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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/27/monty_python_documentary_to_celebrate_40 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:21:27 EST Entertainment News 115847@http://www.starpulse.com/news Just as unexpected as the Spanish Inquisition, IFC will be airing a six-part documentary to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/05/john_cleese_mocks_monty_python_pals Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:24:34 EST Entertainment News 109946@http://www.starpulse.com/news John Cleese has poked fun at his Monty Python pals in a hilarious outburst on TV - and even dead star Graham Chapman didn't escape harsh criticism. Appearing on late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/19/spamalot_to_close_ Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:00:00 EST Entertainment News 101241@http://www.starpulse.com/news Monty Python's Spamalot is to end its successful Broadway run in January.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/03/the_rutles_plan_30th_anniversary_of_all_ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:44:05 EST Entertainment News 79786@http://www.starpulse.com/news Mock rockers The Rutles are reuniting to celebrate the 30th anniversary of cult Beatles spoof movie All You Need is Cash. As well as a digitally-restored screening of the Eric Idle film, it's rumored all four members of the fictional line-up - Idle, Neil Innes, Ricky Fataar and John Halsey - will serve up a few live musical treats to the audience at the gala event in Hollywood.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/12/spamalot_musical_changes_lyric_reference Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:17:27 EST Entertainment News 77772@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - 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.'' Asked why the lyric was changed in the song ''Diva's Lament,'' ''Spamalot'' author Eric Idle said Tuesday in an e-mail:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/16/clay_aiken_to_join_broadway_s_spamalot_i Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:51:41 EST Entertainment News 64011@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - 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 leads, Sir Robin, in the Tony Award-winning musical directed by Mike Nichols.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/24/life_of_brian_voted_best_british_movie_o Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:20:41 EST Entertainment News 52836@http://www.starpulse.com/news Monty Python's Life Of Brian has been named the best British movie of all time in a new poll. The 1979 comedy, which stars John Cleese, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam, beat off competition from The Full Monty and Four Weddings and a Funeral to claim the top spot in the poll for the website of British TV magazine, Radio Times.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/10/monty_python_ballet_in_the_works Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:00:00 EST Entertainment News 50911@http://www.starpulse.com/news Monty Python star Eric Idle is planning to write a ballet based on the hit comedy series. Following the success of Spamalot on the Broadway and West End stages, the writer-comedian - and his co-composer John du Prez - wants to turn Python's surreal sketches into a dance extravaganza.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/03/eric_idle_classical_music_saved_my_life Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:17:53 EST Entertainment News 49927@http://www.starpulse.com/news Former Monty Python star Eric Idle has credited classical music with getting him through childhood. The British funnyman was enrolled into the Royal Wolverhampton School when he was just seven years old, after his father died in a road accident. Idle struggled to survive the bullying environment of the establishment, and fears he would have dropped out prematurely without music to distract him.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/21/monty_python_star_accuses_shrek_the_thir Mon, 21 May 2007 09:57:08 EST Entertainment News 43431@http://www.starpulse.com/news Eric Idle has accused Shrek The Third moviemakers of theft after they lifted a joke from his 1975 hit Monty Python And The Holy Grail. The 64-year-old, who voices the character of Merlin in the animated ogre sequel, is furious he wasn't told that a scene in which Prince Charming is shown riding a hobby horse while a minion bangs two coconut halves together for sound effect, was to be used. The clip is copied directly from the Python film.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/24/grey_s_anatomy_star_plans_album_with_spa Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:45:27 EST Entertainment News 39281@http://www.starpulse.com/news Grey's Anatomy star Sara Ramirez has formed an odd alliance with Monty Python star Eric Idle and his Spamalot co-creator as she embarks on a pop career. Idle and John Du Prez are penning tracks for the actress' first album.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/12/eric_idle_s_spamalot_musical_cut_short_i Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:18:03 EST Entertainment News 37906@http://www.starpulse.com/news Monty Python star Eric Idle was forced to shorten his Las Vegas musical Spamalot by 20 minutes, after realizing potential theatregoers might be put off by the show's length. Idle knew the show, which is currently showing at the Grail Theater, had to contend with the city's numerous casinos, so cut the show in case people opted to gamble instead.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/11/notable_quotables_76 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:00:00 EST Entertainment News 37758@http://www.starpulse.com/news "With our low ticket prices I figured out that you will actually save money if you spend 90 minutes in Spamalot. And if you sleep during the show you can save on a room." Spamalot creator Eric Idle offers money-saving tips to gamblers in Las Vegas, where his comedy musical has just opened.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/11/spamalot_cast_to_break_coconut_orchestra Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:42:35 EST Entertainment News 37657@http://www.starpulse.com/news The cast of Eric Idle's London theatre show Spamalot are set to lead a world record attempt to get as many people as they can to bang coconuts together in Trafalgar Square on St. Georges Day.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/04/elvis_was_a_huge_monty_python_fan Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:22:31 EST Entertainment News 36704@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rock 'n' roll legend Elvis Presley was obsessed with British comedy series Monty Python and spent hours impersonating characters from the cult show. Presley used to force his girlfriend Linda Thompson to watch the on-screen antics of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/29/celebrity_birthdays_march_51 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 33093@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to tennis superstar Jennifer Capriati (1976), "Xena: Warrior Princess" star Lucy Lawless (1968), Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson (1964), "Star Trek: TNG" actress Marina Sirtis (1960), Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell (1959), "Harold & Maude" star Bud Cort (1948), "Monty Python" actor Eric Idle (1943), legendary baseball pitcher Cy Young (1867; d. 1955), and 10th President of the United States John Tyler (1790; d. 1862).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/26/elton_john_celebrates_60th_birthday_at_m Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:20:01 EST Entertainment News 35390@http://www.starpulse.com/news Elton John celebrated his 60th birthday for the third time last night - performing to 20,000 fans and celebrity friends at New York City's Madison Square Garden. The Rocket Man singer, real name Reginald Dwight, opened the gig with a performance of Sixty Years On at the iconic venue following an introduction by former President Bill Clinton.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/12/john_o_hurley_stars_in_spamalot Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:40:12 EST Entertainment News 26002@http://www.starpulse.com/news 1969 is remembered as the year that man walked on the moon; Elvis Presley took up residency in Las Vegas; and Monty Python's Flying Circus first aired on BBC television. 2007 will go down in the history books as the year that the inspired lunacy of Monty Python came to The Grail Theater at Wynn Las Vegas with the smash hit show Monty Python's "Spamalot."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/01/starpulse_com_s_movies_to_look_for_in_2007 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24592@http://www.starpulse.com/news Now that the book on 2006 has been officially closed, it’s time to set our eyes on the horizon ahead of us. 2007 will be a year full of superhero movies, long-awaited CD releases and over-hyped video game shipments and just about everything coming our way this year in the entertainment field is a sequel. Here are the movies to look for in 2007:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/13/guitar_virtuoso_tommy_emmanuel_nominated Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:02:03 EST Entertainment News 23805@http://www.starpulse.com/news Tommy Emmanuel has garnered a nomination for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in the Best Country Instrumental Performance category for Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag from his critically acclaimed Favored Nations Acoustic album, The Mystery, which was released August 22. "It's the greatest honor of my life and it's a dream come true. I appreciate being in such great company," said Emmanuel of his nomination.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/23/monty_python_star_terry_jones_undergoes Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:36:11 EST Entertainment News 19482@http://www.starpulse.com/news Monty Python star Terry Jones has undergone surgery for colon cancer. The 64 year old was "in good spirits and the operation went very well",according to his agent Jodi Shields.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/23/eric_idle_blasts_pythons Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 19466@http://www.starpulse.com/news Monty Python funnyman Eric Idle has branded his old comedy partners two-faced for reaping the financial rewards of his hit musical Spamalot, despite expressing reservations about the show. Idle, who wrote the musical which is based on 1975 film Monty Python And The Holy Grail, insists he's not bothered if his former castmates are unhappy with the result, because the flood of new Python fans he's attracted makes it a worthwhile venture.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/24/simpsons_plan_star_studded_season Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:56:40 EST Entertainment News 11154@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Simpsons are planning a star-studded 18th season by rounding up celebrities including Natalie Portman, Kiefer Sutherland and The White Stripes to voice character, often themselves, on the show.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/13/shrek_the_third_cast_to_include_amy_poeh Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:14:30 EST Entertainment News 10254@http://www.starpulse.com/news DreamWorks Animation announced today that the final cast for its upcoming computer-animated comedy Shrek the Third has been set. Joining the cast is an all-new ensemble of actors and comedians. Making up a new fighting force of fairy tale princesses are: Cheri Oteri as Sleeping Beauty, Amy Poehler as Snow White, Maya Rudolph as Rapunzel, and Amy Sedaris as Cinderella. Ian McShane will play Captain Hook.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/03/29/celebrity_birthdays_march_29 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:00:22 EST Entertainment News 4053@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to tennis superstar Jennifer Capriati (1976), "Xena: Warrior Princess" star Lucy Lawless (1968), Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson (1964), "Star Trek: TNG" actress Marina Sirtis (1960), Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell (1959), "Harold & Maude" star Bud Cort (1948), "Monty Python" actor Eric Idle (1943), legendary baseball pitcher Cy Young (1867; d. 1955), and 10th President of the United States John Tyler (1790; d. 1862).

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