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A review by scottjp
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography by Eric Idle
2.0
Sayyyy nooo more!
For a man who was in a group of the cleverest and funniest comedians ever, this sorta memoir is just vulgar and unfunny most of the time. This was surprising and disappointing, as some of Eric's starring Python bits, like "Michael Ellis" (an entire episode) and "Lemming of the BDA," are among my favorites. Perhaps other members wrote those. There is a lot of name dropping and going on and on about the title song and how much people love it everywhere (I'd be okay if I never heard it again after this.) Nothing really in-depth about his life or person. He finishes up with predictable digs at Donald Trump, and Russian collusion conspiracy nonsense. I guess this shows that being exceedingly clever doesn't mean you are particularly smart. This book actually made me dislike Eric and I wish I hadn't read it.
For a man who was in a group of the cleverest and funniest comedians ever, this sorta memoir is just vulgar and unfunny most of the time. This was surprising and disappointing, as some of Eric's starring Python bits, like "Michael Ellis" (an entire episode) and "Lemming of the BDA," are among my favorites. Perhaps other members wrote those. There is a lot of name dropping and going on and on about the title song and how much people love it everywhere (I'd be okay if I never heard it again after this.) Nothing really in-depth about his life or person. He finishes up with predictable digs at Donald Trump, and Russian collusion conspiracy nonsense. I guess this shows that being exceedingly clever doesn't mean you are particularly smart. This book actually made me dislike Eric and I wish I hadn't read it.