Eddie Izzard, Star Wars, and....English class??

My Revisions class (fancy name for English 102) is very interesting sometimes. My teacher sometimes has a weird way of approaching different topics in class. The class is based on the concept of rhetoric and communication, and right now we're working on our final project. We're writing research essays that are analyzing a speech and so we're talking a lot about format, audience, and presentation.

Today she tells us we're watching Youtube videos and she puts this one on:



After it's done, we're all wondering what the hell Star Wars and comedy (at this point most don't realize it's Eddie Izzard) have to do with writing a research paper, PowerPoint presentations (which was the topic in class today), or even rhetoric. So she puts on this one (FYI: It's the same sketch, just a different way of presenting it, you may/may not want to watch it all again, but it is funny):



Now we're kinda getting. Alright, same sketch, different presentation, kinda makes sense. Most people still don't know that it's Eddie Izzard, because not many people know who he is. Then she shows us this one:




Then asks us why she showed the vidoes. Her point was pretty much how presentation can affect how it comes across. We talked about how watching the first two videos and knowing nothing about Izzard's stand-up comedy you wouldn't expect this tranny to be the one making the jokes (where's they nerdy comic book loving geek?) So she ended up making a cool point about how presentation means a lot and such. And I also got a good laugh, AND remembered how much I LOVE Eddie Izzard.


Now...to get my hands on a copy of Season 1 of "The Riches." Help anyone??



PS: I hope these vidoes made you laugh.