I love Eric Idle's acting and wanted to read his book. It is really good! I don't laugh out loud very often and this book makes me do that on almost every page! I would suggest this book to people who are interested in learning more about Eric Idle and his life, also for people who read autobiographies. I LOVE this book... some bad language and other stuff but over all a GREAT read!

I grabbed this book from a local bargain table to get me through (somewhat ironically) a rather long bus ride. As the "professional" reviewer blurbs on the back cover called it "very funny", I figured why not. Several pages in, I began to wonder if we were talking about the same book.

There is much humor in this book, witty asides as well as lyrics to a few Monty Python songs... but it is much more than a book of jokes. Part travelogue and part autobiography, the author tells tales of his travels all the while musing on fame, aging, and death. Reading his account of Graham Chapman's funeral left me comforted; hearing the story of his mother's passing made me weep for my own. I finished the book in one sitting - a quick and captivating read.

While unlikely to be reread, this book is highly likely to be re-gifted. Four stars.

This is a shameful confession to make for someone of my generation but I somehow missed most of the Monty Python juggernaut in its prime. Aside from friends through the ages citing lines and jokes, and glimpses on American television, I've mostly come to MP through its members' other, unironic projects like Michael Palin's travelogues and Terry Jones' medieval histories. All of which is to say, I can't tell you if this book will disappoint a canonical MP fan or if it will enhance the love, but I enjoyed it for what it is: a genuine diary of a creative soul on the road and a record of a certain time.

-growing up without a dad (killed in WWII when Idle was a bakeeping and the difference between being a comedian and a comic actor.

Idle is a life affirming guy and this diary is very pleasant company.