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Eddie Izzard and Richard Wilson discuss the roof top commission “Hang On A Minute Lads, I’ve Got A Great Idea…”

Principal sponsor of Hang On A Minute Lads, I’ve Got A Great Idea… Eddie Izzard talks to award-winning sculptor Richard Wilson about big ideas from the roof of the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea.

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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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Bullet in the Face is coming to IFC in August

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• Eddie will appearing at the Largo Coronet in LA this Sunday 17 June.
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• Eddie will be at CalPoly November 3rd.
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“Eddie Izzard and I discuss apes, and whether having a pink bum still means anything in human terms. We decide that apes probably have different criteria when it comes to body hair and bums. There is an awkward silence.”… READ MORE

[from contactmusic.com]

British actor Eddie Izzard has pulled out of his charity marathon challenge after suffering “unforeseen medical complications”.
The comedian had planned to run 27 marathons in 27 consecutive days in honour of former South African president Nelson Mandela.
He worked out his running route around sites important to the anti-apartheid leader’s history, including where Mandela grew up, and kicked off the challenge last week (ends20May12).
But he’s been forced to abandon his attempts to complete the mega-marathon due to health concerns and tough running conditions.
In a post on his Facebook.com page on Thursday (24May12), he writes, “I set out to run 27 marathons in 27 days as a tribute to Nelson Mandela and his 27 years spent in prison.
“Having completed four marathons, unfortunately, I have had to put my attempt on hold due to unforeseen medical complications that have arisen due to a multitude of factors including severe terrain, humidity and altitude. But I wish to say that my attempt is not over and I will return to South Africa and run the 27 marathons and finish this story.
“I owe that to Nelson Mandela who has inspired the world to struggle and succeed no matter what obstacles are thrown at us.”

[thanks Janelle]

Set to premiere Summer 2012 on IFC. The six-part, half-hour show is part comedy, part action thriller with guest star actors Eddie Izzard (“Valkyrie,” “Ocean’s Thirteen”) and Eric Roberts (“The Dark Knight,” “The Expendables”) as notorious crime lords.

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British actor Eddie Izzard will pay tribute to Nelson Mandela by running 27 charity marathons in 27 consecutive days to represent each year the former South African president spent in jail during the apartheid.

The comedian, 50, announced plans for the South African mega-marathon on Thursday at a reception for the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg.

Revealing how he came up with the challenging idea, he explained, “I was thinking about what I had done to demonstrate against apartheid and I realized that I did nothing.”

Izzard, who hopes to race the majority of the distance barefoot, will map out his running route based on sites important to the anti-apartheid leader’s history, including where Mandela grew up, where he went to university and on Robben Island, where the now-93 year old was imprisoned after campaigning against racial segregation in his country in the 1960s.

The mammoth adventure, which will take place this summer, will be filmed for a U.K. TV documentary expected to air in the autumn.

Izzard previously set himself the task of running 1,100 miles in seven weeks across Britain for the Sports Relief charity and he successfully completed the race in 2009 – but he’s not planning on doing much physical preparation for the new task.

He says, “I don’t really do training, I just get on with it. I have actually only done one marathon since I ran all those marathons three years ago but I’ve been mentally training.”