Comedian Eddie Izzard tells Brian Rose about touring in French and German, the idea that humour travels through references, street performing, acting, identity and why he backs European unity.
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Chapters
- 9:22 Meet Eddie Izzard and his work ethic
- 11:39 Steve Jobs and thinking about taste
- 15:34 Touring in French and doing things off the list
- 21:30 Comedy in German and Spanish
- 22:55 There is no national sense of humour
- 25:31 Making references universal
- 28:19 Reclaiming topical material
- 29:59 European identity and the American comparison
- 30:25 Coming out and self-analysis
- 35:47 Non-victim vibes
- 41:27 Wearing a dress, genetics and being boring
- 47:57 Did coming out unlock his career
- 50:30 Street performing in Covent Garden
- 56:44 Keep buggering on and the 50-year plan
- 58:22 Building skills you lack and the humiliation phase
- 1:03:40 Learning dramatic acting
- 1:08:35 Why he wanted to act
- 1:12:24 Europe and the Paris attacks
- 1:19:02 Plans to go into politics
- 1:24:30 Advice to his 20-year-old self
