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Title: Stripped but still outspoken
Post by: Shana A on November 07, 2011, 08:22:52 AM
Stripped but still outspoken

Posted on 07 November 2011

http://www.starobserver.com.au/play/entertainment-play/2011/11/07/stripped-but-still-outspoken/65186 (http://www.starobserver.com.au/play/entertainment-play/2011/11/07/stripped-but-still-outspoken/65186)

British comedian Eddie Izzard arrives in Australia for the first time in eight years this month to perform the local leg of his stand-up show Stripped.

As the title suggests, this latest show sees the funnyman stripped of much of his usual feminine accoutrement — audiences will be greeted by a decidedly blokier Izzard than previous shows, where outfits included bustiers, short skirts and six-inch high heels.

"I am a transvestite, and I have that freedom, and that's great. But I'm also someone who doesn't always have to be a transvestite," Izzard told the Star Observer down the line from Los Angeles.