Thursday, November 01, 2018

Always Look On The Bright Side of Life - Eric Idle

Eric Idle is one fifth of the Monty Pythons Flying Circus, a group of comedians that started performing in the 1960s at University and went on to provide the now famous tv series from 1969- 1974.  In his biography we get to learn mainly about his young adult years, writing for other comedians and then his own group.  At the time their style of comedy was original and controversial, but became hugely popular in the UK and through out the world.

After the series finished there came several movies, and it was interesting to read about the development of these, namely Monty Python and the Holy Grail and The Life of Brian.  He certainly has led an interesting life, and with a large group of friends being from the entertainment world, his stories are littered with his friendships with George Harrison, Robin Williams, Billy Connolly as well as many others.  He came across as genuine and likable, and I think like all good biographies I enjoy the ones like this, that aren't too long and boring, and  where like Eric they have a huge love for their family. 4/5

2 comments:

John Bellen said...

Sometimes comedians and comic actors come across as cynical, but we don't always know the real person.

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