Articles tagged "eric idle"

Film Review

Shrek the Third (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.May.07] :. Nothing looks to be ongoing so much as Shrek, except maybe the other sequel machines huffing and puffing this summer.

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TV DVD Review

Monty Python’s Flying Circus: 16 Ton Megaset Collection

by Bill Gibron

[3.Nov.05] :. In the heavenly hierarchy of humor, Monty Python's Flying Circus is God. Its four-year run on the BBC resulted in 45 stellar examples of superior sketch comedy.

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Monty Python’s Flying Circus - Eric Idle’s Personal Best

by Scott Carlson

[20.Sep.05] :. Monty Python pioneered the stream-of-consciousness comedy style, which meant every show was like a conversation that flowed from a start to an end.

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Do Not Adjust Your Set

by Scott Carlson

[16.Sep.05] :. Do Not Adjust Your Set was part of a trio of prehistoric Python shows.

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Books Review

The Greedy Bastard Diary: A Comic Tour of America by Eric Idle

by Daulton Dickey

[12.Apr.05] :. Idle's humanity, ultimately, saves this book from becoming a run-of-the-mill title that usually clogs the humor section at your local bookstore.

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Film Review

Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)

by Bill Gibron

[29.Apr.04] :. This time around, Life of Brian might be seen for what it is: an icon of irreverent comic brilliance.

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Ella Enchanted (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[8.Apr.04] :. It is an updated fairy tale that, for all its charms, can't quite break out of its old-time constraints.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

by Jesse Hassenger

[21.Oct.03] :. The extras in this two-disc set are ample and appropriately Python-y.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975/2001)

by Susan Glen

The social/political commentaries . . . are still relevant and imaginative, and the inventive physical and verbal humor is still the stuff that bladder accidents are made of.