BIG PICTURE
EDDIE IZZARD He runs a crazy number of marathons; he campaigns passionately for political causes he believes in; and he pops up in TV and film dramas almost every time you open your eyes. Eddie Izzard can also sometimes get involved in the stand-up game that helped him rise to prominence in the first place. But Eddie being Eddie, when he does a bit of live comedy it’s not going to be your average gig. So for one Sunday in June he’ll be performing his Force Majeure show not once, not twice, but three times in one evening. And, here’s the twist, one is in French, another in German and the third is in his English mother tongue. Impressive, eh? And one week later he will help bring the curtain down on this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival by playing Captain Waggett in the remake of Whisky Galore! Probably only fair, then, to raise a glass to one of the busiest boys in showbusiness. Force Majeure, The Stand, Glasgow, Sun 19 Jun; Whisky Galore!, Festival Theatre and Filmhouse. Edinburgh, Sun 26 Jun; see EIFF feature, page 18. 2 Jun–1 Sep 2016 THE LIST 13