The Last Leg: Series Two Episode 8, Guest Eddie Izzard

18 September 2013 - Eddie Izzard joins the show with regulars Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker

[@TheDarkestSmurf]

For anyone interested, the piano at the end is "Lezione di Piano" by Ludovico Einaudi. It appeared on his 2006 album "Divenire".

[@chrisdavies5935]

Dark Smurf He may have covered it but it’s actually ‘The Heart Asks Pleasures First’ by Michael Nyman from the soundtrack for the 1993 film The Piano. kzbin.info/www/bejne/opfOdqyCnNKYm9k

[@berniemccann8935]

Are you saying that you watched this all through to the end .

[@tehrainegarlett257]

I love Eddie

[@sarahcarmycle1266]

Eddie Izzard, it's 2020, will he run for mayor of London?

[@beethreefour]

That voice crack when the balloon popped 😂

[@DontSigh]

Yay I've been looking for this! Thank you!

[@LoganPosthumous]

"The veil is not compulsory" "Take it off" "Of course take it off" ... "Eddie Izzard is hot" I love the KZbin comments section.

[@happivaras]

20:40~20:55 Such an accurate description.

[@Smithjones12]

Eddie is hot

[@SheliakDragon]

"....because I have a thinking brain." Best reason for not doing dumb shit.

[@forallthestupidshit3550]

This is the best video I have ever seen

[@ilicythings]

I kinda miss this intro...

[@happivaras]

13:44~14:05 Olympic Athletes and Paralympic Athletes should NOT that's #NOTbeOnBenefits. #theyShould bePaidForTheirExtremeDevotionAndEfforts #amateurSamateur

[@TAGMedia7]

That intro.

[@beckyboreham7476]

Boris don't have a clue how to become mayor 😂😂

[@evemadden516]

The ability to determine if a person is being truthful is almost wholly reliant on being able to see their face and register their facial expressions. Regardless of religious importance, it needs to be removed in order for a judge and jury to be certain the testimony they hear is truthful.

[@m41incanis]

No it does not. Evidence is not what one or more people perceive from a persons expression, regardless of whether sometimes, it turns out to be correct. That just does not amount to empirical evidence.

[@didderjade]

Scientific studies show that judges and juries possess negative biases based on certain people's skin color and appearance regardless of actual presented evidence. Another study showed that even experts are no better at determining if a person is lying based on facial expressions than random chance. So in fact, it might be better if *everyone* were veiled on the stand.

[@SaviourInDistress]

so you are against autisitcs in the jury then? can't be fair unless they can identify facial expression right?

[@TheEmmakathryn]

See, apart from what's been said above, being exposed in a way you're unused to is going to change your body language. For instance if I was asked to testify topless it would make me extremely uncomfortable and likely change the way I sit, express, I'll likely be more hesitant, forget more details, because i'll be distracted by my discomfort. So it won't even make it easier, it will make it harder to test the veracity of the witness' testimony, if you're looking at body language alone (which you should never do anyway).

[@jc5531]

It needs to be removed for identification purposes otherwise anyone could attend court and what do they do for photo I'D?

[@natalievh424]

How are you sure of the identity of the witness. and In Kuwait women have to remove for identification at the Airport

[@devononair]

Haha, love the Jedi comment :)

[@emilyrobbins3238]

I was wondering about that comment. Is there a back-story?

[@devononair]

@@emilyrobbins3238 Damn... I'd respond to your comment, but the video has been blocked and I can't remember what they said! Sorry!

[@Ludifant]

I would dress as a Dalek in court. Try and read my facial expressions or vocal inflictions then.

[@Ludifant]

@@devononair maybe you are taking the piss, but can still see it. Anyways, he said the ones that filled in Jedi on the last Australian religion census would have to be forced to dress like Obi 1 Kenobi. But I don't know if he meant padawan or master. But bringing a light saber to court must be quite cool.

[@melancholics_7808]

Highly doubt they would've reported that as a good thing if it had been anti loyalist rather than anti ira

[@MultiVince95]

Nice

[@EveryoneWhoUsesThisTV]

Your religion has no bearing on court cases and the rules for conducting such.. But if you're short on cash, shoplift in a veil for sure, just don't park too close to the shops, CCTV may miss your face, but won't miss your car rego, so park next door.... (Top theft tips!) :)

[@in_car_nation6377]

It’s an English court under British law. In a Christian country. The veil if ordered by a judge should be removed. For the purpose of security in general veils should be banned inside any premises or institution

[@happivaras]

@In_car_nation it is irrelevant which pathetic childish fantasy magic skyman is believed in they are all moronic erroneous nonsense . And in need of ignoring.

[@buckrogers5331]

It's a clash of cultures, isn't it? When you go to a country, respect their customs. But if this is home grown, throw out the religious fanatics who promote this. In the end, it is about how you feel about being open, respecting your looks and respecting the fact that not all folks who look at you want to fuck you or have salacious thoughts. I for one will not put up with this. It's not even liberalism, it's an assault on my people's commonsense and shared values.

[@lyricbot8513]

Buck Rogers Uh?

[@reenierossi7669]

Of course they should remove the veil. You have to be able to verify that they are who they say they are, as well as facial expressions.

[@sebastiancarl3285]

it is religious. would you object if someone removed a cross from a Christian, or a hat from a jew.

[@reenierossi7669]

Neither one of those things determine what a person's face looks like (which one would need to do in a court room - to know that they are who they say they are). If the hat covers the face, then of course, it should be removed.

[@malizlato]

+Sebastian Carl so by that same token I can go to saudi arabia or any other muslim country and walk half naked in my speedos and claim it is my religion....and my head wouldn't be chopped? get real dumbass

[@0Zolrender0]

Go to Saudi Arabia and claim to be Athiest and see how tollerant they are in return mate. The shoe doesnt fit when its on the other foot does it?

[@thinkfloyd2594]

Sebastian Carl: If the cross covered their entire head, obscuring their identity? Of course! No one's objecting to hats or crosses, it's identity obfuscation, how does that simple bit of logic evade you? Oh yeah, religion logic.

[@TeresaMarlena]

LOL :)

[@AtlasRockstheKazbah]

LOL

[@buckrogers5331]

On a lighter note, what if everybody dresses up like a mummy with only eyes showing. Does that work? (Barring Halloween.)

[@selesaid4367]

help m kids on war

[@TommyLikeTom]

How much of this slope-headed crap do I have to sit through before Eddie comes on?

[@berniemccann8935]

Don't we all like comedians (?) who laugh at themselves. Yuk.

[@cannonfodder8907]

i dont understand what eddie is trying to be. girl by birth trans man? or vise versa? im confused cos of the painted nails male clothing combo....

[@hannahpretious6291]

He has identified himself as a transvestite - and uses he/him pronouns, there is information in his wikipedia page and in a lot of his comedy :)

[@EddieIzzardRarities]

One of the first articles I read about Eddie, in '98, was a New Yorker profile, so he would have been in his mid-30s then. In it he said that in his early 20s, he had thought about changing sex and would live part time as "Susan", trying to behave more feminine, but over time he realized that wasn't exactly what he wanted; he didn't want to give up being Eddie. More recently, he's said that he used to think he was half-boy, half-girl but now thinks he may be all boy with a extra side of girl. Not everyone falls strictly on one side of the gender divide. Richard O'Brien (of Rocky Horror fame) has said he's about 60/40 male/female in his opinion and for now, uses he/him/M designations, but if it were more common, he'd call himself third sex.

[@TheSpacemannspiff]

CannonFodder he has said that women wear what they want and so does he , he has also called himself a male lesbian, transgender and a straight transvestite

[@patsysadowski1546]

Does it matter?

[@sabinrawr]

Eddie identifies himself as a transvestite. This means dressing like the opposite sex, but not becoming it. It is not the same as transgender (feeling of being born as the wrong gender, whether or not a change is made) or transsexual (wanting to change genders and then doing so). These are very much generalizations, but should give you an idea of the difference and ease any confusion.

[@JustShitImThinkin]

Disagree with the outrage at Muslim lady asked to remove garb to give evidence. She needs to prove who she is. Religious beliefs should definitely be secondary to a nation's law.

[@achillesmlf]

Take the veil off in court to verify identity it could be anybody under there.

[@BryannaLB7]

My new favorite show!

[@buzzline1544]

"Prominent building"...? It's a substation in a field

[@user-vo9xo8hq9x]

I’m sure it’s easy to run marathons if your legs dont hurt

[@patsysadowski1546]

I'm disabled and found this hilarious.