Dress to Kill

Eddie Izzard (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 9, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Anti
• ASIN: B00068CVWQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,846 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the same as the DVD but still hilarious, December 24, 2005

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This review is from: Dress to Kill (Audio CD)

This isn't the same record as the on the DVD. If you're choosing between them, I would definitely recommend the DVD: Eddie is playing for a bigger audience, the crowd is more receptive, and he's a bit more energetic. Since the DVD was for a live HBO special, you can tell that everyone knows the stakes are higher, and Eddie performs brilliantly. The DVD may also be advantageous becaus Eddie is a very physical comedian, and fully appreciating jokes oftentimes requires seeing him.

On the other hand, this album is good in its own right. It's mostly the same material (some chunks are left out from the DVD), and I found it interesting to see him reperform jokes. He's said in interviews that because of his dyslexia, he never writes his material down, so when he performs the same bit, it's always in slightly different language. Fans know that Eddie is always spinning at an extremely fast mental speeed, and jokes are always going to get lost between the cracks. I would definitely recommend this to fans, because I now understand so many jokes that I didn't quite hear or quite understand from the DVD.

The material is some of the best that Eddie has ever produced. Choose one, perhaps, the CD or the DVD, but don't let this performance slip through your fingers!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best if you haven't seen the HBO show, November 30, 2004

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hornakapopolis - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dress to Kill (Audio CD)

The only reason I'm giving this 4 stars instead of 5 is because it's not the same show I saw on HBO (and I'm assuming is on the DVD) The show is still incredibly funny, but don't buy it unprepared. The "cake or death" bit isn't on this at all, but there are a few items here that weren't on the televised show. You can tell that this show was meant to be the "audio" version as Eddie describes things in word that he acted out on stage. (I thought one of the funniest bits was when the Pilgrims weren't meeting the American Indians and he did the gesture with his hands talking about their headpieces. He says it in this one) That also reminds me... the Engelbert Humperdinck is not in this one at all. Which makes sense, but man that was hilarious!

This is still incredibly funny, but if you've watched the HBO show over and over and are looking for something listen to in the car... the differences between this show and that might leave you slightly disappointed. I'm looking forward to either the next HBO showing or buying the DVD so that I can listen to that audio track in the car.

(Also, I don't mean this to be a completely negative review. I understand the reason for the changes, but wanted this to be more of a warning. This is still a great CD)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What Funny Is, July 11, 2010

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This review is from: Dress to Kill (Audio CD)

I first saw "Dress to Kill" on HBO, but didn't even know what it was or who did it. It haunted me. I finally found out who it was and rejoiced. I bought in on VHS and showed it to family and friends. Everyone loved it. The true sign of a great comedian is someone who can get into you, be able to break it down and relate to you. You more apt to laugh if you understand. He rambles on about anything and everything with great knowledge of history. This Brit knows more about American History than most Yanks know about British History. Anyone that can make you laugh about history's most heinous acts has talent. When the DVD came out, I bought that, too. I even bought the CD so that I could take Eddie everywhere I go. Keep in mind that the CD isn't exactly word-for-word as the DVD. It was probably taped from a different performance on the tour and it doesn't contain everything. But I still Highly Recommend it. Eddie, you ARE fantastic!