To borrow a phrase from Paddy Chayefsky, Eric Idle is mad as hell, and he’s not going to take it anymore. The founding member of Monty Python, 80, has taken to X in recent days to clear the air on a ...
Neil Innes would have liked to see the word ‘rutle’ in the dictionary. “As a verb,” he said, “meaning ‘to copy or emulate someone you admire, especially in music’.” Frank Zappa once posed the question ...
It was 35 years ago today … well, not exactly 35 years, but sometime in 1978 a group called the Rutles created the Beatles satire film, "All You Need is Cash." The mockumentary, which followed the the ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Comedy legend Eric Idle announces dates for his brand new, one-man show, "Always ...
Eric Idle has written the Broadway musical "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." The tentative title for the Python show is "Spamalot." Idle will be touring North America this fall. Early years: Idle was ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. On October 8, Crown will publish The Spamalot Diaries, the inside story of ...
Rutland Weekend Television takes a look at the Pre-fab Four: Dirk McQuickly (Eric Idle), Barry Wom (John Halsey), Stig O'Hara (Ricky Fataar), and Ron Nasty (Neil Innes); better known as the Rutles.
SF Sketchfest is incredibly honored to open its 21st festival with a true living legend of comedy: the inimitable Eric Idle. A founding member of the most iconic comedy troupe of all time, Monty ...
Fans of Monty Python’s Eric Idle were given an unexpected treat in 2000, when he returned to live performance after years of Hollywood film work that by his own admission wasn’t very demanding. “I ...
Monty Python founding member, Eric Idle, comes in to share anecdotes and memories surrounding The Rutles, a parody of the life and songs of The Beatles, at 11:30am. Monty Python founding member, Eric ...
Eric Idle: Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life, Live! A founding member of the most iconic comedy troupe of all time, Monty Python, Eric also penned the wildly popular smash-hit, Tony and Grammy ...