A few years ago, Eric Idle told Rolling Stone he was working on his “posthumous memoirs.” He’s since had a change of heart. “The only trouble with posthumous memoirs is you don’t get paid ’til later,” ...

ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE: A Sortabiography. By Eric Idle. Crown Archetype. 289 pages. $27. What exactly is a “sortabiography”? Eric Idle explains in his introduction — or his apology, as ...