Idle By Name, But Not By Nature

This week and next finds us rounding the home stretch as we put the finishing touches on 30 Years of British Television. I’m continuing to write new introductions to each of these 12 interviews. Today, I’ve been wrestling with putting the lengthy career of Monty Python alumnus Eric Idle into some kind of context. True, reams have been written about that comedy juggernaut, but condensing the accomplishments of a single member to fit snuggly in a page or two is anything but easy. The man does not stop!