Eddie Izzard

Edward John Izzard (/ˈɪzɑːrd/; born 7 February 1962) is a transgender genderfluid English stand-up comedian, actress, writer and political activist. Her comedic style takes the form of rambling, whimsical monologue, and self-referential pantomime. She had a starring role in the television series The Riches as Wayne Malloy and has appeared in films such as Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Thirteen, Mystery Men, Shadow of the Vampire, The Cat's Meow, Across the Universe, Valkyrie and Victoria & Abdul. He has also worked as a voice actor in The Wild, Computeropolis 2, Igor, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Cars 2, The Lego Batman Movie, and Rock Dog.

Izzard has cited her main comedy role model as Monty Python, and John Cleese once referred to her as the "Lost Python". In 2009, she completed 43 marathons in 51 days for Sport Relief despite having no prior history of long-distance running. She has won numerous awards including a Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for her comedy special Dress to Kill, in 2000. Izzard's website won the Yahoo People's Choice Award and earned the Webby Award. Izzard is openly "straight transvestite" having cross-dressed both on and offstage.

Izzard has campaigned for various causes and has been a Labour party activist for most of her life. She twice attempted to be elected for a seat on Labour's National Executive Committee, and when Christine Shawcroft resigned in March 2018, she automatically took her place.