Sky Arts ‘Portrait artist of the year’ - anyone watching?

[Toughie]

‘Our sitter is one of the most celebrated comedians of our time, she has ....she is ....’
I was expecting Jennifer Saunders or Ruby Wax.
No. Eddie Izard.
‘I’m gender-fluid’... ‘I want to be in full-on girl mode from now on’ ... ‘I’ve asked to be referred to as ‘she’ and ‘her’ etc.
I’m trying to work out why it irritates me so much.
I think it might be the black high-heeled lace up boots.

The ‘ girl mode today’ irked me too. I used to love Eddie as a comedian and wasn’t bothered by him wearing a frock / make up etc; but everyone calling him ‘her’ because he felt like being a girl today feels like an insult. Proper ‘ girl mode’ is full time and can be bloody hard work. Would you like a heavy period today Eddie to match your red dress?

@Toughie

‘Our sitter is one of the most celebrated comedians of our time, she has ....she is ....’ I was expecting Jennifer Saunders or Ruby Wax. No. Eddie Izard. ‘I’m gender-fluid’... ‘I want to be in full-on girl mode from now on’ ... ‘I’ve asked to be referred to as ‘she’ and ‘her’ etc. I’m trying to work out why it irritates me so much. I think it might be the black high-heeled lace up boots.

It irritates me so much because he used to be so brilliant when he was happily & proudly “a bloke in a dress”. I loved how he completely owned it, telling that tv presenter “they’re not women’s dresses, they’re MY dresses, I brought them” and doing the whole “weirdo transvestite.....executive transvestite” pointing out that ppls crap behaviour can’t be excused on the basis they’re a transvestite

How the hell did it end up here?

I think Eddie struggled a bit with how others perceive them. Didn't like "looking like Angela Merkel"

Yes @Biscuitsanddoombar I admired his bravado as a transvestite now it almost feels like he wants to conform to something else

Yes agreed.
I can’t explain it.
Is he just not funny anymore but desperately wants to stay in the public eye?

@Scout2016 - yes I'm also interested akand am trying to decide how to express my interest with the school.

@Stuffofawesome

I think Eddie struggled a bit with how others perceive them. Didn't like "looking like Angela Merkel"

He does look like Angela Merkel

@YesMeLady

Eddie didn't seem impressed with any of the portraits

Ha.

Oh, from your post, OP, I thought it would be shit, but if there's schadenfreude to be had I might tune in.

If you fancy a bit of schadenfreude then it's deffo worth watching.

But .. this sky thing .. do you have to pay for it?

No, on freeview

Grand, thank you!

If you think this was bad you should watch the celebrity artist episode that was on at 7pm with Lawrence Fox looking like Bevis and Butthead

Channel 11 on my TV. Some quite good stuff on there surprisingly. Have seen some interesting book club type programmes, and quite a lot of interesting music stuff and load of old episodes of Tales of the unexpected.

I'm sorry but the artists are pretty poor. Might have to watch the lozza fox one.

I was going to watch that but saw that old Lozza was on so gave it a miss. Not sure I can take two twatty narcissists in one night.

You have to watch it. Fast forward it to Jenny Eclair.

Oh my - give this artist his own chat show - interviewing and artistry. His conversation with Carlos Acosta is beautiful.

Does she talk about dry vaginas?

Do I need a TV? Can I not watch it on the computer?

Sorry, I am shit at all this [waves hands vaguely at the 21st century] stuff.

No thank goodness but her portrait is unbelievably funny

Me too Arabella. I think I’m clever if I watch something on ITV+1.

Curtis is just lovely. I enjoyed last year when Christabel got to paint Nile Rogers

"My 15 yr old DD was made to watch a film about "puppy play" during RSE today at school!"
WTF indeed tollergirl. Why on earth would that be shown in school? I can't imagine any context in which that would be appropriate. I'd be very interested to know how the school explain it.