Eddie Izzard interviews with Gustavo Turner, Burt at 17,000-seat Hollywood Bowl

This week's print edition of our first standup comedian Eddie Izzard interviews with Gustavo Turner, Burt at 17,000-seat Hollywood Bowl on Comedy selected alone.

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How will that work in this huge venue? From the article:

"I think the backseats are gonna have the best view," Izzard, on the phone from the noisy streets of Paris, says enthusiastically about the Bowl's notorious cheap seats. "I actually went out to the back and I sat and watched from there. There's no stand-up comedian that played a solo show at the Bowl, so I think the backseats are gonna be the best ones 'cause you're gonna see the gig, and also see everyone else there."

Eddie Izzard has kicked off the Yes To AV

Comedian Eddie Izzard has kicked off the Yes To AV (Alternative Vote) campaign, he revealed to telling Sky News that electoral reform is likely to make MPs "work harder" and "put power in the hands of the people".

He debuted at the national of the campaign in London, Izzard current first past electors voting next month after a referendum to change the system emphasized.

Speaking to Sky News, he said: "It is as simple as one, two, three - you have a choice of putting down just one choice, or two or three... It will be one person, one definite vote, before it was one invisible person whose vote does not get counted.

"It will mean MPs will have to work harder to get your vote because not only do they have to talk to their core support, but also to other people to get them down as a second choice.

"It's a fairer system, and in this world people want more choice. It's not like it was in the Fifties when broadly people were voting for the Labour Party or Tories.

"Politics is multi-coloured and people's lives are multi-coloured. We have never had a chance in 100 years to vote for how we do the voting, so I think it is good we take this chance otherwise we will wake up with politics as usual on May 6."

Eddie Izzard and Richard E Grant Is In Cinema

Comedian Eddie Izzard and actor Richard E Grant have confirmed to save an under theater cinema.

This competition are among more than 2,900 people and which will select who have signed a application to save Penrith's Lonsdale Alhambra Cinema.

The company that owns the building, Graves (Cumberland), said the cinema will close 3 March. This statement means that the dicision was not take "lightly" and thanked for their allegiance to staff.

Charles Thornton, from Eden's Tourist Information Centre, said he had contacted Grant asking for his support. he said: "He has signed the petition and we are very grateful. The cinema is a Cumbrian institution and is a cultural asset to the town for not just its residents, but for the thousands of people who visit it every year."

A statement from Graves (Cumberland) said: "As a result of the bingo hall's closure and to ensure that the property remains a viable business, it is with much sadness that we also announce that the cinema, housed in the same building, will close on 3 March. We would like to thank all staff and customers for their loyalty over the years."

The Scene Cross-dressing comedian Izzard at the Burt in May

BRITISH comic Eddie Izzard is bringing his one-man show, Eddie Izzard: Stripped, to the Burton Cummings Theatre on Monday, May 10. Izzard, known for his outrageous and occasionally cross-dressed stage persona, also has a list of film and TV acting credits that includes The Riches, Ocean's Thirteen and Across the Universe. Tickets for the show are $58.80 and $69.30, on sale March 20 at Ticketmaster.
Bobcat returns to standup roots at Rumor's
BOBCAT Goldthwait will make a two-night appearance at Rumor's Restaurant and Comedy Club on April 9 and 10. the comedian/actor/director, a veteran of the Police Academy movies whose behind-the-camera credits include Shakes the Clown and Important Things with Demetri Martin, recently wrote and directed the Robin Williams comedy World's Greatest Dad. Tickets for the shows (7:45 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. both nights) are $25, available at Rumor's.