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Editorial Review:
Eddie Izzard--a strong candidate for the funniest human being alive--hosts an entertaining smorgasbord of musicians and stand-up comics at this benefit event celebrating Amnesty International's 40th anniversary. Some of the humor trades heavily on British references and the comedians are largely unknown in the U.S., but that doesn't keep them from being very funny. Musicians include U2, Badly Drawn Boy, and Tom Jones, who all deliver stirring performances. Political references are surprisingly few, but there are some pointed bits--Jeremy Hardy sardonically notes: "Why would the police bother to arrest innocent people? Because they are easier to catch." Not only does Izzard (Glorious, Dress to Kill) sprinkle a variety of short routines throughout the show, another comic will delight Izzard fans with his spot-on imitation of how Izzard would play the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. --Bret Fetzer

We Know Where You Live [Region 2] Reviews:
Tedious
2009-09-23 - Once a very long time ago, I remember a stand up comedian doing a joke about those guys who stand at the side of the road with signs saying "Will Work for Food" and replying: "Screw you! I'm working for Visa!" and adding "This is why they don't invite me to Comic Relief 2 Part 1 with Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, Etc.." I was thinking of that line when I was watching this show. Charity shows are good for you. They make you feel good about yourself and they make all the comedians and musicians seem like great humanitarians who really care about the world - even when supporting leftwing groups like Amnesty International which is 95% good intentions and 5% WTF pronouncements (equating the execution of Ted Bundy with political prisoners in Burma is NOT a good idea, fuzzy headed college students. No it's not). Unfortunately, comedy is dangerous. Comedy should make you feel a little uncomfortable. Comedy at its best exploits your fears and your ignorance and makes you see things just a little differently. In other words, comedy is going to have to work really hard to get through a charity event where everything is supposed to be safe and earnest.

Accept that and still that does not excuse this piece of crap.

I want to give it 2 stars in order to give props to Badly Drawn Boy, Tom Jones and U2 who give stellar musical performances. And Eddie Izzard's bit about Pavlov experimenting with his cat ("Day one. Rang bell. Cat went to door. Day 2. Rang bell. Cat put his paw on bell so it didn't ring.") was funny. But that's 10 minutes of goodness wrapped in 90 minutes of some of the laziest comedy outside a Paris Hilton Joke convention. One comedian jokes about people thinking his gay. Another one mocks the Queen Mum. Want some Michael Douglas is too old for Catherine Zeta Jones jokes? We got them. Want a joke about the Spice Girls? Your're in luck! Royal family incest jokes come about. Jerry Springer jokes prove that Jerry Springer is still boring and has been since 1993. Even if a comedian is nominally amusing (and that's an awfully big if) the set is over after a couple of jokes so the comedian can't even build on old material (and that's just being generous as I assume I don't want to see any of these comedians). Seriously, these bits make Jay Leno's opening monologue sound hip and urbane by comparison. And the last bit with Eddie Izzard, Alan Rickman and two other comedians sitting around making up stuff about bad childhoods - even if they weren't laughing at their old jokes, it'd be tedious. Remember that last Purim spiel or high school show that relied on skits you attended? Both were probably funnier than the last bit.

So this is an utterly tedious self-involved show which has Eddie Izzard (who is funny but didn't bring his A Game - although the "outtakes" does give some more Izzard) introducing a lot of hasbeens and neverwillbes and wannabes. If you want to support Amnesty INternational, just get some Abu Ghirab photos and put them up. They are definitely funnier than this thing.

Eddie Izzard We Know Where You Live
2009-06-08 - I was a little disappointed in this DVD because I expected it to contain more Eddie Izzard footage, rather than numerous other comedians, most of whom I don't know.

British Comedy
2009-03-23 - As a devout Eddie Izzard fan, I was disappointed that he appeared so seldom in this DVD. The other comics varied in their performances, from giving a giggle to being obnoxious. Eddie, of course, was brilliant as an emcee, but this is NOT an Eddie Izzard classic. Real fans need to choose Glorious or Dress to Kill.

Not what I expected
2009-01-02 - Unless you are British and have received a steady diet of British humor, there are large swathes of this DVD that will be unfunny. However, Eddie Izzard is a bright spot, as is the comedian that impersonates Eddie (until Eddie lobs a bottle of Evian at him.) The redo of "The Four Yorkshiremen" skit (originally by Monty Python) was *almost* funny enough to carry the show - Alan Rickman doing comedy doesn't happen often enough.

Sadly, the 20 minutes that made me laugh weren't worth the other 64 that didn't.

Not as good as I expected
2008-05-28 - I am aware that it was for charity and that it was not all eddie, but was not pleased with any of the comedians other than eddie and the one before him (i think). There was a guy that looked like a turtle that i thought was going to slip in his own sweat and shaking. There was also a group of guys that hurt my throat listening to them talk, at first I thought they were kidding but.... eh.. Its just- nobody was funny.. Overall, not worth paying $15 bucks for. $5 or $10 would have suited better.

By the way if you want to see "good" eddie izzard buy all his other dvds.