I have watched some of his stand-up specials and I did find them hilarious but never would have sought out a memoir of his life but this book was recommended to me and I am glad I read it. I listened to the audio book instead of the written book and I highly recommend that format. His narration is very genuine, charismatic and engaging. I don’t think I would have enjoyed this this book if I read the words on a page. Although there are very […]
Eddie Izzard is Just as Delightful in Text
I have loved Eddie Izzard since Definite Article, and Dress to Kill is my favorite stand-up special of all time. One could say that isn’t saying much since I don’t really listen to or watch a lot of stand-up, but that just means it’s one of the rare specials that actually made me enjoy stand-up, right up there with Paul F. Tompkins’ Laboring Under Delusions and anything Mitch Hedberg. So of course I wasn’t surprised that Izzard’s autobiography is just as delightful as his stand-up. […]
Even if you don’t like audio-books, you should really listen to the audio-book
I know a lot of Cannonballers listen to audio-books (particularly those that strive to hit double or triples) but even if you don’t you should make an exception for Izzard’s narration of his life story. It is no surprise a man who rose to fame as a stand up comedian has a talent for reading his own book out loud but it was really something else. First of all there is a lot of stuff in the audio-book that isn’t in the written copy (he […]