INDEX
A
Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (film), 19.1, photo, 29.1, 30.1
“All Things Dull and Ugly” (song)
“Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” (song):
British royalty and, 18.1, 28.1, photo
foreign translations of, 3.1, 28.1
Mike Nichols tribute and, photo
Monty Python’s Life of Brian and, 12.1, 12.2, photo
released as single record, 14.1, 18.1
American Film Institute, photo
And Now for Something Completely Different (film)
Around the World in Eighty Days (film), photo
Ashley, Lyn (ex-wife), 7.1, photo, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1, 14.1
Aspen Comedy Festival, 23.1, 23.2, 25.1
At Last the 1948 Show (TV show), 6.1, 7.1, 7.2
Aykroyd, Dan, 10.1, 10.2, 11.1, 11.2, 13.1, 16.1
B
Barbados, 11.1, photo 1, 12.1, photo 2
Barclay, Humphrey, 3.1, 3.2, photo, 5.1, 6.1
Beatles, 5.1, 7.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 10.1, 11.1, 18.1, 32.1
see also Harrison, George
Belushi, John, 10.1, 11.1, 13.1, 16.1, 30.1
Bertrand, Henry (great-grandfather), photo
Beyond the Fringe (comedy show), 2.1, 3.1
Bowie, David, 8.1, 11.1, 13.1, 14.1, 20.1, photo 1, photo 2, 25.1, 32.1
Brand New Monty Python Papperbok, The
British Broadcasting Company (BBC):
BBC Radio, 2.1, 5.1, 6.1, 18.1, 19.1
Brooke-Taylor, Tim, 3.1, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2
C
Cambridge Circus revue, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 6.1
Cambridge University:
Footlights Club and, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 31.1
Pembroke Players and, 3.1, 3.2
Caneel Bay, St, Virgin Isles, 10.1, photo, 22.1. John
Cannes Film Festival, 9.1, photo, 13.1, 14.1, 17.1, 19.1, 20.1, 20.2
Chapman, Graham:
beginning of Monty Python and, 6.1, photo, 7.1
Monty Python and the Holy Grail and, 9.1, 25.1
Monty Python’s Life of Brian and, 1.1, 12.1
Python reunions and, 23.1, 23.2
Charles, Prince of Wales, 28.1, photo, 30.1
Cleese, John:
At Last the 1948 Show and, 7.1, 7.2
beginning of Monty Python and, 6.1, photo, 7.1
“Eric the Half a Bee” song and
The Frost Report and, 6.1, 7.1
“Fuck Christmas?” (song) and, 2.1, 25.1
I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again and, 5.1, 7.1
Monty Python and the Holy Grail and
Monty Python’s Flying Circus and
Monty Python’s Life of Brian and, 1.1, 12.1, 12.2
Python reunions and, 23.1, 23.2, 25.1
“Secret Service” sketch of, photo
Cleveland, Carol, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2, 28.1, 29.1
Connolly, Billy, 10.1, photo, 20.1, 25.1, 28.1, 30.1, 30.2
Cook, Peter, 3.1, 5.1, 17.1, 20.1, 30.1
“Crackerbox Palace” music video, photo
Crimson Permanent Assurance, The (short film), 17.1, 17.2
D
deadpan comedy, 3.1, 4.1, 22.1
Do Not Adjust Your Set (TV show), 6.1, photo, 7.1, 23.1
Du Prez, John, 14.1, 17.1, 18.1, 19.1, 23.1, photo, 25.1, 25.2, 28.1
Duvall, Shelley, 11.1, 14.1, 20.1, 23.1, 30.1
E
Elizabeth II, Queen of England, 2.1, 7.1, 18.1
England, 2.1, 9.1, 9.2, 10.1, 11.1, 19.1, 21.1, 32.1
Entire Universe in One Hour as a Musical, The
Eric Idle Sings Monty Python (album)
F
fame, 7.1, 9.1, 10.1, 14.1, 20.1, 21.1, 22.1, 24.1, 30.1
Fataar, Ricky, 11.1, photo 1, 11.3, 12.1, photo 2
Feldman, Marty, 6.1, 7.1, 15.1, 17.1
Festival Special (TV show), photo
film investors, 8.1, 9.1, 12.1
Fisher, Carrie, 10.1, 13.1, 14.1, 15.1, 22.1, 30.1
Footlights Club, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 31.1
France, 3.1, 9.1, 13.1, 14.1, 30.1, 30.2
Friar Park, 9.1, photo, 10.1, 11.1, 24.1
Frost Report, The (TV show), 6.1, 7.1, 7.2
“Fuck Christmas?” (song), 2.1, 25.1
G
“Galaxy Song” (song), 17.1, photo, 22.1, 29.1
Garden, Graeme, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 5.2
Garfunkel, Art, 14.1, 23.1, 28.1
Gilliam, Terry:
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and, 19.1, 30.1
beginning of Monty Python and, photo, 7.1, 7.2
The Meaning of Life and, 17.1, 17.2
Monty Python and the Holy Grail and, 9.1, 9.2
Monty Python Farewell Tour and
Monty Python’s Flying Circus and
Monty Python’s Life of Brian and, 12.1, 12.2
Goldstone, John, 9.1, 12.1, photo, 12.3, 17.1
Graham Norton Show, The (TV show)
Guinness, Sabrina, photo
H
Hall, Jerry, 12.1, photo, 13.1, 20.1
Handmade Films, 12.1, 15.1, 19.1, 19.2
Harrison, George:
Caneel Bay, St, Virgin Isles, 10.1, photo, 22.1. John
celebrity friends of, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3
Friar Park and, 9.1, photo, 10.1, 11.1, 12.1, 24.1
I, Me, Mine book and, 11.1, 24.1
meeting Eric Idle and, 2.1, 9.1, photo
with Monty Python at City Center, photo
Monty Python’s Life of Brian and, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
The Rutles (mockumentary) and, 11.1, 11.2
see also Beatles
Harrison, Olivia (“Liv”), 9.1, photo, 11.1, 13.1, 14.1, 22.1, 24.1, 24.2
Hoberman, Tom, 25.1, 25.2, 28.1
Hollywood, Calif, 21.1, 22.1, 22.2.
Hollywood Bowl, 8.1, 15.1, photo, 17.1, 23.1, 24.1, 28.1, 29.1, 29.2
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! (film)
humor:
irony and, 1.1, 2.1, 18.1, 19.1, 25.1, 32.1
types of; see also satire; visual gags">
I
I, Me, Mine (Harrison), 11.1, 24.1
Idle, Carey (son):
birth and childhood of, 9.1, 10.1, 11.1, 12.1, 22.1
Idle, Eric:
1st television appearance of, photo
acting and, 5.1, photo 1, 5.3, 19.1, photo 2, photo 3, photo 4, photo 5
as anti-authoritarian and pacifist
beginning of Monty Python and, photo
birth and childhood of, 2.1, photo 1, photo 2, 19.1, 32.1
books written by, 2.1, 19.1, 30.1
at Cambridge University, 3.1, 4.1, photo, 5.1, 32.1
at Cannes Film Festival, 9.1, photo, 13.1
Christmas in Barbados and, 11.1, photo 1, 12.1, photo 2
Daily Telegraph fake obituary of
fatherhood and, 22.1 photo; see also Idle, Carey (son); #Idle, Lily (daughter)
film script writing of, 8.1, 11.1, 12.1, photo 1, photo 2; see also Monty Python and the Holy Grail; Monty Python's Life of Brian
first marriage of, 7.1, photo, 9.1, 10.1
George Harrison meeting and, photo
guitar playing and, 5.1, 12.1, 22.1
hitchhiking through Germany and
as host of Saturday Night Live, 10.1, 10.2, 11.1, 13.1
as legendary Python, 32.1, photo, 32.3
milestone birthdays of, 20.1, 32.1
“Nudge Nudge” sketch and, 8.1, photo, 13.1
at Royal Orphanage (“the Ophny”)
sabbatical in France and, photo
second marriage of. See Idle, Tania Kosevich (wife)
shrubbery with plaque and, photo
song writing of, 2.1, 8.1, 9.1, photo 1, 14.1, 25.1, photo 2; see also “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” (song)
as survivor of Sixties, 32.1, 32.2
TV show writing of, 6.1, 7.1; see also Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV show)
Idle, Lily (daughter):
at London Olympic Games, 28.1, 28.2
Idle, Tania Kosevich (wife):
Around the World in Eighty Days and
with Eric in Mexico and, photo
as Eric’s bride, 16.1, photo 1, photo 2, photo 3
George Harrison’s death and, 24.1, 24.2
at London Olympic Games, 28.1, 28.2
loyalty to Eric and, 14.1, photo, 20.1
meeting Eric in NYC and, 11.1, 11.2
move to California and, 21.1, 22.1, 22.2
raising Lily and, 20.1, 20.2, 24.1
sense of humor of, 14.1, 16.1, 22.1
I’ll Never Forget What’s’isname (film)
I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (radio show), 5.1, 7.1, 7.2
Innes, Neil, 8.1, 9.1, 9.2, 10.1, 11.1, 28.1
Italy, 20.1, 22.1, 30.1, photo 1, photo 2
Izzard, Eddie, photo 1, 22.1, 23.1, photo 2, 25.1, 25.2, 27.1, 28.1, 30.1
J
Jagger, Mick:
at Eric and Tania’s wedding, photo
Jerry Hall and, 12.1, photo, 20.1
as Monty Python fan, 8.1, 13.1
Rolling Stones and, 10.1, 29.1
John Cleese and Eric Idle, photo
Jones, Duncan (godson), 20.1, 20.2
Jones, Terry:
beginning of Monty Python and, photo, 7.1, 7.2
Do Not Adjust Your Set and, 6.1, photo, 7.1
Monty Python and the Holy Grail and, 9.1, 9.2
Monty Python Farewell Tour and
Monty Python’s Life of Brian and
“Nudge Nudge” sketch and, photo
Python reunions and, 23.1, 25.1
Wind in the Willows (film) and, photo
K
Kennedy, John F, 3.1, 5.1. (JFK)
Kosevich family (in-laws), 16.1, photo 1, 25.1, photo 2
L
Leary, Timothy, 14.1, 15.1, 23.1
Lennon, John, 9.1, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.1, 14.1, 18.1
London, 5.1, 8.1, 10.1, 11.1, 17.1, 19.1, 20.1, 22.1, 24.1
see also Monty Python Farewell Tour; Olympic Games
Los Angeles, Calif, 9.1, 11.1, 21.1, 22.1, 22.2, 22.3, 23.1, 24.1.
“Lumberjack Song, The” (song), 8.1, 10.1, 24.1
Lynn, Jonathan, 3.1, 14.1, 19.1
M
McCartney, Paul, 9.1, 11.1, 11.2, 12.1, 24.1, 24.2, 32.1
Martin, Steve, 14.1, 15.1, 18.1, 20.1, 21.1, 22.1, 24.1, 28.1, 30.1, 30.2
Meaning of Life, The (film), 14.1, 17.1
Michaels, Lorne, 10.1, 10.2, 11.1, 20.1, 25.1
Midnight Special, The (TV show)
Mikado (musical), 19.1, 19.2, photo, 28.1
Miller, Jonathan, 5.1, 19.1, 28.1
Milligan, Spike, 2.1, 7.1, 10.1
Mitchell, Joni, 9.1, 9.2, 32.1
Monty Python:
fame of, 7.1, 9.1, 10.1, 14.1, 21.1
Handmade Films and, 12.1, 15.1
at Hollywood Bowl, 8.1, 15.1, photo, 23.1
Monty Python stamp and, photo
stream-of-consciousness flow of, 6.1, 7.1
see also Chapman, Graham; Cleese, John; Gilliam, Terry; Idle, Eric; Jones, Terry; Palin, Michael
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (film):
Cannes Film Festival and, photo
rock stars as investors in, 8.1, 9.1
Monty Python Farewell Tour, photo
Monty Python Live at City Center, 10.1, photo, 23.1
Monty Python Live at Drury Lane, 8.1, 9.1
Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief, The (album)
Monty Python’s Complete Waste of Time (CD-ROM game), 23.1, 25.1
Monty Python’s Flying Circus (TV show):
comedy book market and, 7.1, 7.2
“Nudge Nudge” sketch and, photo
season without John Cleese and
title of TV show and, 7.1, 8.1
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (film):
filming in Tunisia of, 1.1, 12.1, 19.1
Harrison’s financing of, 12.1, 24.1
writing script for, 12.1, photo 1, photo 2
see also “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” (song)
see also Spamalot (musical)
N
Nicholaw, Casey, 25.1, 25.2, 27.1
Nichols, Mike:
American Film Institute tribute to, photo
Christmas in Barbados and, photo
Spamalot and, 9.1, 25.1, 25.2, photo, 27.1
Nilsson, Harry, 5.1, 10.1, 12.1, 13.1, 15.1
No—That’s Me Over Here! (TV show)
Not the Messiah comic oratorio
“Nudge Nudge” sketch, 8.1, photo, 13.1
Nuns on the Run (film), 3.1, 19.1, photo
O
O’Brien, Denis, 9.1, 12.1, 15.1, 16.1, 19.1
P
Palin, Michael:
beginning of Monty Python and, photo
Do Not Adjust Your Set and, 6.1, photo, 7.1
Monty Python and the Holy Grail and
Monty Python Farewell Tour and
Monty Python’s Life of Brian and, 12.1, 12.2
Python reunions and, photo, 23.2, 25.1
Parrot Sketch Not Included (film)
Pass the Butler (play), 3.1, 14.1, photo, 21.1
Penn & Teller’s Sin City Spectacular
Phillips, Arlene, 17.1, 29.1, 29.2, 31.1
Pink Floyd, 8.1, 10.1, 10.2, 11.1, 13.1, 32.1
Pirates of Penzance, The (musical), 19.1, 22.1
“Pirate Song, The” (song), photo
Presley, Elvis, 2.1, 13.1, 18.1
Public Broadcasting Stations (PBS), 9.1, 9.2, 31.1
Q
Quite Remarkable Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat, The (children’s audiobook)
R
Road to Mars, The (Idle), 2.1, 19.1, 22.1, 30.1
Rolling Stones, 10.1, 11.1, 13.1, 13.2, 15.1, 24.1, 29.1
Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (TV show), 8.1, 10.1
Royal Air Force (RAF), 2.1, 2.2, 23.1
Royal Orphanage (“the Ophny”), 2.1, 3.1, 13.1, 22.1
Rutland Dirty Weekend Book (Idle)
Rutland Weekend Television (RWT), 9.1, 9.2, photo, 10.1, 21.1, 31.1
Rutles, The (mockumentary), 10.1, photo 1, 10.3, 11.1, photo 2
S
satire, 5.1, 7.1, 9.1, 12.1, 23.1
Saturday Night Live (SNL), 7.1, 10.1, 10.2, 11.1, 13.1, 13.2, 16.1
Sellers, Peter, 2.1, 5.1, 13.1
Shandling, Garry, 11.1, 21.1, 30.1
Simon, Paul, 10.1, photo, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 14.1, 16.1, 25.1, 28.1
Sixties, the, 5.1, 5.2, 13.1, 32.1, 32.2
“Song That Goes Like This, The” (song), 25.1, 25.2
Spamalot (musical):
“Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” (song) in, 25.1, 25.2, 25.3
Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album
Mike Nichols and, 9.1, 25.1, 25.2, photo
Tony Award for Best Musical and
Splitting Heirs (film), 20.1, photo, 21.1
Starr, Ringo, 13.1, 13.2, 24.1
T
Tree, Penelope, 11.1, 12.1, photo
Trump, Donald, 13.1, 31.1, 31.2, 32.1
Tunisia, 1.1, 12.1, 13.1, 19.1
U
V
visual gags, 7.1, 8.1, 10.1, photo, 10.3, 22.1
W
What About Dick? (radio play), 22.1, 29.1, 31.1
White, Michael, 3.1, 8.1, 9.1, 12.1, 14.1
Williams, Robin:
failed marriages of, 30.1, 30.2, 30.3
in Italy, 30.1, photo 1, photo 2
serious side of, 30.1, photo, 32.1
Wind in the Willows (film), photo
Wood, Ronnie, photo, 11.1, 13.1, 13.2
Woodroffe, Patrick, 28.1, 29.1
World War II, 2.1, 2.2, 13.1, 22.1, 32.1
Y
Yellowbeard (film), 17.1, 20.1
Z