"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" was released nearly 50 years ago. Eric Idle wrote the screenplay for the 1975 hit with John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The heyday of Monty Python’s comedy may be over, but we’re living through a golden age of Monty Python members sniping at each ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Monty Python” alum Eric Idle addressed an apparent fan misconception on Friday: that he and the rest of the legendary British ...

As "Spamalot" returns to the Hollywood Pantages, Eric Idle says of absurdist comedy, "these are the sort of times when we ...

When it comes to the evolution of the comedy landscape over the past half century, few comedians can boast as much influence as the members of Monty Python. From the debut of their iconic television ...

Monty Python’s Eric Idle is still "Always Looking on the Bright Side of Life." He’s out with a "sortabiography" and joins us. "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography," by Eric Idle. ...

At the beginning of What About Dick?, a stage performance released this week as a digital download, writer/performer Eric Idle announces that the audience will be witnessing "Aural Cinema." The story ...

Eric Idle has every reason to gab. He's not only the creator (with John Du Prez) of the Tony-winning musical Spamalot, he's also the main attraction in the opener of Monty Python's Personal Best ...

Editor's Note: This segment was rebroadcast on October 1, 2019, after "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography" was released in paperback. That audio is available here. Monty Python ...

When you have a tour guide as engaging as Eric Idle, you’ll gladly go wherever he takes you. The writer and comedian best known as a member of the British sketch troupe Monty Python has curated an ...

Monty Python's Eric Idle created a stage show based on Life of Brian called Not The Messiah (He's A Very Naughty Boy). Idle calls this production an "oratorio," or a musical without the sets and ...