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17 Funniest Lines from Monty Python Star Eric Idle's Commencement Speech

Gillian Frew | Posted 05.21.2013 | College
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Gillian Frew

Now, thanks to his hilarious performance at Whitman College last weekend, the British comedian can add coveted commencement speaker and honorary doctor of fine arts to that list.

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WATCH: 'Monty Python' Star's Second Amendment Joke

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 05.20.2013 | College
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British comedian Eric Idle took a swipe at former President George W. Bush and the Second Amendment as he counseled graduates in his commencement addr...

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Musings, Music, and Monologues

George Heymont | Posted 12.20.2012 | Arts
Read More: Left Coast Theatre Company, Anne Collins, San Francisco Fringe Festival, The Movies of My Mind, Richard Stuart, Welsh National Opera, Jonathan Miller, John Reed, Scott Bakula, Michael Belitsos, English National Opera, What Would Scott B. Do?, Opera Australia, The Mikado, Stephen Sondheim, D?Oyly Carte Opera Company, Michael Ball, W. S. Gilbert, I?Ve Got a Little List, Eric Idle, Mitchell Butel, Gilbert and Sullivan, Aaron Tworek, Arthur Sullivan, Justin Bieber, Video, Arts News
George Heymont

There I was, trying to find a hook that could unite my thoughts about curious solo turns when I came across a headline on The Huffington Post that screamed: "Watch: Justin Bieber Pukes Onstage."

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EXCLUSIVE: And Now For Something Completely Untrue

Posted 10.05.2012 | Comedy
Read More: Terry Jones, Video, Funny Videos, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, A Liars Autobiography, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman Autobiography, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Monty Python, Comedy News

Monty Python's Graham Chapman, most famous for his gleefully blasphemous portrayal of the titular character in "The Life Of Brian," passed away at the...

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Monty Python Takes Over Closing Ceremony

Posted 08.20.2012 | Entertainment
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Monty Python took over the 2012 London Olympics Closing Ceremony. As had been rumored, original Monty Python comedy troupe member Eric Idle led an ...

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Eric Idle's What About Dick Plays Limited Engagement With All-Star Cast!

Jay Weston | Posted 06.27.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Tracey Ullman, Sophie Winkleman, Monty Python, Eddie Izzard, Eric Idle, What About Dick, What About Dick Play, What About Dick Show, Eric Idle What About Dick, What About Dick Russel Brand, Russel Brand, Los Angeles News
Jay Weston

When I heard that one of the original members of Monty Python, Eric Idle, was having a limited run of his new play, What About Dick?, at downtown's Orpheum Theatre, I immediately booked a ticket.

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WATCH: Scorsese Turns Lens On 'Quietest Beatle' In HBO Documentary

Posted 12.04.2011 | Fifty
Read More: Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and Jackie Stewart, Video, Martin Scorsese, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector, Hbo, Terry Gilliam, George Harrison, George Harrison: Living in the Material World, Eric Idle, Paul McCartney, George Martin, Tom Petty, Fifty News

Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese decided to turn the lens on the Beatle's "quietest member" in a documentary called "George Harrison: Li...

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Giving Thanks to Paul, Ringo & the Long and Winding Road

David Wild | Posted 10.05.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Barbara Bach, The Beatles, Linda McCartney, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Eric Idle, Paul McCartney, Rolling Stone, Itunes, Tom Petty, Monty Python, Olivia Harrison, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving 2010, Rutles, What I'm Thankful For, Things to Be Thankful For, Thanksgiving Canada, Entertainment News
David Wild

This Thanksgiving I want to send all my loving to two people -- no, not my kids, or even my wife, though they're pretty fab too -- but rather two men who I think we should all be thankful to still have in our lives.

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HuffPost Exclusive: Court Yard Hounds Video, Plus All I Want Is Toad The Wet Sprocket And Tony Lunn

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Mike Ragogna

The new self-titled album by the Dixie Chick's Emily Robison and Martie Maguire -- otherwise known as Court Yard Hounds -- reflects a new direction for the pair while maintaining a sensitivity to their former brand of music

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Not the Messiah: Monty Python Strikes Again!

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Neil Innes, Shannon Mercer, Monty Python's Life of Brian, Secret Policeman's Ball, Christopher Purves, Carol Cleveland, John Du Prez, Eric Idle, Rosalind Plowright, Michael Palin, Royal Albert Hall, William Ferguson, Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), Monty Python, Entertainment News
Gregory Weinkauf

Not the Messiah is not to be missed. Our sacred fools are back, bearing sumptuous gifts for the discerning comedic and musical connoisseur.

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The Monty Python Crew Takes Over 'Late Night'; Water-Fight, Chair-Stealing, General Tomfoolery Ensues (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Terry Jones, Video, Late Night Shows, Monty Python Water Fight, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Jimmy Fallon, Monty Python, Monty Python Jimmy Fallon, Monty Python Late Night, Jimmy Fallon Monty Python, Comedy News

The Monty Python boys are not easy interview subjects. They talk all at once, mock the audience and tell people they're asking terrible questions. For...

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One of the First American "Python" Fans Recalls Series' Early Days -- in Canada

Bill Mann | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Bill Mann

My all-time favorite series, without hesitation, is Monty Python's Flying Circus, the brilliant BBC show marking its 40th birthday this week with a series on the Independent Film Channel.

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Eric Idle To Take Monty Python To The Internet

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: John Cleese, Monty Python, Eric Idle, Pythononline.com, Entertainment News

IS there life left in the dead parrot sketch? It has been 25 years since Monty Python was a living comedy troupe -- the film "The Meaning of Life," r...

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New Documentary Looks on the Bright Side of Neil Innes

Donald Liebenson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Neil Innes, The Beatles, The Rutles, Eric Idle, Fest for Beatles Fans, The Bonzos, Monty Python, Chicago News
Donald Liebenson

Neil Innes, who has been hailed as a "partially discovered genius," is the first to admit that he is an unlikely subject for a documentary. But Innes, 63, looms large in music and comedy circles for his scant degree of separation from both the Beatles and Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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'Spamalot' Musical Changes Britney Lyric

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Eric Idle, Spamalot, Britney Spears, Posh Spice, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — Britney Spears is out, Posh Spice is in _ as a lyric for the Lady in the Lake in the Broadway musical "Monty Python's Spamalot." Aske...

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Broadway Idol: Clay Aiken To Join "Spamalot"

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Spamalot, Mike Nichols, Clay Aiken, Eric Idle, Entertainment News

From "American Idol" to Eric Idle's "Spamalot." Clay Aiken will join the Broadway cast of "Monty Python's Spamalot" on Jan. 18, playing one of the l...

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