always look on the bright side of life by eric idle

Readers looking for firsthand insights into the inner workings of that landmark show will be disappointed. The show - a mix of absurdity, whimsy and high-brow humor- had evolved from British comedy before it, but it was a revelation when it crossed to the United States. “We didn’t know what we were doing and insisted on doing it,” Idle writes. Idle, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam toyed with names like “Toad Elevating Moment” and “Whither Canada?” before settling on “Monty Python’s Flying Circus.” In 1969, the BBC rounded up some other bright young performers for a sketch show so undefined it didn’t even have a name. He made it into Cambridge University and - more significantly - into its performing Footlights club, which was a springboard to British stage and TV shows. The boy was eventually packed off by his overwhelmed mother to an orphanage, or “Ophny” as residents called it. His father survived World War II in the Royal Air Force only to die in a traffic accident as he was coming home for Christmas in 1945. Idle is one of those funny people who had a miserable childhood. If this isn’t exactly what went down, it’s certainly how it should have happened.There are a few laughs in this book, billed as a “sortabiography,” but it mostly reads like a casual memoir of someone who still can’t quite believe his good fortune. ‘On the advice of my lawyer I am leaving out the shameful bits, and on the advice of my wife the filthy bits, but as usual in my career, I will leave you wanting less. Full of behind-the-scenes stories featuring everyone from Princess Leia to Queen Elizabeth, Eric Idle reflects on the meaning of his own life, taking us on a remarkable journey from his childhood in an austere boarding school through his successful career in comedy, television, theatre, and film. Now, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of The Pythons, Eric Idle is marking the occasion with an official signed limited edition of his hilarious memoir, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.

We know him best for his unforgettable roles on Monty Pythonfrom the Flying Circus to The Meaning of Life.

, two sheets of song lyrics, numbered and hand-signed by Eric Idle – a first draft of the ‘Galaxy Song’, that originally appeared in the 1983 film Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life and a hand-signed and numbered page of lyrics and chords for ‘The Meaning of Life’ theme song. Binding: Presented in a cloth-bound slipcase, each book is bound by hand in Italian leather with gold blocking and gilt page edging.Įxtras: Facsimiles of items from the Eric Idle’s archives, including: A certificate bestowing ‘The Order of The Rutland Goat’, a compliments slip from Rutland Weekend Television

Always look on the bright side of life by eric idle