'I Have To Go In': Eddie Izzard Is Heading Into Politics.. But Won't Leave Comedy Forever

UK comedian Eddie Izzard has revealed she intends to return to stand-up comedy and making films following an eventual move into politics in the near future. 

The revered actor, who has been a member of the Labour Party for some time and intended to make the move last year, insists it will not mark the end of her hugely-successful career in comedy and film. 

Appearing on a new episode of The Green Room With Neil Griffiths podcast to promote her new film and feature film writing debut, Six Minutes To Midnight, Izzard referenced Academy Award-winner Glenda Jackson who took a 23-year hiatus from acting in 1992, before returning to the entertainment business in 2015.

"That's exactly my plan," Izzard told podcast host Neil Griffiths.

"How long I'll go in for, I don't know. But you can't leave it to the extreme right in politics. 

"Politics being really complicated, it's much less complicated on the extreme right because they can use the tool of lying.

"But I have to go in because I'm a radical but a moderate - I do radical things with a moderate message.

"I have to go in and then I'll come back out and I will continue to make films, do drama and do stand-up."

Izzard added that she is "waiting for a bi-election, or most probably I'll go in at the next general election".

Izzard's comments come after the announcement that her critically-acclaimed 2019 show Wunderbar will hit streaming service DICE, with Australia set to experience it on Saturday 15 May. Click here for more details.

Set 17 days before World War II, Six Minutes To Midnight sees Izzard star alongside acting legend Judi Dench. The film is out in cinemas across Australia now.

Listen to the full The Green Room podcast with Izzard on Spotify, Apple Podcasts (below) or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts.

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