Nominee Profile: Eddie Izzard

via Sport Relief

This comedian has been very active across the ocean promoting health and fitness. Last year, Eddie Izzard ran a marathon of marathons covering over 1,000 miles in 43 marathons in 52 days for Sport Relief, an organization that promotes sport to raise money for Comic Relief. He later received an award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year event and used the opportunity to urge the rest of the country to join him in trying to live a healthier lifestyle. At the beginning of this year, Eddie performed in South Africa to raise money for various Nelson Mandela charities.

This wraps up our profiles for Do Something Comedian! Vote now if you think Eddie Izzard's back-to-back marathons are enough to beat Stephen Colbert, Kathy Griffin, Ben Stiller, and Ellen Degeneres.