http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-8643-eric-idle/topic-rss.do Eric Idle RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23760751-pythons-power-past-40-years-on-in-not-the-messiah.do Not The Messiah was oddly entertaining, from the bombastic opening theme courtesy of Sousa to the Lumberjack Song encore, courtesy of Michael Palin. 2009-10-26T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23687514-john-cleese-i-cannot-be-funny-i-have-no-money.do John Cleese's dreams of turning A Fish Called Wanda into a West End hit are being hampered by his struggle to keep up divorce payments. 2009-05-08T12:14:18Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23664399-pub-is-closed-by-monty-python-grenade.do Buildings were evacuated, a street was cordoned off and a bomb disposal team called in after workmen spotted a suspicious object 2009-03-19T14:24:59Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23394858-so-bad-its-good-almost.do If there's such a thing as a good bad movie, this 1986 animated effort from Nelson Shin might easily qualify. 2007-05-02T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23393539-coconut-orchestra-breaks-world-record.do The world's largest coconut orchestra gathered in Trafalgar Square to record a new Guinness World Record. 2007-04-24T09:03:30Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23392087-public-to-join-spamalot-coconut-orchestra.do The creators of Monty Python musical Spamalot are bidding to set a new record for the world's largest coconut orchestra. 2007-04-10T07:35:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23391483-punt-and-irritating.do Steve Punt's lightly satirical lines might have been clever, but Bruce Dessau found his sidekick Hugh Dennis to be the most irritating performer he had ever seen. 2007-04-03T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23386047-spamalot-actress-attacks-olivier-awards-snub.do The cast of Spamalot have launched an attack on the judges of the Olivier Awards after the Monty Python musical failed to win a single prize. 2007-02-19T08:51:57Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23382804-simon-has-grail-of-a-time-in-pythonland.do Simon Russell Beale makes the perfect King Arthur in deliriously daft musical Spamalot and he's having a killer rabbit of a time following in the coconut-shells-for-horses'-hooves of Tim Curry. 2007-01-24T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23382081-tv-reality-winner-fisher-snubbed-by-olivier-judges.do Connie Fisher has been ignored by the Laurence Oliver awards despite rave reviews for her performance in The Sound of Music. 2007-01-18T09:15:29Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23375193-plays-v-musicals-facts-and-figures.do An Evening Standard investigation into the state of West End theatre shows musicals in danger of finishing off straight plays. But what are the figures? 2006-11-21T13:46:24Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23374794-stars-to-announce-our-52nd-theatre-awards.do Jeremy Irons, Kathy Burke and Alan Cumming are among the stars who will take leading roles at the 52nd Evening Standard Theatre Awards at The Savoy next Monday. 2006-11-20T09:15:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23373782-stars-vying-to-win-our-52nd-stage-awards.do There is plenty of intrigue thrown up by the shortlist for the 52nd Evening Standard Theatre Awards. Who will take the honours? 2006-11-09T10:00:40Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23371197-pythons-on-parade.do Nobody expects a full-scale Monty Python reunion. But this is the nearest you can get - four on stage at once to celebrate the opening of Spamalot. 2006-10-18T08:32:53Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23371073-always-look-on-the-knight-side.do Fresh from Broadway and "lovingly ripped off" from the movie Monty Python And The Holy Grail, Spamalot offers a welcome new twist on musical comedy, says Nicholas de Jongh. 2006-10-16T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23369857-a-37-million-song-and-dance.do With advance sales hitting nearly £37 million, new musicals including Daddy Cool and The Sound of Music are giving the West End a huge lift. 2006-10-06T11:28:23Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23367848-tim-currys-back-on-the-grail-trail.do As hit Broadway show Spamalot comes to the West End, its star Tim Curry tells Nick Curtis: "I knew I had one last show in me" 2006-09-22T12:49:49Z