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atomic_joe2 in ontd_political

Eddie Izzard to run as London Mayor?

Mar 27, 2013 09:16

Action man comedian Eddie Izzard has revealed he would like to mix comedy with politics after announcing plans to run as the next mayor of London ( Read more... )

uk: conservative / tories, uk: labour party, celebrities, politics, elections, boris johnson

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myrrhmade March 27 2013, 16:04:56 UTC

Totally jealous of the UK rn.

kittenmommy March 27 2013, 17:00:16 UTC

Action man comedian Eddie Izzard has revealed he would like to mix comedy with politics

Why not? Actual politicians have been doing it for years... but not always deliberately!

I'd totally vote for him! :D

a_leprechaun March 27 2013, 17:07:03 UTC

Only slightly disappointed that the article didn't describe him as an 'action transvestite' (as he has called himself).

wrestlingdog March 28 2013, 02:44:07 UTC

Executive transvestite should be his official title!

thesilverymoon March 27 2013, 17:55:36 UTC

I would support this (you know, if I could vote for him). He's a smart, eloquent guy. Plus, politics are already a joke, so he'd fit right in.

martyfan March 27 2013, 20:20:02 UTC

In 1999, Izzard was accused of ‘recycling jokes’ after he released a DVD of the American leg of his tour before it had reached the UK.

Following a BBC Watchdog investigation, the Department of Trade and Industry issued Izzard with a warning, yet the scandal had little impact on his popularity in Britain.

...maybe I'm missing something, but I don't get why it's a scandal, or merits a warning, that he's used the same joke more than once.

kitbug March 28 2013, 02:40:14 UTC

Most comedians do. o_O