Eddie Izzard: Circle (Video 2002)

Town Hall, New York City, 26 June 2000. An evening with Eddie Izzard in which he moves back and forth in time, with religion as the loose but constant theme. He begins with Pope John Paul ... See full summary »

Director:

Anastasia Pappas

Writer:

Eddie Izzard

Stars:

Eddie Izzard

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Eddie Izzard	...	Himself

Storyline

Town Hall, New York City, 26 June 2000. An evening with Eddie Izzard in which he moves back and forth in time, with religion as the loose but constant theme. He begins with Pope John Paul II, and then criss-crosses to Pius XII, the Spanish Inquisition, the Crusades and Jerusalem, the world's five major religions, the Dark Ages, Jesus, and the future. Along the way, Izzard makes observations about guns and monkeys, the World Series, the NRA and the IRA, mad cows, Socrates, the Stoned Olympics, the Roman Empire, the Renaissance, and the Mona Lisa. Izzard wears black nylons, black leather pants, a black jacket and a diamond necklace.

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Plot Keywords:

olympics | new york city | monkey | gun | new york | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 2002 (UK)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ella Communications Ltd., Line by Line Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the taping, there was a failure in the sound system at the theater, resulting in a 25-minute delay while it was repaired.

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Quotes

Eddie: Other animals could have secret talents, like tigers might be good with banjos.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

User Reviews

Below par for Eddie

Before I start, I _love_ Eddie Izzard. I think he's one of the funniest stand-ups around today. Possibly that means I'm going into this with too high expectations, but I just didn't find Eddie funny in this outing.

I think the main problem is Eddie is trying too hard to be Eddie. Everyone knows him as a completely irrelevant comic, and we all love him for it. But in Circle, he appears to be going more for irrelevant than funny, and completely lost me in places. Many of the topics he covers he has covered before - I even think I recognised a few recycled jokes in there.

If you buy the DVD you'll find a behind-the-scenes look at Eddie's tour (interesting in places, but not very funny), and a French language version of one of his shows. Die-hards will enjoy seeing Eddie in a different language, but subtitled comedy isn't very funny.

If you're a fan of Eddie you've either got this already or you're going to buy it whatever I say. If you're just passing through, buy Glorious or Dressed to Kill - you won't be disappointed. With Circle, you probably will.