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Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography

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Eric Idle's memoir, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, is a funny, wicked, naughty, eye-popping, and compulsively brilliant celebration of his life and career. It takes us on an unforgettable journey from his childhood in an austere boarding school to his successful career in comedy, television, theatre, and film.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 02 May 2019
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co


From the ingenious comic performer, founding member of Monty Python, and creator of Spamalot, comes an absurdly funny memoir of unparalleled wit and heartfelt candour.

Best known for his unforgettable roles in Monty Python, from the Flying Circus to The Meaning of Life, Eric Idle reflects on the meaning of his own life in this brilliantly entertaining memoir that takes us on an unforgettable journey from his childhood in an austere boarding school through his successful career in comedy, television, theatre, and film.

2019 marks the 50th anniversary of The Pythons, and this laugh-out-loud memoir is the perfect celebration, chock-full of behind-the-scenes stories from a high-flying life that features everyone from Princess Leia to the Queen. With anecdotes sprinkled throughout that involve close friends and luminaries such as Mick Jagger, George Harrison, Steve Martin, Paul Simon, and David Bowie—let alone the Pythons themselves—Eric captures a time of tremendous creative output with equal hilarity and heart.

Named after the song he wrote for Life of Brian that has since become the number-one song played at funerals in the UK, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life reflects on the highlights of his life and career with the off-beat humour that has delighted audiences for decades.

Weight: 280g
Dimension: 129 x 196 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474610292

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