Eric Idle Net Worth
Eric Idle Net Worth is
$15 Million
Eric Idle Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English comedian, celebrity, author, vocalist, writer and comedic composer. Stagnate was an associate of the English surreal comedy group Monty Python, an associate of the Rutles on “Saturday Night Live”, as well as the composer of the Broadway musical “Spamalot”.
Idle composed for Python largely by himself, at his own tempo, although he occasionally found it hard in being forced to current content to others and also make it look amusing with no backup support of a partner. Stagnate himself acknowledged this was occasionally hard: “You had to convince five others. And they weren’t the most un-egotistical of writers, either.” Idle’s work in Python is usually characterized by an obsession with language and communication: many of his characters have verbal peculiarities, including the guy who speaks in anagrams, the guy who says words in the incorrect sequence, as well as the butcher who switches between rudeness and politeness every time he talks. Several his sketches include lengthy monologues (for example the customer in the “Travel Agency” sketch who will not quit talking about his disagreeable encounters with vacations), and he’d often spoof the affected language and speech patterns of television presenters.
Eric Idle Net Worth $15 Million Dollars
| Full Name | Eric Idle |
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Date Of Birth | March 29, 1943 |
| Place Of Birth | South Shields, United Kingdom |
| Height | 6 ft (1.85 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter, Musician, Composer, Film Producer, Singer-songwriter, Television Director, Voice Actor, Film director |
| Education | Royal Wolverhampton School, Pembroke College, Cambridge, University of Cambridge |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Tania Kosevich (m. 1981), Lyn Ashley (m. 1969–1975) |
| Children | Lily Idle, Carey Idle |
| Parents | Ernest Idle, Nora Barron Idle |
| Nicknames | Montypython Flyingcircus , Brian Hope , Eric Spam Eggs and Chips Idle , Eric Whicker Whicker Idle , Eric C. Idleberg , Rice Lied , The Usual Lot , Dirk McQuickly , Monty Python |
| Awards | Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Broadway Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics |
| Music Groups | Monty Python (1969 – 1983), The Rutles |
| Nominations | Tony Award for Best Original Score, Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Revival, DVD Premier Award for Best Audio Commen... |
| Movies | Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, And Now for Something Completely Different, The Rutles, Casper, Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), Splitting Heirs, Shrek the Third, Nuns on the Run, Absolut... |
| TV Shows | Monty Python's Flying Circus, Rutland Weekend Television, Do Not Adjust Your Set, At Last the 1948 Show, Suddenly Susan, Monty Python's Personal Best, Parrot Sketch Not Included – 20 Years of Monty Python, Nearly Departed, Monty Python Live at Aspen, Python Night – 30 Years of Monty Python, No �... |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | His characters on Monty Python were often mischievous and happy go lucky men. |
| 2 | Signature Song: "Always look on the bright side of Life" |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | At school we had a very soggy, muddy playing field and I wasn't very good at football, so on a Thursday afternoon, instead of changing for compulsory games, I'd put on my school cap, march out the front door, go down town to Wolverhampton and watch a movie. I did this regularly every Thursday afternoon, for ages and ages, marching boldly past the headmaster's study and nobody ever caught me, because if you've got your cap on and you're walking through the front door, you're clearly doing some school business, right? So, I learnt very early on that if you're brazen, nobody questions you. If I'd been sneaking out I would probably have been caught. Well I finally was caught in my penultimate year. The headmaster sent for me and he said, 'Did you enjoy the movie this afternoon?' And I annoyed him by saying, 'No, not very much sir, it wasn't very good.' |
| 2 | I like being a foreigner. For me to live in California is very pleasant - I'm more comfortable not feeling a part of everything, not feeling responsible for the government or the roads or the health system. |
| 3 | I can be very angry and acerbic. Therapy is really useful. It gives me a triangulation on myself: "I was this asshole the other day; why did I do that?" |
| 4 | The dreadful thing about getting older is you cry at the drop of a hat. I used to make fun of Richard Attenborough for crying. Now I'm turning into him. I can't remember anybody's names, so I call everybody "darling" and I cry all the time. |
| 5 | The secret of a good marriage is separate rooms. I've been with my current wife for 33 years and I can tell you that it works. I don't mean not having sex - you can shag anywhere. I think Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own applies to all human beings at all stages. |
| 6 | [on his last correspondence with Robin Williams] Robin was supposed to come and do the last night, and all the time I was getting emails from him, and he was going downhill. Then he said he could come, but he didn't want to be onstage. I said, 'I totally get that.' Because he was suffering from severe depression. Through my friend Bobcat Goldthwait we were in touch, and in the end he said, 'I can't come, I'm sorry, but I love you very much.' We realized afterwards he was saying goodbye. |
| 7 | [on the BBC in the 1960s] It was fabulous. It was the golden age of executives, there weren't any. |
| 8 | There's a legendary story of one of the Monty Python boys being interviewed on a tape recorder by a pretty Canadian journalist while actually in flagrante, but wild horses would not drag the name of the recipient of this in-depth interview from my lips. To talk seriously on the radio about comedy while porking the questioner is still something of a high spot in the history of irony. |
| 9 | He [Bill Murray] has such a lived-in face, and how rare it is to see a decent wrinkle on the screen. Hollywood is into facial prejudice in a big way. Age denial is the national sport. |
| 10 | Secondary music is really bad for you. It's worse than smoking. At least smoking doesn't stop your thinking, but Muzak makes me resentful and gloomy. |
| 11 | [on meeting George Harrison for the first time] He never shut up. Thank God. |
| 12 | We [Brits] like to call it [soccer] "football" because, unlike American football, it is played with the feet. |
| 13 | Of course I'm not ashamed to lose it in public anymore, but a blubbing comic just ain't entertaining. |
| 14 | Being an ex-Python is weird. I suppose we are all mistaken for the people we once were, that's what the fossilization of fame is all about, but we're not really them, are we? Those young men are long since gone. We have to talk about them as though we still are them, but we're not, you know. They were smart, young, and terribly clever. We older, wider, and grayer men are their descendants. I used to be Eric Idle in Monty Python. But now I'm not. I'm not even like him. He drank and smoked and ate meat. He was married to a blond Australian. I'm none of the above. |
| 15 | [on his education] I did S Level. Nobody's ever done S Level, because it's above A Level and I once found somebody else who'd done it and we reckoned we were the only two people in England who ever did S Level! |
| 16 | [on Graham Chapman's funeral] The reaction was uproarious as he [John Cleese] became funnier and funnier, and in the end the spirit of Graham was released, and we all felt liberated. Yes of course everyone was sad and in tears, but we were laughing. After that, the hardest thing I ever had to do was sing 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.' For a moment trying to sing it was just terrible for me, because music makes you weep, while comedy makes you weep and laugh , but because of all the earlier laughter I got through it. |
| 17 | No gentleman talks to anyone before noon. One of the reasons I write alone is that I can't bear speaking to anyone first thing in the morning. |
| 18 | Comedians are not normal people. It is not a normal thing to do. You don't become a comedian without some early traumatizing experience, so comedy is also a coping mechanism. |
| 19 | I'm just trying to earn enough to get my daughter through college and my wife through collagen. |
| 20 | [1975] A comedian must never be vulnerable. The great comedians are always apparently invulnerable on stage although off stage they were not such supermen. |
| 21 | I used to bridle when people used to describe us all as 'public school' - it's not true. Graham was Leicester Grammar, Terry was grammar, I was this nightmare school and Michael was Shrewsbury, which is a public school, and John was at Clifton, also a public school. That's two out of six. |
| 22 | [talking about the orphanage/boarding school he grew up in] I still have nightmares that I'm back at the Ophney. It was a physically abusive, bullying, harsh environment for a kid to grow up in, a boarding school where nobody had any fathers. The terms were interminable, fourteen weeks with no emotional support. |
| 23 | I think there's something very seductive about the glamour of dressing up and playing somebody else, and that comes from a sadness. I think I only became any good eventually through Python by being disguised and by being other people and it was only latterly in my life that I have been able to be funny as myself or be confident. I don't have to put on a disguise or wear a wig now but that's what I used to do. |
| 24 | I was a war baby. My earliest memories are of a Wellington bomber crashing in flames into the field beside my nursery school. I remember being forced into a Mickey Mouse gas mask, instilling a lifelong fear of rubber masks and the eponymous rodent. |
| 25 | When we got to North America it was extraordinary to find that everybody assumed that we were totally stoned all the time while making it up. You had to point out to people that actually you can't write comedy when you're stoned, you can't find the typewriter, but a lot of people still say to this day, 'Oh when I was a college kid, man, we'd just get a joint and watch Python and we'd laugh and laugh.' And you think, 'Well, actually you didn't need Python, you could just look at the wallpaper!' |
| 26 | [asked why Terry Gilliam insisted on him shaving his head for The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)] Pure sexual jealousy. |
| 27 | I've been trying to write musicals since I did The Mikado (1987) with Jonathan Miller and the ENO in 1987. I'd do new gags each night. I thought, "I like this - we should find a subject". It took me about 20 years to find a subject. |
| 28 | The odd thing is I knew that if [Spamalot] was going to be successful it would have to appeal to people who weren't just Python fans. What happened was that Middle America discovered Python through Spamalot. |
| 29 | Americans like to think Python is how English people really are. There is an element of truth to that. |
| 30 | We couldn't get [Life of Brian (1979)] made then. We looked and looked for money and we couldn't find anyone to back it. Only George Harrison would back it - and that's because he mortgaged his house. |
| 31 | There was a time when we were almost universally hated by large sections of society. Now that we are the cuddly old farts of comedy, I rather miss the hatred. |
| 32 | If the studios paid the artists, how would they ever be able to afford the executives? |
| 33 | [on his favourite sexual position] Flat on my back with my wallet open. |
| 34 | [on gay marriage] It's about time they suffered too. |
| 35 | John Cleese once told me he'd do anything for money. So I offered him a pound to shut up, and he took it. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Du Prez and he were awarded the 2010 Musical Score for "Monty Python's Spamalot" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California. |
| 2 | On November 12, 2008 Eric performs Swan Lake with the English National Ballet, and sings "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" for the We Are Most Amused Gala event held at the New Wimbledon Theatre in honor of the 60th birthday of HRH Prince Charles. |
| 3 | On October 15, 2009 - Eric and the other surviving members of Monty Python accept the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award on the 40th Anniversary of Monty Python in New York. |
| 4 | On August 12, 2012 Eric performs "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" live at the London Olympic Games Closing Ceremony which was broadcast live around the world to approximately 1 Billion people. |
| 5 | Longtime friend of George Harrison. |
| 6 | On July 1st - 5th & July 15th - 20th, 2014 The Pythons perform Monty Python Live (mostly) at the O2 to sold out crows of 16,000 for each of the 10 nights, Eric Idle wrote and directed the show. |
| 7 | Longtime advocate for women's rights and animal rights. |
| 8 | Knew Michael Palin and Terry Jones from university. |
| 9 | John Du Prez and his musical, "Monty Python's Spamalot" at the Nightblue Performing Arts Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2014 Joseph Jefferson Non-Equity Award for Musical Production. |
| 10 | Just signed a deal to have his musical "Spamalot" performed in Wynn's Resorts in Las Vegas in 2007. It will perform there for 10 years. [July 2005] |
| 11 | Producer of hit Broadway musical 'Monty Python's Spamalot' ("lovingly ripped-off from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975).") [February 2005] |
| 12 | Member of Monty Python along with John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman and Terry Gilliam. |
| 13 | Was invited to the party Steve Martin was throwing that turned out to be his wedding. |
| 14 | The only member of Monty Python not to appear on Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979). |
| 15 | Steve Martin calls him his mentor. |
| 16 | Rented out his house to Carrie Fisher during the production of Life of Brian (1979), while she was in London filming Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). |
| 17 | Although his picture An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) was a commercial and critical disappointment, Idle has been asked for Alan Smithee's "autograph" in real life...and consented (Smithee was the nonexistent, pseudonymous director whom Idle "portrayed" in said movie). |
| 18 | Appears as the M.C. in the 3-D film Honey, I Shrunk the Audience (1994) at Disneyland. |
| 19 | Admired by the other Pythons for his circle of friends, it was he who procured part of the production money for Life of Brian (1979) from former Beatle George Harrison. |
| 20 | Describes himself as having "creative dyslexia", meaning he can look at any word and automatically see the anagrams that can be made from it. One of the characters he played in "Monty Python's Flying Circus" was a man who speaks only in anagrams. |
| 21 | Friend of Robin Williams. |
| 22 | Was once tasked by his fellow Pythons with composing a response to an angry piece of fan mail. Monty Python member Graham Chapman was openly gay, and a letter had been written citing Bible verses, stating that homosexuals should be stoned to death. He jokingly replied that they had stoned Chapman to death. |
| 23 | Got permission from the other members of Monty Python (except, naturally, Graham Chapman) to go ahead with his play/musical "Spamalot" (set to hit Broadway in early 2005), a twist on their classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), because they all found the script hilarious. |
| 24 | Defeated Charles Barkley and Martha Stewart on a celebrity episode of Jeopardy! (1984) in 2002. |
| 25 | Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 225-226. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 |
| 26 | Is an accomplished guitar player. |
| 27 | Proudly calls himself "the third tallest member of Monty Python." |
| 28 | In 1963, as a collegiate, he was admitted into the Cambridge Footlights comedy club. He became president of the club the following year and one of his first acts was to open the membership up to include women. Feminist/writer Germaine Greer was one of the first to join. |
| 29 | The only member of the Monty Python group to write alone. |
| 30 | Eric's father, who served in the Royal Air Force, died in a car crash on Christmas eve when he was two years old. |
| 31 | Studied English at Cambridge University. While at university, he was a member of the prestigious Cambridge Footlights Club, and later, President of the Footlights Club. |
| 32 | Member of the comedy group "Monty Python" |
| 33 | Son, Carey (b. 1973), with Lyn Ashley. |
| 34 | Daughter, Lily (b. 1990), with Tania Kosevich. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absolutely Anything | 2015 | Salubrious Gat (voice) | |
| Monty Python Live (Mostly) | 2014 | Spanish Guitarist First Yorkshireman Noël Coward ... | |
| What About Dick? | 2012 | Video | Piano |
| The Simpsons | 2003-2012 | TV Series | Declan Desmond |
| Why? Factor | 2012 | Short voice | |
| Wolf Sheep | 2010 | ||
| Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy | 2010 | Baritonish Stan aka Loretta Bob Dylan ... | |
| Delgo | 2008 | Spig (voice) | |
| Shrek the Third | 2007 | Merlin (voice) | |
| Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Scrapperton |
| The Nutcracker and the Mouseking | 2004 | Video | Drosselmeier (English version, voice) |
| Ella Enchanted | 2004 | Narrator | |
| Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure | 2003 | TV Movie | English Victim |
| Hollywood Homicide | 2003 | Celebrity | |
| MADtv | 2003 | TV Series | Zookeeper |
| Pinocchio | 2002 | Medoro (English version, voice) | |
| The Scream Team | 2002 | TV Movie | Coffin Ed |
| House of Mouse | 2001-2002 | TV Series | Pluto Angel |
| Brightness | 2000 | Short | Mr. Bix |
| Suddenly Susan | 1999-2000 | TV Series | Ian Maxtone-Graham |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | 2000 | TV Series | Guzelian |
| 102 Dalmatians | 2000 | Waddlesworth (voice) | |
| Mickey Mouse Works | 1999-2000 | TV Series | Pluto Angel |
| Journey Into Imagination: With Figment | 1999 | Short | Dr. Nigel Channing |
| Pirates: 3D Show | 1999 | Short | Pierre |
| Recess | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Galileo |
| Dudley Do-Right | 1999 | Prospector | |
| South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | 1999 | Dr. Vosknocker (voice) | |
| Hercules | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Mr. Parentheses / Parenthesis / School Master |
| Hercules: Zero to Hero | 1999 | Video | Parenthesis (voice) |
| The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue | 1998 | Video | Evil Martin (voice) |
| The Angry Beavers | 1998 | TV Series | Spanque |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie | 1998 | Slyly the Fox (voice) | |
| Quest for Camelot | 1998 | Devon (voice) | |
| Pinky and the Brain | 1998 | TV Series | Pinky's Mom / Pinky's Dad |
| The Meaning of Life | 1997 | Video Game | Various |
| An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | 1997 | Alan Smithee | |
| Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! | 1996 | Video Game | Rincewind / Bone Idle (voice) |
| Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail | 1996 | Video Game | Historyteller Dead Collector Peasant 1 ... |
| Mr. Toad's Wild Ride | 1996 | Rat | |
| Frasier | 1996 | TV Series | Chuck |
| Discworld | 1995 | Video Game | Rincewind (voice) |
| Casper | 1995 | Paul 'Dibbs' Plutzker | |
| Honey, I Shrunk the Audience | 1994 | Short | Dr. Nigel Channing (uncredited) |
| Splitting Heirs | 1993 | Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel | |
| Mom and Dad Save the World | 1992 | King Raff | |
| One Foot in the Grave | 1991-1992 | TV Series | The voice of / Mervyn Whale |
| Um Passo, Outro Passo e Depois... | 1991 | Actor on TV (uncredited) | |
| Missing Pieces | 1991 | Wendel | |
| Too Much Sun | 1990 | Sonny | |
| Nuns on the Run | 1990 | Brian Hope / Flight Attendant #1 (as Eric Idle, Brian Hope) | |
| Everything You Need to Know About Buying and Selling a Used Car, But Were Afraid to Ask | 1990 | Video | Car Salesman |
| Around the World in 80 Days | 1989 | TV Mini-Series | Jean Passepartout |
| How to Get Ahead in Advertising | 1989 | Male Love Bird (voice, uncredited) | |
| Nearly Departed | 1989 | TV Series | Grant Pritchard / Millie Pritchard |
| The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | 1988 | Desmond / Berthold | |
| The Mikado | 1987/I | TV Movie | Ko-Ko |
| Saturday Night Live | 1986 | TV Series | Terry Halsey |
| The Transformers: The Movie | 1986 | Wreck-Gar (voice) | |
| National Lampoon's European Vacation | 1985 | The Bike Rider | |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | 1982-1985 | TV Series | The Pied Piper Robert Browning Narrator |
| Yellowbeard | 1983 | Commander Clement | |
| The Meaning of Life | 1983 | Gunther / Fish #3 / 'Meaning of Life' Singer / ... | |
| Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | 1982 | Documentary | Michelangelo Brewer First Bruce ... |
| Laverne & Shirley | 1981 | TV Series | Derek DeWoods |
| Life of Brian | 1979 | Mr. Cheeky Stan aka Loretta Harry the Haggler ... | |
| The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash | 1978 | TV Movie | Dirk McQuickly / The Narrator / Stanley J. Krammerhead III, Jr. |
| Rutland Weekend Television | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Various / RWT programme controller / Dirk McQuickly - Rutles Guitarist |
| Monty Python and the Holy Grail | 1975 | Dead Collector Peasant 1 Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot ... | |
| Monty Python's Flying Circus | 1969-1974 | TV Series | Various / Clerk / Professor / ... |
| Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus | 1972 | TV Series | Torch Runner / Farmer with dog / Shakespearean Expert / ... |
| And Now for Something Completely Different | 1971 | Prosecutor Marriage Counselor Arthur Nudge ... | |
| Euroshow 71 | 1971 | TV Movie | Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus) |
| A Christmas Night with the Stars | 1969 | TV Series | Various - Monty Python's Flying Circus segment |
| Do Not Adjust Your Set | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Various Characters / Various |
| We Have Ways of Making You Laugh | 1968 | TV Series | Various |
| No, That's Me Over Here! | 1967 | TV Series | TV announcer |
| At Last the 1948 Show | 1967 | TV Series | End of row opera patron / Beethoven patient / waiter / ... |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1966 | TV Movie | Young Man (uncredited) |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monty Python Live (Mostly) | 2014 | ||
| What About Dick? | 2012 | Video | |
| Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy | 2010 | ||
| The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch | 2004 | TV Special | |
| Eric Idle: Exploits Monty Python | 2002 | ||
| Pirates: 3D Show | 1999 | Short writer | |
| Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail | 1996 | Video Game screenplay "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" | |
| Splitting Heirs | 1993 | written by | |
| Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python | 1989 | TV Special sketches | |
| The Meaning of Life | 1983 | written by | |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | 1982 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | 1982 | Documentary written by | |
| Steve Martin's Best Show Ever | 1981 | TV Special segment "Rutland Weekend Television" | |
| Life of Brian | 1979 | written by | |
| The Two Ronnies | TV Series writer - 7 episodes, 1971 written by - 3 episodes, 1976 - 1978 | ||
| The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash | 1978 | TV Movie conceived and written by | |
| Pleasure at Her Majesty's | 1976 | TV Movie documentary writer | |
| Rutland Weekend Television | TV Series 1 episode, 1975 writer - 13 episodes, 1975 - 1976 | ||
| Monty Python and the Holy Grail | 1975 | written by | |
| Christmas Box | 1974 | TV Movie | |
| Monty Python's Flying Circus | TV Series written by - 43 episodes, 1969 - 1974 creator - 1 episode, 1973 additional material - 1 episode, 1969 conceived and written by - 1 episode, 1969 | ||
| Funny Ha-Ha | 1974 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus | 1972 | TV Series written by | |
| A Christmas Night with the Stars | TV Series 1 episode, 1969 script: The Two Ronnies - 1 episode, 1971 | ||
| And Now for Something Completely Different | 1971 | screen foreplay & conception | |
| Ronnie Corbett in Bed | 1971 | TV Movie | |
| The Ronnie Barker Yearbook | 1971 | TV Movie | |
| Hark at Barker | 1969 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Do Not Adjust Your Set | TV Series written by - 12 episodes, 1967 - 1968 writer - 1 episode, 1969 | ||
| Albert Carter, Q.O.S.O. | 1968 | Short writer | |
| Broaden Your Mind | 1968 | TV Series additional material - 1 episode | |
| According to Dora | 1968 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| We Have Ways of Making You Laugh | 1968 | TV Series writer | |
| BBC Show of the Week | 1968 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Twice a Fortnight | 1968 | TV Series additional material - 1 episode | |
| No, That's Me Over Here! | 1967 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Frost Report | 1966 | TV Series |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| EastEnders | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1991 writer - 1 episode, 1991 | ||
| Missing Pieces | 1991 | performer: "HIGH ENERGY" | |
| Nearly Departed | 1989 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | 1988 | lyrics: "The Torturer's Apprentice" / music: "The Torturer's Apprentice" | |
| Transport | 1983 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Crimson Permanent Assurance | 1983 | Short lyrics: "Accountancy Shanty" / music: "Accountancy Shanty" | |
| The Meaning of Life | 1983 | lyrics: "The Meaning of Life", "Galaxy Song", "Accountancy Shanty", "Penis Song" / music: "The Meaning of Life", "Oh Lord Please Don't Burn Us", "Galaxy Song", "Accountancy Shanty", "Penis Song", "Christmas in Heaven" / performer: "The Meaning of Life", "Every Sperm Is Sacred", "Galaxy Song", "Penis Song" | |
| Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | 1982 | Documentary writer: "Sit On My Face", "Bruces' Philosophers Song" | |
| Life of Brian | 1979 | music: "Bright Side Of Life" / performer: "Bright Side Of Life" | |
| Saturday Night Live | 1976-1978 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Monty Python's Flying Circus | 1972 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Do Not Adjust Your Set | 1969 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Britain's Got Talent | TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2015 writer - 2 episodes, 2015 | ||
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Boxtrolls | 2014 | lyrics: "The Boxtrolls Song" / music: "The Boxtrolls Song" | |
| Lucky Stiff | 2014 | performer: "Lucky Stiff" | |
| Gent de paraula | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2014 music - 1 episode, 2014 performer - 1 episode, 2014 | ||
| Some Jerk with a Camera | 2012 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| The X Factor | TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2010 - 2012 writer - 2 episodes, 2010 - 2012 | ||
| A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman | 2012 | "Bruce's Song" / writer: "Medical Love Song" | |
| London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music | 2012 | TV Movie performer: "Always Look on the Bright Side Of Life" - uncredited / writer: "Always Look on the Bright Side Of Life" - uncredited | |
| No me la puc treure del cap | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2012 writer - 1 episode, 2012 | ||
| Dancing with the Stars | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Dancing Stars | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The 5 O'Clock Show | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Premios Ondas 2009 | 2009 | TV Special writer: "El lamento de la diva" | |
| Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut | TV Mini-Series performer - 3 episodes, 2009 writer - 3 episodes, 2009 | ||
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009 | ||
| Iron Maiden: Flight 666 | 2009 | Documentary lyrics: "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" / music: "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" | |
| The Legend of Dick and Dom | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009 | ||
| Timeshift | TV Series documentary performer - 2 episodes, 2005 - 2008 writer - 1 episode, 2008 | ||
| BCN aixeca el teló | 2008 | TV Special writer: "The Song That Goes Like This" | |
| The Wild | 2006 | performer: "Really Nice Day", "Really Nice Day Finale" / producer: "Really Nice Day", "Really Nice Day Finale" / writer: "Really Nice Day", "Really Nice Day Finale" | |
| Green Day: Bullet in a Bible | 2005 | Video documentary music: "Bright Side Of Life" | |
| The 59th Annual Tony Awards | 2005 | TV Special writer: "Find Your Grail" | |
| S.P.U.N.G | 2004 | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| The Beasts Within | 2001 | TV Movie documentary music: "Bright Side Of Life" / performer: "Bright Side Of Life" | |
| Walking with Prehistoric Beasts | TV Mini-Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2001 writer - 1 episode, 2001 | ||
| 102 Dalmatians | 2000 | performer: "Brahams Lullaby" uncredited, "Bella Notte This Is The Night" | |
| Lindenstraße | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2000 writer - 1 episode, 2000 | ||
| A Slight Case of Murder | 1999 | TV Movie writer: "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" | |
| The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue | 1998 | Video performer: "Just Say Yes!" | |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie | 1998 | performer: "It Could Be Worse" | |
| Hercules | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1998 music - 1 episode, 1998 performer - 1 episode, 1998 | ||
| Quest for Camelot | 1998 | performer: "If I Didn't Have You" | |
| Quest for Camelot Sing-Alongs | 1998 | Video short performer: "If I Didn't Have You" | |
| The Meaning of Life | 1997 | Video Game performer: "Dental Ditty" / writer: "Dental Ditty" | |
| As Good as It Gets | 1997 | writer: "ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE" | |
| Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! | 1996 | Video Game lyrics: "That's Death" / music: "That's Death" / performer: "That's Death" | |
| Mr. Toad's Wild Ride | 1996 | performer: "Messing About On The River", "Friends Is What We Is" | |
| Vreemde praktijken | 1993 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Splitting Heirs | 1993 | lyrics: "SOMEONE STOLE MY BABY", "LA MÈRE" / music: "SOMEONE STOLE MY BABY" / performer: "SOMEONE STOLE MY BABY", "LA MÈRE" | |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1993 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| One Foot in the Grave | 1992 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Foot in the Grave | TV Series music performer - 40 episodes, 1990 - 2000 composer - 37 episodes, 1990 - 2000 |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monty Python Live (Mostly) | 2014 | ||
| What About Dick? | 2012 | Video | |
| The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch | 2004 | TV Special | |
| George Harrison: The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992 | 2004 | Video documentary segment "Crackerbox Palace" | |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | 1982 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Steve Martin's Best Show Ever | 1981 | TV Special segment "Rutland Weekend Television" | |
| The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash | 1978 | TV Movie | |
| Saturday Night Live | 1976 | TV Series 2 episodes |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | 1982 | Documentary stage director - as Monty Python | |
| And Now for Something Completely Different | 1971 | presenter - as Monty Python | |
| The Liver Birds | 1971 | TV Series script editor - 6 episodes |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Foot in the Grave | 1990 | TV Series 6 episodes |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch | 2004 | TV Special producer | |
| Eric Idle: Exploits Monty Python | 2002 | producer | |
| Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail | 1996 | Video Game executive producer | |
| Splitting Heirs | 1993 | executive producer | |
| Steve Martin's Best Show Ever | 1981 | TV Special producer - segment "Rutland Weekend Television" |
Production Designer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail | 1996 | Video Game |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Oliver and the Fighting Spirit | 2015 | Short inspiration | |
| Mr Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO | 2012 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | |
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2010 | TV Series dedicatee - 1 episode | |
| The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen | 2008 | Video documentary special thanks | |
| Leon the Pig Farmer | 1992 | thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conan | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Soup | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Monty Python |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2005-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Absolutely Anything |
| Classic Rock Roll of Honour: Presented by Orange Amplification | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Monty Python: The Meaning of Live | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Imagine | 2011-2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 50 Years of BBC2 Comedy | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Billy Connolly's Big Send Off | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Inside Comedy | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles | 2014 | TV Special | Himself / Nigel Spasm |
| The Graham Norton Show | 2010-2013 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The One Show | 2010-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Meaning of Monty Python | 2013 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Le grand journal de Canal+ | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| David Frost: Hello, Good Evening & Farewell | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Writer, The Frost Report |
| Stargazing Live: Back to Earth | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 100 Years of the Royal Variety Performance | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| This Morning | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | 2003-2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Brand X with Russell Brand | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Mr Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Arena | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Secret Policeman's Ball | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Rove LA | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Buddy Holly: Listen to Me - The Ultimate Buddy Party | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Breaking News med Filip och Fredrik | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| George Harrison: Living in the Material World | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live Backstage | 2011 | TV Special documentary | Himself / Various |
| The Unforgettable Terry Scott | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) | 2010 | Documentary | Himself / Singer |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mike Nichols | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Not the Messiah: The Road to the Albert Hall | 2009 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut | 2009 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Monty Python Almost the Truth Obligatory Making of Special | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Cinema 3 | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Movie Connections | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Seventh Python | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen | 2008 | Video documentary | Himself - 'Berthold' |
| Canada A.M. | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Comedy Map of Britain | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Secret Life of Brian | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Parkinson | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The South Bank Show | 1999-2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Rutles Narrator |
| Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Monty Python's Personal Best | 2006 | TV Series | Himself / Various Characters |
| The Mark Twain Prize: Steve Martin | 2005 | TV Special documentary | |
| The 59th Annual Tony Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Book of a Musical & Best Original Score |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tony Danza Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| NewsNight with Aaron Brown | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comedy Connections | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Daily Show | 2000-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Aristocrats | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch | 2004 | TV Special | Narrator / Dirk McQuickly / Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| George Harrison: The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992 | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself (segment "Crackerbox Palace") |
| Britain's Best Sitcom | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Concert for George | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself First Barber Mountie |
| The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Caroline Rhea Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Just for Laughs | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Is Your Life | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Eric Idle: Exploits Monty Python | 2002 | Himself | |
| Jeopardy! | 2001 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| It's Only Rock 'n' Roll | 2000 | Video documentary | Himself |
| I Don't Believe It! The 'One Foot in the Grave' Story | 2000 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Beatles Revolution | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| From Spam to Sperm | 2000 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Top Ten | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Dennis Miller Live | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1996-2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Pythonland | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 30 Years of Monty Python, a Revelation | 1999 | TV Movie documentary Himself | |
| Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Martin Short Show | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1993-1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Clive Anderson All Talk | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sin City Spectacular | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen | 1998 | TV Special | Himself / Various Roles |
| Heroes of Comedy | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Saturday Night Special | 1996 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1983-1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Going Live! | 1989-1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Aspel & Company | 1990-1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Showbiz Today | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Omnibus | 1990 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Today | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Life of Python | 1990 | TV Special documentary | Himself / Various Roles |
| The Movie Life of George | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python | 1989 | TV Special | Himself (cameo) / Various Roles (achive footage) |
| A Source of Innocent Merriment | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross | 1987 | TV Series | Himself |
| Group Madness | 1983 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Meaning of Monty Python's Meaning of Life | 1983 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Steve Martin's Best Show Ever | 1981 | TV Special | Reporter |
| Les rendez-vous du dimanche | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live | 1976-1979 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Various / Himself / ... |
| Side by Side | 1975 | Himself | |
| Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report | 1974 | TV Short documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Midnight Special | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| Up Sunday | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2010-2014 | TV Series | Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot Peasant 1 First Swamp Castle Guard ... |
| A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman | 2012 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| My Favourite Joke | 2011 | TV Series | Lead Singer Crucifee |
| The Comedy Map of Britain | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Various |
| 50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Various (uncredited) |
| Hitler: The Comedy Years | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Mr. Johnson (uncredited) |
| Comedy Connections | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Car Mechanic |
| What the Pythons Did Next... | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Various Characters (uncredited) |
| The Best of the Royal Variety | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 50 Greatest Comedy Films | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Various (uncredited) |
| Arena | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Bus Passenger |
| The Comedians' Comedian | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Timeshift | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Monty Python |
| Sendung ohne Namen | 2002 | TV Series documentary | |
| Gilda Radner's Greatest Moments | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
| George Harrison - Der sanfte Beatle | 2001 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| The Sketch Show Story | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Various Characters |
| The Directors | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| John Cleese & Anders Lund Madsen | 1999 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| SNL: 25 Years of Music | 1999 | TV Movie | Justin |
| Omnibus | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Jim |
| Hercules | 1999 | TV Series | Mr. Parentheses |
| Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time | 1994 | Video Game | Various |
| Funny Business | 1992 | TV Series documentary | |
| Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash | 1992 | TV Special | David Frost (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | 1989 | TV Special | The Rutles Narrator (uncredited) |
| To See Such Fun | 1977 | Documentary | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Comedy World | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Video Premiere Award | DVD Exclusive Awards | Best Audio Commentary | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) |
| 1983 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Directing a Dramatic Presentation | Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) |
| 1983 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Writing a Dramatic Presentation | Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) |
| 1976 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) |
Known for movies
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
as Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
Life of Brian (1979)
as Mr. Cheeky / Stan aka Loretta / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
The Meaning of Life (1983)
as Gunther / Fish #3 / 'Meaning of Life' Singer / Mr. Moore / Mrs. Blackitt / Watson / Blackitt / Atkinson / Perkins / Victim #3 / Front End / Mrs. Hendy / Man in Pink / Noël Coward / Gaston / Angela
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974)
as Various / Clerk / BBC Announcer / Eddie Waring / Eric / Interviewer / Mr. Badger / Mr. Johnson / Newsreader / Philip Jenkinson / Professor / Registrar / Second Assistant / Various Roles / Vicar / Voice Over #1 / Voice Over #2 / Voice Over #3 / Voiceover #1 / 'International Wife-Swapping' Voice Over / 'It's' Announcer / 'No Time to Lose Advice Centre' Consultant / 'Prawn Salad Accidents' Man / 'Probe' Presenter / 'Spot the Loony Presenter / 'Storage Jars' Presenter / Absent-Minded Woman / Adman /
