Eddie Izzard: I like to think I kicked the trans door open

The actor knows all about standing up for his principles. Can he take that to Westminster?

Fri, Sep 15, 2017, 05:00

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Where do you start with Eddie Izzard? The first activity mentioned in any potted biography will still be “stand-up comedy”. In the early 1990s he gained fame for a school of surreal humour that admitted no obvious influences. He was, at that time, a rare transgender person in the public eye. In recent years he has campaigned vigorously against Brexit and for Scotland to remain in the United Kingdom. He intends to stand as an MP. In 2009 he managed the seemingly impossible feat of running 43 marathons in 51 days. Anything else?

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