UK comedy legend Eddie Izzard returns to NZ
NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2015
Hailed as one of the foremost stand up comedians of his generation!
“The funniest man in, well, pretty much all of the known universe…” The Los Angeles Times
Hailed as one of the foremost stand up comedians of his generation. Star of stage and screen. Tireless supporter of charity. Runner. Political campaigner. Fashion Icon. Eddie Izzard is all of these things and more. He breaks all the rules in comedy.
Eddie Izzard will bring his massive FORCE MAJEURE world tour to New Zealand in February 2015. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Tuesday 28th October.
Force Majeure is the most extensive comedy tour ever. Launched in March 2013, once completed this tour will have taken Eddie to more than 25 countries on 5 continents. From Cardiff to Kathmandu and Moscow to Mumbai, Force Majeure has travelled across Europe, Africa, Russia, the UK, Canada, America, India, Nepal, Far East and now Australia. Eddie recently completed two, three-month residencies in Paris, performing entirely in French and in Berlin performing entirely in German.
“Sheer Comic Genius. He is the most brilliant stand up comedian of his generation…” The New York Times
One of the most acclaimed comedians of his generation, Izzard’s unique, tangential, absurd and surreal comic narratives are lauded for their creativity and wit, earning him a New York Drama Desk Award and two Emmys forDress to Kill, two British Comedy Awards for Top Stand Up Comedian, and an Olivier Award Nomination forOutstanding Achievement.
In America Izzard is the first solo stand up comedian to perform at the legendary Hollywood Bowl; he has sold out three consecutive nights at Radio City Music Hall and toured arenas throughout the US including a sold out show atMadison Square Garden.
“The greatest British standup comedian of his generation” The London Sunday Times
On television, Izzard most recently guest starred in the series, Hannibal. He starred in and served as a producer on the critically acclaimed FX Network show The Riches, opposite Minnie Driver, guest starred in the final season ofUnited States of Tara, appeared as Long John Silver in Sky Televisions critically acclaimed drama Treasure Islandand starred in the BBC drama Castles In The Sky. The 2010 documentary, Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story received an Emmy nomination.
His long list of film and stage credits include Valkyrie opposite Tom Cruise, Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Thirteenand Ocean’s Twelve opposite George Clooney and Brad Pitt, David Mamet’s Race and The Cryptogram, the title role in Marlowe’s Edward II and A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg in London and on Broadway which won him a handful of awards, including a Tony Nomination for Best Actor.
“A national treasure….” The Guardian
Eddie Izzard has been hailed as one of the foremost Stand Ups of this generation. He is the first to admit that he gets well paid for talking total bollocks. The good pay is because unlike the bollocks most of us talk, it’s funny!