Stripped is the title of a stand-up comedy tour by Eddie Izzard, and is a continuation of her style of comedy, full of "stream-of-conscious banter and predilection for nonsensical detours and frequent tangents."[1] The tour was performed from 28 April to 9 August 2008 with three "warm-up" dates.[2] It has been called "not only hilarious but quite remarkable."[3] As for the name of the tour, Izzard says she called it Stripped because

Stripped
Video by
Released23 November 2009
RecordedLyric Theatre, London, United Kingdom
GenreStand-up comedy
Length104 minutes
LabelUniversal Pictures
DirectorSarah Townsend
Eddie Izzard chronology
Sexie
(2003)
Stripped
(2009)
Force Majeure
(2013)

"The heels got too high on the last two tours. Now I've just gone back to blokey mode, so I've got all this movement back which I couldn't do before. The set is leaner, what I'm wearing is leaner and just focusing on what I'm talking about. I keep talking about God and I come to all these different conclusions. I'm talking about the whole civilization, trying to strip that back, as well. The last 5,000 years we did everything. I put out my idea what we're doing here. I think it's all random. If there is a God, his plan is very similar to someone not having a plan."[4]

Stripped ran for 23 nights at the Lyric Theatre from November to 23 December 2008.[5] The 22 and 23 December dates were recorded for DVD release. From October to December 2009, Izzard took Stripped on tour around the UK—her first UK tour in six years.[6]

In 2010, Izzard performed a limited one-night-only run of Stripped Too in seven American cities. In April and May 2010, Izzard performed Stripped for 13 shows in various Canadian cities as part of her Canadian tour.[7] Izzard performed Stripped Tout en Français in Paris from 15 April to 11 June 2011.[8][9]

The show also came to Australasia towards the end of 2011, performing several shows across Australia and New Zealand in November and December of that year.

Tour dates

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Stripped Tour
Tour by Eddie Izzard
Start date3 April 2008
End date31 May 2010
Legs3
No. of shows84 in North America
78 in Europe
162 in Total
Date City Country Venue
North America
3 April 2008[A] Santa Fe United States Lensic Theater
4 April 2008[A]
15 April 2008[A] Providence VMA Arts & Cultural Center
17 April 2008[A] Louisville The Kentucky Center
28 April 2008 Boston Orpheum Theatre
29 April 2008
30 April 2008
1 May 2008 Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall
2 May 2008
5 May 2008 Philadelphia Philadelphia Academy of Music
6 May 2008
7 May 2008
9 May 2008 Cincinnati Taft Theatre
10 May 2008 Indianapolis Murat Shrine
13 May 2008 Columbus Palace Theatre
15 May 2008 Chicago Chicago Theatre
16 May 2008
17 May 2008
20 May 2008 Detroit Detroit Opera House
21 May 2008 Pittsburgh Benedum Center
22 May 2008
23 May 2008 Cleveland Playhouse Square Center
24 May 2008
27 May 2008 Minneapolis Minneapolis State Theatre
28 May 2008
30 May 2008 St. Louis Roberts Orpheum Theater
31 May 2008 Kansas City Uptown Theater
3 June 2008 Memphis Orpheum Theatre
5 June 2008 Dallas Majestic Theatre
6 June 2008 Austin The Paramount Theatre
7 June 2008
8 June 2008
10 June 2008 Houston Jones Hall
11 June 2008
13 June 2008 Miami Jackie Gleason Theater
14 June 2008
17 June 2008 Tampa Tampa Theatre
18 June 2008
20 June 2008 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
24 June 2008 Atlanta Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
25 June 2008
27 June 2008 New York City Radio City Music Hall
28 June 2008
29 June 2008
11 July 2008 Seattle Paramount Theatre
12 July 2008
15 July 2008 Portland Keller Auditorium
17 July 2008 San Francisco Orpheum Theatre
18 July 2008
19 July 2008
22 July 2008 Phoenix Orpheum Theatre
23 July 2008
26 July 2008 Las Vegas Pearl Concert Theater
29 July 2008 Denver Paramount Theatre
30 July 2008
1 August 2008 San Diego Spreckels Theater
2 August 2008
5 August 2008 Los Angeles Kodak Theatre
6 August 2008
7 August 2008
8 August 2008
9 August 2008
Europe
11 November 2008[A] Cornwall England Hall for Cornwall
12 November 2008[A] Porthcawl Porthcawl Grand Pavilion
13 November 2008[A] Monmouth The Blake Theatre
14 November 2008[A] Ludlow Ludlow Assembly Rooms
16 November 2008[A] Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion
17 November 2008 London Lyric Theatre
18 November 2008
19 November 2008
20 November 2008
21 November 2008
22 November 2008
23 November 2008
24 November 2008
25 November 2008
26 November 2008
27 November 2008
28 November 2008
29 November 2008
30 November 2008
1 December 2008
2 December 2008
3 December 2008
4 December 2008
5 December 2008
6 December 2008
7 December 2008
8 December 2008
9 December 2008
10 December 2008
11 December 2008
12 December 2008
17 December 2008
18 December 2008
19 December 2008
20 December 2008
21 December 2008
22 December 2008
23 December 2008
26 April 2009[A] Pleasance Islington
26 May 2009[A] Lancaster Lancaster Grand Theatre
27 May 2009[A] Burnley Burnley Mechanics
28 May 2009[A] Harrogate Harrogate Theatre
29 May 2009[A] Worcester Huntingdon Hall
23 October 2009 Nottingham Trent FM Arena
24 October 2009
25 October 2009 Sheffield Sheffield Arena
29 October 2009 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
30 October 2009
31 October 2009 Liverpool Echo Arena Liverpool
1 November 2009
4 November 2009 Aberdeen Scotland Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
6 November 2009 Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena
7 November 2009 Manchester England Manchester Evening News Arena
8 November 2009
10 November 2009 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
11 November 2009
17 November 2009 Birmingham England National Indoor Arena
18 November 2009
19 November 2009 Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena
20 November 2009
22 November 2009 Bournemouth England Bournemouth International Centre
23 November 2009
26 November 2009 Eastbourne Devonshire Park Theatre
27 November 2009 Brighton The Brighton Centre
28 November 2009
29 November 2009
30 November 2009
3 December 2009 London The O2 Arena
4 December 2009 Wembley Arena
5 December 2009
6 December 2009
7 December 2009 The O2 Arena
12 December 2009 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
14 December 2009 Dublin Ireland The O2
18 December 2009 Malmö Sweden Malmö Arena
19 December 2009 Stockholm Hovet
20 December 2009 Gothenburg Scandinavium
21 December 2009 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
North America
8 January 2010 Chicago United States United Center
9 January 2010 St. Louis Fox Theatre
12 January 2010 Boston TD Garden
14 January 2010 Oakland Oracle Arena
16 January 2010 New York City Madison Square Garden
21 January 2010 Dallas American Airlines Center
29 January 2010 Los Angeles Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
30 January 2010
30 April 2010 Toronto Canada Massey Hall
1 May 2010
2 May 2010
10 May 2010 Winnipeg Burton Cummings Theatre
12 May 2010 Regina Conexus Arts Centre
14 May 2010 Calgary Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
17 May 2010 Edmonton Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
20 May 2010 Victoria Victoria Royal Theatre
21 May 2010 Vancouver Queen Elizabeth Theatre
22 May 2010
25 May 2010 Montreal Théâtre Saint-Denis
28 May 2010 Ottawa National Arts Centre
30 May 2010 Toronto Massey Hall
31 May 2010

References

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  2. ^ "cake or death: an eddie izzard site: 2008 STRIPPED TOUR". 18 April 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
  3. ^ Seewoester, Laura (31 March 2008). "Comedy Review: Eddie Izzard". Pegasus News. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
  4. ^ Braiker, Brian (18 April 2008). "'Every gig is a rehearsal' | Eddie Izzard discusses his forthcoming tour and film roles. Also sharks and Nazis. And Wikipedia. God, too". Newsweek. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
  5. ^ Paddock, Terri (2 October 2008). "Eddie Izzard Gets Stripped at Lyric for 23 Nights Only". Whats on Stage.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
  6. ^ Wiegand, Chris (30 January 2008). "Eddie Izzard announces first UK tour in six years". guardian.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Eddie Izzard official website". Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Eddie IZZARD – Stripped". theatrededixheures.fr. Archived from the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  9. ^ Nemo Sandman (April 14, 2011). "Eddie Izzard ose ! " Stripped " tout en Français au Théatre des Dix Heures !". nemosandman.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2011.