The 58-year-old comedian was a guest on Sky Art’s Show Portrait Artist of the Year – his / her first appearance on television.

Ezard confirmed to a Hollywood reporter in 2017: “I’m mainly transgender. I have boy mode and girl mode. I think I have boy genetic and girl genetic.”

Viewers of the show, which aired on Thursday, called the comedian the “trial blazer” of the LGBTQI + community.

One fan said: “I saw the Portrait Artist of the Year with Eddie Isard … the first public trip when he / she (gender).

Scott Standing wrote: “I respect being a comedian, but I personally know someone who wants to be known by feminine pronouns, it makes no difference to me, but it would be more comfortable to share how I want to speak to others. . What do you dislike? “

Another said: “Just found Eddie Ezard. He / she loves you by all nicknames Eddie, thank you for being a trial blazer.”

“As a comic, I can not say what she means to me,” wrote comedian Shapiro Khorsandi.

Coldy Gordon added: “I love Eddie Izard and hope she gets everything she needs in this life.”

Emerging artists on the show are selected as the best in the competition. Izard sat as a subject on the show.

Appearing, Izard tells the artists: “I think everyone wants to make life an adventure.”

The final repeats on Saturday at 4pm at Sky Arts