This morning, MetalSucks' own Corey Mitchell made Vince and myself aware of Andrew O'Neill, who, as the headline states, is an occultist transvestite black metal stand-up comedian from New Zealand. And having now watched the below video (in which O'Neill even dons an Altar of Plagues shirt) from the BBC, I don't actually think the dude is [...]
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What's going on this week in the D? Thursday, January 21st, 2010 - Eddie Izzard at American Airlines Center - [ Tickets ] - Everclear at House of Blues - [ Tickets ] - True Widow at Boiler Room in Denton - [ Info ] - Telegraph Canyon at Dan's Silverleaf in Denton - [ Tickets ] Friday, January 22nd, 2010 - The Cribs at Granada - [ Tickets ]* - Pinebox Serenade, Raised By Tigers at Hailey's in Denton - [ [...]
Wanna own Live From Wembley? If so, then leave a comment on this post! TWO winners will be randomly chosen on 11/30 @ NOON. Visit Eddie Izzard at his official site. Watch two Live From Wembley clips here. MP3: The Smiths - That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore

EDDIE IZZARD LIVE FROM WEMBLEY (Salient Media) www.eddieizzard.com A guy in drag is almost always instantly funny. Take a look at movies like Tootsie , Some Like It Hot , and Mrs. Doubtfire ; they are considered among the funniest movies ever made, and they all feature the same thing: guys wearing women's clothes. Eddie Izzard has a bit of a head start over other comedians by taking to the stage wearing a short leather skirt, high heeled boots, and even fake breasts. Much [...]
Comedian/actor Eddie Izzard will release his new DVD, Live From Wembley on November 3rd. The Syndicate's online creative team put together this widget that allows you to preview clips from Eddie's DVD as well as retail links and where to get tickets while he's on tour. The Syndicate is also handling online publicity outreach as well as utilizing its online street team to support the release.

Eddie Izzard has won multiple Emmys and sold out shows worldwide. Now one of those legendary performances is coming to DVD on November 3rd. Salient Media will be putting out Eddie Izzard: Live From Wembley DVD will showcase Izzard at his best. But that's not all, he'll also be touring a few select dates in the US early next year. Check out the full list below, including a NYC date at Madison Square Garden on January 16. Eddie Izzard 2010 Tour Dates: 1.8 - United [...]

Comedian Eddie Izzard will do a one-night engagement at the Echoplex at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. It's a benefit for 826LA . Tickets are $25 (seated) and $20 (standing) and are on sale here . Izard is scheduled to be back in L.A. for performances at the Nokia Theatre on Jan. 29-30. Bookmark It [...]

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival began in 1947 with just eight theatre companies taking part. It has expanded considerably since then to include comedy, music, dance, opera and musicals and is worth around 75 million quid each year to the Scottish economy. The Fringe is divided into a number of smaller festivals and each of these make up the Fringe Festival. Over one third of all shows in 2009 were comedy performances, slightly ahead of theatre, while music accounted for one sixth of the shows. In just over three weeks, Fringe 2009 sold (wait for it) 1.86 million tickets [...]
one of the funniest things i've seen in a long time. eddie izzard is a genius, and the lego somehow amplifies the humour. you can see the original here .

So I saw Eddie Izzard twice in Atlanta last week. And here is a musical track from him, his cover of a classic Beatles song from Sgt. Pepper. You should really click on that first link if you're not familiar with the song, so you can hear just how much Eddie is improvising lyrically here. The original lyrics are based on an old 1843 circus poster that John Lennon became enamored with, and the song incorporates some interesting chord changes and what may be the first use of tape loops in [...]
nice piece by caryn james in the ny times arts section this morning on comedian & actor & off-duty transvesite eddie izzard , who will be setting out on a tour behind his new stand-up routine, stripped , next month and stopping at the orpheum theatre on market street in july. (tickets & info here .) the piece , though, one presumes, stirred by the impending tour, spent a goodly amount of time & space on izzard's work to land more dramatic acting roles. it did, however, include one fact that immediately increased my [...]
bay area yuksters, today, according to recent tradition and this website , is comedy day in san francisco. 30 stand-up comics and a few assorted musical guests will perform - for free, and that's no joke - in golden gate park beginning at noon and running till around 5pm or so. you can find the lineup of performers and the schedule of acts here ; there are four "special guests" - unannounced performers (robin williams, perhaps?) lined up for the last slot of the day. it looks like a brilliant day out on the western end of the [...]