# My Crush on Eddie Izzard

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-crush-on-eddie-izzard/656560>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 24, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-crush-on-eddie-izzard/656560 "2013-04-24T03:00:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Charley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@Charley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charley)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-crush-on-eddie-izzard/656560/41 "2013-04-28T08:11:08Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> I expect that the cross-dressing started early in his career, before he was known and when he needed some sort of gimmick to stand out. It’s probably hung on through tradition, but he doesn’t need it any more. My first exposure to him was an audio-only track, so I had no idea he was wearing a dress, and he was still absolutely hilarious.

Actually, from memory it’s almost the opposite. I seem to remember him playing down the dressing in the early years. Whether that’s true or not, he’s been consistent in his explanation that “action transvestatism” is who he is, not a hook to differentiate him.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-crush-on-eddie-izzard/656560/42 "2013-04-29T04:07:45Z")

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Hm. OK, then. Whatever the reason for the cross-dressing, though, he’s funny with or without it.

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**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-crush-on-eddie-izzard/656560/43 "2013-04-29T10:05:05Z")

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> [@Charley](#):
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> Actually, from memory it’s almost the opposite. I seem to remember him playing down the dressing in the early years. Whether that’s true or not, he’s been consistent in his explanation that “action transvestatism” is who he is, not a hook to differentiate him.

Yes, I saw him do stand up in the early 90s, when his normal stage attire was a denim shirt and chinos. He looked pretty square.

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**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-crush-on-eddie-izzard/656560/44 "2013-04-29T11:57:47Z")

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> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#):
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> Death Star Cantina!

This one is wet, this one is wet, this one is wet, this one is wet, this one is wet, this one is wet, this one is wet… Did you dry these in a rainforest?

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