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We saw Eddie Izzard last night...
Sep. 11th, 2003 09:42 amand he was (no surprise) very funny. If you aren't familiar with him, well, he's a British stand-up comedian. (Should that be strut-up?)
I thought the first half was funnier than the second. One of the best bits, to my mind, was him rambling on about ancient Greek heroes. Like Achilles, who had the "Achilles heel" where you could kill him. Or Agamemnon, who had the "Agamemnon neck" weak spot - he would die if you thrust a huge axe through it. Or Paris, who was just there for the shopping.
...trust me, it was hysterically funny. The delivery helps.
The worst thing about the show was not anything having to do with the show itself. It was that I kept dozing off. Despite being interested and laughing! See, the show didn't start until after 8, and it was dark and warm, and it got to be around my normal bedtime, and...
I thought the first half was funnier than the second. One of the best bits, to my mind, was him rambling on about ancient Greek heroes. Like Achilles, who had the "Achilles heel" where you could kill him. Or Agamemnon, who had the "Agamemnon neck" weak spot - he would die if you thrust a huge axe through it. Or Paris, who was just there for the shopping.
...trust me, it was hysterically funny. The delivery helps.
The worst thing about the show was not anything having to do with the show itself. It was that I kept dozing off. Despite being interested and laughing! See, the show didn't start until after 8, and it was dark and warm, and it got to be around my normal bedtime, and...
dammit. I missed some of his really good bits, like what Sean Connery would sound like if he were French.
