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Believe Me

A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens

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Believe Me

By: Eddie Izzard
Narrated by: Eddie Izzard
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Get to know a national icon in Eddie Izzard's hilarious and dazzling autobiography

'Comic genius . . . Entertainment incarnate' Telegraph
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Star of stage and screen. Tireless supporter of charity. Marathon runner. Political campaigner.
Fashion icon. Human.

There is no one quite like Eddie Izzard. This is the story of how she broke through.

Her relentless optimism has led her to always do things her own way, even if it didn't work the first time, and her incredible self-belief has pushed her to keep on trying, even if it didn't work the second or third time either.

Whether she was putting on teddy bear shows on boarding school beds or swordfighting on the streets of London, Eddie never stopped trying to achieve her dreams of becoming a performer.

Brimming with her distinctively surreal humour and disarming candour, Believe Me tells the story of a person who never took no for an answer.
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'This book is a raw, honest exploration of what it means to live your truth, to be unapologetically ambitious. It's about being brave. And hilarious' Chelsea Handler

'Laughter trumps sorrow in candid comedian Eddie Izzard's Believe Me' Vanity Fair

'A comedy gem' Guardian

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Critic Reviews

King of the Universe . . . Comic genius . . . Entertainment incarnate
Izzard is Wikipedia in heels. He's made his career out of hilarious, dizzying, surreal routines held up by their own daft logic . . . A force of nature
Sheer Comic Genius. His humour reflects the scattershot lunacy of Monty Python, but with a sophisticated silliness that is entirely his own. He is the most brilliant stand-up comedian of his generation
A comedy gem
Izzard has a knack for reducing centuries' worth of history to just a few exquisite words (the Romans were just 'fascist plumbers', for example)
The funniest man in England
The funniest man in, well, pretty much all of the known universe
Izzard is fleet of foot - even in Cuban heels
Had the Pythons stuck it out, they'd certainly be doing Izzard-like gags
A consistent intelligence underpins Izzard's whimsy
All stars
Most relevant
But in a nice way.

This is essentially a book of life musings, philosophy, and pure motivation masquerading as an autobiography, and one absolutely best enjoyed through Eddie's own slightly whimsical and non-linear style of storytelling. He claims, as a dyslexic, to think sideways rather than forwards, and absolutely represents that claim with frequent asides, footnotes, explanations, and extrapolations of his points that inform far more than the actual words of the book ever could. It's not the most direct or easy route from start to finish, and that is exactly the Eddie way.

It's like having your ears being covered in BEES

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This is the best Audiobook I’ve ever listened to. There is no better way to listen to an autobiography by the person themselves and Eddie has such a way of telling his many many stories. I loved every minute, but especially all the magical FOOTNOTES! 😂 Im sure it can’t be the same rich experience reading the book - couldn’t recommend this audiobook enough. Thank you Eddie 😊

Absolute winner - if there is one book to download it’s this one!

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Hard won skillz on display. Thanks Mr Izzard! Life skills, comedy timing skills, storytelling stills, stamina skills. All the yes to this.

Loved it

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So good and loved the footnotes really added to it. Such a great story teller

Footnotes were classic

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I just want to thank Edward for making me laugh, cry and feel inspired to believe I can be anything I want. Thanks xx

Awesome, as always darling!

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