The first serious role I ever saw him inwas playing Charlie Chaplin in 'The Cat's Meow'. I totally upgraded my opinion of him from 'indifferent' to 'impressive'.
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I don't think I have seen that, I'll have to have a look for it.I'm a massive fan of his stand up, but as Archie has said so eloquently, his acting has far too often suffered from him being Eddie Izzard.
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!,
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