Suzy Eddie Izzard: Surreal Brilliance Meets Relentless Positivity
Comedian and LGBTQ+ icon Suzy Eddie Izzard returns to New Zealand with The Remix Tour, a surreal and uplifting blend of her greatest hits. In 2025, she shares insights on identity, comedy, and maintaining relentless positivity.
The Remix Tour: Evolution of a Comedy Legend
Preparing to return to Aotearoa, Suzy Eddie Izzard, also known as a comedian, actor, marathon runner, and politician, discusses remixing trans narratives with YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall. Her approach focuses on the power of advancing, step by step.
Few comedians have resonated as deeply as Eddie Izzard’s work. For many queer youth—often introduced through a scratched DVD of Dress to Kill—her comedy wasn’t just jokes. She seamlessly blended themes, from questioning God’s management style to imagining Darth Vader debating a canteen cashier over trays.
Her humor avoided cynicism or punching down. Instead, it was expansive, curious, profoundly odd, and quietly radical in its queer perspective.
Reimagining Classic Material
This month, Eddie returns bringing a show crafted from 35 years of her most cherished work. But she doesn’t merely revive old routines; she transforms them. For example, the iconic Death Star Canteen sketch returns, now intersected by Daphne du Maurier appearing in the scene. Jokes evolve, stories loop back on themselves—this is not nostalgia, but growth.
“I have to make myself laugh. If I’m just repeating the same thing, it dies for me.”
This reveals Eddie’s dedication to keeping her material alive and fresh through continual reinvention.
Author’s summary: Suzy Eddie Izzard reinvents her 35-year comedic legacy through The Remix Tour, blending surreal humor with an inspiring commitment to growth and positivity.