Dress to Kill

Dress to Kill


Starring:Eddie Izzard
Director: Lawrence Jordan (II)
Studio: WEA Corp.
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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In Dress to Kill, Eddie Izzard spins free-flowing jokes about San Francisco (where the comedy concert was filmed), transvestitism, squirrels, American optimism, Hitler, the British royal family, mass murder, and Stonehenge--and that's only the first 30 minutes. It's as if this ingenious comedian says whatever comes off the top of his head, but giving that impression demands cunning and skill; Izzard romps through human history and transforms surprisingly complex ideas into biting satire--as well as knockout bits of sublime frivolity, like describing the movie Speed entirely in French. His mercurial patter is sprinkled with four-letter words, but his twinkling glances make this more mischievous than crude. Izzard has delivered some excellent performances in movies (like Velvet Goldmine and The Cat's Meow), but it's on stage that he really explodes with daffy wit and charisma. Simply brilliant and completely addictive; you will want to watch this over and over. --Bret Fetzer
Dress to Kill
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • One word
  • hillarious
  • Cake or Death! Here is a hysterical entertainer!
  • Killer humour
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 Dress to Kill
Starring: Eddie Izzard
Director: Lawrence Jordan (II)
Manufacturer: WEA Corp.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00003CWOU
Release Date: 2002-11-26

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In Dress to Kill, Eddie Izzard spins free-flowing jokes about San Francisco (where the comedy concert was filmed), transvestitism, squirrels, American optimism, Hitler, the British royal family, mass murder, and Stonehenge--and that's only the first 30 minutes. It's as if this ingenious comedian says whatever comes off the top of his head, but giving that impression demands cunning and skill; Izzard romps through human history and transforms surprisingly complex ideas into biting satire--as well as knockout bits of sublime frivolity, like describing the movie Speed entirely in French. His mercurial patter is sprinkled with four-letter words, but his twinkling glances make this more mischievous than crude. Izzard has delivered some excellent performances in movies (like Velvet Goldmine and The Cat's Meow), but it's on stage that he really explodes with daffy wit and charisma. Simply brilliant and completely addictive; you will want to watch this over and over. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One word.......2007-06-14

Hilarious.

Ok, maybe a second word.

Genius.

5 out of 5 stars hillarious.......2007-06-12

The quintessential Eddie Izzard. This show is funny from start to finish. He goes into some history and if you know you're basics it's even better, but you don't have to know anything. I have watched this DVD several times now and it's still funny to me.
P.S. "Did I leave the oven on?"

5 out of 5 stars Cake or Death! Here is a hysterical entertainer!.......2007-06-10

I discovered Eddie watching HBO in a hotel room about 3 years ago & I was looking for him ever since. I finally recognized him in Ocean's Twelve & then found a friend who was a big fan. I bought DEFINITE ARTICLE Eddie Izzard - Definite Article & that I give 4 stars!

What I love about Eddie is how smart the guy is. I am pretty overrun on comics who can only talk about the most degrading things they can come up with. Eddie uses his intelligence & education wisely & deftly to a very funny result.

His style is more like a casual chat with a friend where you go off into a few stream of consciousness rants (on such varied topics as shopping or the bible) & then blend the story lines until you sort of have this place where Robin Williams & early Monty Python's Flying Circus melt into a surrealist monologue befitting an Alices in Wonderland tea partys for Adults!

Oh & btw he is a heterosexual transvestite! That in its self is an anomaly! It adds to the surrealism because he does not break off into some expected gay rant on women's clothing but is just a "bloke" (guy) who fancies women AND the clothing they wear!

The actually does part of the routine in French which amazingly enough the audience laughs along with him & some German and Italian. He has a running bit about Vespas that's very funny.

The best bit is where he goes over the Spanish Inquisition being running by the English called CAKE or DEATH. I won't ruin it for you but it is hysterical.

Now if your idea of humor is Beavis & Butthead or Lisa Lampinelli or South Park or Eddie Murphy then you will probably not like this. But if you like Robin Williams and Monty Python, (& you enjoy comics who challenge your knowledge of Latin!) you will want this in your permanent DVD collection, believe me!

Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Killer humour.......2007-06-01

A tour de force for Eddie Izzard. Over 2 hours of outstanding comedy; I highly recommend it, especially for those with a warped sense of humour.

5 out of 5 stars Share this DVD!!! Discover Eddie Izzard!!.......2007-05-29

Although he currently stars with minnie driver on the The Riches, he's best known for his comedy stand-up. This is my personal favorite of all Eddie Izzards dvd's. It is filled with wit, one liners, and a continued plot of genuine world history, according to eddie. i put a flag in it, it's mine!!! He's entertaining and hilarious, and I don't imagine anyone could watch this, whether for the first or tenth time, without laughing out loud. yes, he is a man in drag. yes, he addresses this, he is an executive transvestite, not a weirdo transvestite. a male lesbian if you will. a laugh a minute? only if you're not paying attention...
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        In Dress to Kill, Eddie Izzard spins free-flowing jokes about San Francisco (where the comedy concert was filmed), transvestitism, squirrels, American optimism, Hitler, the British royal family, mass murder, and Stonehenge--and that's only the first 30 minutes. It's as if this ingenious comedian says whatever comes off the top of his head, but giving that impression demands cunning and skill; Izzard romps through human history and transforms surprisingly complex ideas into biting satire--as well as knockout bits of sublime frivolity, like describing the movie Speed entirely in French. His mercurial patter is sprinkled with four-letter words, but his twinkling glances make this more mischievous than crude. Izzard has delivered some excellent performances in movies (like Velvet Goldmine and The Cat's Meow), but it's on stage that he really explodes with daffy wit and charisma. Simply brilliant and completely addictive; you will want to watch this over and over. --Bret Fetzer
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