Saturday night, the hubby and I had the best date night we've had in quite a while: we went into NYC to grab dinner and see Eddie Izzard at Madison Square Garden.
little Eddie in front of big Eddie
After weeks of bone-chilling cold, this weekend was the perfect winter weekend to head into the city. We happily walked along in winter coats, perfectly comfortable - not too warm, not too cold. We had dinner at a little Irish pub (alas, no drinking for yours truly since The Force is not old enough for a brew).
After dinner, we walked over to MSG and took our (super awesome) floor seats for Eddie. I adore Eddie, but I'll be completely honest here: this show wasn't as funny as the DVDs of his I own (and I would assume many or most of you have seen). He did the show in two acts and, while both acts were funny, the second act was definitely funnier. It was a lot of his standard "if I had created the world, I would've..." type stuff, including a new schtick on Moses and the arc. Funny stuff, to be sure, but not as funny as I think he used to be.
However, no one found him less funny than the couple sitting to my right. They laughed a total of three times: once at a Sarah Palin joke and twice at two George W. Bush jokes. That's it.
Seriously? I'm saying he's not as funny as he used to be, but my face still hurt from laughing by the time the show was over (so, of course, more/less funny is relative). If you haven't ever watched Eddie Izzard, you have been robbed of some serious funny. I highly recommend checking out:
Dress to Kill
Glorious
Definite Article
If you've happened to catch Eddie Izzard before, you've probably seen Dress to Kill. It won two Emmy awards and has been on HBO a zillion times. You also probably recognize the tag line from the shirt the hubby so wonderfully bought for me at the merch stand:

Death, please. No, wait, cake!
I can't wait to wear the shirt. It doesn't fit well right now (it's a bit snug and unflattering), but I'm hoping to lose weight later this year (baby weight plus some) so then it will.
Eddie released a film last year, Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story (in limited release), that, unfortunately, I did not get to see (wah). However, it comes out on DVD next month! It is beyond a must-buy!
The last time he had a big set of DVD releases, he did a signing at the (now defunct) Virgin Megastore by my old job:

Hoping he does that again!