I've been a great Monty Python fan since my teenage years but somehow never really knew much about the background of the troupé. An insight gives Eric Idles fantastic biography which is not only so interesting because of his fame with the Pythons. Idle describes his youth in a rural coast town in England, the hardships of boarding school and how he discovered his talent and love for comedy and his rise to fame with Monty Python which happened, as it does so often, coincidentally. What really made me respect Idle is that he does not smooth over what early fame did to him and how he in the end coped with it - by keeping his feet firmly on the ground and never stopping to laugh about himself. You will also learn quite a lot about popular culture and entertainment industry spanning from the late 60s up until now, including the deep friendships Idle had with icons like George Harrison and Robin Williams - and of course with all the other Pythons. And now for something completely different!