When Eddie Izzard last took his show on the road, five years ago, he achieved an extraordinary feat. He set what's believed to be a world record for the most extensive comedy tour of all time, travelling to 45 countries and playing all 50 US states. He also performed the show in four languages.
His new show, called Wunderbar, has been in development for quite a while now – it started with an improvised show performed in French at La Nouvelle Seine, a floating theatre in Paris, and was then developed through further improvisation in Berlin in German.
Izzard said: “My new show is about everything from humans over the last 100,000 years to talking dogs and animal superheroes. I am looking forward to coming to see everyone again.”
And there is a chance that it could be your last shot to see Izzard perform a stand-up show given he's announced his intentions to go into politics for the UK Labour Party. In fact, earlier this year he had a brief stint on the National Executive Committee of the party and intends to continue that work.