Seeing as he's one of your own, I'd have thought you'd be clued up enough to know that Izzard isn't gay. I'm even more surprised, because you did think he was gay, that you indulge in some casual homophobia about a fellow Palace fan on a Brighton forum.
I'm not. The fact that I've seen him live half a dozen or so times is testament that I think the bloke is funny. It's just that those sort of TV programmes aren't my cup of tea.
Well, that makes it even more curious then. I can't say I've seen those programmes but I have seen him live 4 or 5 times and a few DVDs and every time he has mentioned his working-class gran but never his dad. Ah well, it's one of life's little mysteries, a bit like whether it's him that...
He does like to mention that his granny comes from a humble background in Bexhill, doesn't he? Next time you see his standup look out for the references. Not so keen to mention his oil executive father or public school background though. No idea why.