144
      @PoppyCorn144 Před 3 lety +7

      @David Price try 22 years ago... let that sink in - it was over two decades ago.
      😆we’re so old!

    • @tonywords6713
      @tonywords6713 Před 3 lety +1

      love that little side joke a lot of the crowd seemed to miss it

    • @ananthakrishnanma6650
      @ananthakrishnanma6650 Před 3 lety

      @@tonywords6713 I didn't get it

    • @mywhychromosome
      @mywhychromosome Před 3 lety +2

      It's in regards to the Allies (America in particular) essentially ignoring what Germany was up to until their hand was all but forced by Pearl Harbor and etc

  • @jeanineharkonen-rohlke4876

    Eddie does not disappoint: I've seen her 3 times. Really fond of "I grew up in Europe, where the history comes from." 🤭

  • @allisonyoung9371
    @allisonyoung9371 Před 3 lety +99

    This is one of my favorite moments of comedy and I never knew Eddie was behind this genius. She's quickly becoming my favorite comedian.

    • @allisonyoung9371
      @allisonyoung9371 Před 3 lety

      @Normal Misha tiktok 😬

    • @rahuldahoob4513
      @rahuldahoob4513 Před 2 lety +8

      She?

    • @Bluesit32
      @Bluesit32 Před 2 lety +19

      Eddie is a "he". He's a transvestite, not transgender. To quote the man, "Women wear whatever they want and so do I."

    • @bubblegumtechno
      @bubblegumtechno Před rokem +47

      @@Bluesit32 incorrect. In 2020 she came out and said she is strictly girl mode from now on and would appreciate everyone using the proper she her pronouns

    • @tricorvus2673
      @tricorvus2673 Před rokem +17

      For late comers like me; Suzy Eddie Izzard is she/her now. STILL DAMN FUNNY and that’s all that matters

  • @williamandholly1105
    @williamandholly1105 Před 4 lety +750

    “Hitler never played Risk as Kid.......” 😂

    • @lenawagenfuehr53
      @lenawagenfuehr53 Před 4 lety +17

      Rich, coming from a British person . The Brits also tried their hand at running multiple wars on two fronts : "hey, fighting Napoleon isn't enough, let's stir up that old colony we lost just 30 years ago!"

    • @InternalMind
      @InternalMind Před 4 lety +2

      @@nettils5555 Porbably time to get a dictionary or google the word history so you understand that's what Lena was talking about

    • @anna-mariagio3391
      @anna-mariagio3391 Před 4 lety +2

      Lena should probably get inside a cave and come out 200 years ago, when all who lived during Second World War have been gone.
      It’s unacceptable that she tries to shift attention from what Germany did during this century, to other matters, that are well in the past.
      How dare she

    • @anna-mariagio3391
      @anna-mariagio3391 Před 4 lety +1

      *after, not ago 🤪

    • @katiearbuckle9017
      @katiearbuckle9017 Před 4 lety +1

      @@InternalMind History: Definition 1. the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.
      2. the whole series of past events connected with someone or something.
      And both of them described History and the "PAST" being "Long Time Ago" makes perfect sense: Because of the Napoleonic Wars & 1812 being 208 years ago (aka A LONG TIME AGO)
      and WW2 - ending in 1945 being 75 years ago. (Also a Long time ago, that's like a grandparents entire lifetime.)
      So what Nettlis was saying was true ... It was Long Time Ago. And it's either get over it and learn from it, or do what you and Lena are doing and taking it personally.
      And Yes I did google word History for it's Definition, even though I am a bit of a History Buff and know what it freaking means. And I even did the Math showing you that It was infact "A Long Time Ago." Thus "The Study of past Events" aka "History."
      Yes History is Important, and yes I do know what your saying, but the idea behind it is "Learning from it" And not "Romantizing it and Repeating it." Infact we are making it right now in 2020, WITH THE CORONAVIRUS... What you guys do right now during this will effect the Future outcome of it and what will be the story you will have to tell "Kids" Younger than you who never experienced it "ABOUT IT!! " Because it is going to be "Their History Homework." So do you want to say "I wasted all my time Hoarding TP" or do you guys want to leave a legacy like your historical rolemodels?
      How do you want to be remembered?

  • @chitlun
    @chitlun Před 4 lety +48

    Man, we watched the Dress to Kill video so much back then, I almost knew it off by heart. One of the greatest stand up shows ever for me, cheers Eddie ✌️

  • @nixthelatter
    @nixthelatter Před 3 lety +98

    Eddie Izzard has recently asked to be referred to with she/her pronouns from now on. I'm happy for her. This shit is some of the best, smartest stand-up ever done!

    • @spammarose
      @spammarose Před 3 lety +2

      I’m so happy for her too! I love her work

    • @Em_Cee669
      @Em_Cee669 Před 3 lety +2

      i always loved eddie izzard since childhood. I'm so proud of her!💖

    • @LyricalDJ
      @LyricalDJ Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks, I didn't know only found out just now reading through the comments but it's good to have confirmation.

    • @NickHafling3r
      @NickHafling3r Před 3 lety +5

      Yeah, she was funny when she was a man

    • @MsMesem
      @MsMesem Před 3 lety +1

      @@NickHafling3r Yep....now isn't funny....Real mental health problems.

  • @estropocky
    @estropocky Před 3 lety +49

    She's the best comedian I've known of for a long time, fr.

    • @thereader6667
      @thereader6667 Před 3 lety +3

      Shouldn't it be 'they're'. ignore me I have no idea.

    • @estropocky
      @estropocky Před 3 lety +14

      @@thereader6667 They/Them is good if you don't know their pronouns, but she's come out just today and said she likes she/her, much like myself 😊

    • @keyboarddancers7751
      @keyboarddancers7751 Před 3 lety +1

      Behave!

    • @studiousedits9478
      @studiousedits9478 Před 3 lety +6

      Agreed! It's impossible to watch her comedy without aching from laughter & she just brings so much joy to the world

    • @thereader6667
      @thereader6667 Před 3 lety +6

      @@estropocky Very good to know, she is a truly amazing human being. Have a beautiful day wonderful people and keep spreading some love.

  • @MissIsley
    @MissIsley Před 3 lety +32

    I had this special playing at the hospital while I gave birth, because I needed a comforting, familiar voice there. It’s beautiful to see how you’ve used your platform for joy and change in the world as I’ve grown as a person. I come back to these silly words I’ve memorized so many years ago because they continue to brighten my day 💙 I’m quite grateful for the positive influence you’ve had in my life.

  • @PDZ1028
    @PDZ1028 Před 6 lety +847

    "We're going to run out of cake at this rate....."

  • @retrobit11
    @retrobit11 Před 3 lety +386

    Coronavirus: Cake or Death?
    Me: Cake, please.
    Coronavirus: Well, we're out of cake!

  • @liefbrunhilda926
    @liefbrunhilda926 Před 4 lety +18

    You can absolutely tell how much of an influence Monty Python was to him, and it’s lovely.

  • @wubranch1
    @wubranch1 Před 4 lety +72

    “We’re gonna run out of cake at this rate!”

  • @costeris35
    @costeris35 Před 5 lety +131

    “Little red cook book!”
    I adore this.

    • @billwhite515
      @billwhite515 Před 5 lety +2

      What is little red cookbook?

    • @costeris35
      @costeris35 Před 5 lety +20

      Bill White The little red book was the symbol of the communist/cultural revolution under Mao in China. The idea of it being a cookbook is just fantastic.

    • @houngandave
      @houngandave Před 5 lety +5

      @@costeris35 It wasn't just a symbol, it was a requirement for all Maoists to own and memorize. As much as it could be, it was the Maoist bible.

    • @costeris35
      @costeris35 Před 5 lety +2

      houngandave I don’t know very much about it but I did know it was a real book you were supposed to have. By saying it was the symbol I meant that by having it, and waving it in the air like Eddie mimes here you showed you were part of the movement. Like you said, very much like the bible or wearing a cross.

  • @ALLmasked
    @ALLmasked Před 6 lety +203

    i look back at this and realize that comedy opened my eyes to so many things.

    • @davidharrison6615
      @davidharrison6615 Před 6 lety +14

      ALLmasked in this crazy world you had better learn to laugh or your finished.

    • @Ten13Grl
      @Ten13Grl Před 5 lety +12

      As comedy is intended to do.
      Both comedy and sci-fi have historically been a way to point out things that need to be pointed out (or educate the uneducated) while still being able to say, "Hey, it's just a story and/or joke!"

    • @andym28
      @andym28 Před 5 lety +7

      @@davidharrison6615 yeah I left school when this came out and this got me into all the stuff at school I disliked.

    • @alysononoahu8702
      @alysononoahu8702 Před 5 lety +1

      His comedy

    • @alysononoahu8702
      @alysononoahu8702 Před 5 lety +2

      @@andym28 agree

  • @leopold7562
    @leopold7562 Před 5 lety +735

    No flag, no country, you can't have one.

    • @julieatwood2938
      @julieatwood2938 Před 5 lety +32

      We stole countries with the cunning use of FLAGS. I crack up every single time 🤣

    • @zqueen1229
      @zqueen1229 Před 5 lety +27

      Those are the rules I just made up and I'm backing it up with this gun!

    • @afrog2666
      @afrog2666 Před 5 lety +3

      So..
      I just got some brand new crayons..
      Think I`ll scetch up a flag or two on the way to the gunstore..

    • @braveheart4603
      @braveheart4603 Před 5 lety +4

      Those were the rules back in the day for real though. America as a country wouldn't exist today if it were not for the fact the native American people had no flag to protect them from the competing European countries who wanted to plant their own flags and take over the region haha.

    • @toffeetheraccoon
      @toffeetheraccoon Před 5 lety +2

      I read this as he said it 😂

  • @RealOriginalJ
    @RealOriginalJ Před 3 lety +13

    “Thank you for flying Church of England, Cake or Death?” Lol

  • @TW-vl4wj
    @TW-vl4wj Před 2 lety +11

    I've seen this several times over the years and it's absolutely f****** brilliant !!!!! never gets old!!cheers to you Eddie izzard may you always have an audience 🙏

  • @happyfallen6434
    @happyfallen6434 Před 5 lety +122

    //After a couple of years, we don't stand for that// Brilliant 😂

  • @superwhizz114
    @superwhizz114 Před rokem +92

    It was nice of her to condense the history of world wars into a concise 7 minutes

    • @feurigerStern
      @feurigerStern Před rokem +1

      Her?

    • @yulebones
      @yulebones Před rokem +7

      ​@@feurigerSternYep. This routine was years before she transitioned. So, she. :)

    • @accountnamewithheld
      @accountnamewithheld Před rokem

      >her
      lol, lmao even

    • @yulebones
      @yulebones Před rokem +2

      @@accountnamewithheld green texting on CZcams, lmao even

    • @jayWalk8
      @jayWalk8 Před 11 měsíci

      Trans identifying man so very much a 'He'... mammals cannot 'transition' to the opposite sex.

  • @philoshaughnessy906
    @philoshaughnessy906 Před 4 lety +79

    I want a t shirt with "Cake or Death?" on it.

    • @virginiacarter5182
      @virginiacarter5182 Před 4 lety +8

      www.snorgtees.com/cake-or-death. Got this for my hubs a few years ago!

    • @ladyboombox1428
      @ladyboombox1428 Před 4 lety +2

      Virginia Carter woah that’s sick honestly

    • @andrewhughes7092
      @andrewhughes7092 Před 4 lety +1

      Don't bother, you'll be stopped and interrogated by some power crazed PCSO demanding to know why you're wearing it!! :-)

    • @janfairclough6982
      @janfairclough6982 Před 4 lety +1

      You can get one made especially for you 🙂. What a grand idea 💡

    • @mariaflodin6180
      @mariaflodin6180 Před 3 lety +3

      I've got a mug with "Cake or death" that i bought at a tour he did in Sweden couple of years ago =)
      Still got it and uses it for my coffee =)

  • @silverserpent420
    @silverserpent420 Před 4 lety +59

    Eddie is yesterday, today and tomorrow. Eddie is forever. Eddie's words travel time.

  • @laura1443
    @laura1443 Před 5 lety +459

    Do you have a FLAG? 😂😂😂

    • @constipatedlecher
      @constipatedlecher Před 5 lety +13

      The way he sticks out his tongue stupidly is perfection.,

    • @mjrydsfast
      @mjrydsfast Před 5 lety +1

      My favorite part of this as well.

    • @silverwindspirit
      @silverwindspirit Před 4 lety

      Star wars canteen was invaded with the use of a flag

  • @paulfarr8664
    @paulfarr8664 Před 4 lety +205

    Watching this in 2020, hear the line "I know plenty of people who would like to be under house arrest!" Currently stuck inside while covid-19 rages through the populace...

    • @whoknowswhocares885
      @whoknowswhocares885 Před 4 lety +2

      Just saying there are days when I wish I could stay home legally with a good excuse. Now everyone’s doin it

    • @RickTransit
      @RickTransit Před 4 lety

      My immediate thought too...

    • @JA9339
      @JA9339 Před 4 lety +6

      My years of laziness and social anxiety has trained me well

    • @Jw-un8oh
      @Jw-un8oh Před 4 lety

      I love you guys. We got this!

    • @beckyfrisby374
      @beckyfrisby374 Před 4 lety

      Same!! It just never gets old

  • @SweetMargonade
    @SweetMargonade Před 6 lety +183

    Eddie Izzard will always be historical to me

    • @vervoid73
      @vervoid73 Před 5 lety +2

      Historical? I hope you know what you are saying

    • @darthsmythe6783
      @darthsmythe6783 Před 5 lety

      Floppy so so. Well you tell me!

    • @Vercingetorix.Fantasia
      @Vercingetorix.Fantasia Před 5 lety +8

      And that's the genius of it all. Its historical based comedy and its fucking fantastic.

    • @medexamtoolscom
      @medexamtoolscom Před 4 lety

      He's historical when he's talking about history. Actually hysterical wouldn't make any sense since what the word actual means is an adjective for a woman that's being irrational in a female way, hence the root word "hyster", meaning womb.

    • @Kaiwala
      @Kaiwala Před 4 lety

      Is that a trans ghost? Or a ghost passing through the trans space continuum?

  • @cooldog7763
    @cooldog7763 Před rokem +6

    The first time I saw this, I wasn’t even 10. I have a cool Mom honestly, even that young I cried laughing. “Can’t get the fuckin TREES” killed me.

  • @teabearchurchill5600
    @teabearchurchill5600 Před 4 lety +8

    I will never get tired of Cake or Death. :)

  • @thomask6798
    @thomask6798 Před 2 lety +12

    Eddie Izzard one of a kind.

  • @scrunts666
    @scrunts666 Před rokem +18

    His older comedy is still hilarious, I could watch it all day :D

  • @ninjabothandyman6063
    @ninjabothandyman6063 Před 5 lety +28

    An absolute classic !! Love Eddie Izzard, he's such a fascinating original unique outspoken and brilliant individual !! I'd so much love a chance to have lunch with him someday !!

  • @MeatBicycle8678
    @MeatBicycle8678 Před měsícem +3

    I’m from a small town in Texas. I remember more about world history from Eddie than being in class.

  • @angge4261
    @angge4261 Před 3 lety +14

    He's a fucking gorgeous genius. All the best people are crazy and clever and super sweet. I have no idea how his beautiful mind works but I adore the way that it does.

  • @Hugatree1
    @Hugatree1 Před 5 lety +128

    I love Eddie Izzard and he bears a striking resemblance to Toni Curtis in drag

  • @Skipper.17
    @Skipper.17 Před 6 lety +973

    Monty python would be proud

    • @joshuawaring4180
      @joshuawaring4180 Před 6 lety +72

      Dale More he was known by John Cleese as the lost python

    • @ofallmyintention9496
      @ofallmyintention9496 Před 5 lety +33

      +Dale More I'm sure that if he had been older when Monty Python started making shows, Eddie would have fit right in.

    • @vervoid73
      @vervoid73 Před 5 lety +3

      I doubt it.

    • @JamesOhGoodie
      @JamesOhGoodie Před 5 lety +31

      @@joshuawaring4180 "He's daft and cross-dresses. He's perfect!"

    • @piedpiper1185
      @piedpiper1185 Před 5 lety +10

      @@JamesOhGoodie Professional Transvestite

  • @ketsuekimiyagawa7162
    @ketsuekimiyagawa7162 Před 3 lety +48

    I'm curious. Who else got this in their Recommendeds after watching the Game Grumps' Mario Maker episode where they were talking about this exact Eddie Izzard skit lol

    • @AmazinglyAwkward
      @AmazinglyAwkward Před 3 lety +1

      Meeeeee, just showed up

    • @LeoLivewire
      @LeoLivewire Před 3 lety

      Same...

    • @albinocadillac
      @albinocadillac Před 3 lety

      Yeah. Right underneath a GameGrumps video actually

    • @ketsuekimiyagawa7162
      @ketsuekimiyagawa7162 Před 3 lety +1

      I think the algorithm is sending all of us videos that people look for after watching a video. Like "After watching this, most people search for and watch this Eddie Izzard video".

  • @vikj1255
    @vikj1255 Před 3 lety +11

    Always loved Eddie, must rewatch his shows

  • @movieswithsammykitty
    @movieswithsammykitty Před 5 lety +44

    Still hilarious! “Do you have a flag?” 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Vercingetorix.Fantasia
    @Vercingetorix.Fantasia Před 5 lety +66

    2019 and this is still my favorite stand up of all time. Finally hes touring the U.S. Hoping to see him in Boston in May.

  • @traveller2378
    @traveller2378 Před 3 lety +10

    This is the single greatest standup show ever. Its perfect.

  • @andrewrobinson3605
    @andrewrobinson3605 Před 4 lety +10

    “We’re gonna run out of cake at this rate”. Love that line.

  • @RomanJockMCO
    @RomanJockMCO Před měsícem +4

    Do you have a flaaaaag? Gets me everytime 😭

  • @StripeyType
    @StripeyType Před 3 lety +19

    there's our girl! We love you, Eddie!

  • @richardpowell4281
    @richardpowell4281 Před 6 lety +97

    I watched this special growing up and its still amazing. Now as an adult I LITERALLY use THAT strategy when playing RISK and it DOES work so well, easy to hold, you let everyone else duke it out and you just turtle up and slowly unleash!

    • @Revelian1982
      @Revelian1982 Před 5 lety

      If you were Hitler, and you could have continued to advance on England, or attacked Russia for their oil supplies, what would you have done?

    • @houngandave
      @houngandave Před 5 lety

      @@Revelian1982 Here's the thing, ... How do you advance on an island? Either build a really long bridge while fending off attacks on same, or use boats, which need oil supplies. But a huge Mf'ing bridge also uses a S'load of steel, even more than an entire fleet of warships. O.K., let's see, hmmm, either way you still need huge amounts of oil and steel, which you also don't have anywhere near the amount you need to pursue your plans of conquest. But a successful campaign against Russia would solve one issue, somewhat. Never mind that so many campaigns against Russia have failed, and for the same reason every time. Gotta love that Nazi optimism, flying in the face of common sense and logic and any glimmer of intelligence or, oh, I don't know, reading a history book.

    • @houngandave
      @houngandave Před 5 lety +1

      @@Revelian1982 A good little Austrian boy like our little Adolph? Playing a game by Milton Bradley (sounds English, that name, or even - gasp - American! The horror! )? You do realize all Nazi megalomaniacs find nothing of value in American culture that they didn't bring themselves and plant there, like Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors.

    • @Revelian1982
      @Revelian1982 Před 5 lety

      @@houngandave I realize and don't give a fuck, in equal measure..

    • @flyinghole
      @flyinghole Před 5 lety +1

      I can tell you are lying... No adults play risk.

  • @timjones6204
    @timjones6204 Před 4 lety +11

    if only eddie could have been my history teacher at school, i love his astute mind, brilliant comedian.

  • @LightLife4
    @LightLife4 Před 5 měsíci +1

    You can say what you like about Eddie, you can't deny his comic genius

  • @Revelian1982
    @Revelian1982 Před 5 lety +255

    This is the greatest stand-up performance of all time. Each nuance adds something, so you actually feel there are four or five different people on stage.
    After he says, "You're lucky I'm Church of England," just look at his facial expression. The make-up accentuates his eyes and mouth, and the fact he doesn't have to hold a microphone gives his body freedom to perform, as though acting on stage. Magnificent lines, wonderfully performed. Genius.
    Never watch "Sexie".

    • @darthsmythe6783
      @darthsmythe6783 Před 5 lety +11

      Revelian1982 un travesty executive

    • @Euroviking86
      @Euroviking86 Před 5 lety +6

      This is another reason why I hate that in every show after "Circle", he always holds a microphone, and it really seems to impede with his physical comedy.

    • @vincentbain1392
      @vincentbain1392 Před 5 lety +8

      Revelian1982 my favorite was when he was talking about the “Star Spangled Banner” with “deny and confirm” gestures.

    • @Shar0ne
      @Shar0ne Před 4 lety +6

      This is my favourite stand up of all time!

    • @Revelian1982
      @Revelian1982 Před 2 lety +1

      @H Because it's mostly very unfunny. The writing is awful, and the segues are pointless and repetitive. He also holds a microphone in his hand which impedes what can usually be a physical, mime-like performance without. It's definitely his worst one.

  • @KurtAnderson812
    @KurtAnderson812 Před 4 lety +11

    I was lucky enough to be in the audience in San Francisco when this was filmed. I still laugh after seeing this probably 100 times

  • @ellenburke8103
    @ellenburke8103 Před 3 lety +10

    I hurt myself laughing when I saw this live and just as much watching this video. Just the antidote I needed right now.

  • @IbokRock811
    @IbokRock811 Před 11 měsíci +8

    Just came home from The REMIX Tour 👏👏👏👏👏👏 she’s still got it!!! So incredible - truly laughed my ass off.
    Had to come home and watch this again - it’s my favorite Eddie bit

    • @billpickbass
      @billpickbass Před 10 měsíci

      Just saw Susie at the Orpheum. OMG you have to be the funniest,sexiest thing on the planet. We Love You🎉🎉

  • @gavinmckillop8006
    @gavinmckillop8006 Před 3 lety +21

    Eddie Izzard is, potentially, the most inspirational woman in the world.

    • @Solinvicti
      @Solinvicti Před 3 lety +1

      Or maybe Malala Yousafzai, who is actually a woman.

    • @jamguy1152
      @jamguy1152 Před 3 lety

      So stunning and brave.

  • @cjr4908
    @cjr4908 Před 5 lety +268

    It feels weird to watch this without Legos...

    • @Revelian1982
      @Revelian1982 Před 5 lety +16

      Legos was a fine warrior, laddy, and he fought with bravery. The city walls were never breached, and that will forever be his legacy.

    • @medexamtoolscom
      @medexamtoolscom Před 4 lety +8

      @@Revelian1982 The city walls were never breached? WTF you talking about, the city walls were easy to disassemble, since they were made of legos.

    • @Asiliea
      @Asiliea Před 4 lety +4

      @@medexamtoolscom They were never breached 'cos the moment they damaged the walls, there were suddenly instant-death caltrop-bricks lying all over the ground. No sane army will march over those!

  • @xoxogossipgoat21
    @xoxogossipgoat21 Před 4 lety +10

    i've watched this once a month for about 7 years. he's so good

  • @SergeantKal
    @SergeantKal Před 4 lety +53

    "Eva, let's get married."
    "Alright, where's our honeymoon gonna be? Can we go international?"
    "I'm thinking we're gonna have to."

  • @stephenbarrette610
    @stephenbarrette610 Před 3 měsíci +1

    They are simply one of the best stand-ups ever and this is one of the most brilliant moments of their career. Every time I hear or think about a cake or death reference it just makes me collapse into laughter. I rather like cake and I don’t really agree with death. But I am getting old and it will cut down on my expenses. Thank you Eddie / Suzy.

  • @sks220
    @sks220 Před 3 lety +90

    hey grumps, 4:45 is what you're looking for

  • @TheShadowedOne1
    @TheShadowedOne1 Před 6 lety +57

    One of my all time favorite stand-up scenes ever. I listen to this every once in a while just to cheer myself up. Izzard, you genius.

  • @stellah1643
    @stellah1643 Před rokem +2

    Dress to kill, one of the best shows I watched! This made me want to see the whole show! 🤨

  • @meanjeanmcqueen6171
    @meanjeanmcqueen6171 Před 3 lety +10

    After all these years, I still have this entire stand-up memorized, lol.

  • @303elliott
    @303elliott Před 3 lety +9

    Enjoy the boost from GG viewers! All respect!

  • @lynneharper3233
    @lynneharper3233 Před rokem +3

    One of the best stand ups I’ve ever seen.

  • @heathermetz6576
    @heathermetz6576 Před měsícem +3

    6:34 “Thank you for flying, ‘Church of England,’ 🇬🇧 Cake or death?”

  • @hansostlund4626
    @hansostlund4626 Před 2 lety +4

    This is one of the greatest entertainer ever walking the earth

  • @johncordbooks593
    @johncordbooks593 Před 5 lety +4

    I remember this. So good to see again. TONS of love, from Reno. Stay well, dear Eddie Izzard.

  • @midwestmutineer7675
    @midwestmutineer7675 Před rokem +3

    I quote a line from this stand up at least once a day

  • @mfay6933
    @mfay6933 Před 6 lety +76

    "...so that's fun." 😂😂

  • @palavergirl7450
    @palavergirl7450 Před rokem +2

    Still love you EI!!! I always search your videos when I need a bit of laughs. 🙏😍

  • @silverbrumbyfan
    @silverbrumbyfan Před 5 lety +5

    His sketches are so memorable I literally can't get them out of my head, they run round and round my head while I'm at work so I'm sat there at my desk grinning like an idiot and almost giggling and trying to hide it because my co workers will think I'm insane.

    • @truepeacenik
      @truepeacenik Před 4 lety

      silverbrumbyfan
      Yeah. When he is on the radio comedy channel, it’s dangerous.

  • @TheAhkenaten1
    @TheAhkenaten1 Před 3 lety +4

    He's a genius. My hero. So, so talented and smart. I love his guts! Thank you for this witty hilarious shows. I'd die to watch this one completely again. Thanks.

    • @greaseslime2004
      @greaseslime2004 Před 2 lety

      Shes absolutily hillarious, hope that these jokes live forever

    • @poppymoon777
      @poppymoon777 Před rokem

      Oh don’t you mean she you Nazi

  • @b.j.stoner9065
    @b.j.stoner9065 Před 6 lety +586

    Wow...this was edited to take out “that was lent by the NRA”. Oh well...it doesn’t matter since there are SO MANY of us that have the entire *Dress To Kill* routine/show memorized !! (an oldie, but a goodie forever)🥀

    • @themaggattack
      @themaggattack Před 6 lety +44

      Poorly edited, too. Ridiculous.

    • @tdearsan
      @tdearsan Před 6 lety +21

      ya, that was weird.

    • @tinnitusthenight5545
      @tinnitusthenight5545 Před 6 lety +8

      Any theories as to the reason?

    • @OOG_IMP
      @OOG_IMP Před 6 lety +36

      There's at least a few minutes missing between the bits (including the actual set up for the cake or death bit) so I don't think it was done specifically for the NRA joke. Doesn't seem like there's any deeper meaning to it. It's just some shoddy editing.

    • @grizzlyjefferson1228
      @grizzlyjefferson1228 Před 5 lety +37

      I think the uploader only really intended to post the second half of this video, but the one-liner at the end about Hitler would be weird without the first half. So they put in enough video for context so that people wouldn't fill the comments with "why is he talking about Hitler," but instead made a situation where everyone's filling the comments with "why the weird editing."

  • @curtarmmar
    @curtarmmar Před 2 lety +8

    Eddie is brilliant. One hilarious and intelligent person.

  • @stacy14821
    @stacy14821 Před rokem +3

    Still my favorite stand-up ever! Love you, Suzy!!!!

  • @TheonlyLarsNelson
    @TheonlyLarsNelson Před 6 lety +64

    I was just passing by to watch a few minutes and now I have to watch the whole show AGAIN!

    • @alysononoahu8702
      @alysononoahu8702 Před 5 lety

      Death
      Death
      Death....lunch

    • @sophisticat7673
      @sophisticat7673 Před 5 lety

      i have lost count of the number of times i have watched this! Also Glorious and Definite Article. After these three, his stuff gets lazy, though, in my view, and some of the early stuff is quite raw. But for these three vids, Eddie is the master - a comic genius, no doubt. Eddie for Mayor of London!!

    • @andyphillips7435
      @andyphillips7435 Před 4 lety

      Mmm, unfortunately you haven’t watched the whole show, multiple references to the NRA have been edited out. View from the UK, IN LOCK DOWN. Awaiting the storm.

  • @hatty369
    @hatty369 Před 3 lety +7

    My momma and I always ADORED these sketches - we'd quote Eddie Izzard DAILY - my precious mum is my biggest love and thank-you for your fantasticness Eddie!❤

  • @delideri3518
    @delideri3518 Před 3 lety +11

    2020, we’re outta cake 🍰

  • @suzylux
    @suzylux Před 4 lety +8

    I love pretty much every word from your mouth but: "I think that's funny. Because he was a mass-murdering fuckhead." is one of my faves of all time. Not just the words but how you say it and the spirit behind it. The world needs more like you x

  • @Dani_Vintage
    @Dani_Vintage Před 3 lety +3

    Eddie Izzard is GENIUS

  • @jesscroft3595
    @jesscroft3595 Před 2 lety +2

    his make up is amazing :D love eddie izzard! so funny and fabulous!

  • @theRealPlaidRabbit
    @theRealPlaidRabbit Před 4 lety +6

    "The Austrian empire... all they ever did was slowly collapse like a flan in a cupboard". Can always come back to Eddie for one more gem I missed the last 25,314 times...

  • @lilith5869
    @lilith5869 Před 3 lety +148

    Letting them kill their own people... Damn. She's got a point.

    • @trentbrisket1159
      @trentbrisket1159 Před 3 lety +22

      She? Nope. Words still mean stuff. Go talk to a grown up.

    • @lilith5869
      @lilith5869 Před 3 lety +100

      @@trentbrisket1159 Eddie Izzard recently declared *she* is transgender and identifies as female, and as a respectful grownup, I will refer to *her* as such.

    • @metalmadsen
      @metalmadsen Před 3 lety +12

      @@trentbrisket1159 she is a she now

    • @rickl4159
      @rickl4159 Před 3 lety +15

      Nope.. There is such a thing as objective truth still. Sorry

    • @thatguywiththecoolusername6787
      @thatguywiththecoolusername6787 Před 3 lety +22

      @@rickl4159 objective truth is that she is a she

  • @aprilmarieheard
    @aprilmarieheard Před 4 lety +11

    I still love this bit no matter how many times I've seen it.🤣🤣🤣

  • @Littleneddygtw
    @Littleneddygtw Před rokem +1

    Love this special

  • @ingriddubbel8468
    @ingriddubbel8468 Před 4 lety +52

    "Litlle Red Cookbook" Is very clever. Obviously, he's not a fan of
    Chairman Mao.

    • @heatherwillis-kershner1973
      @heatherwillis-kershner1973 Před 4 lety +2

      Mao couldnt make a quiche to save his life! Pfffft

    • @Jute511
      @Jute511 Před 3 lety

      Yeah, we knew what he meant too.

    • @DeathnoteBB
      @DeathnoteBB Před 3 lety +1

      @@Jute511 I didn’t >.>

    • @tracy9610
      @tracy9610 Před 3 lety

      Ah! I didn’t put that together. Obvious now in hindsight 😜

    • @idc5309
      @idc5309 Před 3 lety

      @@heatherwillis-kershner1973 Oh sick burn!

  • @AldrickExGladius
    @AldrickExGladius Před 2 lety +16

    I remember watching this whole stand up when i was like 16 maybe 17 years old. And I was hooked. Eddie is brilliant and used it in his comedy at a time nobody else was.

  • @zimon85
    @zimon85 Před 4 lety +41

    Cut out joke at 4:44.
    "And I'm backing it up with this gun...lent from the National Rifle Association."

  • @TiagoMorbusSa
    @TiagoMorbusSa Před 2 lety +11

    Her delivery is really good XD Brilliant 👏

  • @FriendlyKat
    @FriendlyKat Před 4 lety +50

    I still laugh at this to this day. Eddie Izzard is a really funny man. His jokes were so good in this! LOL

    • @Crisis2552
      @Crisis2552 Před 3 lety +3

      @Normal Misha imagine being so sensitive that you let a stand up comedian's political views (that have always been pretty left-leaning, whichever way you look at it) ruin your opinion of them.