Eric Idle
- 81 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, composer and comedian
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If only someone had laughed at Hitler, says the Big Yin. Laughter is so powerful that if just one person had snorted while Adolf was his ranting and raving, the course of history might have changed.
Despite his age and illness, Billy Connolly is still laughing. This show celebrates the comedian by offering us a big messy mix of interviews, clips from his stand-up and chat show appearances, and favourite memories of fans from all over the world, from East Kilbride to Qatar.
We hear from celebrity fans such as Eric Idle, Judi Dench, Andy Murray, Elton John and Peter Kay, but while these jolly messages are nice, the best moments come when it's just Connolly.
He is also interviewed, and he recalls how it was impossible to walk down the street in Glasgow without everyone saying hello ... and his wee girl marvelling at how daddy knew everybody!
Julie McDowall, The National (Scotland), 18th April 2017Preview - Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyer's Cut)
This documentary series was made back in 2009, but it is still one of my favourites, covering just about everything about Monty Python (at the time - this was still before their final shows at the O2 Arena).
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 23rd March 2017The inside stories behind Monty Python
Extracts from Adrian Besley's new book Monty Python's Flying Circus: Hidden Secrets.
Adrian Besley, Daily Mail, 18th February 2017Unprecedentedly odd: The Entire Universe reviewed
As you've probably noticed, TV critics spend a lot of their time trying to identify which other programmes the one they're reviewing most resembles. Sadly, in the case of BBC2's The Entire Universe, this noble quest proved futile.
James Walton, The Spectator, 29th December 2016Review: The Entire Universe
Both the sense of wonder and sense of humour are undimmed here.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th December 2016This is, approximately, Monty Python's Galaxy Song extrapolated into an hour-long special. It's a collaboration between Eric Idle and Brian Cox, hung on the somewhat laboured conceit that Cox thinks he is presenting an academic lecture but has, in fact, been roped into a glitzy musical. It has its moments and, naturally, there's a "hilarious" Uranus pun. Robin Ince, Warwick Davis and Noel Fielding also star.
Andrew Mueller, The Guardian, 26th December 2016Eric Idle on The Entire Universe
The Monty Python man has written the story of our universe, all 100 trillion years of it from start to finish - told in 60 minutes. Who said the licence fee wasn't value for money?
Vincent Graff, Radio Times, 26th December 2016TV review: The Entire Universe
Noel Fielding as a shiny gold Bee Gee singing about gravity? That's just one of the many delights of this truly odd programme which mixes music, comedy and science in a way that has rarely been done before. The Sky At Night this ain't.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th December 2016The Entire Universe review
With Eric Idle, Prof. Brian Cox and guests, The Entire Universe is a rare programme that manages to inform, educate and entertain...
Pete Dillon-Trenchard, Den Of Geek, 26th December 2016Preview: The Entire Universe
The Entire Universe, featuring Noel Fielding - with Eric Idle, Professor Brian Cox, Warwick Davis and Hannah Waddingham - tells the story of the birth of the universe in just one hour. Although social media is already buzzing with anticipation about the show, it airs on TV on 26th December.
Mog, The Velvet Onion, 23rd December 2016