Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill

Eddie Izzard is one of the most interesting comics I have seen in a long time. He is from England and has that sharp wit and satirical sharpness that would make anyone one who is even somewhat sensible (or intelligent) laugh out loud. He has also done some acting and been featured in movies like The Avengers, Mystery Men and Oceans Twelve as well as others. His insights into history, religion, American Culture and even our own presidents are amazingly accurate - if not someone satirical with a resounding ring of "truth". What makes you laugh is not the fact that he is the self proclaim "Executive Transvestite" (he likes women) - but the way in which he tells the ironies of history. Questions that, now in hindsight, we can ask not and actually say, "what were they thinking". His color visions and interpretations and even impressions are astonishingly humorous and right on target. He does where a dress and high heals and make-up too, but he addresses all of that as well. He even plays with the audience and tells a few stories that are true - well maybe not - well yes they are - well then again......it's hysterical watching him do that! This particular concert was done in San Francisco and back in 1999. It has to be the funniest of the bunch - although his other concerts are as sharp as this one! He has a great time even with the San Francisco natives as well. You can tell he knows what he is talking about because of the audience's reactions and hysterical laughter. This DVD extras have something unique. The commentary is in two different languages. English and French. Also there is a whole separate concert on this DVD that he did in France and yes it is all in French. Directed by Lawrence Jorden, a renowned director of music videos, concerts and TV Specials including - Barry Manilow, Duran Duran, John Mellencamp, Dave Mathews, David Bowie and many more - this concert works on Many levels. This DVD is fun, funny and intelligent. If you like intelligent humor - this concert is for you! You'll watch it over and over and stil laugh every time! LORENZO - (FEB 2006)

I found this show while channel surfing, and then fell in love with this outstanding comic! This show won an EMMY, and it deserved it!!! You will laugh hysterically at Eddie Izzard, he is a fabulous comedian. Buy it, you won't regret it, and you'll share it with company like we do and make more Izzard fans.

This special is a must-have if you're an Eddie Izzard fan. Absolute classic!

A friend of mine, who used to have his own radio show interviewing stand up comics (Len Belzer) - showed me "Dress to Kill." I was completely blown away. Eddie Izzard is truly a comic genius, the best stand up working today, the smartest, funniest, most unique, insightful, lovable, adorable, talented, he's GREAT, BEYOND great. I was walking down the street with a friend of mine after I saw it and I said - do you know Eddie Izzard? And we immediately went into twenty minutes of "Humperdink" and did half the bits and then ran home to watch it again. Everyone must own a copy of this DVD and then give it to every one of their friends. I love you, Eddie. You live across the street from my best friend. I admire your talent and look forward to your next show. Thank you.

Eddie Izzard is BRILLIANT in this routine! I've watched it several times and laughed so hard I had to put it on pause or rewind it to catch what he said next. He's truly brilliant! As funny as George Carlin. Dressed to Kill is his best

I stumbled over this strange transvestite comedian several years ago, I believe during a Comic Relief program. I didn't really remember him, but slowly he started popping up everywhere on cable, including a (staged) crashing of Monty Python's induction at the Apsen Comdey Festival. Then one night, I caught his HBO special, "Dressed to Kill," and laughed so hard it hurt. Eddie has an amazing skill of blending history, religion and his own personal experiences into a hillarious two-hour stream-of-consciousness. I have watched the special several times (I got smart enough to tape it) and each time I catch a new joke or bit that I missed last time. He is one of the funniest stand up comics I've ever seen and his observations are always dead on. I especially liked his observations on Hitler, and how we'll tolerate dictators who kill their own people; it's only after they start killing people in other countries that we object. If you haven't seen the phenomenon that is Eddie Izzard, then get either a copy of this special or "Glorious," the only other Eddie Izzard special on video. And be prepared to laugh. A lot.

It had been several years since we sat down to watch Eddie do his thing in Dress to Kill. We were a bit surprised to learn that at the time, Britain was thinking about joining the EU and now have voted to Brexit. We had problems with terrorism, but not to the point it is at this time. It might have been a little dated in places, but for the most part, he was still on the mark with politics, history, his hilarious geography, being a transvestite, hiding his makeup in a squirrel hole, "cake or death?", do you have a flag? and all the wonderful and hilarious things he has to say. We had a blast reliving the dvd and I will have it with me to visit the rest of my family so they can enjoy it again. Thanks Eddie!

This dvd by Eddie Izzard is one of his best and funniest. I've watched it a million times and it still keeps me laughing. Incredible sketches on languages, President Kennedy at the Berlin Wall, The Church of England, etc etc.

My wife and I love this DVD, and we've introduced Eddie to our friends who hadn't heard of him before. After seeing this DVD, we bought two more and have seen him live. Hilarious and smart material. Highly recommended.

Der Knaller. Das ist Sinn für Humor. Dieser Mann macht sich mit lustigen Mimicken und Sprüchen über die Geschichte lustig und gleichzeitig lehrt er sie. So manch ein Geschichtslehrer könnte sich von ihm eine Scheibe abschneiden.

Ho acquistato questo dvd sia come strumento di svago, sia a scopo didattico. Da sempre, mi piace seguire gli spettacoli di Izzard, perché sono appassionata di Stand-Up Comedy e lui è degno di essere chiamato Comedian, con la C maiuscola. Dress to Kill è il suo più grande spettacolo, è forse uno dei più famosi, contando Definite Article, Stripped e Force Majeure (l'ultimo). Assolutamente da vedere! Inoltre, si impara l'inglese, tra una risata e l'altra.

Dress To Kill (D2K) is the best of Eddies Humor, which is the best Britain has to offer. His confidence to address and guide the audience into a surreal and intelligent world, is so refreshing. Eddie Izzard delivers fresh and original comedy by the ton - Jasper Carrot sites Eddie Izzard as the reason he returned to Stand Up, saying that until Izzard made a show out of it stand up was not going anywhere. He is right; with professional them emusic, backdrops, camera settings and much more, this is a professionally made video for fans and those new to Izzard humour. I bought Dress 2 Kill 2 years ago, it was so good I drove from Southend to Cardiff to see him one night. I now have all his videos and can probably recite D2K off by heart. but when it mangled, the first thing I did was order another copy. D2K is a timeless masterpiece of stand up.