Eddie Izzard News

Texas stage legend, Jaston Williams, is heading back to Galveston's The Grand 1894 Opera House. This time around he is bringing his newest play, MAID MARIAN IN A STOLEN CAR, to tickle our ribs. Gearing up for the production, Jaston Williams talks to me about why you should see MAID MARIAN IN A STOLEN CAR.

The star-studded Broadway production of the backstage comedy It's Only A Play, by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, just opened and BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the festivities of the evening. Below, Check out photos from the red carpet below!

Universal Television has optioned the critically acclaimed "Junior Bender" series of comic crime novels by Timothy Hallinan for an NBC network series produced by Eddie Izzard.

Yesterday afternoon, hundreds of entertainment industry members gathered in Curran Theatre (San Diego, CA) for a private memorial celebrating the life of the late Robin Williams.

The Crazy Coqs has announced its September 2014 schedule in Piccadilly, London. Details below!

As BWW reported earlier this evening, comedian and Academy Award-winning actor Robin Williams died this morning, August 11, 2014, of an apparent suicide. He was 63. A slew of stars took to Twitter following the announcement to express their gratitude to the performer and wish him well. Scroll down to see what they had to say, and check back for updates later tonight and tomorrow morning!

The Crazy Coqs has announced its September 2014 schedule in Piccadilly, London. Details below!

Comedian Paco Erhard speaks to BWW:UK about his Edinburgh Fringe 2014 show Worst. German. Ever.

BBC AMERICA has commissioned its first original comedy series Almost Royal, a tale of two young British aristocrats on their first trip to the United States - interacting with real-life Americans.

Dennis Miller: America 180°, a comedy special starring Emmy Award-winning comedian Dennis Miller, will make its World Television Premiere on the network Today, June 13, 2014 at 8PM ET.

There was a time when the fine arts scene in Austin nearly ground to a sweltering halt during the summer months, but the Long Center is helping change that! For the third year in a row, we are proud to announce All Summer LONG, a series of free and low cost programming full of family activities, world class artists and exciting community events! This year more than 100,000 visitors are expected to participate!

Eddie Izzard stopped by last night's LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS and spoke about his current world tour in which he makes fun of each city's history along the way!

Just a hop, skip and a jump away from the throne, siblings Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy Carlton (Amy Hoggart) were born into a life of privilege, splendor and royalty...almost. BBC AMERICA's first original comedy series, Almost Royal, follows the two young British aristocrats as they venture outside the palace and across the pond on their first trip to the U.S., where they interact with real-life, unsuspecting everyday Americans. Crowns and cricket are traded for tobacco and baseball, Buckingham is swapped for Beverly Hills, and instead of tea with the duke and duchess, it's a protein pump with Fabio and a ride along a Texan range. Georgie and Poppy are about to have their silver spoons plucked from their mouths and their thrones pulled right out from under them. BBC AMERICA's half-hour comedy series, Almost Royal, premieres with back-to-back episodes Saturday, June 21, 10:00pm ET following the Orphan Black season two finale.

Premium entertainment network EPIX announced today that Lewis Black: Old Yeller - Live at the Borgata, a comedy event starring Grammy Award-winning comedian Lewis Black, will premiere on the network tonight, May 2.

Eddie Izzard 'Force Majeure' to present A Preview Presentation in 3 Languages tonight, March 28, 2014 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM; 7pm: in German; 8pm: in French; 9pm: in English, followed by a talk back at Whitney Humanities Center (WALL53), Auditorium, 53 Wall St., New Haven, CT 06511

Dennis Miller: America 180°, a comedy special starring Emmy Award-winning comedian Dennis Miller, will make its World Television Premiere on the network Friday, June 13, 2014 at 8PM ET.

The Belgrade Theatre is shining a spotlight on three rarely seen classics from the treasure chest of world drama with performances of A Lady of Little Sense, Don Gil of the Green Breeches and Punishment Without Revenge appearing in the B2 Auditorium between today 26 March and Saturday 19 April.