Eddie Izzard on europe and world war 2

[@chipsthedog1]

I've always liked Eddie but only really recognised his real talent when years ago I went to his show and 2 nights later my partners parents surprised us with tickets to see his show! Being polite we didn't mention that we had already been and so the four of us went along. I was expecting to sit through the same show I'd watched 48 hours prior but it was amazing! Although the main points were all hit in roughly the same order it was like a completely different show because of the tangents he goes on, I would say 65 to 70% of the material was different to the first show. I do not know if he regularly does this or if he was just not happy with the material on this particular show but what I do know is both nights were incredible

[@chipsthedog1]

@@politicsbyjake so true

[@omfgblondie]

Her*. In case you didn't know she prefers She/Her these days.

[@NoLefTurnUnStoned.]

@@omfgblondie Maybe he does. But he’s still a bloke.

[@fabfran4104]

@@omfgblondie Does he indeed! Hmmm.

[@danopticon]

Part of it is a difference in cultures: Standup in the U.S.A. is mostly about the rehearsed routine and about telling jokes in a traditional setup/punchline format, while in the U.K. standup comedy focuses more on riffing and on interacting with the audience. I don’t know why this difference exists. People I’ve know from the U.S.A. who’ve gone to U.K. comedy clubs routinely complain “Where are the jokes? Why was Aisling seeming to just ramble and occasionally talk to the audience?” and conversely, U.K. friends who’ve gone to U.K. comedy clubs have complained “Was that _it!??_ All Sarah did was stand there and tell rehearsed jokes … the same ones as from her C.D.!!” (Although curiously there’s very little improv comedy in the U.K., like when a troupe takes suggestions from the audience and then makes up a sketch. All major metro areas in the U.S.A. have at least three schools each dedicated to teaching improv, but in the U.K. - despite being the birthplace of _Whose Line Is It Anyway?_ - it’s pretty rare, and when U.K. comedians do try their hand at it, they don’t follow the “rules” of “yes, and” or “never negate the scene” etc. because they simply haven’t learnt them.) So yes, what Eddie Izzard does-riffing lots of new material each night-is pretty standard for her act, and very impressive … but it’s actually what you’ll see many, many, many U.K. comedians do, in contrast to most U.S.A. comedians, although of course exceptions to that general rubric exist on both sides of the pond.

[@yarasub]

Still funny after all this time has passed, just brilliant, teaching history thru comedy! 😊

[@phoenixnyc]

6:58 - Arthur Clarke nailed it on the head when he wrote this exchange: "Sometimes I think all you Russians are just a little paranoid." "After Napoleon and Hitler, we've earned every right to be."

[@riveraharper8166]

Did't justify the communist oppression!

[@StarHorseLover200]

A sound reminder especially in these times.

[@ciaranoconnell4783]

Personifying Britain as a guilty schoolboy when called out over Empire was hilarious.

[@fry5544]

Yes it was

[@JumpinJAKEFlash]

Probably my favorite bit of stand-up comedy from Eddie Izzard.

[@paigemalloy4276]

This one is definitely my favorite. The idiotic way he sticks out his tongue at the end of "Do you have a _FLAG_ ?" is just perfect

[@denisemcdougal6445]

Agreed

[@meandthepotatoes4916]

I remember listening to this in the car on the way to Cornwall when I was about 13 with my best mates and their parents. Great memories

[@jmsmith1767]

The Risk bit was so fucking niche and HILARIOUS.

[@davidcox3076]

And very true! Even with the extra men for holding Eurasia, you're attacked from all sides. And the Australia gambit only works in many-player games. With no one else controlling a continent, those two extra Australians and easy defense give a big strategic advantage. In a three-player game two of you can fight over Australia while the third player goes all world domination. Until you realize it and forget Australia. Then you team up and annihilate the third player. Disappointed we never fought the apocalyptic battle in the middle east after we destroyed him.

[@JBG1968]

According to Risk , Australia will someday rule the world

[@kerrymoya6560]

I love this as much now as I did when I first saw the show ❤❤❤❤

[@AtaMarKat]

The way he does the whole England bit at the end kills me “Britain...” “Wot?”

[@andyjackson3663]

aye - his delivery of those line is so on point.

[@Robynowitz]

The best part is that it's all true, with embelishments. Best way to teach history. The bit about Napoleon and Hitler invading Russia was all I could think of when we were discussing that in History this afternoon

[@krisfrederick5001]

Brilliant educator and comedian. Hard to turn WW 2 into a stand up

[@DmDrae]

This stand up informed my life. Thank you Eddie for over 20 wonderful years.

[@SevenRiderAirForce]

I've seen this at least half a dozen times and it still always makes me laugh

[@jenniferkonstant5920]

I don't care how many times i watch this, i laugh just as hard as i did the first time.

[@ZauberinNini]

I just love the way he says "CIAAAOO"

[@STFCTAFF84]

This is the most perfect 10mins of comedy.

[@QuikVidGuy]

I listen to clips from this special damn near daily, she just has such a casually spontaneous delivery that even if I've heard the same clip a thousand times I still can't stop myself from laughing. I want to memorize this whole show.

[@Ardee1312]

Fucking SHE???

[@spiritwolf1960]

I absolutely LOOOOOOOOOOVE HIM! I have all his vids and laugh at them every single time! He is one of the greatest EVER!!!!!

[@gabrielsansar6187]

clap clap clap good for youuuuuuuuuu

[@beachboy13600]

I would love to look in his wardrobe, do some acid, get dressed, and talk.

[@arnarne]

Good for you! He is very, very skilled but I have seen enough of him. I think he looks incredibly stupid in those clothes, I must say. Saw him at Heathrow airport once. He had no lady's clothing on. No lipstick. No nail varnish nothing effeminate at all. I suppose the ladies clothing is just a stage thing. He should of course dress as he pleases but I am fed up with him. Sorry.

[@peartree8338]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGq8h5yVpsiUbcU 3:09 You do you I guess.

[@MrBookitty50]

Me too.love him! Being a history teacher, I love how he tells facts but in such a funny way. Love you Eddie

[@IronArtPromo]

He is the most erudite comic gets a laugh every twenty seconds. Perfect.

[@michaelgallagher3640]

He??

[@meandthepotatoes4916]

@@michaelgallagher3640 yes he.

[@ladycatfern]

@@meandthepotatoes4916 uses the pronouns she / her now.

[@patkawasaki]

He can say what he likes. He can't compell anyone else to think that he's anything other than a man, nor redefine language to start calling males she or her.

[@BazRey59]

20 seconds every year when people see this and say no

[@connorj530]

“He was a mass murdering fuckhead” 🤣 his face as he says it is the icing on the cake lol

[@josh2Sides2]

I've watched this numerous times but even the stuff I've watched once... when I'm listening just to the audio I can still imagine the faces they pulled them or would pull them. Or standing

[@MrAlistairb99124]

Eddie izzard was my childhood heroes. Listened to him in my Walkman almost everyday. Years later, I saw him in the Sainsbury’s in Edinburgh Waverley station. I wanted to stop him and tell what he meant to me. But I could see the rush he was in. So just took it as a footnote and moved on

[@SydneySlowRider]

26 million Soviet citizens, not Russians - the populations of Belarus and Ukraine were in fact the hardest-hit by the war, moreso than Russia.

[@goodputin4324]

Lol and Ukraine now forgetting their Slavic roots vs Russia 😂😂😂

[@thraft]

@@goodputin4324 By defending against russian imperialists? They're literally defending their slavic roots against those bandits.

[@goodputin4324]

@@thraft Lol you don't know history

[@nataliem4029]

WW2 (and other war history) and comedy...who could ask for more? He is amazing

[@mse5842]

Bri'ain: Do you have a flag Mughal Empire: yes its green and has a lion on it Bri'ain: Yes but its not Flag shaped, so we're gonna stay here for a couple's centuries until you make a proper flag and you can borrow ours in the meantime

[@howardchambers9679]

@Caratacus in*dia?

[@nmarrs8539]

“It’s India and a number of other countries” so subtle but, so good.

[@williesnyder2899]

After the day I’ve had, I truly needed this!!

[@jesmarina]

He's extremely funny and his material is so different from most other comedians. I've seen him live and even though I basically knew all his material up front, it was a great show and I laughed through the hole thing because of his mastery of his material and all the little jumps to other subjects. His mini enactments of situations are so funny.

[@expertstrategy]

Finally, a comedian who talks about history. I love history, especially wars. He is pretty funny.

[@sittingonacornflake6980]

I heard that she uses she/her pronouns

[@sittingonacornflake6980]

But yeah i agree

[@andrewwilliams7501]

@@sittingonacornflake6980 I heard that dna doesn't lie, it's a male 🙄

[@spewn2123]

Imagine replying to an 11 year old comment and using it to have an argument about things that weren't even a thing when the comment was posted.

[@Showmetheevidence-]

And he’s super knowledgable about it too.

[@mitchtipps1302]

The multiple personalities of Eddie izzard you got to love them 😂😂😂

[@RagaDagga]

Some of the negative comments on here remind me of when I was young and didn’t think George Carlin was funny. Then I got older/wiser and really appreciated his material.

[@arlosween7119]

I lost it at "strategic sheep purposes".

[@jenniferkonstant5920]

It's a great line

[@federicoi.weinhold1749]

My dad fought in Falkland war and finds that line hilarious.

[@u4riahsc]

The Brits have banned my dog in England - Dogo Argentino.

[@Weaver1812]

Same. Strategic sheep purposes hehe

[@Nurdse_326]

"KILL!" "Oh, f*ck it, alright" *Makes ice cream cone and throws it* "F*ck off!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@loly1969]

no flag , no country , my fav line :)

[@fry5544]

As a child of brutal British control in my ancestral India, that’s my favourite line too :)

[@VTPPGLVR]

Had to deal with a very difficult customer before my lunch break. Made sure to watch some Eddie Izzard. (^.^) I think I can tackle the rest of this day now.

[@jennfinlay5040]

First time I am seeing your Comedy routine, Absolutely LOVE IT !!!!

[@Mumakil42]

My college professor introduced me to Izzard and this specific bit.

[@JumpinJAKEFlash]

Imagine having Eddie Izzard as a history teacher...that would be fucking great!

[@andyjackson3663]

Jesus you'd learn so much - hell kids would be fighting to get into the classroom he'd been the main attraction

[@Leftyotism]

Yeah, we'd actually remember shit. xD

[@josephj7991]

THAT IS How History Shud be Taught! It's TRUE but also interesting and kids wud actually listen and Remember it!

[@indiana146]

My french teacher mr rifffard was x french risistance once he was walking down the corridor and another teacher patted him on the shoulder mr riffard grabbed the guys arm and threw him over his shoulder he had a flashback

[@jmsmith1767]

I’m a Social Studies teacher. My History B.A. is in European History. Eddies is such a bright guy he is spot on in every way.

[@blackbird5634]

Eddie's portrayal of Long John Silver is transcendent. He puts more into it and takes more chances with the roll than anyone else ever has.

[@zebatov]

Apparently it’s a she.

[@clearskies]

@@zebatov ??

[@ladycatfern]

@@clearskies uses she/ her pronouns now.

[@markant9534]

@@clearskies Izzard is transfluid now.

[@stephanieconley3234]

I saw this on HBO the first time it aired and I've had dressed to kill on DVD since a few years after that and I've never heard the flag bit.

[@ivanmeili]

Get the Tankza... WE DON'T HAVE ANY TANKZA?! Well get the ice-cream truck out there. KILL! Alright, oh fuck it *Nheeeeeeeeeerrr* Best fucking line ever.

[@SandF3DPrinting]

Tanks*

[@kathleencunningham6236]

I think someone who can make the game of Risk funny is a comic genius!

[@ThePennyHolden]

Always loved him for many many years x

[@OurHereafter]

"Britain, what have you got behind your back?" "Uhh its just India and a number of other countries..."

[@KivaSmithPearson]

Goddamnit, this shit has been hilarious since before the dawn of anime. Shut up and bask in the glorious Eddie Izzard.

[@oilersridersbluejays]

"Britain?!" "What?" "What's that behind your back?" "It's India and a number of other countries." "Give them back." "Oh, alright, Falkland Islands. We'll keep the for strategic sheep purposes." I LMAOed hard on that one.

[@miggypeso909]

Why?

[@MrScousemouse123]

Control of southern Antarctica sea lanes power projection that type of thing

[@miggypeso909]

@@MrScousemouse123 yeah but does Britain really have any “power” to project? Let’s be honest,only the States can maintain any kind of control over that particular area if it wanted. British Naval power is a shadow of its former self. Just seems like it’s trying to relive its glory days that are far far behind it.

[@ulalaFrugilega]

Bad BAD moment to stop the clip!!! But thanks for posting anyway.

[@a.hashem4587]

"Britain ! What ?" gets me every time :))

[@anppa100]

Absolutely love this!

[@demomanchaos]

His Risk tactic is the same as mine, take Austrailia, and build a wall of men (I take the first area in Asia and use that as my man-horde, keeps people from taking over Asia). South America is also fairly easy to defend.

[@Courtney_Ann_]

Do you have a flag? XD I nearly died... This shit's brilliant.

[@InsaneCarville]

Don't know where you come from but.. No flag, no country. Those are the rules..

[@terryhoole1158]

No it isn't it shit

[@youmustcreateachanne]

@@terryhoole1158 Someone stick a flagpole up your rear?

[@solmyrpendergast8387]

Such a skilled person, Eddie Izzard. Hilarious and quirky here, then you watch their performance as Dr. Abel Gideon in the Hannibal TV show... Massively skilled.

[@HRMLadyArtemis14]

Still to this day, I randomly say, “No empire, no longer” whenever America does something ridiculous, lol

[@mischr13]

"we used to be a proper country"

[@haddy106]

You guys were never a real colonial empire. The British empire was the big one. The American empire, confined to a single country intent on fighting wars for other people but only when their own interests were at stake

[@anthonywilson7304]

I think he knows a bit more history then most. He blended that knowledge into a pretty funny act.

[@SupernovaPaul]

"ahhhhh i love the smell of europe in the mornings. so how you doing?" - "fucking hell, where've you been?" hahaha

[@arkdeniz]

Ciao, Eddie! Love your work!

[@89grandizer]

Jedi level delivery… No teleprompter or cue cards… must’ve taken tons of work to deliver like this.

[@CPILK]

Speaking of Jedi like delivery, you should hear his butt about the star wars canteen

[@Mandinka711]

Takes the piss out of everyone and anything without offending anyone. Genius.

[@marioguidotomasone1265]

What do you mean he didn't offend anyone? I am Italian, and I' m deeply..... ...ciaaaao

[@ourorboros2]

Imagine him as an history teacher XD

[@davifernandeslima01]

"ello, ello, what do you do? youre a plummer? what on eeeerth is that?" hahahahahahaha

[@tauras88d]

Eddie is very funny in this show :)

[@m.em.e4412]

2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum = On a turnout of 92%, 99.8% voted to remain a British territory, with only three votes against

[@mikelheron20]

Of course they did. So what? They should be given a finite amount of time to settle in the UK (since they love it so much) and the Falklands should be handed to Argentina. If you ask why just study a map. Our presence in the Falklands makes as much sense as Argentina's in the Isles of Scilly...none at all.

[@m.em.e4412]

@@mikelheron20 So by your logic USA Should be given to Native Indians and everyone else given finite amount of time to go country their great great grandparents origins, please tell me in all human time how many Argentinians have lived on the Falklands

[@bigtom8925]

Yea let's just give land back to the nearest largest other country and not care what the people on that island want. 🙄

[@guitarmusic524]

He's barely exaggerating about the ice cream truck. The Navy's submarine fleet was not in much condition for battle when Pearl Harbor was bombed. My wife's great uncle was lost in a submarine at age 19 in the Summer of 1942 during a battle which it would have won but for dud/defective torpedoes.

[@johnkavanagh3830]

Watch Richard Pryor. Very big influence on Eddie and many others with conversations involving his dog. Eddie does this technique with Hitler for example.

[@TheRunningLeopard]

This was made for Hetalia. England:Where the bloody hell have you been?! America:*Eating a handburger* Having Breakfeast.

[@lexluthor7657]

Eddie Izzard is a genius

[@alexawilcox4013]

*Automatically thinks of Hetalia* ...this guy's got it all. *Slow clap*

[@richardelson3261]

Pure genius.

[@jestermoon]

Take A Moment Eddie is a genius 2:11 😂 Stay Silly Stay Safe and Stay Free

[@NVRAMboi]

A thinking man's comic.

[@gwine9087]

Brilliant!

[@cachaslokas]

that bit from minute 8:00 to the end is the most logic and full of sens argument I've heard since the ending of "whatever works". This being said im not a pond of wisdom but im defenitely very much fond of this guy!

[@svartmetall]

Eddie's a genius

[@Katlynn888]

"Where have you been, America?" "Aaah! Having breakfast!" = totally a conversation I can envision those two nations having. Ah, Hetalia! You have rotted my brain!

[@ClericOfPholtus]

Lmao

[@jameslawrie3807]

The Prussians sent a military commission to Japan and Qing China and taught them militarism which they embraced which is where Japanese militarism came from.

[@chunktruffleshuffle1606]

Never gets old

[@etopiryna]

Do you have a flaaaaaaaaag? I can't help laughing for the 10000th time xD He's fucking best!

[@juliandenormanville5225]

If that even made you laugh once you're not right..

[@ErichoTTA]

Absolutely fantastic.

[@kingsarbkota]

"Because he was a mass-murdering fuckhead-" still cracks me up after all these years 😅😅😅😅😅

[@happyjellyfish]

"Hello, hello, what do you do? You're a plumber? What on eeaaarth is that?" *Prince Philip dumbass face* Perfect summing up of the royals XD

[@Pablo668]

Kind of spikey, and….French. That’s a pretty good description.

[@frankphillips7436]

One of the most educated comics ever! Oh, and the timing helps!!

[@FoxCornell]

"GET THE ICE CREAM VAN OUT THERE! KILL! oh alright... *vrrrrrrrrr* fuck off..." lol great. eddie izzard is incredible

[@firestarrskai6429]

Hetaaaaaaliaaaaa... Just imagine Ludwig and Kiku parachuting down as the "World Peacekeepers" onto all the fighting between countries these days...

[@Brandon210-q4n]

Quick, get the writers on the phone!

[@sharronperez2739]

FireStarr Skai Imagine Italy going around. "Ciao", on a Vespa

[@firestarrskai6429]

YES XD

[@MyHungryWidow]

FireStarr Skai "No, no, no, just stop fighting! We've done it before!" *ALLAHU AKBAR ALLAHU AKBAR ALLAHU AKBAR* rpgs flies past them "Oh, fuck me! That's it, let's just fuck outta' here and never return."

[@vestel777]

I want the HBO Version of this show. I’ve seen a different version of this show but it wasn’t the funniest. I wish HBO would release this version on Blu-ray.

[@guitarmusic524]

This is BRILLIANT! LOL

[@thesouthernwoodsmanuk216]

Love Eddie.

[@jacobmackriell2739]

2:15 seems pretty accurate right about now

[@LuciferMornStar]

Damn I'd forgotten about Eddie!

[@skog44]

Brilliant, just what the world needs now. Thank you Eddie, keep wearing your lipstick 😆

[@BionicSpaceAce]

"Fuck off you bastards!" I laughed so hard at the voice he used!

[@moyrawoodward2291]

One of the best. I remember following him (on telly) when he did a run through South Africa - and nearly killed himself (his kidneys were under strain). There he was, an Englishman, in shorts and t-shirt, with painted nails and makeup, running in the South African midday sun! He definitely got some wide-eyed stares. Eddie is a rare species indeed.

[@Baresi-Unico-Capitano]

its like a tart or a pie. you can make savoury or sweet flans. usually use thick custard

[@bellator11]

@27thlegion Hehe, I'm including civilians too. The German military lost 3.2 million men, whilst civilian casualties were approx. 1.8 to 2 million :)

[@MrHereWeGoYo]

"Britain?" "What?" 😅

[@BIV13]

He looks like the Joker from the alternative timeline who's made it into stand-up.

[@Kemper1985]

extremely brilliant!

[@TheArtemisoflight]

My favorite part of the whole show is when he's talking about we Americans showing up late. We had breakfast.

[@grumpyboomer61]

TheArtemisoflight Well...breakfast is the most important meal. You can't go to war on an empty stomach. That's why we got so pissed off at Japan. They interrupted breakfast. On a Sunday no less.

[@ScottyShaw]

@@grumpyboomer61 We got pissed off that we made sure to build TWO ice cream barges specifically to produce ice cream wherever our Pacific fleets sailed ✌️😎

[@stormyabrahamson8748]

I haven't seen hetalia but I liked it.

[@erikgronneberg7545]

Do you have a flag?? Brilliant