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Cake or Death? I’ll Have the Chicken

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Last month, when I was celebrating the appearance of my Cleopatra earrings in Sex and the City 2, gorgeous blogger Stacy of taffetadarlings gave me this congratulatory cake from Two Little Red Hens.


The cake was gone within 24 hours, but comedian Eddie Izzard’s “Cake or death?” routine has been stuck in my head ever since. It’s like having a song on mental repeat, but funnier. The sketch is especially highlarious when animated with Legos. Enjoy!

You should also check out the Lego version of Eddie Izzard’s routine about Darth Vader trying to order pasta in the Death Star canteen. My favorite line is about the wet trays: “Did you dry these in a rainforest?”

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  2. I just checked out the cake site and note that the place is in Yorkville. I only just learned that NY had a Yorkville – it’s a major neighbourhood in TO. Now I’ve seen it twice in 2 days!

    Also, do tell what flavour cake and filling and icing you got. Is there buttercream inside? Could there be more buttercream on that cake?! Maybe custard? Is it chocolate.

    I’m hungry.

  7. I’d love to see John Cleese as the Inspector in this sketch, and the rest of the Pythons as those being questioned.

  9. When I saw this post’s title in my blogger feed, I immediately was eager to see the good Eddie Izzardness. YES, I love that man (bustier or not). His stand-up in Lego form is brilliant!

  11. Ha! I love Eddie Izzard & I miss “The Riches” ): Funny to hear that routine again, and see it with Lego’s! Not big on eating cake, but I sure like to look at the pretty ones, as this one was! I still think its fab that you got those stunners in the film, and that I got to feel so special and wear a pair and be part of your big night! (My next purchase, I thinkie!) I wish loads more of opportunities like this (and even better) for you!
    XXX
    Suzanne

  16. Oh, the cake photo came out really good!
    Eddie Izzard is a comic genius. You are a jewlery genius 🙂 You’re going to have more pieces in more films and then we can have more cake… or chicken!

  18. WRT my blog post, showing the red lipstick on the blog would require posting my face, which would in turn sacrifice my anonymity.

    Don’t worry about not getting it, the heat has slowed down my brain processes too 😉 xxxx

  21. I lurve Eddie Izzard and had no clue about this cult of lego animation. I’ll be on youtube for a while.

    Cute cake!

  24. that cake is amazing! my husband is slightly obsessed with eddie izzard and whenever his son is around the “cake or death” video is in constant rotation. haha.

    xxx
    t

  33. I put my status as “Cake or Death” and a bunch of people were like “Cake! Ooh I love cake!” but no one got it was Eddie Izzard. So I was sad.
    BUT then I came here and it was all better 😀 Haha! The skit is stuck in my head too!

  34. I’ve always thought of cake as merely a vehicle for frosting. This one certainly delivers!

    (I’m one of those people who always wants a corner piece with flowers.)