Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens

You will have to read this if only to find out what a jazz chicken is."—The Philadelphia InquirerWith his brand of keenly intelligent humor that ranges from world history to historical politics, sexual politics, mad ancient kings, and chickens with guns, Eddie Izzard has built an extraordinary fan base that transcends age, gender, and race. Writing with the same candor and insight evident in his comedy, he reflects on a childhood marked by the loss of his mother, boarding school, and alternative sexuality, as well as a life in comedy, film, politics, running and philanthropy.Honest and generous, Believe Me is an inspired account of a very singular life thus far.. New York Times Bestseller"Izzard is one of the funniest people alive, a talented actor, a sharp cross-dresser, an experienced marathon runner, and a great writer

Abel Gideon in Hannibal, and he produced and starred in the FX Networks series The Riches. By running these seventy marathons he has helped raise £4.8 million ($6 million) for the UK charity Sport Relief. . Izzard’s hit one-man shows include Dress to Kill, Stripped, and Force Majeure. He recently appeared on television as Dr. His films include Valkyrie; Ocean&rsq

It reminded me that walking through fear almost always leads to happiness.” —Chelsea Handler“I had never heard of Eddie Izzard before, but judging by this delightful memoir, he has a glittering career ahead of him. Izzard’s chronicle is reminiscent of his shows, a stream of surprising associations, full of footnotes and copious asides on subjects like NASA and Action Man.”—Nick A. I particularly enjoyed his descriptions of working in a Vatican slaughterhouse, acting as Deputy Foreign Minister in Gladstone’s first administration, his whacky exploits at his uncle’s Tax

"I have always enjoyed his stream-of-conscious comedy and respected him for being "out"" according to Amber Garabrandt. I received an Arc of this book from First to Read in exchange for an honest review.  My apologies for being late.          Eddie Izzard is a hilarious British stand-up comic ( "cake or death?").  I have always enjoyed his stream-of-conscious comedy and r. "So raw and real" according to Brittany. Such a great raw and insightful memoir of my absolute favorite comedian. Not only is he funny and real, he's also an inspirational, motivated, charitable human. I've gained even more respect for this human through reading his memoir. I highly recommend this to any Eddie fan.. Excellent chronicle of Eddie's life and career. FJK1138 Eddie Izzard has to be one of the smartest comedians out there. I also find his overall stage presentation to be fascinating because he is such a great speaker, especially when doing all his silly routines. It's no surprise then that when I learned he has a book coming out, I pre-ordered