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“Mockingbird Lane,” Bryan Fuller’s long-planned reboot of “The Munsters,” is finally seeing the light of day. NBC will air the pilot as a special Halloween show on Friday, October 26 at 8 p.m. ET.

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[from itv.com | thanks Beth!]

The comedian Eddie Izzard has been awarded an honorary doctorate in recognition of his contribution to entertainment and the millions of pounds he has raised for charity.

He was given the award by the University of Sunderland alongside hundreds of students collecting their degrees.

He had this advice for them – ‘shoot for the stars and you might reach the moon”.

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In September, Eddie Izzard travelled to Kenya with UNICEF UK to film a documentary about the children’s emergency in East Africa. The show, Eddie Izzard – Didn’t We Fix Famine? was broadcast on ITV on Thursday 20 October. (Watch it online.)

These photos were taken on Eddie’s documentary shoot. He also recorded an exclusive video diary for UNICEF. If you’d like to support UNICEF’s work for children in East Africa, please donate by clicking on the red icon to the right. Thank you.

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[from thesun.co.uk | thanks Jean]

WHEN Eddie Izzard salutes you for your ability to carry on despite the toughest conditions, it means something special.
The 49-year-old funnyman, floored his critics by completing an incredible 43 successive marathons in 51 days and now is in training to compete in a series of Ironman races.

Yet, Eddie, fresh from returning from the Horn of Africa, admits he was bowled over by the spirit and strength of character of very young children in the famine-hit region.

“As a Westerner I know a bit about enduring, but some of these children walked for a month to get over the border,” he says of his visit to the world’s largest refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya.

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[from dailymail.co.uk]

The grueling race features a half mile swim, 18 mile bike ride and four mile run. But marathon veteran and exercise junkie Eddie Izzard barely halted for breath. The brutal triathlon shows that the comedian has kept fighting fit since his famous 2009 marathon.

Often thought of as more challenging than a straightforward marathon due to the different muscles used for each portion, triathlons require long term intensive training. The 49-year-old must have done the groundwork, as he completed each part of the race with apparent ease, reached the finish line looking fresh as a daisy. Eddie made headlines in 2009 with his astonishing marathon for Sports Relief.

Despite claiming to have trained for only five weeks, Eddie ran at least 27 miles per day, six days a week, for seven weeks.
He covered more than 1,110 miles of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, and received a special award at BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2009 for his achievements. However Eddie is planning something completely different for his next venture.

‘I’m going into politics in nine years time,’ the star told the New Zealand herald earlier this month.
‘I already announced that two years ago. I have been campaigning politically. I am a radical centrist, but I do believe in a safety net and encouraging people to set up businesses.’

‘I love the business model of Pixar, the business model of Apple, and Google, and Ben and Jerry’s. I love Richard Branson. I like ideas and initiative, putting things out, encouraging kids to go and do it,’ he said.

‘It’s like Peter Jackson saying, “I’m going to take on the whole world, I’m going to do this stuff, and I’m going to do it in different ways,” That’s just great. It’s having imagination, energy, love, all that. And having a positive heart behind it.’

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THE GOOD WIFE “The Death Zone” Season 3 Episode 2 airs Sunday October 2 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

THE GOOD WIFE “The Death Zone” Season 3 Episode 2 – When Alicia wins a verdict in a libel case involving a British businessman, she must quickly learn to navigate English Law when the case is retried in British court via satellite, on THE GOOD WIFE, Sunday, Oct. 2 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (L to R: Josh Charles as Will Gardner, Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, Simon Dalenay as Timothy Ash Brannon, Emily Swallow as Mandy Cox, John Doman as Eugene Cardiff, guest star Eddie Izzard as James Thrush).

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From @amandasphoto on the Twitter… Enjoy!

Eddie in Paris with Craig Ferguson and Kristen Bell

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