Eric Idle talks with Here & Now's Robin Young about his favorite Monty Python moments, and his new memoir "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life:... Monty Python's Eric Idle Looks Back On The 'Bright ...

21st May 1974: From left to right, John Cleese, Neil Innes, Michael Palin and Eric Idle dressed as Arthurian knights on the set of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'. (Photo by John ...

With their irreverent and often surreal sketches, Monty Python's Flying Circus changed comedy. The troop featured five Brits: Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin and Terry Jones.

Of all the times Eric Idle has performed “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”—perhaps the jauntiest sing-along ever about facing death by crucifixion—the most memorable came during the Closing ...