Eric Idle proves he doesn’t need John Cleese to be funny.
Of course, John Cleese needs Idle even less, but there it is.
Occasionally amusing parody with short songs, some of which are fun and some of which are boring.
A bit better than ‘Bad News’ but nowhere near as good as ‘Tap’.
Highlights:
some of Idle’s writing
consistent camera problems
ripping off old bluesmen
Idle v. Radner
Lowlights:
many Python rips by Idle, not as funny the second time (I stopped counting at 4, not quite halfway through)
some of the songs
Grade: D+