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“Monty Python” alum Eric Idle addressed an apparent fan misconception on Friday: that he and the rest of the legendary British comedy troupe’s members aren’t swimming in cash from their productions.

John Cleese just loves to complain about how many decades-old jokes don’t fly with modern audiences. He moaned about having to cut racial slurs from the stage adaptation of Fawlty Towers, refused to d ...

Idle was part of the famous Monty Python comedy troupe, which was founded in 1969 Monty Python actor Eric Idle has said he is still working at the age of 80 for financial reasons. The comedian, known ...

Poor Eric Idle. And by “poor Eric Idle,” I mean literally poor — the former Monty Python star is once again lamenting his lack of riches, telling The Times U.K. that “these days everything in showbiz ...

With their irreverent and often surreal sketches, Monty Python's Flying Circus changed comedy. The troop featured five Brits: Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin and Terry Jones.

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" was released nearly 50 years ago. Eric Idle wrote the screenplay for the 1975 hit with John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, all ...