Eric Idle, a founding member of Monty Python, bought a shack in France in 1971. Decades later, the shack is a "shackeau," he says. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Idle about his book "Idle in Provence." ...
The star and co-writer of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' reflects on the chaotic process that brought the classic film to life and the evolution of comedy projects today: "American culture has ...