Eric Idle told the 'Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend' podcast that money is to blame for his "very bad argument" with John Cleese over Monty Python.

Eric Idle isn’t exactly known for holding back his opinions on social media. After all, he’s been spilling digital tea relating to Monty Python for quite a while now. Most recently, Idle took ...

— 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.

When asked back in 2014 if the end of the Python was really because of Palin’s wishes, Idle responded, “Pretty much. We were offered America, Australia, Canada, South Africa.

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” ...

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 wrote the screenplay for the 1975 hit with John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, all members of the comedy troupe Monty Python, and also starred in ...

The musical was written by Eric Idle and John du Prez, taking its inspiration — or as the theatrical poster put it, “lovingly ripped off” — from the 1975 film “Monty Python and the Holy ...