it was released on the 27th of April in Ireland and the 30th of April in the UK, and features the titular character, Electra Heart, as a fictional character of Marina's creation who epitomizes the American female at her very worst, in the four " Archetypes "; the Primadonna, SuBarbieA, Homewrecker, and the Teen Idle.

Jeff Lynne, frontman of fellow Birmingham group The Idle Race, was excited by the concept.

With fellow Pythons already aware of his sexual orientation, Eric Idle replied, " We've found out who it was and we've had him shot.

Not to be outdone by Cleese, Idle was heard saying during the song's close: " I'd just like to be the last person at this meeting to say ' fuck '.

In June 2011, it was announced that most of the surviving Python members ( except Idle ) will perform in a 3-D animated version of Chapman's memoir A Liar ’ s Autobiography: Volume VI.

Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam, while promoting Holy Grail in Amsterdam, had come up with a sketch in which Jesus ' cross was falling apart because of the idiotic carpenters who built it and he angrily tells them how to do it correctly.

However, after an early brainstorming stage, and despite being non-believers, they agreed that Jesus was " definitely a good guy " and found nothing to mock in his actual teachings: " He's not particularly funny, what he's saying isn't mockable, it's very decent stuff ..." said Idle later.

Idle himself was said to have been uncomfortable with the character ; " It's essentially a pretty savage attack on rabid Zionism, suggesting it's rather akin to Nazism, which is a bit strong to take, but certainly a point of view ".

The oratorio, called Not the Messiah ( He's a Very Naughty Boy ), was commissioned to be part of the festival called Luminato in Toronto, Ontario, in June 2007, and was written / scored by Idle and John Du Prez, who also worked with Idle on Spamalot.

Bruces ' Philosophers Song ( Bruces ' Song ) was a popular Monty Python song written by Eric Idle, and was a feature of the group's stage appearances and its recordings.

At the same time the success of Do Not Adjust Your Set had led Palin, Jones, Idle and Gilliam to be offered their own series and, while it was still in production, Palin agreed to Cleese's proposal and brought along Idle, Jones and Gilliam.

The One Foot in the Grave theme song was written, composed and sung by Eric Idle.

Æthelfrith, who was for years a successful war-leader, especially against the native British, was eventually killed in battle around 616 by Raedwald of East Anglia at the River Idle.

Up until the 1990s, each of Gilliam's non-Python films was to feature at least one of his fellow Monty Python alumni ( particularly Palin, Cleese, and Idle ), and for his finished projects Gilliam has worked with the following actors more than once ( in order of first film appearance ):

He was defeated and killed around the year 616 in battle at the River Idle by Raedwald of East Anglia, who installed Edwin, the son of Aella, a former king of Deira, as king.

In early 2001 the CD Ride was released, featuring a new addition to the Idle Chatter family: " Idle Chatter Junior " and the 19-minute title piece, which tries to simulate a ride through various towns and country.

Wenceslaus ( also Wenceslas ; ;, nicknamed der Faule (" the Idle "); 26 February 1361 – 16 August 1419 ) was, by inheritance, King of Bohemia ( as Wenceslaus IV ) from 1363 and by election, German King ( formally King of the Romans ) from 1376.

The " Four Yorkshiremen " sketch was performed during Amnesty International concerts ( by members of Monty Python — once including Rowan Atkinson in place of Python member Eric Idle ), as well as during Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl and other Monty Python shows and recordings.

Cleese admitted that this was slightly unfair – when the Pythons voted on which sketches should appear in a show, “ he only got one vote ”, but says that Idle was an independent person and worked best on his own.

Eric Idle ( born 29 March 1943 ) is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer and comedic composer.

* Eric Idle, a comedian, sketch writer, and actor, member of Monty Python

British comedian Eric Idle is his cousin, as their mothers are sisters.

Charles appeared in the John Godber comedy play Teechers, in which he swapped in and out of various roles, at the Arts Theatre, London, and at the Edinburgh Festival ( 1989 ), and he played Idle Jack in the pantomime Dick Whittington, at the Hull New Theatre ( 1997 ).

Eric Idle, of Monty Python, once said that Aykroyd's ability to write and act out characters flawlessly made him the only member of the SNL cast capable of being a Python.

In 1986, Idle provided the voice of Wreck-Gar, the leader of the Junkions ( a race of robots built out of junk that can only speak in film catchphrases and advertising slogans ) in The Transformers: The Movie.

This satire on the Catholic Church's attitudes toward contraception and masturbation is followed by one on Protestants: Chapman plays the husband of the household next door, who lectures his wife on their church's tolerance toward having intercourse for fun, although his frustrated spouse ( Idle ) points out that they never do.

Eric Idle has trouble keeping a straight face while delivering his lines with an extraordinarily overwrought accent, which also causes Terry Jones to openly burst out laughing.

After the shop owner ( Idle ) stymies his hopes of robbery, the robber is somewhat put out by his error, and makes do with a pair of panties.

He desperately cries out that he just wants to see his name in lights, and his wish is granted by a magic fairy ( played by Idle with a moustache ).

In Discworld II the player controls Rincewind the " wizzard " ( voiced by Eric Idle, as in the previous game ) who has been burdened with the task of coercing Death out of his impromptu retirement and back into his regular duties.

They spent their honeymoon at the Idle Hour estate but disaster struck when fire broke out and the mansion burned to the ground.

In the middle of the song, Monty Python's Eric Idle calls out in falsetto " Could be ' Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch ,'" " No, sounds more like ' Rescue Me '!

The customer ( Eric Idle ) hasn't taken Satan's economic downturn into account though, and the promise to make love to Helen of Troy turns out to be a seedy one-night stand with " a bird from bleeding Edgbaston " in a grubby seaside hotel room.

In the dungeon, however, Dick meets the rightful king of Spengo, Raff ( Eric Idle ), who has plans hidden in his pants for his son, called the White Bird, out in the desert.

Sick Happy Idle started out as a zine in 1993.

Via the A1, it passes Elkesley ( on the former route ) with two 50 mph speed cameras and the Retford Gamston Airport, where it crosses the River Idle.

In 2005, Idle released The Greedy Bastard Diary, a book detailing the things the cast and crew encountered during the three-month tour.

Yet the second single from Don't Believe the Truth, " The Importance of Being Idle " became the second Noel-sung Oasis track to top the UK charts and was named 2005's finest track by Q magazine, as well as being nominated for the NMEs " Best Song of 2005 " award.

* 2005: Monty Python's Spamalot – Book by Eric Idle, music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, lyrics by Eric Idle.

* Soliloquy for Lilith ( 1988 ), 3 × LP set on Idle Hole ( re-released on 2 × CD by United Dairies, 1993, on 3 × CD in 2003 and finally, again on 3 × CD by United Jnana, 2005 )

* Idle Thoughts, an interview with Eric Idle from March 2005

Tom Fowler and Julia Ruzicka played guitar and bass in another band, Quiet Kill ( 2005 – 2006 ) and then Who Owns Death TV ( 2007 – 2009 ), and The Idle Hearts in 2009. while Ben Dawson currently plays drums for Palehorse, Mothlite, Queen of Swords and Armed Response Unit.

* 59th Tony Award's-Best Original Score ( Music and / or Lyrics ) Written for the Theatre ( John Du Prez and Eric Idle ( Music ); Eric Idle ( Lyrics )) Nominee-Monty Python's Spamalot ( 2005 ).

On this, the literary scholar Brian Vickers condemned Dawkins for " howlers " and for " wilfully misinterpret early modern English to make his case " ( Vickers, Brian " Idle Worship ", The Times Literary Supplement ( London, August 19, 2005 ; pg.