Category: Live Performance
Type: Comedy
Venue: Spreckel’s Theater , San Diego CA
It’s been nearly a decade since I first became aware of British comedian Eddie Izzard. I recently had the opportunity to see him perform live in San Diego. Thanks to learning about the event after tickets were already on sale back in March, our seats were, as the phrase goes, nosebleed. Even with the seating and the fact that Spreckels is a rather oddly set up venue, the performance made for a great evening.
The routine ranged on topics all over the spectrum; from jazz chickens to Jesus’s alphabetical siblings, Noah’s Arc, novelties of the Stone Age and Barack Obama. Still sharp as ever, Mr. Izzard met my rather high expectations for the show, managing to throw in surprises along the way; including a discussion of the virtues of chicken, with live support on-stage from Wikipedia via a 3G phone.
Seeing the live show was a rather different experience from watching the DVDs, which is how I had seen Glorious, Unrepeatable, Definite Article, and of course, Dress to Kill. Hearing the warm up intro about your home town does give one a slightly giddy feeling in spite of yourself. All in all a great comedey show for folks who like to think, I left with sore sides, mentally overloaded, but very much entertained.
Rating: 8/10
