AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Spamalot.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
Spamalot. Music by John Du Prez & Eric Idle; Lyrics by Eric Idle (Decca B0004265)
There are no scared cows in Spamalot. Everyone and everything is fodder for skewering. And so, after an ultra-brief "Tuning" (19 seconds) and a brief "Overture" (53 seconds), the target is "Finland (1:02)." That doesn't last too long either--the song, not the country. Soon, however, we settle down for heroism and respect as Robin (David Hyde Pierce) sings: I'd like to be a knight, but I don't like to fight. You get the point. Eric Idle has written and Mike Nichols has directed, or should I say crafted, a delicious spoof on many things sacred including Broadway love ...
- Eric Idle's musical mined the `Holy Grail' of comedy.
- Newspaper article from: Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA) March 30, 2007 700+ words
Byline: Paul Hodgins LOS ANGELES _ A few years ago, Eric Idle had a blinding flash of inspiration about his next career...he did. Besides director Nichols, he snagged actors David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry and Hank Azaria. "These are actors whom a lot...
- Eric Idle's series doesn't have the ghost of a chance
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Daniel Ruth April 10, 1989 700+ words
Ihave seen Eric Idle. I've seen Eric Idle's work in the new NBC disaster "Nearly Departed." And let me tell you: This Eric Idle is no Eric Idle. Watching the Monty Python veteran as he appears...
- [0] Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 5, 2000 700+ words
WHO: Eric Idle, Clint Black, Ed Begley Jr., Billy Connolly, Wes Craven...Amphitheatre, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608 ERIC IDLE EXPLOITS MONTY PYTHON Eric Idle is getting back together again to take himself back on the...
- Actor David Hyde Pierce Discusses Role as Niles Crane
- Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday May 15, 1994 700+ words
...psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane. DAVID HYDE PIERCE, Actor: [From same segment, as Niles...Returning to live interview] David Hyde Pierce, how did you get the role of Niles...not?' HANSEN: Since then, David Hyde Pierce has been a regular on the NBC- TV sitcom...
- ARTISTdirect Network Proudly Presents ``All Access'' With the Legendary Eric...
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 20, 2000 700+ words
...Member Reveals All On the Eve of the ``Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python'' Tour It's almost...streaming video show of the clearly twisted Eric Idle as he prepares for the release of "Eric Idle Sings Monty Python." Hailed by critics...
- Eric Idle Hits the Road with ``The Greedy Bastard Tour''.
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 24, 2003 700+ words
...Sept. 24, 2003 Monty Python co-creator Eric Idle embarks on a massive North American tour of...Greedy Bastard Tour.") In the Spring of 2000 Eric Idle toured North America with "Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python," a very silly evening...
- Nudge nudge, wink wink: It's Eric Idle.(Entertainment)(The self-proclaimed...
- Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) December 5, 2003 700+ words
...Guard `Hi, Lewis Taylor. This is Eric Idle," the voice on the answering machine...want. "Hi, Lewis Taylor. This is Eric Idle." I wasn't smiling this time though...voice said for a third time. "This is Eric Idle. I have down to call you, 3:45 on...
- And now for something completely silly ... Eric Idle revives - nay, exploits -...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Milano, Brett June 28, 2000 700+ words
...Python will rise again when founding member Eric Idle brings his revue, "Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python," to the Wang Theatre...with him now that I have two children." "Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python" at the Wang Theatre...
