Funnyman ____ Idle (4)

I believe the answer is:

eric

(Other definitions for eric that I've seen before include ".... the Red, Norwegian explorer who discovered Greenland in 10th century" , "---- Cantona, Manchester Utd favourite of the 1990s" , "Cantona or Clapton?" , "-- Sykes; -- Idle" , "Great Norwegian explorer .... the Red" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune.

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