Book review: Eric Idle on Monty Python, the brighter side A founding member of the 'Flying Circus' dishes on his long, funny life.

And a lot of pages are devoted to recounting his high-profile performances of “Bright Side.” It gets repetitious. But Idle can be insightful.

Per Idle’s memoir, also namedAlways Look on the Bright Side of Life, a week before theBrianshoot, he ran into Moon at a screening ofThe Buddy Holly Story that had been organized by Paul McCartney.

While scrolling through prospective matches on the dating app Hinge, a woman came across the profile of a man who posted a video that showed him getting slapped by a monkey.

An escaped spider monkey in a pink tutu was rescued on the side of a Missouri highway after running up to a sheriff’s deputy and tugging on his pant leg in search of help.

“Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography” (Crown Archetype), by Eric Idle Eric Idle has been funny for a very long time. He gained fame almost 50 years ago playing pompous TV ...

"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography" (Crown Archetype), by Eric Idle Eric Idle has been funny for a very long time. He gained fame almost 50 years ago playing pompous TV hosts ...

"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography" (Crown Archetype), by Eric Idle Eric Idle has been funny for a very long time. He gained fame almost 50 years ago playing pompous TV ...

And a lot of pages are devoted to recounting his high-profile performances of "Bright Side." It gets repetitious. But Idle can be insightful.