{"product_id":"9781910859247","title":"The Writer's Cut","description":"\u003cb\u003eA manic satirical ride through the booze and sex-fuelled world of Tinseltown from one of the world's most-loved comedians - Monty Python legend Eric Idle.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet during the glorious days of the Bush Empire before they finally invaded and killed irony, \u003ci\u003eThe Writer’s Cut\u003c\/i\u003e follows Stanley Hay, a joke writer. He has a girlfriend, a writing partner and a career going nowhere in particular. Wisecracking, ambitious and horny, Stanley decides that he is going to change that by writing a novel. This is where things start to spiral out of control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaught up in the excitement Stanley falsely confesses that the novel will be a kiss-and-tell (a kiss and sell?) featuring Hollywood’s most famous and glamorous actresses. Before long expectations are going through the roof, Stanley is a celebrity in his own right and he's living the LA highlife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's only one little problem…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I have, for a long time, admired Eric Idle for his valiant efforts to escape gainful employment. I congratulate him on this latest explosion of Idleness. I am reliably informed that it is quite good in parts.' \u003cb\u003eBilly Connolly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Idle\u003c\/b\u003e is a comedian, actor, author, singer, playwright, and songwriter. Co-creator of \u003ci\u003eMonty Python\u003c\/i\u003e on TV, stage and films, including \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Grail\u003c\/i\u003e, which later he adapted for the stage as \u003ci\u003eSpamalot\u003c\/i\u003e. Creator of The Rutles, he starred as Ko-Ko in the English National Opera version of \u003ci\u003eThe Mikado\u003c\/i\u003e, has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Pirates of Penzance\u003c\/i\u003e and wrote and performed the comic oratorio \u003ci\u003eNot The Messiah, He’s a Very Naughty Boy\u003c\/i\u003e. His musical play \u003ci\u003eWhat About Dick?\u003c\/i\u003e co-stars Eddie Izzard, Russell Brand, Billy Connolly and Tracey Ullman. Eric has written two novels, \u003ci\u003eHello Sailor\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Mars\u003c\/i\u003e, and appeared in several movies, including \u003ci\u003eNuns On the Run\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShrek The Third\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Baron Munchhausen\u003c\/i\u003e. Last year he wrote and directed the final Monty Python reunion show \u003ci\u003eOne Down, Five To Go\u003c\/i\u003e at London’s O2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Eric Idle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I laughed, I cried, and then I read the book.' \u003cb\u003eSteve Martin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Filled with intelligent observations about comedy and comedians, and enough one-liners to keep a funnyman in gigs past Pluto.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dazzling … the language, the jokes, the problems and foibles of his characters are purely of our time.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Darkwater Syndicate, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151376597232,"sku":"9781910859247","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781910859247_p0.jpg?v=1763630776","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781910859247","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}