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Eddie Izzard: We Know Where You Live - Live!

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Other reviewers have expressed disappointment in this DVD. Fortunately, I ignored these opinions and purchased the DVD anyway. I was NOT disappointed. This performance is EXACTLY what one would expect of a benefit for a good cause...and what better cause is there than Amnesty International? There are so many talented performers who donated their efforts that, naturally, each one has rather brief air-time. This is typical of such venues. I cannot understand why anyone would be disappointed in the length of Eddie Izzard's exposure; he is the host and has many additional appearances. Another criticism is that the comedians and their British humor is, for the most part, unfamiliar to an American viewer, and that the accents are difficult. I, for one, always enjoy "discovering" new comedians and actually found it interesting to listen to the various accents. For some reason, when I hear a joke delivered in any version of a British accent, it always seems funnier. Maybe this is a throwback to my younger days, when I became a rabid fan of "Monty Python". In any case, I hope that, any reader of THIS review will understand that this was a charity performance with many talented comedians, actors, and musicians doing what they do best for a noble cause.

NO ITS NOT AN EDDIE IZZARD VIDEO

He's the Host, and between announcing the next act he does cut down versions of jokes from his hillarious stand-up back catalogue. They are stiil good but the originals are better

Some good comedy here, as previously stated the comparison where eddie izzard is suggested as the true obi-won and eddie mimic is fantsatic. Unfortunately you also get a stupid bald guy with a ridiculously high collar who is boring annoying, and very very unfunny.

Some excellent stuff, mixed in with alot of rubbish. A stocking filler only if you already have evrything possible by eddie izzard first.

Get real value for your money and buy these instead; ..ALL EDDIE IZZARD STAND UP VIDEO's ......
ie:- "dressed to kill"; "The Definate Article"; "Glorious"; "Unrepeatable"; "Sexie"; "Circle" IN THAT ORDER

The ultimate eddie izzard has got to be Pavlov's cat experiments (The definate article)....

I think most of the reviewers were looking for another program which was exclusively Eddie doing his comedy. I agree that the title is a bit misleading, but don't forget that this IS for charity. Amnesty International is a great organisation, and this DVD did NOT disappoint.

As a devout Eddie Izzard fan, I was disappointed that he appeared so seldom in this DVD. The other comics varied in their performances, from giving a giggle to being obnoxious. Eddie, of course, was brilliant as an emcee, but this is NOT an Eddie Izzard classic. Real fans need to choose Glorious or Dress to Kill.

Unless you are British and have received a steady diet of British humor, there are large swathes of this DVD that will be unfunny. However, Eddie Izzard is a bright spot, as is the comedian that impersonates Eddie (until Eddie lobs a bottle of Evian at him.) The redo of "The Four Yorkshiremen" skit (originally by Monty Python) was *almost* funny enough to carry the show - Alan Rickman doing comedy doesn't happen often enough.

Sadly, the 20 minutes that made me laugh weren't worth the other 64 that didn't.

I got it cause I had a real crazy Eddie Izzard kick. You only get a few minutes of him and then a whole bunch of other funny people. I only have a problem because I just wanted Eddie Izzard. He's the man get his other DVDs

I was a little disappointed in this DVD because I expected it to contain more Eddie Izzard footage, rather than numerous other comedians, most of whom I don't know.

If this wasn't for a very good cause, I might have been harsher, but there are good parts and it is for a good cause.

I don't understand why people are giving poor reviews because they didn't read the product description completely.

OK, this is for charity- and worth supporting for that reason- but these are also big-name comics, so I was expecting more laughs and less groans. The only reason I sat through the whole this is that I bought it. The parts which were good, in my opinion, were-

-The Izzard bits (though not his best)
-The 4 Yorkshiremen sketch
-some of the music, most notably Tom Jones

Unfortunately, that adds up to about 20 minutes. The rest of the DVD is painfully bad comedy and rather dull musical numbers. I am not British but I am a fan of British comedy and I don't have trouble with accents, generally. (Some reviewers seemed to think that was why this is getting panned). I could understand exactly what was being said, it just wasn't very funny. Parts were just plain embarrassing, such as the pathetic Morrissey impersonation. And it was so heavily and obviously edited that some comics got about 3 minutes. 3 minutes that did not flow very well. And THOSE were the funniest jokes? Made me wonder what was cut out. Shudder to think.

Not really worth the price, unfortunately. Get an Izzard solo DVD!

The quality of the DVD was very good and I loved that it was hosted by Eddie Izzard. My only complaint was that I thought it was more about Eddie's comedy. In reality the movie is a taping of the 2001 Amnesty International event.