Eric Idle

Life doesn't make any sense, and we all pretend it does. Comedy's job is to point out that it doesn't make sense, and that it doesn't make much difference anyway. ↗

— Eric Idle

#humor #life #wisdom #humor

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours. ↗

— Eric Idle

#break #corner #cry #go #hours

I like the idea of being out there regularly with an audience and with a funny gang of people. That's what I grew up with - doing television, doing shows every week. ↗

— Eric Idle

#being #doing #every #funny #gang

I think the special thing about Python is that it's a writers' commune. The writers are in charge. The writers decide what the material is. ↗

— Eric Idle

#charge #commune #decide #i #i think

No day of my life passes without someone saying the words 'Monty Python' to me. It's not bad. ↗

— Eric Idle

#day #life #me #monty #monty python

To me, the musical is best when it's a musical comedy. So if you have a very, very funny show, and very good, funny songs, that's what the musical does best. ↗

— Eric Idle

#comedy #does #funny #good #me

We've discovered that the less we do, the more money we make. ↗

— Eric Idle

#less #make #money #more

You look just like you! ↗

— Eric Idle

#like #look #you

The Minister of Transport issued this appeal to motorists: Can anyone give him a lift to Leicester? ↗

— Eric Idle

#appeal #give #him #issued #lift