Description: "Glorious" was recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon during his sell-out tour in 1997 after Izzard debuted the show in New York. He also went onto Paris to do the show in French. Topics contained in "Glorious" include, NEW TESTAMENT: "A Play on Nativity," "Crazy St. Peter," "Swiss Protection," "The Nottingham Twang," "My Name is Tracy," "Deus Ex Machina," "They Lie To Us," "Hell in a Shower," "The Flight of the Volkswagen," "Birdsuck," "I've Got a Bad Feeling," "Death By Chocolate," and "Armageddon." OLD TESTAMENT: "Glorious," "In Bed with God," "Noah On Speed," "The Tyranny of Ducks," "The River Styx," "Mystic Hopscotch," "Fill Me with the Gobi Desert," Six Million Dollar Queen," "Do You Think I'm Sexy," "Helen of Troy," "Achilles Footwear" and "A Huge Fuck-Off Horse." EXTRAS: Lust For Glorious documentary/Audio commentary/trivia track/Subtitled in French, German, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Italian, Danish/Photo gallery/Bleeped audio track.
Amazon.com: British comedian Eddie Izzard wears makeup, platform heels, and a shimmering magenta suit in Glorious, a video of his standup act filmed in England. Izzard takes a little bit of Robin Williams, a little bit of Jerry Seinfeld, even a little bit of Bob Newhart, but the final mix is absolutely his own and dizzily funny. It's not so much the subjects of his humor--though not many comics make jokes about classical mythology or evil giraffes--as it is the way he fluidly skips from thing to thing in a madcap free-associative whirl. He lulls you by seeming casual and almost sloppy, but when he needs to be precise his gestures and mimicry are razor sharp. There have been a million tired jokes made about trying to get a shower to stay at the right temperature, but Izzard manages to make even that funny. He's even funnier when he's imitating Sean Connery as Noah, trying to convince God that a speedboat would make a much better photo opportunity than an ark, or playing a beekeeper flirting with someone passing on the street. Much of the giddiness comes from his astounding sense of spontaneity. Half the show seems to have been made up on the spot, and if it wasn't, you boggle wondering how he could have possibly written something so ridiculous and yet appropriate. Though he uses a number of four-letter words, his humor is surprisingly clean, and even the most frank vulgarities seems like a bit of impish innocence coming out his mouth. Glorious indeed. --Bret Fetzer
If YOU LOVE EDDIE YOU WILL BE HAPPY I am never dissapointed in the quality of the Eddie Izzard DVDs, or am I in the performance of the company delivering it.
Eddie Izzard is Gloriously funny! This is a hilarious performance! I have watched it again and again. Warning: There is some profanity, and my husband can't understand his accent very well. But if you enjoy British comedy, you are in for a treat. The funniest thing I've seen in ages!
Hilarious! I have Eddie Izzard's five shows that are on iTunes in audio form, and this one is my favourite. I decided to get it on DVD because he uses some visual humour to go with the verbal, and I did not regret getting this DVD. He is hilarious. That's all there is to it. He's the best stand-up comedian there is, and this is his best work. I can't say what his best routine is because they're all so awesome. I recommend to anyone who likes a good laugh to buy this awesome show of his.
Funniest man on the planet I laughed just as hard the 10th time I watched this as I did the first time. For a person more prone to amused snorts than outright laughter, that's saying something. It's not just that the lines are funny, it's his delivery. He is a master. Some find this to be not as good as his later stuff, but I'm not in that camp. 'Glorious' is different, and it's brilliantly funny.
Glorious Eddie Izzard Glorious is Eddie at his most fabulous! I thoroughly enjoyed this performance and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys that dry, subtle, British humor.
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