Comedian Eddie Izzard Announces She/Her Pronouns: 'I Just Want to Be Based in Girl Mode'

Photo: Tim Hunter/Newspix/Getty Images The comedian, 58, announced her new pronouns while sitting as a model for the Sky Arts' “Portrait Artist Of The Year” last week. “I try to do things that I think are interesting, and this is the first program I’ve asked if I can be she and her. A little transition period,” Izzard said, according toEntertainment Weekly. “Well it feels great because people just assume that they just know me from before but I’m gender fluid.

Comedian Fran Drescher Shares Who She Thinks Are the Future Queens of Comedy

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Comedian Gabriel Iglesias Cancels Show After Testing Positive for COVID, Says He Feels 'Pretty Good'

Comedian Gabriel Iglesias.Photo: Getty Images ComedianGabriel Iglesiasannounced Thursday that he has to cancel his upcoming standup show after he tested positive forCOVID-19. “I’ve been vaccinated and I give credit to that for getting me through this as quickly as it did,” Iglesias added. Gabriel Iglesias inLast Comic Standing.Mitchel Haaseth/NBCU/Getty The comedian was due to finish out his 73-performance tour with a stop in San Antonio, Texas, but had to cancel so he can quarantine for 14 days.

Comedian Gabriel Iglesias Was Almost a Real-Life History Teacher - Now He Just Plays One!

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Comedian Gary Gulman Shares His Struggle with Mental Illness:'I Got Such a Reward for Opening Up'

Photo: Mark Seliger/HBO “The easiest way and the most comfortable way for me to address anything real is to make jokes about it,” the comedian, 49, tells PEOPLE. And that’s exactly what he does inThe Great Depreshon HBO, a unique comedy special that splices Gulman’s deeply personal stand-up routine with actual footage of his life as he worked to combat depression and anxiety. “I got such a reward for opening up about this,” he says.