Eddie Izzard runs into street brawl—and sorts it
Published:
8:01 AM July 21, 2009
Updated:
8:14 AM October 14, 2020
COMIC star Eddie Izzard went for a jog and ran straight into a street brawl in London’s East End. The stand-up comedian stepped in to break up the fight outside a pub in Whitechapel
COMIC star Eddie Izzard went for a jog and ran straight into a street brawl in London’s East End.
The 47-year-old TV and stand-up comedian stepped in to break up the fight outside a pub in Whitechapel.
He was running by when he saw a man being kicked in the head by another and decided to stop it, according to a witness.
Police arrived and took away a man wearing baseball-cap. No one was charged.
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Eddie just happened to be passing and wanted to help out, according to his spokesman.
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