# I'm going to see Eddie Izzard in June! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 19, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887 "2008-03-19T02:17:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/1 "2008-03-19T02:17:45Z")
He’s doing two shows at the [Tampa Theatre](http://www.tampatheatre.org/) and I have my tickets purchased already. I’m so excited!!! ---
**Author:** ![ignis\_glaciesque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@ignis\_glaciesque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ignis_glaciesque)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/2 "2008-03-19T04:01:35Z")
I think I will, too! A friend just told me about the show, and I’m so excited! Now, just gotta get the tickets… ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/3 "2008-03-19T04:18:55Z")
He’s doing a gig in Chicago too. Damnit, I already have like five concerts I want to see in June. Damn you, Eddie, for your terrible timing. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/4 "2008-03-19T04:51:15Z")
I hate you all _so much_. (Take me with you! I’ll give you… uh… maple syrup cookies! And poutine! They’re really good!) ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/5 "2008-03-19T05:12:02Z")
We’re going in July when he comes to San Francisco! I’m so excited I can’t wait! ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/6 "2008-03-19T16:26:21Z")
Well, calm down. I’ve seen him live three times since “Dressed to Kill” - he’s fallen victim to Popular Comic Syndrome: now that he is loved and people expect to laugh, they do, way too readily. You can almost see the unfinished, jagged edges of his work…he gets the laugh he expects to get, so he doesn’t refine the way he used to. Still amusing, but really not at the level of DTK, sadly. But hey, that was one of the greatest standup performances of all time, so maybe it’s too much to ask that he be that good ever again. ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/7 "2008-03-19T17:35:44Z")
Ooh, I think I’m actually around on the Philadelphia dates! Brilliant! ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/8 "2008-03-19T17:36:46Z")
Do you have a _flag_? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/9 "2008-03-19T18:27:10Z")
Surprise, surprise, not a single show near me. (Though I guess I’m closer to one of them than **Kythereia** , so there’s that… 😛 ) ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/10 "2008-03-19T18:29:12Z")
[QUOTE=Stoid] Well, calm down. I’ve seen him live three times since “Dressed to Kill” - he’s fallen victim to Popular Comic Syndrome: now that he is loved and people expect to laugh, they do, way too readily. You can almost see the unfinished, jagged edges of his work…he gets the laugh he expects to get, so he doesn’t refine the way he used to. Still amusing, but really not at the level of DTK, sadly. But hey, that was one of the greatest standup performances of all time, so maybe it’s too much to ask that he be that good ever again. [/QUOTE] Oh, lord, I hope that’s not the case. I just bought two tickets for my wife as a surprise birthday present, since he’s in Portland about a week after her birthday. ---
**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/11 "2008-03-19T18:39:49Z")
We bought the tickets to see him in July at the Palms here in Las Vegas. I am just so friggin’ excited, I have been waiting for almost 5 years for him to tour anywhere near here. ::happy dance:: Now I will be just wishing my summer away waiting for July 26th. Same as I did with our Flogging Molly tickets that I bought back in November, and the concert was last Friday. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/12 "2008-03-19T19:23:41Z")
We’ve got tickets. And I’m going to pointedly ignore **Stoid** and enjoy the hell out of it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/13 "2008-03-19T22:01:47Z")
[QUOTE=bouv] Surprise, surprise, not a single show near me. (Though I guess I’m closer to one of them than **Kythereia** , so there’s that… 😛 ) [/QUOTE] _makes note: **bouv** will be one of the first ones up against the wall…_ ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/14 "2008-03-19T22:11:21Z")
Oh, I wish he was coming here, too! We actually saw him here in Montreal during the Just for Laughs festival last year - he was great! I’d love to see him again! ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/15 "2008-03-19T22:53:27Z")
[QUOTE=TheLoadedDog] Do you have a _flag_? [/QUOTE] Damn it! ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/16 "2008-07-16T20:58:00Z")
[QUOTE=Stoid] Well, calm down. I’ve seen him live three times since “Dressed to Kill” - he’s fallen victim to Popular Comic Syndrome: now that he is loved and people expect to laugh, they do, way too readily. You can almost see the unfinished, jagged edges of his work…he gets the laugh he expects to get, so he doesn’t refine the way he used to. Still amusing, but really not at the level of DTK, sadly. But hey, that was one of the greatest standup performances of all time, so maybe it’s too much to ask that he be that good ever again. [/QUOTE] So he performed in Portland last night, and I have to say…you’re wrong. My cheeks and ribs hurt from laughing so hard. _Stripped_ is every bit as good as _Dress to Kill_. Next year, if he does two performances, I’m buying a ticket for each one, because I suspect the amount of improvised material will make it worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/17 "2008-07-16T21:02:47Z")
Why, God, why did you make me fail to spot this thread until a month after the show? ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/18 "2008-07-17T00:04:44Z")
It was a pretty good show too, **RNATB**. Sorry you missed it. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/19 "2008-07-17T02:22:15Z")
HOLY CRAP! There is still time! He will be in San Diego and LA in late July/early August! Scalpers, here I come, Visa card waving madly! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-eddie-izzard-in-june/441887/20 "2008-07-17T02:26:43Z")
I watch his clips on Youtube all the time. People ask if I am related to him due to last name similarities. I wish I was!