''Glorious'' is the title of English comedian
Eddie Izzard's 1997 performance at the
Hammersmith Apollo
The Hammersmith Apollo, currently called the Eventim Apollo for sponsorship reasons, and formerly and still commonly known as the Hammersmith Odeon, is a live entertainment performance venue, originally built as a cinema called the Gaumont Pa ...
. The performance was released on
VHS and covers topics such as the
siege of Troy,
Noah's Ark, the
Royal Family
A royal family is the immediate family of monarchs and sometimes their extended family.
The term imperial family appropriately describes the family of an emperor or empress, and the term papal family describes the family of a pope, while th ...
, and the birth of baby
Jesus
Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...
. In many ways, the flow of topics follow from the
Bible
The Bible is a collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and esteemed in other Abrahamic religions such as Islam. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally writt ...
, starting with the beginning of time according to the Old Testament and ending with
Armageddon according to the
Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation, also known as the Book of the Apocalypse or the Apocalypse of John, is the final book of the New Testament, and therefore the final book of the Bible#Christian Bible, Christian Bible. Written in Greek language, Greek, ...
, though they are covered in Izzard's usual surreal style.
External links
Glorious- article at The Official Eddie Izzard Site
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The Cake or Death Site
Eddie Izzard albums
Stand-up comedy albums
Spoken word albums by English artists
Stand-up comedy specials and films
1997 live albums
1997 video albums
1990s live video albums
1990s comedy albums
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