Eric Idle

Born: 1943-03-29

Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer who wrote and performed as a member of the popular British comedy group Monty Python. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Idle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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as Merlin (voice)
Released: 2007-05-17

The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek...

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Casper

as Paul 'Dibbs' Plutzker
Released: 1995-05-26

Casper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James...

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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

as Dr. Vosknocker (voice)
Released: 1999-06-30

When the four boys see an R-rated movie featuring Canadians Terrance and Philip, they are...

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Ella Enchanted

as Narrator
Released: 2004-04-09

Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a...

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as Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
Released: 1979-08-17

Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains...

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102 Dalmatians

as Waddlesworth (voice)
Released: 2000-10-07

Get ready for a howling good time as an all new assortment of irresistible animal heroes are...

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Hollywood Homicide

as Celebrity
Released: 2003-06-09

Joe Gavilan and his new partner K. C. Calden, are detectives on the beat in Tinseltown. Neither...

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as Wreck-Gar (voice)
Released: 1986-08-08

The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of...

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Absolutely Anything

as Salubrious Gat (voice)
Released: 2015-06-26

Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.

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Quest for Camelot

as Devon (voice)
Released: 1998-05-15

During the times of King Arthur, Kayley is a brave girl who dreams of following her late father...

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Yellowbeard

as Commander Clement
Released: 1983-06-24

For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their...

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as Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
Released: 1975-03-14

King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir...

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The Aristocrats

as Self
Released: 2005-07-29

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared...

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National Lampoon's European Vacation

as The Bike Rider
Released: 1985-07-25

The Griswalds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and so pack their bags for the continent....

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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

as Desmond / Berthold
Released: 1988-12-07

An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of...

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Splitting Heirs

as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
Released: 1993-04-02

A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American,...

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The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

as Evil Martin (voice)
Released: 1998-12-22

The rats and mice, made intellectually superior in the original Secret of N.I.M.H., return to...

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Delgo

as Spig (voice)
Released: 2008-12-12

In a divided land, it takes a rebellious boy and his clandestine love for a Princess of an...

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as Various Roles
Released: 1983-03-31

Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid...

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Mom and Dad Save the World

as King Raff
Released: 1992-07-24

Emperor Spengo sees Marge Nelson and using a giant magnet, kidnaps her and her husband Dick,...

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And Now for Something Completely Different

as Prosecutor / Marriage Counselor / Arthur Nudge / Self-defence student #4 (interested in pointed sticks) / 'Hell's Grannies' analyst / Arthur Wilson / Arthur Wilson Two / Nightclub Emcee / Linkman / First General / Restaurant Manager / Lingerie Shop Owner / Accountant #1 (falling past the window) / Fairy Godmother / Rita Fairbanks / Simon Zinc Trumpet Harris / Mountie / Lady With Cookbook
Released: 1971-09-28

A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British...

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Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure

as English Victim
Released: 2003-12-20

Though Eddie's fired right at Christmastime, his boss sends him and his family on a South...

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as Brian Hope
Released: 1990-03-16

Brian and Charlie work for a gangster. When the boss learns they want to "leave" he sets them up...

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Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

as Self
Released: 2018-01-19

A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive...

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

as Slyly (voice)
Released: 1998-10-16

Young Rudolph suffers a childhood accident that sees his nose turn from the publicly accepted...

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George Harrison: Living in the Material World

as Self
Released: 2011-10-05

Director Martin Scorsese profiles former Beatle George Harrison in this reverent portrait that...

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How to Get Ahead in Advertising

as Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1989-05-05

Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.

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The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
Released: 1978-03-22

The story of the rise and fall of the Pre-Fab Four.

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Hercules: Zero to Hero

as Parenthesis (voice) (archive sound)
Released: 1999-08-17

The film briefly gives Hercules' history after defeating Hades for good, in which he marries Meg...

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Dudley Do-Right

as Prospector
Released: 1999-08-27

Royal Canadian Mountie Dudley Do-right is busy keeping the peace in his small mountain town when...

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as Various Roles
Released: 1982-06-25

Monty Python perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, including several...

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Missing Pieces

as Wendel
Released: 1992-03-28

As sole heir to a relative's estate, Wendel is surprised to learn that the only thing he's been...

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The Scream Team

as Coffin Ed
Released: 2002-10-11

Eccentric Frank Carlyle ran a horror shop in small-town Steeple Falls, which takes pride in and...

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Group Madness

as Self
Released: 1983-06-11

A behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of 1983's Yellowbeard

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The Wind in the Willows

as Rat
Released: 1996-10-16

Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his...

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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

as Alan Smithee
Released: 1998-02-20

Filmmaker Alan Smithee finds himself the unwilling puppet of a potentially bad big budget action...

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Earth to America

as Self
Released: 2005-11-20

Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the...

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Alice in Wonderland

as Young Man (uncredited)
Released: 1966-12-28

Alice in Wonderland (1966) is a BBC television play based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by...

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The Crimson Permanent Assurance

as Gunther (uncredited)
Released: 1983-03-31

A group of down-and-out accountants mutiny against their bosses and sail their office building...

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The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Self
Released: 2012-03-04

A live stand-up comedy and music gig to celebrate Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary.

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Monty Python Live (Mostly)

as Self, others
Released: 2014-07-20

Celebrate the last night of the Pythons on the big screen! - With John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry...

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The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

as Self / Nigel Spasm
Released: 2014-02-09

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show,...

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Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

as Self
Released: 2014-11-13

With unprecedented access, this program reveals the humour, chaos and passion that went into...

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An Accidental Studio

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-07-12

Charts the early years of HandMade Films seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel,...

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The Mikado

as Ko-Ko
Released: 1987-01-01

Jonathan Miller set his well-known production of The Mikado, staged for the English National...

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Monty Python: Live at Aspen

as Self
Released: 1998-03-21

In March 1998 in Aspen, Colorado, the surviving members of the Monty Python team – John Cleese,...

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Hitler: The Comedy Years

as Mr. Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2007-05-10

A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.

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The Entire Universe

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2016-12-26

Eric Idle persuades Professor Brian Cox to present a lecture on the birth of the entire...

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We Are Most Amused

as Self
Released: 2008-11-15

We Are Most Amused was a gala event held at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 12 November 2008 in...

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What About Dick?

as The Piano
Released: 2012-11-13

What About Dick? begins with the birth of a sex toy invented in Shagistan in 1898 by Deepak...

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Life of Python

as Self / Various Roles
Released: 1990-03-16

This BBC documentary tells the history of the Python group, allowing a few glimpses at the works...

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Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
Released: 2010-03-25

Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of...

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Monty Python Conquers America

as Self
Released: 2008-01-01

This documentary follows the evolution of the British sketch comedy troupe that redefined humor...

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The Meaning of Monty Python

as Self
Released: 2013-10-08

A discussion between John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones about...

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50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

as Self
Released: 2014-05-24

Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing...

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The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
Released: 2003-08-16

Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You...

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Too Much Sun

as Sonny
Released: 1990-10-10

A multimillionaire, whose son is gay and daughter a lesbian, leaves a will with one clause: His...

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Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
Released: 2021-06-05

Monty Python’s influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles’ influence on music, a...

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Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

as Self
Released: 2005-02-20

A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live.

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Brightness

as Mr. Bix
Released: 2001-04-01

Wes and Nick are two small time crooks facing the end of their lives. When they get a second...

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The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

as Self - 'Berthold'
Released: 2008-04-08

This is an all new feature length documentary, with interviews from almost everyone involved...

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The Secret Life of Brian

as Self
Released: 2007-01-01

A documentary about the making of the controversial Life of Brian and the surrounding...

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The Nutcracker and the Mouseking

as Drosselmeier (voice)
Released: 2004-10-12

The fairytale story revolves around a young prince who - along with his entourage - is turned...

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Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

as Self
Released: 2014-06-29

Alan Yentob meets the five surviving members of Monty Python - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry...

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Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

as Self / Various Characters
Released: 1989-11-18

Steve Martin presents selected sketches from "Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)". It's the...

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London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

as Self
Released: 2012-08-12

The closing ceremony of the games of the XXXth Olympiad.

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Bobcat Goldthwait Comedy Central "Pulp Comics"

as Man in Bed
Released: 1996-12-04

Woah dude! It's the Bobcat! Very 90s Stand-Up & Sketch Comedy. Lots of fun.

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Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

as Self
Released: 1974-12-19

An documentarian from the BBC visits the set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). This...

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Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

as Various Roles
Released: 1971-01-03

Fliegender Zirkus consisted of two 45-minute Monty Python television comedy specials produced by...

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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2004-01-01

All the best sketches from the third and fourth series of the ground-breaking comedy. Memorable...

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Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO

as Self
Released: 2012-10-05

Documentary which gets to the heart of who Jeff Lynne is and how he has had such a tremendous...

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Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

as Self
Released: 2008-07-01

Discover how six seemingly ordinary but supremely talented men became Monty Python, sketch...

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Terry Pratchett: Back in Black

as Self
Released: 2017-02-11

A poignant and humorous film telling the life story of the hugely popular author of the...

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Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

as Reporter
Released: 1981-11-25

Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday...

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The Tale of the Frog Prince

as Narrator
Released: 1982-09-11

A spoiled, selfish princess's fate becomes entwined with a zany and witty frog with a secret past.

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Pirates: 3D Show

as Pierre
Released: 1999-12-31

Davie (Adam Wylie), a cabin boy who was betrayed and marooned by Captain Lucky (Leslie Nielsen)...

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The Pied Piper of Hamelin

as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
Released: 1985-04-05

The town of Hamelin pays the ultimate price after reneging on their promise to the pied piper....

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The Seventh Python

as Self
Released: 2008-06-26

Sean Connors Films, Ltd. Presents a Frozen Pictures production of The Seventh Python, a...

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Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

as Self
Released: 1999-10-08

The Sketches produced by the surviving Pythons for the BBC's celebration of the 30th Anniversary...

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The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

as Self
Released: 2003-09-02

The behind-the-scenes production documentary of Monty Python's 'Meaning Of Life.' This...

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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2004-01-01

Compilation of the best Sketches of the first series of Monty Python's Flying Circus, which ran...

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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2004-01-01

All the best sketches from the second series of the ground-breaking comedy. Memorable moments...

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Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

as Self
Released: 1999-10-08

Meatloaf introduces a look back at Python's use of music. Included interviews with the team,...

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Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best

as Various Characters
Released: 2006-02-22

The LORDS of LAUGHTER--The SAINTS of SATIRE--The HIGH PRIESTS of LOW COMEDY--have sold out once...

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The English National Opera Rehearse The Mikado

as Self
Released: 1987-10-02

A chance to see director Jonathan Miller at work on his acclaimed staging of Gilbert and...

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Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

as Self
Released: 2002-01-12

TV documentary tracing the life of the comedian and satirist from his school days, through the...

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Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-09-07

From ‘something completely different’ to icons of comedy and national treasures, this is a...

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David Bowie - Sound and Vision

as Self
Released: 2003-11-12

A documentary, which takes you on a journey of Bowie's revolutionary career, struggle with his...

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The Life of Python

as Self
Released: 2000-10-31

Celebrating their 30th anniversary, Monty Python presents exclusive new material and so-called...

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Yellow Submarine Sandwich

as Dirk McQuickly (dialogue voice)
Released: 1978-03-22

An animated Yellow Submarine spoof produced for The Rutles' 1978 mockumentary All You Need Is...

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The Monty Python Story

as Self
Released: 1999-10-08

The story behind how the comedy sketch group Monty Python formed in 1969, and lead to four very...

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State of Fear

as uncredited
Released: 1997-01-01

Seven hundred and seventy one words from Orwell, Chomsky, Shakespeare and others. Seven hundred...

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The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food

as Dirk McQuickley (Archival Footage)
Released: 2018-01-29

A documentary short catching up with John Halsey a.k.a. Barry Wom of The Rutles

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Monty Python's Flying Circus - Eric Idle's Personal Best

as Various Characters
Released: 2006-02-22

The SAINTS of SATIRE, The LORDS of LAUGHTER, The HIGH PRIESTS of LOW COMEDY have sold out once...

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The Daily Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-17

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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The Graham Norton Show

as Self
First aired: 2007-02-22

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...

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Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self
First aired: 2003-02-21

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors,...

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Frasier

as Chuck (voice)
First aired: 1993-09-16

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...

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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self
First aired: 2005-01-03

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self / Various
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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The Masked Singer

as Hedgehog
First aired: 2019-01-02

Celebrities compete in a singing competition with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from...

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The Masked Singer

as Hedgehog (archive footage)
First aired: 2019-01-02

Celebrities compete in a singing competition with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from...

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The One Show

as Self
First aired: 2006-08-14

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD....

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The Simpsons

as Declan Desmond (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self
First aired: 2003-09-08

The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-12

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-06

Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and...

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Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

as Guzelian (voice)
First aired: 2000-10-02

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is an American animated science fiction/adventure/comedy series...

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Faerie Tale Theatre

as Narrator (voice)
First aired: 1982-09-11

A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.

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Faerie Tale Theatre

as The Pied Piper / Robert Browning
First aired: 1982-09-11

A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.

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Disney's House of Mouse

as Pluto Angel (voice)
First aired: 2001-01-13

A very-recognizable audience of Disney animated characters gather into the House of Mouse...

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Monty Python's Flying Circus

as Various
First aired: 1969-10-05

A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or...

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Pinky and the Brain

as Mom & Dad (voice)
First aired: 1995-09-09

Pinky and Brain are genetically enhanced laboratory mice who reside in a cage in the Acme Labs...

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Going Live!

as Self
First aired: 1987-09-26

Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It...

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Laverne & Shirley

as Derek DeWoods
First aired: 1976-01-27

Laverne & Shirley is an American television sitcom that ran on ABC from January 27, 1976 to May...

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One Foot In the Grave

as Mervyn Whale
First aired: 1990-01-04

One Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series The series features the exploits of...

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Hercules

as Parenthesis (voice)
First aired: 1998-08-31

Follow Herc's many labors during the years he spent training on how to be a hero under the...

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The Soup

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-07-01

With this satirical series, the E! Entertainment Network returns to a format they helped create...

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STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

as Self - Writer & Actor
First aired: 2024-03-28

Steve Martin is one of the most beloved and enigmatic figures in entertainment. Dive into his...

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Inside Comedy

as Self
First aired: 2012-01-26

Half hour comedy documentary series from veteran funny-man David Steinberg and Steve Carell...

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Around the World in 80 Days

as Jean Passepartout
First aired: 1989-04-16

Around the World in 80 Days is a 1989 three-part television Eastmancolor miniseries originally...

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Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

as Self
First aired: 2009-10-18

A 2009 television documentary series in six parts that covers 40 years of the surreal comedy...

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Suddenly Susan

as Ian Maxtone-Graham
First aired: 1996-09-19

Suddenly Susan is an American television sitcom. Shields plays Susan Keane, a glamorous San...

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At Last the 1948 Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-02-15

A groundbreaking, splendidly silly, surreal sketch comedy series written by and starring The...

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Do Not Adjust Your Set

as Various Characters
First aired: 1967-12-26

Innovative and influential, and originally envisaged as children’s show, Do Not Adjust Your Set...

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Nearly Departed

as Grant Pritchard
First aired: 1989-04-10

Nearly Departed is an American sitcom that aired on NBC on Monday nights from April 10, 1989 to...

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Rutland Weekend Television

as Various Characters
First aired: 1975-05-12

Comedy sketch series purporting to show the programming of a low key regional television...

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Monty Python's Personal Best

as Self / Various Characters
First aired: 2006-02-22

A series of six outrageous one-hour specials showcasing the groundbreaking comedians.

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Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

as Various Characters
First aired: 1972-01-03

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus consisted of two 45-minute Monty Python German television...

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MADtv

as Zookeeper
First aired: 1995-10-14

MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The...

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