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Costumes, props and ‘llama’ from Monty Python’s final live show to be auctioned

Fans of the comedy troupe will be able to bid on props and costumes from the live show, and collectibles from Terry Gilliam’s personal collection.

Evening Standard

Michael Palin says Monty Python stars are more estranged than ever

‘There’s only four of us left and people do their own things,’ Palin said

The Independent UK

Stream Monty Python and the Holy Grail 24-hour marathon on Saturday, June 21

Comedy classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail is running non-stop on Shout! TV to celebrate the movie’s 50th anniversary.

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Monty Python star rushed to hospital for second time in one week

Comedian denied his health issues were caused by eating Spam

The Independent UK

Monty Python legend Eric Idle, 83, hospitalised for second time in three days

The comedian’s latest health scare follows his revelation last year that he ‘shouldn’t be alive’ after surviving pancreatic cancer

Evening Standard

Monty Python's Eric Idle hospitalised for second time in three days

Eric Idle has had two trips to the hospital over the past few days.

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Post your questions for Eric Idle

The comedy legend is touring the UK in September, but before he arrives here’s a chance to ask him anything about Python, hosting SNL, Trump and looking on the bright side

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“The guitar was in horrible shape. The paint job was all flaked off, it didn’t have the original tailpiece... at one point, the headstock snapped off”: He's a hitmaker who owned Eric Clapton's “The Fool” SG, produced Meat Loaf, and played with Ringo Starr

Todd Rundgren has just about done it all, but he does regret missing out on the chance to produce the Talking Heads and the Who...

Guitar World

What Monty Python taught me about the art of haggling over a price of a camera

Although Monty Python may have made fun of haggling in the movie, “The Life of Brian,” you should attempt to use haggling whenever you buy camera or tech gear.

Digital Camera World

Kate Bush's only live performance on US TV didn't transform her fortunes, but she did inspire a Hollywood actor's recipe for braised spare ribs

in 1978 Kate Bush appeared on Saturday Night Live, impressing a budding musician and inspiring a future cinema star

Louder

“The NME said, ‘There’s one of your Rutles songs on this Beatles bootleg album.’ I got them to play it to me over the phone. I said, ‘That’s me on Saturday Night Live!’” How prog were Neil Innes and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band?

The Bonzo Dog and Rutles man discusses his career and recent studio album Nearly Really...

Louder

Eric Idle shares real reason behind public feud with Monty Python co-star John Cleese

‘I haven’t seen him in 10 years,’ Idle said of ‘Fawlty Towers’ actor

The Independent UK

Eric Idle 'shouldn't be alive' after battling pancreatic cancer

Eric Idle "shouldn't be alive" and enjoys "every moment" of his life, five years after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

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John Cleese slams Monty Python co-star Eric Idle and accuses him of lying

Idle, 81, has claimed that Cleese, 84, fired the troupe's manager

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The Independent UK

John Cleese accuses Eric Idle of ‘inventing’ narrative in latest Monty Python row

‘Fawlty Towers’ star reignited X/Twitter row with new message accusing Idle of telling fibs

Newcastle Herald

Monty Python's Eric Idle is the original Mr Brightside

The Life of Brian star is coming to Newcastle in November

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Hysterical; The Third Information Crisis by Naomi Alderman; Jon Holmes Says the C-Word

A tale of mystery illness – and Jell-O – grips; Naomi Alderman illuminates our digital age; and comedian Jon Holmes creates the ‘men talk cancer’ show he needed, featuring Eric Idle, Stephen Fry and more

The Guardian - UK

Divine comedies: the best jokes for the Pope

Pitching his creed to a roomful of comic stars, the pontiff pronounced that it is good to laugh at God. In which case, he may enjoy these

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The Guardian - UK

‘This is a ticking time bomb’: why are so many entertainers forced to work past retirement age?

From jobbing workers to familiar names, legions of entertainers are working well into their 70s and 80s. Why? Our writer uncovers an alarming story of shrinking budgets, axed royalties, misguided mortgages and paltry pensions

Newcastle Herald

Monty Python legend Eric Idle is coming to Newcastle

Presale tickets are on sale now. Be quick!

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Eric Idle expresses dissatisfaction with Monty Python financial matters on X

Eric Idle, founding member of Monty Python, has recently made some controversial claims about the group. Find out what he had to say about finances, relati...

Evening Standard

Eric Idle, 80, claims Monty Python was a financial 'disaster' and has forced him to continue working

The 80-year-old says he sold his house but is working on a TV show

The Independent UK

Michael Urie keeps the laughter going as he stars in a revival of Broadway 'Spamalot'

Michael Urie has a very hard job this winter: Not cracking up when he’s not supposed to on Broadway

Cinemablend

32 Famous Comedians That Did Sketch Comedy But Were Never SNL Cast Members

Not all sketch comedy heroes were in the SNL cast.

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