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Monty Python is a financial ‘disaster’ – Eric Idle says working at 80 isn’t easy

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NME

Michael Palin says John Cleese “couldn’t have done without” him in ongoing ‘Monty Python’ feud

Michael Palin has fired back after being called “slightly boring” by John Cleese, claiming that his Monty Python colleague “couldn’t have done without him”. When Ball asked him how Palin is, Cleese ...
NME

John Cleese mocked for asking why BBC hasn’t shown ‘Monty Python’ “for a couple of decades”

John Cleese has been widely mocked on social media for questioning why the BBC hasn’t screened Monty Python for “a couple of decades”. While the former comedy troupe’s popular sketch series Monty ...
The Independent

John Cleese mocked for asking why BBC doesn’t show Monty Python

John Cleese has been given short shrift on social media after he complained about the BBC not running repeats of Monty Python – after apparently forgetting who owned the licensing rights to the ...
Daily Mail

Sir Michael Palin says there are 'very few' people around who still remember Monty Python

The actor and comedian, 81, appeared on Monday's Good Morning Britain on ITV alongside hosts Susanna Reid and Adil Ray. Sir Michael was part of cult favourite comedy troupe Monty Python, which formed ...
BBC

'It was a magical chemical balance': How Monty Python and the Holy Grail became a comedy legend

Fifty years after Monty Python and the Holy Grail redefined comedy, stars Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam look back on the freedoms – and limitations – that shaped the film. An independent British ...