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CONTEST: EDDIE IZZARD’S NEW DVD

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Should comedy be performed in arenas?
Punchline Magazine Blog — ... In a new interview on WalesOnline, Eddie Izzard, in addition to asking us in the States to please believe that he’s a transvestite – despite his many manly roles in Hollywood the last few years – defends his decision to perform stand-up comedy in large arenas, as opposed to more intimate venues. Many comedy purists believe that stand-up comedy should always be presented in a room with no more than 300 to 350 seats, with excellent sight lines all around and where you can see the beads of sweat form on the comics brows. ...

Eddie Izzard: ‘I beg America to believe I’m a transvestite’
Oh No They Didn't! — ... The Beatles did Shea Stadium in 1965, it was a crap gig. Great band, great event but a crap gig because you couldn’t hear anything. But look at what U2 are doing in stadiums now. “People have had to learn how to play stadium gigs in music. “And comedy has to go through the same thing, we just have to work out how to play arenas. “No-one bats an eyelid when bands play arenas and if it’s a good thing for bands it’s a good thing for comedy.” SOURCE