A few years ago, Eric Idle told Rolling Stone he was working on his “posthumous memoirs.” He’s since had a change of heart. “The only trouble with posthumous memoirs is you don’t get paid ’til later,” ...

As a member of the comedy troupe Monty Python, Eric Idle’s name has been synonymous with British comedy for nearly five decades. It’s a history he’s relived in interviews but never in an official ...

John Cleese and Eric Idle head to the late-night couch to sing a very important song. After their successful, influential TV show “Monty Python‘s Flying Circus,” five feature films and a series of ...

ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE: A Sortabiography. By Eric Idle. Crown Archetype. 289 pages. $27. What exactly is a “sortabiography”? Eric Idle explains in his introduction — or his apology, as ...