Eric Idle
Eric Idle
Eric Idleis an English comedian, actor, voice actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician, writer and comedic composer. Idle is a member of the English surreal comedy group Monty Python, a member of The Rutles and the author of the Broadway musical Spamalot...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth29 March 1943
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There was often antagonism and chair throwing and stamping of feet, which is kind of a healthy thing to do when you're arguing about what's funny. That healthy tension was something that held the group together.
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I think the nice thing for us has been that every 10 years there's been a complete change in technology. It's like buying your own records again.
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Monty Python only became valuable when it was sold to Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in America. They didn't pay much either, but the series has been shown repeatedly, which led to lucrative tapes, CDs and DVDs.
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No day of my life passes without someone saying the words 'Monty Python' to me. It's not bad.
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John Cleese once told me he'd do anything for money. So I offered him a pound to shut up, and he took it.
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What's brown and sounds like a bell? DUNG!
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Well we were lucky because we started in Canada where everybody has a sense of humour! We flirted a little while with Josh Groban. He was personally interested in it. He said oh I'd love to do something different, and I said well it's pretty different! But in the end the dates didn't work out.
I was thrilled to win a Tony in 2005 for 'Spamalot'.
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I'm drawn to things that aren't particularly popular at the time. I don't know why.
I'm more surprised than anyone that 'Spamalot's done so well. You can never predict what's going to be a hit.
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We've discovered that the less we do, the more money we make.
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I love stage work. The thing about plays is that they're perfectible. With film, you shoot that take and maybe another. During 'Spamalot,' I rewrote Act II three times.