Eddie Izzard: podcast appearances and interviews

Suzy Eddie Izzard is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and activist born on February 7, 1962. Her comedic style is characterized by seemingly rambling, whimsical monologues. Izzard's stand-up comedy tours have included notable performances such as Live at the Ambassadors in 1993, Dress to Kill in 1998, and Wunderbar in 2022. She has starred in the television series The Riches from 2007 to 2008 and has appeared in numerous films, including Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Thirteen, Valkyrie, Absolutely Anything, and Six Minutes to Midnight. Additionally, Izzard has contributed as a voice actor in several animated and live-action projects like Five Children and It, The Wild, Cars 2, Rock Dog, The Lego Batman Movie, and the Netflix series Green Eggs and Ham. Her accolades include winning two Primetime Emmys for Dress to Kill and receiving a Tony Award nomination for her Broadway performance in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. Beyond her entertainment career, Izzard is known for her athletic achievements, notably completing 43 marathons in 51 days for Sport Relief in 2009 despite having no prior long-distance running experience. In 2016, she ran 27 marathons in 27 days in South Africa to honor Nelson Mandela, raising £1.35 million. A supporter of Europeanism and the European Union, Izzard has performed stand-up in multiple languages including Arabic, French, German, Russian, and Spanish. She is also a dedicated Labour Party activist, having run for the party's National Executive Committee twice and attempting to become a parliamentary candidate in 2022 and 2023.