December 2009
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So, the New Testament. The New Testament, yes, that was a short bit of...
– Eddie Izzard
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That ‘Partridge in a pear tree’ song, the only bit we like of it is...
– Eddie Izzard
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Mary and Joseph and Baby G.… and they all came bringing gifts, ‘Oh, Mary,...
– Eddie Izzard
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Christmastime, you know, Jesus born to a big jolly...
Santa: Ho, ho, ho! Ho, ho, ho, baby Jesus! And what would you like for Christmas?
Baby Jesus: Peace on Earth and goodwill towards men.
Santa: Well, what about a clockwork train?
Baby Jesus: Oh, yes, much better. Forget peace on earth, I don't care.
Queen Victoria, one of our more frumpy queens. They’re all frumpy...
– Eddie Izzard
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And Henry VIII, a big hairy king, went up to the Pope and said, ‘Mr. Pope!...
– Eddie Izzard
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I like my coffee like I like my women… in a plastic cup.
– Eddie Izzard
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Before birds get sucked into jet engines, do they ever think, ‘Is that Rod...
– Eddie Izzard
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[T]hey attacked Rome, the Carthaginians did—over the Alps on elephants… and the...
– Eddie Izzard
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You say, ‘Do you want a cup of coffee?’ and she says,...
– Eddie Izzard
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Martin Luther, this German guy who pinned a note on a church door saying,...
– Eddie Izzard
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We have two hundred languages in Europe. Two hundred languages! Count them! I...
– Eddie Izzard
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It’s the cutting edge of politics in a very, extraordinarily boring way.
– Eddie Izzard, on the European Union
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I’ve done a bit of Latin in my time… but I can control it.
– Eddie Izzard
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President Kennedy said, ‘By the end of this decade, I have decided to put...
– Eddie Izzard
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And Engelbert Humperdinck! Yes, he was the man. That’s not his real name;...
– Eddie Izzard
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The FBI picked up a guy who was trying to access anthrax through the mail. Who...
– Eddie Izzard
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Christianity had split into many different areas. Catholicism still has the fire...
– Eddie Izzard