The set was nearly perfect, with dark black and blue in the background, defining a brightly-colored Izzard well. The video is presented in full-screen, which looks solid. For the aural virgins among us, the special features menu provides the opportunity to select a bleeped soundtrack which eliminates dirty words from the show (in case you want to watch the transvestite comic with Grandma.)
This is followed by an animated full-screen menu with access to chapter selections, subtitles and special features options. The disc opens with a static full-screen menu presenting a choice of English, Spanish and French menu options and subtitles. "Unrepeatable" finally hits DVD in a neat little package, delivered in a keepcase that comes complete with an insert that lists the chapter stops. There are more hilarious bits in this show than in most comedians' careers. His ability to give a voice to inanimate objects that sound like you'd think they would is excellent. In my head, I can hear "Hello! Blue pants here!" anytime, day or night. When he divulges the truth behind the special-ops missions going on in your washing machine or the happy-go-lucky thoughts behind a game of catch, he touches a comic nerve like few others. One of the biggest developments in this show, as far as his act goes, is the perfection of his "voices," as he spills the thoughts of blue pants and cats and dogs. There's something about the way he sounds when he yells to "Kev" that gets me laughing every time. His set about the Secret Service's complete breakdown in a crisis is priceless, as he talks about the way the agents take out an attacker. So what's the problem?Īfter introducing the world to his unique comedy in 1993's "Live at the Ambassadors," the pressure was on to deliver with "Unrepeatable." Though he's far from the polished raconteur he is in "Dress to Kill," the base of his incredibly funny style is easy to see here, as he muses about cats drilling behind your couch, "bizarre wash" and new phaser settings. In fact, he doesn't look to be wearing any more make-up than your average actor. He wasn't really even dressed up this time.
#WATCH EDDIE IZZARD UNREPEATABLE MOVIE#
Even today, after several DVD releases, a successful run on HBO and several movie roles, he's still marginalized as "that transvestite comic." So one can only imagine how people felt about him back in 1994, when he filmed this special at Albery Theatre. Eddie Izzard goes over many Americans' heads, as they aren't quite sure what to make of this rather intelligent, accented man in a dress.
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