Stop what you’re doing and take a moment to wish the brilliant, cross-dressing comedian Eddie Izzard a “happy birthday.” The man is a British national treasure, and I’m flabbergasted that he hasn’t been knighted already. Eddie is like a super-combo of Monty Python and Tim Curry in Rocky Horror Picture Show. Even if the Queen isn’t a fan of his stand-up, she’s got to tip her tastefully conservative hat to how good he looks in a Chinese silk qipao. It’s a crime that he isn’t cast in more movies. Oh, you never saw it? Better rectify that mistake tonight, because it is the best movie ever. But I’ll save that rant for another time. Today is about Eddie. Since everyone is so jazzed about Legos right now, what with The Lego Movie premiere, it seems only fitting to celebrate Eddie with his top three best stand-up routines as played by Lego people. I don’t know what it is about Lego people, but they are side-splittingly funny — kind of like animal voice-overs. How can you not laugh at that?
(Wishbone, Homeward Bound, Milo & Otis…) So get ready for the laugh of your life, because I’m treating you to Lego people and Eddie Izzard, you lucky dog. 1. Death Star Canteen: “There must have been a Death Star canteen. There must have been a cafeteria downstairs — in between battles — where Darth Vader could just chill. I will have the penne all’arrabbiata.” 2. Tea and Cake or Death?: “You can’t say, ‘You must have tea and cake with a vicar or you die!’ You can’t have extreme points of view. The Spanish Inquisition would never have worked in the Church of England. Oh, sorry, loosen it up a bit will you?” 3. James Bond’s Gadgetry: “The jam trousers were f—ing useless.”Eddie Izzard: the best Lego tributes For some reason (we're unclear exactly what, but why question a good thing?), a significant proportion of comedian Eddie Izzard's sketches have been reenacted in Lego form by the comedian's eager fans. Below, we've rounded up 10 of our favourite Lego-Eddie tributes.
1. Cake or Death? 2. The 10 Commandments 3. Supermarkets and Trolleys 4. Late Petrol Shopping 8. Covered in Bees 10. Death Star Canteen Circle is the name of a stand-up tour by the comedian Eddie Izzard in 2000. It was released on VHS and DVD in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2002. The video includes Eddie performing a French version of his show with English subtitles. The performance features many of Izzard's traditional themes, particularly religion (or "philosophies with some good ideas, and some fucking weird ones"). A discussion about Jesus' role in the three main Abrahamic faiths sees him "waiting offstage" in Judaism and playing on the same sporting team as Muhammad in Islam. This is counterpointed with a dialogue between a Crusader and his enemy in which both men are trying to kill the other "in the name of Jesus". He also mentions his impression that in Buddhism, Jesus is "Buddha's baby brother Benny". The rigidity of religion is also lampooned, particularly as it relates to the Renaissance.
Galileo's persecution by the Catholic Church is mentioned, although the man is eventually asked (in prison) "Galileo, Galileo, will you do the fandango?" Several concepts featured in "Circle" have become well known among Izzard fans. Among these is a discussion of the Pope, specifically the names chosen by new popes, with the idea being that Popes John and John Paul will eventually be followed by Pope John Paul George and Ringo. A subsequent sequence talks about the renaming of a wartime pope as "Pope Gutless Bastard I" due to his refusal to condemn Adolf Hitler. Another famous dialogue involves another appearance of "God and Jesus" (where God is represented by a James Mason impression). Among other issues, this dialogue involves God questioning the wisdom of Jesus being born on Christmas Day and dying at Easter, as well as involving "cannibalism" and "vampirism" in the new religion. The sequence culminates in suggestions of what else could have been used at the Last Supper, most notably "take these oysters, for they are my kneecaps".
Perhaps the most famous part of the routine, however, is Izzard's "Death Star Canteen", derived from Izzard's observation that there had to be some sort of source of food (such as a cafeteria) on the Death Star in the Star Wars movies. This observation results in an extended dialogue in which Darth Vader is attempting to order "Penne all'arrabbiata" for lunch, only to be forced to get a tray (which is wet) and later be forced to admit that he is "Jeff Vader" in order to get respect.Comics StarwarsFunny StarwarsLego StarwarsGeek LegoMike StimpsonStar Wars LegosLegos StarStar Wars ToysLego FunnyForwardLego Star Wars Toys for My SBF Friends. Storm trooper with beat box.Sexy Weekend-Women That Make You Wish It Could Last ForeverLego Star Wars IdeasLego Diy IdeasStar Wars Games For Kids2016 IncredibleBuild IncredibleStar Wars Lego InstructionsInstructions IncludedDiy MicroscaleWars BuildsForwardIncredible LEGO Star Wars builds that include free instructions are available. We rounded up the best of the best and there are a bunch of great builds that you and your kids can make.
For all of the DIY LEGO Star Wars designs click the image. You are going to LOVE these!International comedy superstar and actor Eddie Izzard recently took time out of his very busy schedule to talk to Pocket-lint in some depth about his love of technology and how running gadgets helped him complete 43 marathons back-to-back in 2009 and in training for further amazing feats.Izzard, who has also recently declared that he will stand in the 2020 election for London Mayor, spoke to us about the phenomenal success of the Lego-made viral of his Death Star Canteen sketch from his former stand-up show Circle. He even revealed that there was a sequel on his most recent tour, Force Majeure, which is released on Blu-ray and DVD this coming Monday, 18 November, and suggested what toy would make that one an online hit too.The full interview is just over 10 minutes, so grab yourself a coffee, sit back and listen to one of Britain's finest comics reveal more about himself than you might otherwise have heard before.