Eddie Izzard: Circle (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

Star:

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:

stand up special | pope | olympics | monkey | gun | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Comedy

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 2002 (UK)

Also Known As:

Эдди Иззард: Круг

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: During the second world war Pope Pius the 12th was supposed to apologise not apologise, he was supposed to castigate Hitler for being a genocidal fuck-head with bunny rabbit ears. Um, but he didn't say that; he wimped out, and he's been renamed now, as Pope Gutless Barstard the first.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

User Reviews

Entertaining chuckle

I have been a fan of Eddie Izzard for years now, ever since his bit on The Old Testament and "Evil Ducks". (If you don't know what I'm talking about it is his 1997 stand-up named 'Glorious') I have since watched all of his available stand-up several times, and always laugh.

That being said, I was so excited to see this become available in the US. But I must say,I was a little disappointed. Although still chuckle worthy, I didn't feel like he was quite as comfortable with an American audience. His unique way of dispensing interesting pieces of information, always so witty and honest. I will continue to follow Eddie in hopes that this was an off year(2000). I would imagine,with all the world events lately,he should have plenty to say now. Let's just hope he will.

If you're an Eddie fan,I would say this is a must rent. Still lively, and intelligent,just with slightly less enthusiasm than I've seen from him in the past.