Entertainment Monty Python is a financial ‘disaster’ – Eric Idle says working at 80 isn’t easy He says he sold his house but is working on a TV show.

Monty Python star Eric Idle has said that he has continued to work at the age of 80 for financial reasons. The comedian and actor, known as Sir Robin the-not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Lancelot in Monty ...

Former "Monty Python" star Eric Idle said he's still working at the age of 80 for financial reasons, sharing on social media that his income has tailed off "disastrously" and adding, "I have to ...

Eric Idle is best known for his role in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and for writing the hit Broadway play "Spamalot," but says he has to continue working in his 80s for money.

— 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.

Eric Idle has reflected on being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, revealing he “laughed” when he discovered the news. After ...