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Eric Idle

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Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English actor, comedian, songwriter, musician, screenwriter and playwright. He was a member of the British comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band the Rutles. Idle studied English at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and joined Cambridge University Footlights. He has received a Grammy Award as well as nominations for two Tony Awards. Idle reached stardom in the 1970s when he co-created and acted in the Python sketch comedy series Flying Circus (1969–1974) and the films Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian, (1979) and The Meaning of Life (1983) with Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Known for his elaborate wordpl…

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Monty Python’s Spamalot
Spamalot

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  • In December 2004, Eric Idle and John Du Prez premiered a new comedy musical at Chicago’s Shubert Theatre, with a prominent cast that included David Hyde Pierce, Hank Azaria, Sara Ramirez and, in the lead role of King Arthur, Tim Curry. Directed by Mike Nichols and sub-headed ‘A new musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture Monty…ebooks/Bagnall, Rob/Still the Beast is Feeding_ 40 Years of Rocky Horror - Rob Bagnall & Phil Barden.txt
  • Book: Eric Idle, based on the screenplay Monty Python and The Holy Grail by Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Graham Chapmanebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Member of the celebrated British comedy troupe Monty Python’s Flying Circus Eric Idle’s vision of translating their 1975 film Monty Python and The Holy Grail into a Broadway production was realized in this production.ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palinebooks/Leonard, Hal/Monty Python's Spamalot Songbook_ 2005 Tony Award Winner - Best Musical - Hal Leonard.txt
  • Starring John Goodman, Alan Arkin, Eric Idle, Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Newhart, and Debbie Reynoldsebooks/Reynolds, Debbie/B0089LOHFG EBOK - Debbie Reynolds & Dorian Hannaway.txt
  • Thursday, I had David Hyde Pierce at the Chatterbox . He's hilarious. But after every funny comment, total blank face-ness. He's dryer than whatever Texan town Audra and John Cullum live in. He said he grew up obsessed with Monty Python and it was super weird doing the first reading of Spamalot because he was doing Eric Idle next to Eric…ebooks/Rudetsky, Seth/Seth's Broadway Diary, Volume 1_ Part 1 - Seth Rudetsky.txt

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