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Performing Arts: Comedy Eddie Izzard

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Only Eddie Izzard could make wearing jeans and loafers an act of subversion. For Stripped, the "executive transvestite" British comic retires his trademark drag costume. It's a good reminder that, ever since he charmed American audiences with his much-loved Dress to Kill special, it has been Izzard's elliptical delivery that makes him so inimitable. Not that his self-described "male tomboy" garb ever felt shticky, but classic routines like "Cake or Death?" and "Do You Have a Flag?" would kill regardless of Izzard's getup. As Wayne Malloy on FX's The Riches, he shows off some surprising dramatic chops — but Izzard on stage still means Izzard at his best.

– Stephen Gossett