Eric Idle

Eric Idle 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 and the films Holy Grail, Life of Brian, and The Meaning of Life with Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Known for his elaborate wordplay and musical numbers, Idle composed and performed many of the songs featured in Python projects, including "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life". After Flying Circus ended, Idle created another sketch show Rutland Weekend Television, and hosted Saturday Night Live four times. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Idle) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)