definite article

Definite Article
Video by Eddie Izzard
Released	1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Stand-up comedy
Length	108 minutes
Label	Universal Pictures Video
Director	Ed Bye
Eddie Izzard video chronology
Unrepeatable Definite Article Glorious

Definite Article is the title of British comedian Eddie Izzard's 1996 performance released on video and CD. The video/DVD and CD performances were both recorded on different nights at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, England. Both recordings cover topics such as The Italian Job, Pavlov's dogs and European languages. Izzard released Glorious the next year in 1997.

CD track listing

1. Shaftesbury Theatre
2. Thimbles & Animals
3. Supermarkets
4. Old Ladies
5. Dog Food
6. Squeezy Squeezy Things
7. Shoplifting
8. Best Laid Plans
9. Suffering Fools
10. Latin and French
11. France Exchange Trip
12. Being European
13. Romans
14. Hannibal
15. Handshakes
16. Being Cool
17. Parrots
18. Beachy Head Suicide
19. James Bond
20. Chemistry
21. Einstein
22. Pavlov's Cats
23. Big Bang Salmon

DVD Chapter Listing

1. Intro and Thimbles
2. Hairnets and Dog Food
3. Squeezy Squeezy Thing
4. Late Night Murderers
5. Shoplifting
6. Best Laid Plans of Mice
7. Run, He Knows Latin!
8. Romans Invade
9. St. Paul's Letters
10. Salutes and Handshakes
11. Being Cool
12. Television, Gadgets and Quiz Shows
13. Bond Gadgets
14. From Einstein to Pavlov
15. The Big Bang Salmon

Trivia

At the beginning of the show (as seen on the DVD), Eddie arrives on stage through a huge book which opens to reveal him sitting at the top of a staircase. The backdrop then closes and from then on the background changes at various intervals with words from selected literature projected onto the pages of the huge book. The chosen selections are:

• A Marriage Proposal (a.k.a. The Proposal) - Anton Chekhov
• Jabberwocky - Lewis Carroll
• Macbeth - Shakespeare
• Mayor of Casterbridge - Thomas Hardy
• Edward II - Christopher Marlowe

See also

• Eddie Izzard
• Stripped (2008)
• Sexie (2003)
• Circle (2002)
• Dress to Kill (1999)
• Glorious (stand-up comedy) (1997)
• Unrepeatable (1994)
• Live at the Ambassadors (1993)

External links

• Definite Article - article at The Official Eddie Izzard Site
• Eddie Izzard: Definite Article at the Internet Movie Database
• The Cake or Death Site

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