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Press clippings Page 26

Eric and Ernie bring us a lesson in comic timing

It is not only nostalgia that brings the great British double act to our Christmas screens, but respect for their art.

Graham McCann, The Independent, 26th December 2010

Interview: Eric & Ernie's Bryan Dick

Dancer turned actor Bryan Dick tells Metro about his role as the straight man in the BBC's new take on Morecambe & Wise's early career...

Keith Watson, Metro, 23rd December 2010

Michael McIntyre: I'm not going to crack America

"I'm not going to crack America. I'm staying, sorry. It's taken me long enough to sort things out here and I don't want to start again somewhere else."

Andrew Williams, Metro, 14th December 2010

The Office an American Workplace beats British original

As the fifth season of the American version of The Office airs on Comedy Central, Ceri Radford argues that the US spin-off is even better than the original.

Ceri Radford, The Telegraph, 8th December 2010

Top American producer creating new sitcom for BBC

Renowned American TV producer Caryn Mandabach is creating a new sitcom for the BBC called Meet The Doyles.

British Comedy Guide, 18th October 2010

Monty Python's Eric Idle on his musical 'Spamalot'

Forty years after Eric Idle first delighted and confounded the nation as one of the Monty Python team, the celebrated writer of 'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life' is still game.

Mark Fisher, The Scotsman, 12th October 2010

Eric Idle on how Susan Boyle is bumped off in Spamalot

Eric Idle has offered Susan Boyle the best seats in the house for hit musical Spamalot - so she can watch herself being bumped off on stage.

Billy Sloan, Daily Record, 3rd October 2010

Why Eric Idle is happy to revisit his Python past

At the height of Monty Python's Flying Circus, Eric Idle made a promise to himself. When the performers went their separate ways in 1983, and when the Ministry of Silly Walks had been closed for good, he would in the spirit of the show prepare to do something completely different. As it turned out, things didn't quite work out that way.

Sarah Freeman, The Yorkshire Post, 12th July 2010

Tom Hollander's inner-city cleric is no angel

There are no real laugh-out-loud moments, and some of the gags are a little predictable. But it's a surprisingly fresh and genuinely funny mainstream comedy, and could grow into something memorable.

Damien Love, The Herald, 28th June 2010

Eric Idle - Mr Bright Side

The former Python talks about Spamalot, Life of Brian as an opera and whether the old team will be getting back together.

David Hayles, The Times, 12th June 2010

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