Actor and comedian Eric Idle revealed the last conversation he had with his friend Rob Reiner, just hours before the director’s death. The Monty Python star, 82, divulged that he shared a long phone ...

Eric Idle today revealed he spoke with Rob Reiner in the hours before his 'lovely' friend was found dead with his wife in their LA mansion. The British Monty Python star, 82, has said they had made ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Fifty years after “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” Eric Idle never thought he’d still be talking about the cult classic film, much less a musical inspired by it. But here we are, ...

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Monty Python legend Eric Idle has revealed the philosophy he lives his life by after surviving pancreatic cancer. The comedian received his diagnosis in 2019, though fortunately it was detected early ...

Eric Idle talks Monty Python spats, what keeps him on stage, and why it’s important to Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (Picture: Supplied) Half a century since Monty Python burst into the ...

Audiences can still look forward to hearing the tour’s namesake song, “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” from Monty Python’s Life of Brian. And Idle noted that he’s especially gratified to hear ...

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Eric Idle has opened up about a strange turn of events, in which he was diagnosed with the same illness he used in a show to "get rid" of a character quickly. In a new interview, the Monty Python star ...

Monty Python comedy legend Eric Idle has shared childhood memories of taking the 148 bus from Birmingham to Wolverhampton, as he returns to England to perform for the first time in 13 years. He also ...

Eric Idle was born in March 1943 in South Shields, County Durham. His father, Ernest, was a sergeant in the RAF who served in the Second World War but was killed while hitchhiking home on ...