Eddie Izzard on Question Time

[3dogsandacat]

His face was a picture when Allison Pearson asked him to give it a rest, --put a sock in it, as all the men on the panel had their at turn at speaking and now 'she wanted to say something'
Priceless.

Also, why's he on it? He keeps butting in..

[ImperialBlether]

You do know it's a programme where ideas are being expressed, rather than programme where people show off their taste in clothing? Listen to what they're saying rather than bitching about what they're wearing.

[QueenLaBeefah]

I watched that and they all came over as tossers. If Sturgeon told me the time I'd check my watch. Boris Johnson has always been an arse.

[Chippednailvarnishing]

I have hearing loss, I have absolutely no idea what everyone is shouting at each other.

A threesome with Farrage and Izzard, ermmmm, no thanks!

[3dogsandacat]

I think he's trying to be all 'children of the revolution' in that beret.
But it doesn't work. It's.an ageing man wearing a pink beret.

[nancy75]

Imperial - I don't want to listen to what he is saying - he is talking crap.

[PaulAnkaTheDog]

Quite frankly he is embarrassing himself. I say that as someone who likes him.

[BeJayKayven]

Unfortunately, in both programmes it was difficult to hear the opinions and ideas because of the shrieking women and Eddie Izzard. Empty vessels and all that.

[papayasareyum]

Nicola, Amber and Angela taking down Boris? We must've watched another debate because the Leave side wiped the floor with those three angry whiners

[littlemonkey5]

There's nothing to comment on other than their clothing - can't make out what they are saying over all the interrupting. I've changed channels.....

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

Elderly lady. Yes it is
Eddie Izzard. No it isn't
Elderly lady .Yes it is.
David Dimbleby. It's not a pantomine. Priceless.
Pri

[littledrummergirl]

Ok. I have tried to listen but the person in the pink beret and t shirt on the panel of a serious subject who keeps interrupting and shouting over people is very distracting.
Not a great show tonight.

[BeJayKayven]

I await Andrew Neill for a bit of political sense

[3dogsandacat]

Imperial, people would like to be able to hear what the panel are saying.

[ToffeeApple1]

Nicola Sturgeon, Amber Rudd and Angela Eagle were very good taking down Boris in the debate earlier! Or did they come across as rather spiteful bullies?

[EachandEveryone]

Andrew Neill has got good guests on.

[Chippednailvarnishing]

Loved his comments after the Paris attacks.

[BeJayKayven]

Love Andrew Neill

[bojorojo]

Boris was useless. All wiff waff and wobble. He is just after PM job and sees Brexit as the way to get it. Why believe someone so blatantly after one thing and obviously prepared to lie trough his teeth to get it never mind the utter lack of solidarity in the Conservative party! He is out for himself, nothing more, nothing less.

[stareatthetvscreen]

i got bashed on here in days past as i really can't stick EI

the beret - oh dear

[Chippednailvarnishing]

I normally like Eddie, but he was just a shouty Judith Charmers lookalike tonight.

[Bolograph]

I think he should stick to comedy.

That would involve being funny, of course.

Izzard is one of Leave's greatest assets. His appeal is precisely and exactly limited to places that will all vote Remain anyway, while he manages to in turns bore, irritate and anger almost everyone who might be persuadable. We saw in the AV referendum that a campaign based on the premise that the little people are just waiting for a London-based man in a frock (how wadical! how transgwessive! like Danny La Rue without the timing) to tell them how to vote is unlikely to succeed.

Which is a shame, because I'm a fervent Remain supporter. But with friends like Izzard, we don't need enemies.

[LittleLionMansMummy]

I couldn't give a fuck about the beret. But I would expect a prospective MP to perform better on a panel and think he has a lot to learn about politics. And I say that as someone who likes him a lot.

Chris Grayling performed better than I would have expected, having heard the quality of his public speaking in the past.

I know which way I'm voting anyway and thought the DT woman had a fucking cheek tweeting about Brexit during the Brussels bombing when 52 people were killed by home grown terrorists in this country 11 years ago.

[grimbletart]

Eddie Izzard is not as insightful as he thinks he is. Someone should tell him.

[Bolograph]

Eddie Izzard is not as insightful as he thinks he is.

He's spent too long being told that he's wonderful to have the slightest insight into how unfunny he is. See also John Cleese, with the difference that Cleese was funny although only when Connie Booth wrote his lines.

[Chippednailvarnishing]

I think Hilary will replace Corbyn soon.