Thursday, November 29, 2007
Always looking for the Python side of theatre
Sydney Morning Hearald: "WHEN a television journalist asked Eric Idle to perform an impromptu rendition of Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life at a press call in Sydney yesterday, he was happy to oblige. 'I don't mind singing it,' he said. 'But turning on a sudden performance is difficult.'"
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I love Monty Python's humor, so I'm glad that Idle trying to revamp is material to keep it going. It may not be new Python material, but it creates something fresh that gives their audience a wide variety to choose from, especially with all the live performances. I love the movies, but their is more exciting and thrilling have it all live, only a few feet away from you. I hope Idle continues to bring his company's comedies to the stage or performance hall because they it'd always be an enjoyable night out with friends.
It seems very clear that out of all the former members of the Python troupe, Idle is really the only one holding onto these roots so tightly. Granted, one of the members is dead (Graham Chapman), but the other four members seem to have moved on. Although John Cleese does make a cameo in Spamalot, he clearly has moved onto other things in his career, as have Michael Palin, Terry Jones, and, in particular, Terry Gilliam, who is making many different films nowadays as a director. Eric Idle, though, can't seem to move past his days with Python.
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