Nobody gets irony anymore, as we are now living in the post-ironic age. Once George Bush gets a library, our irony is dead.
Eric IdleNo day of my life passes without someone saying the words 'Monty Python' to me. It's not bad.
Eric IdleExecutives do not on the whole do well with comedy. They can't understand it, they can't read it, they can't spot it.
Eric IdleWe learnt a lot because we got in with real choreographers who tell you what they need from a song, because a song has to advance the story. Then real directors like Mike Nichols tell you where you can have 'B themes' and 'C themes', and we go oh yes, B themes and C themes! So we were taught in the finest school amongst the finest people. And also by the school of experience.
Eric Idle