On 25 August 2022, Izzard stated in an interview on BBC Radio Sheffield that she would like to ask the local Constituency Labour Party to stand in Sheffield Central, replacing the incumbent MP Paul Blomfield, who is standing down at the next election. [80] Local reaction, according to the Sheffield Star newspaper, was mixed. [81] She launched her election campaign on 11 October. [82] On 5 December, it was reported that a local Sheffield City councillor had been selected as the party's candidate for the safe seat, with Izzard coming second in the members' vote. [66] Eddie Izzard, born on 3 April 1961, is a renowned British stand-up comedian, actor, and activist. With his unique comedic style and captivating performances, Izzard has established himself as one of the most influential figures in the world of comedy.

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Glancy, Josh. "Eddie Izzard the joker takes on Paul Mason the firebrand. But Sheffield just wants a local". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460 . Retrieved 2 November 2022. Eddie Izzard completes first of 27 marathons for Sport Relief". BBC News. 15 February 2016 . Retrieved 25 February 2016. Eddie Izzard launches plan to become Labour candidate for Brighton Pavilion". The Guardian. 4 August 2023 . Retrieved 6 August 2023. Eddie Izzard: Lifetime Achievement Award: The Humanist Community Project". Harvardhumanist.org. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014 . Retrieved 13 July 2013. a b c d e Farndale, Nigel (30 July 2006). "I'm all boy". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022 . Retrieved 8 May 2011.In 1998, Izzard appeared in another film, Velvet Goldmine (1998), with Ewan McGregor, and also staged her Elections Results 2010". Sheffield Students' Union. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010 . Retrieved 5 March 2010.

In the past, Izzard identified as a transvestite, and has also called herself "a lesbian trapped in a man's body" [92] and "a complete boy plus half girl". [93] According to her memoir Believe Me, she first cross-dressed in public at the age of 23 with the help of a lesbian friend, an experience which ended in a verbal confrontation with three 13-year-old girls who had followed Izzard home from a public toilet. [94]Eddie Izzard ( / ˈ ɪ z ɑːr d/; born Edward John Izzard; 7 February 1962), also known as Suzy Izzard, [1] [2] is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and activist. Her [a] comedic style takes the form of what appears to the audience as rambling whimsical monologues and self-referential pantomime. Burrell, Ian (16 December 2010). "Tears are never far from ruining the make-up of Eddie Izzard". The Independent . Retrieved 25 October 2021. At least that has been the case since 2000, when Anne Robinson and the BBC's Watchdog threw a spanner into the works.