Life of Riley

"The life of Riley" is an expression meaning an easy, carefree life.

Life of Riley may refer to:

From Wikipedia page on Fort Riley, Kansas:

The Cavalry School Hunt was officially organized in 1921 and provided a colorful spectacle on Sunday mornings. These activities gave rise to the perception of a special quality of life at Fort Riley that came to be known as the "Life of Riley."

Art and entertainment

Music

Albums

Life of Riley: The Lightning Seeds Collection, a 2003 compilation album by British band The Lightning Seeds
- "The Life of Riley" (song), a single on the album, originally on the 1992 album Sense
The Life of Riley (album), a 2011 album by Australian hip-hop artist Drapht
The Life of Riley, a 1991 album by American band The A-Bones
Life of Riley, a 2001 album by American musician Riley Baugus
Life of Riley, a 2008 solo album by Dave Brewer, former member of the Australian band Dynamic Hepnotics

Songs

"Life of Riley", a song on the 1989 album Instrument Landing by American guitarist Preston Reed
"Life of Riley", a song on the 1991 album Worlds in Collision by American band Pere Ubu
"Life O'Riley", a song on the 1989 album S&M Airlines by American punk rock band NOFX
"Life of Riley", a song on the 2011 album The Stellas by Canadian duo The Stellas

Bands

Life of Riley, a band headed by American musician Riley Smith

Stage and film

The Life of Riley (1927 film), a 1927 American silent film directed by William Beaudine
The Life of Riley (1949 film), an American comedy film
Save It for the Stage: The Life of Reilly, a 2004 one-man show by Charles Nelson Reilly
The Life of Reilly, a 2006 film based on the stage show by Reilly
Life of Riley (play), a 2010 play by Alan Ayckbourn
Life of Riley (2014 film), a 2014 French film of Ayckbourn's play, directed by Alain Resnais
B.B. King: The Life of Riley, a 2014 documentary directed by English Jon Brewer

Broadcasting

The Life of Riley, an American 1940s radio show, 1949 film, and 1950s TV series, all starring William Bendix
Life of Riley (UK TV series), a 2009–2011 comedy series
"Life of Riley", an episode of Birdz, an animated American-Canadian television series
"Life of Riley", an episode of the American television series The Client List
"The Life of Riley", a 1985 episode of the American television series The Fall Guy

Writing

The Life of Riley, a 1937 novel by American writer Harvey Fergusson
The Life of Riley, a 1990 novel by Australian writer Jack Hibberd
"Life of Reilly", a regular column in Sports Illustrated by Rick Reilly, 1997–2007

Other

Life of Riley, the March special beer made by the English Loddon Brewery
Life of Riley, horse who won the 1999 Australian Hall Mark Stakes