Eric Idle Says His ‘Monty Python’ Money Has Run Out: ‘I Have to Work for My Living’ When asked how fans can help, the comedy legend’s answer was pointed: “Come see a show” ...

— Eric Idle (@EricIdle) February 9, 2024 Hours later, Idle added, “We own everything we ever made in Python and I never dreamed that at this age the income streams would tail off so disastrously.

Sir Michael Palin has plans in place for his inevitable death. The 82-year-old star of the British comedy troupe Monty Python ...

LONDON -- And now for something completely different: Britain’s Royal Mail has issued stamps celebrating the absurdist comedy ...

Idle is referring to the 2014 Monty Python reunion, and more specifically, Palin’s disinterest in extending the run beyond just 10 shows at London’s O2 Arena.

Idle adapted the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" into "Spamalot," which premiered at the Shubert Theatre in 2005 and ran for almost five years. But Idle wasn't born to comedy.

Monty Python’s Flying Circus is out in a deluxe “Norwegian Blu-ray” edition this week—“we agreed that we’d celebrate the 51st anniversary, just amongst ourselves,” Idle admits with a ...

Cleese fired back on the same platform, accusing Idle of “invention.” He added: “Jim, who was an old friend of mine from Cambridge days, became Python manager after the O2 show.

Eric Idle isn’t a stand-up, but his comic sensibilities and timing are better than any ten comedians. He has experience galore thanks to working with a little sketch comedy group–Monty Python.

Will Sloan talks to Monty Python veteran Eric Idle about his long career and his new "pseudo-radio play," which features actors like Russell Brand, Eddie Izzard, and Tracey Ullman.

Next, Idle’s going home to keep working on the musical version of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” otherwise know as “Spamalot,” which is expected on Broadway in 2005.