Eric Idle

Eric Idle (born on 29th March 1943) is an English comedian, actor, voice actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician, writer and comedic composer best known for his work with the British surreal comedy group Monty Python.

He narrated the British teaser trailer for Thomas and the Magic Railroad.

Trivia

 * A snippet of the song "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" performed by Eric Idle was later used for a Nick Jr. promotional advert for the fifteenth series of Thomas & Friends.
 * He established the band known as The Rutles. A parody band of The Beatles. Ironically, Ringo Starr was the drummer for The Beatles.