Eddie Izzard "Sexy Tunes" Sketch From "Definite Article"

[@jackmill99]

The legend of Mrs Badcrumble.

[@quantum.codex42]

She’s fahkin nuts!

[@Yourlocaltankgirl8375]

A tale as old as time itself

[@kasudano9969]

An amazing comedian A fantastic actor The 140 people who disliked this played tuba

[@amberclingan8285]

"Alright, I'll learn the violin but you won't like it! I will make a bad noise!!"- never gets too old. I still laugh my head off!!!

[@glamourchick21]

I played the violin in middle school. My younger cousin took it up not long after. But she actually stuck with it. I have always been a much better singer than I was with any instrument not attached to my body.

[@dianewinters8628]

I gave up flute and joined choir when it came around too.

[@Karolina-jo8yd]

Eddie looks fucking stunning here

[@wildlark]

"The school band will now murder Oh Come All Ye Faithful" I lost it :D

[@raynebow5289]

saaammee X'D

[@magyarmagpie]

Jordan Lark "Helmets will be worn for this performance"

[@AtlasBlizzard]

...GO!

[@fergieson32]

"I have to watch telly and drive cars now, it's the pressure of being an adult" Dead 💀😂

[@AtlasBlizzard]

"Piano, piano!" "It's not a fucking piano! It's a clarin-art! You weird-talking person." Never gets old.

[@evelynpritchett6042]

I know

[@huntonpeck]

I like how Eddie pronounces "sexy tunes" like it's a brand name, as in; "101 Songs for the Weasel, by Edna Badcrumble, published by SEXITUNES © Inc."

[@AtlasBlizzard]

Dead 😂

[@2degucitas]

Brilliant

[@josh2Sides2]

Edna Mode's twin sister

[@kennyhagan5781]

How on Earth could anyone be so uptight as to not love this? This is great stuff!

[@gpgara]

As a violinist, I can definitely attest to the horrendous noise that I was making when I was first learning. "Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star" still gives me and my parents nightmares. Eddie is absolutely hilarious. Possibly the greatest stand-up comedian of all time.

[@Rain-Man915]

giligara30492 i know this is late, but PROBABLY? He is the best!

[@suzannahstan]

giligara30492 He is the Definite Article! A gift from James Mason’s voice!!

[@qwertyu30]

I started playing the violin in 4th grade and as you know we were instructed to practice. It wasn't until years later my sister told me she hated the sound of it!😀

[@NatashaZooks]

it really shows his brilliance that every comment here is about a different joke

[@Thomas-qn4hj]

So true

[@thedancingdivaofdaviestree2320]

It's true - I want to comment on a gag no-one else mentioned!

[@jdmagpie]

As a former oboe player in school I nearly died from the blowing into a weasel part 🤣🤣🤣💀

[@maddiebarraclough7812]

As a small child, I actually chose the tuba. Because it was three times my size and everyone thought it was hilarious- joke's on them, because no one plays it particularly well and because I can get a clean note out, I'm in about a million orchestras.

[@TheFunnygym]

That's awesome :D

[@peterjoyfilms]

Maddie Barraclough But u don't get to play the interesting bits

[@Hellwyck]

No, the only bass instrument to play interesting bits is the drums.

[@incognitomode2956]

Not quite. It's just the old lady I imagined when Eddie started talking about Mrs. Badcrumble! She's got a tartan dress and a blue jumper & wields a clarinet.

[@babsgillam8729]

Maddie Barraclough -q

[@rossradtke]

conductor: ... Go! students: 🎼📯🎶🎷🎻🎵🎺🐹🔺️🥁🎶 no conducting, just "go" funniest part, hands down.

[@kimifur]

I LOVE how you got the hamster cheeks in!

[@FireWalkWithMe91]

I love this entire bit, but the "...GO!!" makes me absolutely lose it every time

[@UncleHappy5]

"Yeeayeeeeaahyeeeyeeeeeaaah fahkin' ell." --Violin

[@ycAuntieLala]

Clarinet section 🖐 hands. “The song has been arranged with no real care.” Always funny

[@keeperofthecheese]

This show was eddie on his absolute TOP form :D Still great too.

[@studioedin5288]

God I love the old specials one of the best comedians ever (in my miiiind)

[@andy4an]

all these years later, I still come back to THIS clip when I need to laugh.

[@suecastillo4056]

He's the best! I do the same... When I really want a good laugh😆😆😆😂😂😂😂😆❤️

[@shantivadevagamer8145]

Yup... Any of Eddie’s stuff

[@hansijawns]

"The cello, slightly bigger, with the spike at the bottom that kills you", this might honestly be my favourite joke of all time...

[@matthewschmoyer8552]

Lol, exactly! Our son is a cellist ☺

[@AAwildeone]

Wow this was great, haven't seen Eddie in awhile. Dressed To Kill one of my fave stand up specials if all time! Just beyond smart!

[@jofoster9086]

Gotta love me some Eddie Izzard

[@m.louish.9880]

I love Eddie! Still one of the best comedians EVER.

[@helenight]

"True story" Eddie said it first!

[@deepalmer3960]

I’m glad i get to see all him live on all his tours! He is funny af! Never a dull moment,

[@MsMarebears]

He is so damned adorable.

[@muskatDR]

For some reason my whole class "learned" the play the recorder The sounds were something out of a feverdream

[@nowvoyagerNE]

the reason you never grasped: ALL kids in public schools learn to play an instrument by starting with the recorder. (duh!)

[@themaggattack]

@@nowvoyagerNEAll kids learn on recorders... But WHYYYYY???? GOD, WHHYYYYY???

[@nowvoyagerNE]

@@themaggattack : my, you ARE stupid. because *real* instruments are expensive.

[@BluePiggy]

I thought I was going to come apart at the seams when he said "It's like trying to blow into a weasel." I believe the blast of laughter I let out may have registered on the Richter scale.

[@burrenmagpie5756]

Lee Brown I laughed so hard a little pee came out!

[@ruivog]

He knows. Fantastic Artist. He always knows what is seriously joking about. I play the clarinet. That's exactly as he says it is.

[@100crisps]

"WE WILL SHAG HIM AS SOON AS WE KNOW HOW!" lol XD

[@jennykatz8058]

I feel you, I had the same experience, but with an oboe Starting out, it's like a dying duck that sits on a fire alarm

[@kimifur]

Weasel! Weasel!

[@foxibot]

I am like EDDIE and still a hopeless child in spirit.

[@fraulein8975]

The kettle drums part is priceless haha

[@themaggattack]

"Oh. My. GOD. We have spawned the devil." 😂😂😂

[@NatashaZooks]

"piano! piano!" "it's not a fucking piarno, it's a clarinart!" brilliant

[@tomitstube]

very funny bit. especially for anyone who's played an instrument, eddie gets it perfectly.

[@brianskinner5711]

My sides are so sore-what a hoot!

[@jcortese3300]

"Entire school band in fifteen seconds" may be his best bit. :-)

[@itsacarolbthing5221]

No matter how many times I see this, and I could recite Definite Artic!e word for word, it still makes me laugh. Every now and then, I will say 'weasel, weasel, weasel' for no reason. Try it, it's deeply amusing. You're welcome.

[@dafyddwynrichards1600]

Love Eddie Izzard, still the best

[@u4riahsc]

When I was in high school we had a bagpipe band and my neighbor tried learning. It was a hideous noise for a few months, but he eventually got the hang of it.

[@Maerahn]

All of it is sheer brilliance, but that part about the Third Part being 'all the notes left over' is SO true!

[@ImAFutureGuitarHero]

1:33 Practising: YEEEEHYEEEEHYEEEEHYEEEEHYEEEEOHBLOODYHELL

[@sasha1suz]

No matter how many times I watch his routines, he always cracks me up!

[@olivercuenca4109]

As a tuba player, I can vouch for this. On the other hand, I can play a mean rendition of "The Professionals".

[@ProudBastardArtscom]

That, dear sir or madam, is very impressive!

[@alfieuk2635]

"It's piaaaaaaano. It's piaaaaaaano" "Its not a fkn piaaaaaaano its a Clarrrrinarrrt" As someone who learnt four instruments and hated all of it not being very good at any of them and part of a choir for 9 years as I grew up, this is possibly my favourite comedy sketch. Ever. PS. "Weasel Weasel!"

[@carolined668]

Genius love him he makes me laugh like im goin to pass out !!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@michellegordon456]

I was 3rd clarinet too playing three notes 😊

[@lsletsoflangerhans782]

"IT'S NOT A FUCKING PIANO. IT'S A CLAURINAUT!" 😭😭😭😂😂😂

[@strumdynasty3050]

The tempani silencing is what got me xD

[@jameslorman33]

I literally lol every time I see this bit....the kettle drum part is priceless !! I fricken love Eddie !

[@denisemcdougal6445]

I love him, so cute and funny

[@Keirfey]

I wish I hadn't had to cut out when you visited Rapid City. It would have been lovely to have been able to participate in the Q&A afterwards. Great show ❤ I'm glad you stopped in our little corner of the prairies. 😛 I saw Dress to Kill back in the day, and I still find myself quoting it often. "Do you have a flag? ...CAKE OR DEATH. Well, I'll have the chicken, then." ❤

[@thedancingdivaofdaviestree2320]

I watched that and thought, "Shit, I'm gluten intolerant."

[@Keirfey]

@@thedancingdivaofdaviestree2320 😂I am, too.

[@joymckenziewendt4013]

I love the clarinet

[@Nerdicaful]

It's a clariNOT!

[@farvista]

My 5 siblings and I were ALL made to join the band. I met my husband in college band. So, as one does (muahahaha!), I made MY kids join band. I'd badly wanted to play French horn, but due to physical impediments, it wasn't allowed, so when the band director decided that my daughter was best suited to French horn, she was (naturally) very much against the idea. With her (in later years, very expensive) French horn, she earned a full ride college scholarship.

[@RockinAtheist]

Brilliant!

[@tbilly6201]

Eddie you’re the best! 💖 if I would have known you were on KZbin I’ve would have watched these over and over. I used to watch your stand up when it came out. So glad to enjoy again, it’s timeless!

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... you're* the best ...

[@tbilly6201]

@@einundsiebenziger5488 thanks for pointing out my bad grammar, (usually *) I’m pretty good at catching mistakes like that.

[@chaneleroodt9438]

I actually found my copy of A tune a day this week. 🤣😁😜

[@hsin-yichow5594]

have been binge watching your clips for days, thank you for making us laugh with the most intelligent material, cheeks hurt from laughing-----free facelift 🤣🤣🤣 no doubt my favorite commedian/historian/language teacher 👍 one can't top this whole package 0:36 LOLS

[@elderdragonIce]

"Who chooses to play the tuba?" I did..... and I love it!

[@sharonwright9621]

my boys are hoping to get to play instruments next year this is all I could think about lol hehehehehe

[@darylcatpiss]

How are they getting on?

[@annmitchell4663]

Hopefully you let them play guitar...!

[@themaggattack]

@@annmitchell4663 And drums!

[@KeepUpHustlePress]

When I was in middle school I found a couple of your videos! My friends and I would do the show at school and every where! Now I’m finding amazing ones still to this day lol greatness

[@AnnHattieAnn]

Ten years old. Music lessons offered at my school. So, of course, I desperately wanted to play the violin (so romantic?? lol). My parents, both accomplished musicians themselves, said, "No, the violin is far too difficult. It's tenor sax or nothing." whut? nooo Well, that sax+case weighed more than I did. So, on "music days," my best friend and I used it as a "bench" while we waited for the school bus. Right up until I quit those lessons. Mmmhm...in the third torturous month. Ah, memories!

[@bicyclist2]

I love it. This is classic and very funny. Thanks.

[@djdecibelle7346]

kettle drum jump! and i DIED of laughter

[@Gratitudejoy21]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Eddy..., my FAVOURITE for ever!!!! Eva, Belgium

[@OszvaldJuhasz]

brilliant

[@preferreduser6601]

I played the clarinet as a kid as well and I do completely and utterly agree.

[@rachell4417]

Great stuff

[@Rozemarijn97]

Eddie Izzard is brilliant

[@deborahmulkey1627]

It strikes me that Eddie is some kind of a British Robin Williams. 😂

[@sk8rpunkbarbie]

we must dance provocatively ha ha

[@n3uro42]

Stop practicing, I have a bought a hammer!

[@michelleparker1796]

I died at 6:00 "Piarno, Piarno" "It's not a fuckin Piarno, its a Clarin-art!"

[@Nautilus1972]

enjoying his autobiography very much .... amazing bloke/lady. Whatever mode he's in.

[@jackbrady666]

My school band were actually good. We went on foreign tours to a different country every 2 years. And we played some large venues like the Dixieland festival, I think it was that one, in Germany.

[@quantum.codex42]

Damn

[@OlafProt]

I remember buying this on VHS when it came out. The box had a lovely velvety bit on the cover for where her jacket was. It felt really cool and groovy buying stand up by someone that (at that time) still identified as male (lesbian) but wore clothes made for women. I'm not tv but I loved that fact that she brought all that front and centre. She was so androgynous which is so attractive in a person. It gave the confidence and dont give a fuckety fuck to wear nail polish in public. I still enjoy that it confuses people (I'm a he/him).

[@DrewRadley]

Anybody else want a pair of those boots?

[@43Aquaman]

Love that jacket.

[@oliviahancock2274]

His clarinet noises are so wonderful haha

[@kiltedcampers]

I have my tickets Eddie.

[@Paul_G.]

"I have bought a hammer," and "like trying to blow into a weasel" remain common quotes in my household to this day. 😁

[@vrutty]

This is amazing.

[@pauledwards8275]

Thank You. Pleased to meet you.

[@cbalmori]

Genius

[@hiroki_rinn]

I picked up playing flute in high school and still play many moons later. And this bit had me just dying! 🤣🤣🤣⚰️

[@leafclan43]

whoo for clarinets! ^^

[@andrewbesso4257]

There are two instruments worse than a clarionet: two clarionets." (sic) - Ambrose Bierce

[@GilraenLuinwe]

'it's not a piar-no it's a clar-in-art!' HAHA

[@simonrolph3882]

I can relate to this....first recorder, then violin and at the end french horn. I was shit with all of them. But I turned out to be a fantastic engineer. So really happy.

[@bravehearticus]

I can concur as a child forced to learn clarinet because my eldest sister couldn't as my parents couldn't afford the lessons at the time for her. I wanted to learn tap dancing

[@pip5528]

"Stop practicing! You sound crap! I bought a hammer! You may borrow it if you wish!" I'm dead!

[@nedrynthecheeto66]

The timpani bit... That was so accurate...

[@tiapanda8824]

I played The Drums and guitar when I was a young lass Matey's

[@Heneggsboss]

Well, don't stop now!

[@thetreacherousleech8990]

i really want that outfit

[@emnamjen1029]

Funny af 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love it, very oryginal personality and great sense of humour. ❤👏🏼👏🏼

[@BeccaBee20]

GO!!

[@simonsimon325]

I love the bit where he says the only way to make it fun was to blow it really loud. You just know Eddie really did that.

[@stephaniehand9519]

great