I love this history lesson portrayed as standup comedy. Petition to have Eddie Izard teach all history courses.

@NyanHomeschoolGirl17

4 жыл бұрын

Aye!

@bobbyd1077

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing. Would be a great series.

@leonsempers9796

4 жыл бұрын

Him and his minions already do. Ask any kid anything now, its crap

@Mozart1220

4 жыл бұрын

@@leonsempers9796 "HE" and his minions, and what's crap about it?

@leonsempers9796

4 жыл бұрын

@@Mozart1220 dick

Robin Williams said Eddie is the funniest contemporary comedian that he most preferred to watch.

@dacksonflux

4 жыл бұрын

Now that's some respect.

@angelicahernandez8543

4 жыл бұрын

To think I began watching Eddie because he is a good performer. I dearly miss Robin.

@markfox1545

4 жыл бұрын

kent neumann - but Robin Williams was mentally ill and killed himself; personally I'd prefer accolades from people of sound mind.

@Angel-rq3pi

4 жыл бұрын

@@markfox1545 robin Williams killed himself bc he suffered from Diffuse Lewy Body Dementia. Plz do some research before you decide to pass judgement and or spread false narrative.

@davidlethcho

4 жыл бұрын

@@markfox1545 sounds minds don't make the same level of comedy. Robin is one of the best ever in his field.

4:50 “Where in England do you live?” “France!” Eddie Izzard is a fabulous history teacher!

@bobbyfeet2240

4 жыл бұрын

Richard is kind of a cheap shot, there, though. Before he was in line to inherit England (he had an older brother, Henry the Young King), he was already in line for and effectively was Duke of the Aquitaine in France. He of all English kings (along with William I and Henry II, who were born French, and probably George I) has the most excuse for being un-English.

@beeble2003

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobbyfeet2240 More to the point, at that time, Aquitaine was English territory. Saying that Richard was in France makes it sound like he wasn't even in the country that he ruled but, actually he was: he was in England, just in a part of England that's now part of France. Anyway, still very funny and very educational.

@CJAlexander

3 жыл бұрын

I actually don't think it's a cheap shot, you guys, nor that Aquitaine also being ruled by the Normans - not "the English", crucially - invalidates the point that Richard was a pretty ridiculous "English" king. He notoriously hated spending time in London because of the weather, and in his entire ten-year reign he's estimated to have spent a total of 6 *months* north of the Channel. What he really preferred was going off to play at war in the Holy Land, but that's another topic... 😁

@panchopuskas1

3 жыл бұрын

@@beeble2003 ...Aquitaine was not "English" territory....it belonged to the dynasty founded by Richard's father - Henry II.....these were times when dynasties were more important than nationalities but when we look back we see things through modern eyes.....the 100 years war, for example was not really England v France, but rather Plantagenet v The various French Royal families.....

@RobMacKendrick

2 жыл бұрын

The sad thing is, as a high school history teacher, I can tell you that a great number of students wouldn't get that joke.

I love Eddie Izzard. His Cake or Death bit is what introduced me to his comedy and it's just brilliant man, brilliant.

@billythekidperez7343

4 жыл бұрын

That entire show is brilliant! Dressed to kill I think?

@EmpressLishy

4 жыл бұрын

@@billythekidperez7343 Correct. Love it! Own it!

@ColinsProopkitten

4 жыл бұрын

Cake or death? ....Cake!.... Well, we're outta cake!.... I'll have the chicken 😂😂😂

@randywissler9923

4 жыл бұрын

@@billythekidperez7343 I bought the DVD when first came out!! His bit on what if Darth Vader had a regular British accent instead of James Earl Jones, fucking kills me Everytime!!!!

@randywissler9923

4 жыл бұрын

@@ColinsProopkitten "didn't expect such a run on it" 😂😂😂

He is too ridiculously, wondrously, hilarious. My favorite philosopher king of comedy.

Eddie is one of the all-time greats. His fearless, free-form style, the miming, the hilarious history lessons…man, he is unparalleled in stand-up. By far and away, the most unique stand-up comedy.

@eddieizzard4251

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the love and support. I am blown away by the love from you all. I know these are hard times but with love and faith we shall all see the light again 🥰❤️❤️. Love you 🤗

@stevencooke6451

2 жыл бұрын

He has that genius for trying to humorously envisage how some things came to be. Typically, he focuses on things that seem foolish once we look at them closely.

@carlamitchell7467

Жыл бұрын

the smartest ridiculousness since Monty Python.

the "you look like an astronaut" line is fucking incredible! (he would be holding his own head, like astronauts hold their helmet)

@jabberjaws94

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that explanation, I couldn't graps the imagery as I imagined the dome helmet on the suit - not under his arm. 🤣🤣

He is so much smarter, I love when he has an audience who respects/"gets" his intelligence and historical knowledge.

@anibaldk

3 жыл бұрын

You think that audience did??

@Orphen42O

2 жыл бұрын

Intelligent, well-educated, and quick-witted.

@lindaspitzer8692

2 жыл бұрын

@@Orphen42O lol p

I died when he turned a linguistic history lesson into comedy! 🤣🤣🤣

@TNT-km2eg

Жыл бұрын

Beth ? RIP

Eddie Izzard is hands down my favorite stand up comedian. Her stream of conscious, surrealistic style has so strongly influenced not just my sense of humor, but my worldview in ways that's difficult to overstate

@eddieizzard4251

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the love and support. I am blown away by the love from you all. I know these are hard times but with love and faith we shall all see the light again 🥰❤️❤️. Love you 🤗

@danniep2737

3 жыл бұрын

@@eddieizzard4251 omg stop impersonating her

@FRodriguez_

2 жыл бұрын

It's a he.

@LolaOpheliac

Жыл бұрын

@@FRodriguez_ Nah, sweetie, she’s a person. I know this is hard for you to understand with your bird brain 😉

@wolfthequarrelsome504

Жыл бұрын

He might be a funny guy, but world view?

"This is the voice of the Mysterons". My childhood feels validated.

Honestly the challenge with Eddie is keeping pace with his punchlines - they come at you so fast you end up laughing because you know it WILL be funny WHEN you get it! He's brilliant!

Eddie Izzard has the most beautiful eyes in the game.

@zendynamite9058

4 жыл бұрын

WORD.

@killingblow528

4 жыл бұрын

Imight Realperson You’re dope and I hope you have an amazing day 😍🤣

@martincornish3179

4 жыл бұрын

Must be something wrong with yours

@Apollostowel

4 жыл бұрын

Martin Cornish And there it is, why we can’t have nice things.

@malcolmtudor8039

4 жыл бұрын

It's just the eye liner. Rocky Horror Show does this to people.

I love how his humor is intellectual and intelligent

@troyreeves26

4 жыл бұрын

It is also smart and smart.

@andy6576

4 жыл бұрын

@@troyreeves26 I hate to break it to you (by which I mean, "I am thoroughly enjoying correcting a smart-arse"), but "intellectual" and "intelligent" do _not_ mean the same thing. They are often linked, of course.

@johne.nobody2946

3 жыл бұрын

@@andy6576 Hate to break it to you, but using two synonyms as separate adjectives is tautology. This is why you don’t find such writing in academic literature. It would be like saying he’s a “loquacious, talkative man,” it’s entirely unnecessary and it reads clunky. Perhaps you should “thoroughly enjoy” some English courses before you try schooling others.

@andy6576

3 жыл бұрын

@@johne.nobody2946 I'm a fully-qualified English teacher so...how to put this? Oh yeah, two verbs and a pronoun should do it: go f**k yourself. Yep, I thoroughly enjoyed that.

@jamespfitz

2 жыл бұрын

@@andy6576 So you're wrong, is what you're saying?

Omg he would make a great history teacher!!!

@syhazhooat4240

7 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that lol.

@leslawrence3865

6 жыл бұрын

He’s going to make a great member of parliament or London Mayor. His original nationally recorded stand-up “Dressed to Kill” was great and overtook Murphy’s Raw in total sales.

@ministryoftruth1451

5 жыл бұрын

He's funny but his history isn't exactly accurate.

@Deadmentellnotales-vf3gg

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah apart from the fact that his history is 99.9% incorrect. ....

@_epic_dyslexic_

5 жыл бұрын

His history is better duh lol

“As English as English pie”🤣

Watching her some 20 years after discovering her, it dawns on me how much of my historical knowledge I gleaned from her routines. Damn Eddie is a treasure.

@psyskeptic9979

3 жыл бұрын

"her"? for goodness sake stop virtue signalling. he is male and doesn't care much about pronouns

@themurrrr

3 жыл бұрын

@@psyskeptic9979 Eddie actually said she does not mind which one is used. So maybe stop whatever YOU tried to do here.

@TheDuality0fMan

3 жыл бұрын

@@themurrrr I was about to say. In a recent interview, she said that she's letting the female side of her run things and right now is going by she/her. But of course respecting that causes some people to get uppity.

@timbeaton5045

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe you should have said instead: ".........DAME Eddie is a treasure" N'est-ce pas?😆

@My2Cents1

2 жыл бұрын

And because Eddie doesn’t care which pronoun is being used, of course we have to use ”she”...’cause we’re ”edgy” like that. (Sarcasm) LOL ffs... It’s the first-world problem/fad, Non-issue of the century, and nobody except Hollywood and a very loud minority gives a shite. Eddie has described himself as gender fluid, and although I find him absolutely hilarious and a comedy genius, I really don’t care enough to find out which days of the week he prefers which pronoun. Nobody has the right to to that much of my own time and effort, so I go with the path of least resistence: He/him.

There simply isn't enough of this guy online.

That moment when he goes "Charlie." I couldn't contain my laughter. Simply brilliant. (from 2:42 on)

"But anyway, human sacrifice" - proof that Eddie can de-stultify any topic.

@ellenmarch3095

3 жыл бұрын

I love this comment.

"....Charlie" - Eddie Izzard is genius!

@eddieizzard4251

3 жыл бұрын

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The Magna Carta was signed in 1215. Well that's about lunch time isn't it? 😂😂😂😅😅😅

@dogukan127

4 жыл бұрын

yeah I liked that one asdfsdf

@kindredtoast3439

4 жыл бұрын

I think that was the funniest thing he said in the whole skit. I was a bit disappointed that no one in the audience laughed there.

@skullsaintdead

4 жыл бұрын

Its brilliant, because like with his English as the language of the working class, I will remember that the Magna Carta was signed just after lunch.

@bazcuda

2 жыл бұрын

@@skullsaintdead And Charlie One's execution was 1649, just in time for tea.

@andrewoliver8930

2 жыл бұрын

@@bazcuda The football had just finished.

Eddie Izzard is so good lol Ive been watching his acts for years

January, 1649. Down came the axe, and in the silence that followed, the only sound which could be heard was a solitary giggle from; Oliver Cromwell, Lord protector of England. Olé.

@anarchist135

4 жыл бұрын

Born in 1599 died in 1658

@racketti

4 жыл бұрын

Only had sexual relations with respectable cheesemakers.

@avlebjurn

4 жыл бұрын

September

@MonkeyJedi99

3 жыл бұрын

That song is how I first learned about Oliver Cromwell and the fact that England had civil wars.

@0ldFrittenfett

3 жыл бұрын

@@anarchist135 September

Eddie's manicure is on point.

@gozerthegozarian9500

3 жыл бұрын

Whip-smart, drop-dead-funny and stylish as f#*k - that's our Eddie!

It's a bloody spoon, innit?

Eddie Izzards brain is incredibly attractive, I love his outlook I love that he is just unique ❤

I love Eddie Izzard’s penchant for humour in history! I actually learn a little as I laugh. The sheer slapstick of his evokes images is brilliant.

@eddieizzard4251

3 жыл бұрын

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Every time I see Eddie I remember him as the Disco gang leader in Mystery Men. You see, he was protected by the God of Hair Spray, and he _will_ dance again.

I honestly have loved his stand up since the 90's, but they got a bit "meh" for a short while. But he is so back to form here! This whole piece could have been on any of his old stand ups, Dress To Kill, Circle, etc.

@cedricwublin9306

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, around 2000 crimewatch did a program on him for telling the same jokes in different shows. It was a real dick move on their part, and it really knocked his confidence. So much so that he didn't gig for three years. He'd been gigging constantly for years and years up til then. When he came back he was much shakeyier and in shows around then you can see him just not have the confidence in his own jokes. Thankfully, since then he's kept at it and his most recent stuff is fucking excellent.

@ulalaFrugilega

4 жыл бұрын

Cedric Wublin thanks for that! I did love him all the time, but he indeed went from brilliant to "merely" very good for a while.

@LaDivinaLover

4 жыл бұрын

Cedric Wublin I mean duh who doesn’t not know that is in fact what comedians do?... they retell and hone their best material and then use it again later. Why would that have done anything to make him nervous??

@billslocum9819

4 жыл бұрын

@@LaDivinaLover Yes, you don't write new sets for each performance. Not unless you are Bob Hope and have writers working around the clock for you.

@RobMacKendrick

2 жыл бұрын

@@LaDivinaLover Thank you. I was going to say that. OF COURSE comics do the same bits over and over. Always have. The more the material kills, the more you hear it again. The Crimewatch thing was a total non-story.

Did everyone get the "You look like an astronaut" gag? That's pretty funny.

@hermit8244

4 жыл бұрын

Head under the armpit?

@TimAber57

4 жыл бұрын

@@hermit8244 That is what I assumed :-)

@emz2969

4 жыл бұрын

@@TimAber57 oh that's brilliant

@markroberts171

3 жыл бұрын

The laugh from the audience was too soon, I' d say it was fake, but it's the kind of joke I love him for

@AdamBechtol

3 жыл бұрын

thx missed it. :)

Always loved Izzards work, brilliant artist. Done a few good movies too.

The most Eddiest of Izzards.

He looks great here!

"The part of the audience will be played by the cast of Night of the Living Dead"

@eddieizzard4251

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the love and support. I am blown away by the love from you all. I know these are hard times but with love and faith we shall all see the light again 🥰❤️❤️. Love you 🤗

@someenglishguy

3 жыл бұрын

@@eddieizzard4251 Thanks for the reply! I felt the audience didn’t give you enough credit that night haha. Keep up the good work!

@eddieizzard4251

3 жыл бұрын

@@someenglishguy you seem to be a really great fan of mine where are you from?

Not in this clip but in others, when he talks about Europe “that’s where history comes from” and calls out Americans for not knowing their own history by making up stuff, he just slays me.

@Orphen42O

2 жыл бұрын

I love when he explains Europe has castles--- and they are not made of plastic.

Love that he still controls the crowd! ♡

This guy makes history way more interesting.

@joshuataylor3550

11 ай бұрын

woman*

I love his nails 💞

"This was a dick head king"..... A line to remember, Eddie!

Lol I remember seeing him on HBO for the first time when I was a kid! I laughed so hard I got in trouble for it! “SHUT UP!!! NOTHING IS THAT FUNNY THAT YOU HAVE TO LAUGH THAT LOUD!!!” I had to watch it again! Lol I started looking it up on TV Guide and scheduling it into my week until it stopped showing up in the lineup lol

A great comedian !!!

I remember when I was watching Hannibal, and I first saw Eddie Izzards name in the beginning credits. I lost my goddamn mind. From that point on everytime her name showed up I was like "Oh bitch, this gonna be a good one" 😂😂

"And where in England do you live?" "France... I live in France" had me rolling.

Love the history aspect so entertaining

Damn I love Eddie!! 🤣♥️

"You see that spoon...yea...lets just call it a spoon...ok Jeff" omfg i died

I like this new format Crash Course is trying.

I just heard she came out and then this was recommended. The universe is weird! She's so funny though, I appreciate this :)

@terryperring104

3 жыл бұрын

HE. VS. FFS he's a straight guy, with a penis and you want to call him 'she' or 'Her'. He's just playing silly games

@himeruP

3 жыл бұрын

yeah!! I'd never even heard of her before she came out but then i searched her comedy and she's rly funny!!

@prettyyoungthingpyt5015

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha. He she. What a joke😀😀😀😀

@himeruP

3 жыл бұрын

@@prettyyoungthingpyt5015 huh

That was brilliant.

"You look like an astronaut"! Absolute genius!

Eddie’s vocal bits are always perfect

NO ONE funnier! Any where!!! I'm in love with this genius 💕❣😘🙋‼️😂😂😂😂THE BEST🤗‼️

Totally has ADHD. I know as I too have it. He's BRILLIANT!

now i see where ricky gervais gets his act from!

@VivekAnandJ

4 жыл бұрын

Aren't their styles so similar! I thought I was the only one who felt that way!

@crimsondynamo615

4 жыл бұрын

Sound a bit alike, kind of

@recklessroges

4 жыл бұрын

Shame Gervais didn't also steal being funny as well.

@dunnk90

4 жыл бұрын

Pfft. Ricky Gervais WISHES his act was within shouting distance of Eddie Izzard's.

@DoubleAgent25

4 жыл бұрын

They are both great comics. What is there to gain by comparing the two? It's useless.

Eddie is a feckin GENIUS . . .

Eddie Izzard is brilliant.

The whole French/English thing I had no idea! That's both interesting and funny!

@justforlaughs

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

The dude walks on stage with a magic wand-level crowd control.

Love him!

epic brilliant funny man! love Eddie and always his historical lessons.

Haha, showing his age. "This is the voice of the Mysterons"

@timbeaton5045

2 жыл бұрын

"We know that you can hear us, EARTHMEN!"

She is simply awesome!

Tea and cake or DEATH!!!

@bennyacosta1560

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know there was going to be such a rush!

@jameswoodhouse9885

4 жыл бұрын

So my choices are..... Or death

@panda-peanut

4 жыл бұрын

Well I'll have the chicken then please.

@tompurcell1499

4 жыл бұрын

Death please. I heard that comes with an afterlife. That's all well and good, but does it come with an after-after life? That'd be nice...with cake.

I didnt know Doctor Gideon was into stand up comedies too

@qusaibabikir5176

7 жыл бұрын

fuck yeah man same here ... i had to google it :')

@payambehtash7124

7 жыл бұрын

lol. years before Hannibal he was doing stand up. In fact this is his main profession.

@Ekergaard

7 жыл бұрын

Joey Lee You know that one of the crime scene investigators is a comedian too.

@deanslyrics8797

6 жыл бұрын

it was actually that episode that brought me here, i'm halfway through it and needed a break

Eddie is a god damn legend. Love him

LMAO @ "This is the voice of the Mysterons" XD

I love the sound effects he makes hahaha

Oh man, Eddie just makes me laugh so hard!

I learned more here than i did in all history lessons I've ever had

Truly awesome human being :-)

Adore this man

I loved his acting in Lost Christmas

God the Omnipotent having to rely on a computer, whose password He, the Omniscient, can't remember...Brilliant!

@Hellwyck

6 жыл бұрын

"god" the made up, being part of a comedy sketch.

@Hirnlego999

4 жыл бұрын

God the all powerful, all wise, future-knowing who could not even babysit Adam and Eve..will take care of you in your afterlife.

@MonkeyJedi99

3 жыл бұрын

If God is omnipotent and omniscient, could he/she/it make a password so secure even he/she/it could not guess it?

@steveleyland3358

3 жыл бұрын

Asking his child is brilliant.

We need more comedians that tell history jokes.

@timbeaton5045

2 жыл бұрын

Actually you should search out Paul Sinha's piece he did on the Magna Carta. Also brilliant.

@thecornerkid402

2 жыл бұрын

@@timbeaton5045 Thanks. I will.

"You look like an astronaut." LOL

@Baiko

4 жыл бұрын

That's the one bit I didn't get

@count7340

4 жыл бұрын

@@Baiko Got his head chopped off. Enters Heaven with his head under his arm, like an astronaut carrying a helmet.

Cut short. Elsewise brilliant!

He is a good comedian. Bravo.

@eddieizzard4251

3 жыл бұрын

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Came for the comedy, stayed for the Middle English philology.

I always fancy this wonderful man so witty

I want a world history class taught by Eddie Izzard

"That's all I do [..] making you make noises" Did no-one get this?!

Love Eddie izzard! You get a useful history lesson with comedy! You'll never forget historical events if Eddies given it his comedic spin!

@eddieizzard4251

3 жыл бұрын

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I only knew him as the henchman in Mystery Men. This was hilarious

I lovw this

Funny and Intelligent!😂

Edwards historical lectures are legendary . K

Hysterical!

"Appointed by God" I'm sure that I've heard that fairly recently!

"Charlie, you look great." lol

I love this person

@eddieizzard4251

3 жыл бұрын

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Brilliant.

He is my favorite ❤

Eddie is one of my brother's favorite comedians. I would love to hear him give legit lectures on history. I'm sad he didn't get to be one of my teachers at Drama Studio London.

@eddieizzard4251

3 жыл бұрын

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"…and we'll use words around the spoon to tell what direction it's going and who it's friends with." - the best!

@eddieizzard4251

3 жыл бұрын

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First time I’ve ever seen him out of drag. Nails still on point though

I couldn't follow at the end when he said 'stop it'. I thought he meant 'stop the execution'. But then the penny dropped. Lol.

I’m on acid rn and all I got from this aside from laughing my ass off was that god let’s Jesus get drunk

Damn it! *_I should have had them stand in a circle_* Now that was funny.

*THIS IS THE VOICE OF THE MYSTERONS!*