I saw Eddie Izzard live in Boston about a year ago on his Dressed to Kill tour. He did everything that he did on the HBO special, which was great (the sinj is on le branche...). However, he was really in need of a good director. There was a lot of really frustrating 'dead time' where he just sort of rambled and slurred his words and laughed at his own jokes. Very disappointing. He's such a talent, but he really needs to be reigned in, IMOP. Maybe it was just an off night, though.
Save yer cash and just get a copy of the DVD if it comes out.