“Life's a piece of shit, when you look at it, life's a laugh and deat's a joke, it's true: You'll se it's all a … It’s simply a chatty, refreshing exchange of conversation (he in print, I in mental responses) of his reminiscences over the years. She never looks up. Little is said about the Python TV show other than that he was in it, and not much about any other parts of the Python films etc, other than that he was almost singlehandedly responsible for their success. Very funny and touching -- Matt Lucas If I could go back in time and observe any comedian's journey, I think it would be a terrible waste of time travel. In Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, named for the song he wrote for Life of Brian and which has since become the number one song played at funerals in the UK, he shares the highlights of his life and career with the kind of offbeat humor that has delighted audiences for five decades. So that’s my background in show business: circuses, clowns, comedians, and nude ladies. Especially funerals. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography, Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. Eric Idle has always been the least favourite of the Monty Python team and this book kind of reinforces my opinion of him. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. It’s the final scene in Monty Python’s Life of Brian and the song I wrote echoes across the desert to the distant hills. Roger, who I held in high regard, has gone to the top of my list of top chaps. If you really feel the need to read this get it in a charity shop then at least some good comes out of it. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. I enjoyed the book and took it for what it is ... sitting down with someone and listening as he tells of his “I remember” moments at a time when the world was a slightly different place and we were all a whole lot younger. This item: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography by Eric Idle Hardcover $22.35 Only 1 left in stock - order soon. Tediously repeats tales of 'Bowie took us on his yacht' 'Mick Jagger came on holiday with us" etc etc. Add in plums about the Pythons, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Steve Martin, Robin Williams and show business in general and you have one fine read. In fact other than the brief opening telling of his child hood everything has probably been told in the press in more detail frankly. Add in plums about the Pythons, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Steve Martin, Robin Williams and show business in general and you have one fine read. The one fact that shines through is Eric feels he was never paid enough and will not turn the chance of easy cash if put before him. Don't grumble, give a whistle. The song was supposed to be ironic, but it ended up being iconic. There was a problem loading your book clubs. His outstanding linguistic ability have earned him the name "Master of the One-Liner". Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography, Michael Palin Diaries, 1969-1979: The Python Years, The Pythons: Autobiography by the Pythons. It's not bad, but then again it's not great, either. Celebrating 50 years of Monty Python, in this limited edition of only 500 copies each numbered book is signed by Eric Idle. First up from the user name I have chosen (and I have used it for years and years) you will see I am something of a Python fan. In Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, named for the song he wrote for Life of Brian and which has since become the number one song played at funerals in the UK, he shares the highlights of his life and career with the kind of offbeat humor that has delighted audiences for five decades. My dad got a lift in the back of a lorry load of steel. The closest he got is one of my earliest memories: a shot-up U.S. Wellington bomber, limping home from Germany, crashing in flames in the field beside my nursery school. There was a war on. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. He even tells about when he goes skulking off to live in California just because one of his films got a panning by the critics in the mid 90s, but what would you expect from someone who wrote The Rutles (which I love, by the way) and yet still won't pay royalties to Neil Innes for writing the songs or even acknowledge that he wrote them at all. I was deeply offended. Less a biography than a name dropping competition. I loved it and I'll bet you will too. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. His recounting of Leslie Nielsen's elevator antics alone is worth the price of the book. We rarely pass up watching Life of Brian when it’s on TV. We couldn’t a afford a second name. I’m thirty feet up on a cross in Tunisia singing “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.” Beneath me in a troglodyte courtyard, dug out another forty feet below ground level, an Arab woman sweeps her front yard. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. The name dropping gets boring. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Anyway, as a child it was exciting to be taken backstage at Belle Vue Circus to meet the terrifying clowns, who were very respectful to Pop as a Bertrand and extremely friendly to me. "Keith and Mick flew us down to their giant cabana in Tahiti where Elton John played scrabble with Princess Margaret and Michael Caine and I took turns making fun of the way George Harrison's swimtrunks kept sliding down as he attempted to body surf with the Steve Martin while Robin William's was giving wedgies to Andy Warhol". At the time of my birth, Hitler was trying to kill me, but fortunately he missed. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life Lyrics: This is a total bloody disaster. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Should be called 'Look at all the Famous people I Knew', Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2020. Sorta good and informative but I felt it was lacking, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2018. Above, the Latin words of the RAF motto: Per Ardua ad Astra. Unable to add item to List. While the book starts ok, the way most do, early life, etc. "Keith and Mick flew us down to their giant cabana in Tahiti where Elton John played scrabble with Princess Margaret and Michael Caine and I took turns making fun of the way George Harrison's swimtrunks kept sliding down as he attempted to body surf with the Steve Martin while Robin William's was giving wedgies to Andy Warhol". Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It struck a chord somehow and now people sing it everywhere. Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2019, A long and wandering story of his boring life. Author IDLE, Eric. Less a biography than a name dropping competition. . In the 1997 James Broooks movie As Good as It Gets, Jack Nicholson sang, ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’ to a dog. Please try your request again later. Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2018. We rarely pass up watching Life of Brian when it’s on TV. Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2018. Then again, as a money making exercise it probably proved successful. I have promised not to haunt the service. I was almost three. I knew that going in. He even tells about when he goes skulking off to live in California just because one of his films got a panning by the critics in the mid 90s, but what would you expect from someone who wrote The Rutles (which I love, by the way) and yet still won't pay royalties to Neil Innes for writing the songs or even acknowledge that he wrote them at all. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. I feel here he was offered a nice big advance and did the absolute minimum he could get away with to earn it. Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 1st edition (October 2, 2018). I was deeply offended. Eric Idle doing anything is funny, so it should come as no surprise that his sortabiography is damn funny too. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Please try again. provides none of the insight into the development of Python that you find, for example, in Michael Palin's diaries. The most memorable thing about the variety shows were the tableaux vivants, where a stage full of beautiful girls stood or sat still, stark naked. Eric Idle performs during the Closing Ceremony of the London Olympic Games on August 12th, 2012. Please try again. “Thanks for ruining our film, Eric,” he said to me. Her husband, a dentist who I called Pop, took me to the Belle Vue Circus in Manchester where, amazingly, it turned out we were circus royalty. John Cleese has the u. e rest of the Pythons seem fairly cheery. To any put-down reviewers of this book, I respond: what did you expect? I have always been a huge fan of Monty Python and Eric Idle and was so looking forward to this “sortabiography.” I think all the Pythons’ were comic geniuses and my friends and family still often bring up certain sketches. At the same time as this I purchased Roger Daltrey's book. I have always known this last little giggle at my expense lies somewhere in the future. To any put-down reviewers of this book, I respond: what did you expect? I didn’t appreciate the anti-Semitic humor in your book. Upon reading it you get the impression of someone who just loves name dropping all the other celebrities he has worked with and whom love the Pythons. Then again, as a money making exercise it probably proved successful. The orchestra played and someone recited a daft little poem while the girls just sat there. Isn’t that slightly too much coincidence? Just outside Darlington a car swerved to avoid oncoming traffic, the truck veered off the road, the load of steel shifted and crushed him. I have promised not to haunt the service. He's never happy unless he's swanning around with Hollywood 'A' listers and famous rock stars and you can't help but get the impression that he has absolutely no time for the people that made him rich and famous: i.e. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! For a man of his inherent wit, it does not come through when reading the book. If you're Christmas shopping then Eric Idle's Always Look on the Bright Side of Life is the perfect present. Having read a few biographies I sorta liked it but would have appreciated more information of Eric's life rather than what he wrote script wise or song wise. Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2018. He’d been in the RAF since 1941 in the most dangerous seat of a Wellington bomber, that of the rear gunner/wireless operator, from which he emerged unscathed, and yet seven months after the war in Europe was over, he was killed in a road accident hitching home for Christmas. Very disappointed. Not particularly interesting and every page seemed to be filled with the names of the 'important' people he'd met or partied with. Wars are like that. https://ericidle.com/always-look-on-the-bright-side-of-life-a-sortabiography For a man of his inherent wit, it does not come through when reading the book. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. It certainly is not on a par with Melville’s “Moby Dick” and it never claimed to be. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2019. I found the words Spam Exit in my dad’s tidy handwriting. Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations, Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Or a young man entering show business. I got about half-way through the book couldn't even be bothered to finish it. Surely the scariest words you can ever hear. All over England, servicemen were waiting to be demobbed, and as the trains were full for the holidays they were told to thumb for rides, since everyone stopped for the boys in uniform. I've read the biographies of two other Pythons, Cleese and Palin (well I've read all of Michael Palin's diaries, not sure if biography is the right word) and come away at least feeling like I understood something of the person in them, but all I've gotten from this is that he's still very proud of "Always look on the bright side", which is mentioned possibly 500 times, and that he spends a LOT of time traveling all over the world with very famous people who he is deeply close personal friends with. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, $14.64 Shipping & Import Fees Deposit to Germany. Please try again. provides none of the insight into the development of Python that you find, for example, in Michael Palin's diaries. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2018. Using a word like “yidlock” or cracking jokes outside a concentration camp in Germany isn’t funny. Eric Idle has always been the least favourite of the Monty Python team and this book kind of reinforces my opinion of him. In Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, named for the song he wrote for Life of Brian (the film he originally gave the irreverent title Jesus Christ: Lust for Glory) and that has since become the number-one song played at funerals in the UK, he shares the highlights of his life and career with the kind of offbeat humor that has delighted audiences for five decades. Upon reading it you get the impression of someone who just loves name dropping all the other celebrities he has worked with and whom love the Pythons. These promotions will be applied to this item: Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. I only hope there’s a good turnout. So obviously I was going to buy this wonderful tome by his immortal excellence Mr Eric Idle. After I was born my father was rarely home. And this'll help things turn out for the best. . Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2018. About Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" is a comedy song written by Monty Python member Eric Idle that was first featured in the 1979 film Monty Python's Life of Brian and has gone on to become a common singalong at … Your reminiscences have joined my copy of Cleese's excellent tome, "So, Anyway..." I have amended my funeral plans to state that "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" MUST be played/sung at my going-away party. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. I was joking, but now I’m not so sure. . They can really make you mad. It certainly is not on a par with Melville’s “Moby Dick” and it never claimed to be. First up from the user name I have chosen (and I have used it for years and years) you will see I am something of a Python fan. “Thanks for ruining my song, Jack,” I said back. “Once you’re in the circus you’re all in the circus, and of course it turns out that they are real people … Always look … Please try again. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? There’s something a little chilling about turning up for work and finding a cross with your name on it. Using a word like “yidlock” or cracking jokes outside a concentration camp in Germany isn’t funny. The Air Force maps they used had code words on them. I like Eric Idle but found this book very poor. Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2018. In most cases, items shipped from Amazon.com may be returned for a full refund. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography 3.87 avg rating — 6,349 ratings — published 2018 — 21 editions Want to Read saving… By an odd coincidence, I was born on my birthday. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Celebrity & Popular Culture Humor (Books). Something went wrong. Unable to add item to List. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Little is said about the Python TV show other than that he was in it, and not much about any other parts of the Python films etc, other than that he was almost singlehandedly responsible for their success. As of this writing, it’s the number one song requested at British funerals. My father’s grave is in an RAF cemetery. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2019. Mostly about him having sex with random people. I was born plain Eric Idle. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2018. A Poor book. Eric Idle is a comedian, actor, author and singer-songwriter who found immediate fame on television with the sketch-comedy show Monty Python's Flying Circus.Following its success, the Pythons began making films that include Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) and The Meaning of Life (1983).Eric also wrote the award-winning musical Spamalot. Roger, who I held in high regard, has gone to the top of my list of top chaps. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I've read the biographies of two other Pythons, Cleese and Palin (well I've read all of Michael Palin's diaries, not sure if biography is the right word) and come away at least feeling like I understood something of the person in them, but all I've gotten from this is that he's still very proud of "Always look on the bright side", which is mentioned possibly 500 times, and that he spends a LOT of time traveling all over the world with very famous people who he is deeply close personal friends with. In those days, it was illegal to move around on stage naked. Please try again. “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” begins with Idle introducing us to his easygoing British childhood and education at Cambridge, before he … It’s October 1978 and I’m being crucified. So here I am, up on a cross in Tunisia singing it for the first time to Graham Chapman. Should be called 'Look at all the Famous people I Knew', Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2020. I knew that going in. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. The Greedy Bastard Diary: Around the States in 80 Days, Monty Python Speaks, Revised and Updated Edition: The Complete Oral History, Tall Tales and Wee Stories: The Best of Billy Connolly, Made In Scotland: My Grand Adventures in a Wee Country, "A hilarious, charming, book by this incredible, i̶n̶s̶u̶f̶f̶e̶r̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ genius.”, Eric Idle In the same place as my mother, Harton Hospital, South Shields, County Durham, though luckily not at the same time. They’re brave buggers. Sold by PearlAngel and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. Idle becomes a celebrity, almost every paragraph is primarily a list of all the famous people he knows wand where they go on vacation. Please try your request again later. Other things just make you swear and curse. In my novel The Road to Mars I postulated that this was evidence of a comedy gene. Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2018. The only time George left him disappointed was when he would not meet David (Bowie) even though he was Eric's new best chum. Once Mr. FEW LEFT Presented in a cloth-bound slipcase, each book is bound by hand in Italian leather with gold blocking and gilt page edging. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. It's not bad, but then again it's not great, either. My mother disappeared for a while into depression, and I was brought up by my Gran in Swinton, Lancashire. What a let down. Including football matches, and funerals. Book condition New As New Jacket condition Fine Quantity available 1 Edition First U.S. edition / First printing. I like Eric Idle but found this book very poor. If one of the best ways to appreciate life is to have an unhappy childhood, I was very fortunate. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2018. We get to find out his best mate was George from the Beatles. Eric Idle Wrote “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” in About an Hour Idle on Monty Python’s greatest song, not making fun of Jesus, and playing “Bright Side”at your funeral as … I got about half-way through the book couldn't even be bothered to finish it. Idle becomes a celebrity, almost every paragraph is primarily a list of all the famous people he knows wand where they go on vacation. There was a problem loading your book clubs. “Nothing to worry about,” said the nurses, as they hustled us inside. --This text refers to an alternate. Always a Look on the Bright Side of Life is Eric Idle's sort of autobiography. Perhaps everyone should be crucified for a few days, because it does give you a good perspective on life. I wonder if that’s why I wrote the song “Fuck Christmas”? No, it isn’t a serious book, i.e., the solution to global warming or how to eliminate robocalls. Oh sure, they weren’t using nails, and we had bicycle seats to perch on, but it makes you think, hanging up there for three days in your underpants, gazing out at the desert. No, it isn’t a serious book, i.e., the solution to global warming or how to eliminate robocalls. His recounting of Leslie Nielsen's elevator antics alone is worth the price of the book. I feel here he was offered a nice big advance and did the absolute minimum he could get away with to earn it. The only time George left him disappointed was when he would not meet David (Bowie) even though he was Eric's new best chum. The name dropping gets boring. Artist: Eric Idle; Featuring artist: Monty Python; Also performed by: Art Garfunkel, Monty Python, Percival Schuttenbach; Song: Always look on the bright side of life 15 translations 3 translations of covers Monty Python was only a small part of the book. It was called “A Scene from Winter” and fake snow fell while they posed with nothing on but discreetly placed drapery. Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2018. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. But people began to sing it in real wars and in real danger. Eric Idle is the composer of most Monty Python songs (along with Neil Innes) such as the Python anthem "Always Look on the Bright Side Of Life" (which is also played after Iron Maiden's shows). When I did a little research into him recently I found out that, incredibly, he had begun life as a comedian. How the hell did I get here? You can see how Christmas was never much fun in our household. When you're chewing on life's gristle. Does this book contain quality or formatting issues? Especially if you are singing a song that references your own passing: Just remember that the last laugh is on you . I mean, you can’t have much less of a future to be bright about than while being crucified. What a difference, a real deatiled no holds barred tale of the Who. Your reminiscences have joined my copy of Cleese's excellent tome, "So, Anyway..." I have amended my funeral plans to state that "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" MUST be played/sung at my going-away party. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. I’ve always liked Americans. If you really feel the need to read this get it in a charity shop then at least some good comes out of it. Sorta good and informative but I felt it was lacking, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2018. Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2018. ere are twenty-three of us on crosses and only three ladders, so between takes if you need a pee there is a desperate wait. 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