18 h. ago Monty Python star says he’d be in ‘select company’ if thrown out of Trump’s America

‘It’s very scary now because they’re stopping comedians at the border,’ said the star

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26 h. ago ‘I’d be proud to be thrown out of America!’ Eric Idle on Trump, life after Python and not talking before lunch

Ahead of his UK tour, the former Monty Python star responds to questions from Catherine Zeta-Jones, David Mamet, Janet Suzman, Steve Coogan, Bill Oddie and othersWhen news broke in 2021 that Eric Idle had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, dismay was followed by relief when he survived to get the all-clear. Now 83, Idle is thriving and about to embark on his first UK tour since 1973.Over haddock and chips in London last month, a gentle and friendly Idle answered questions submitted by readers and fellow writers, actors and comedians about his time as a Python, Broadway smash Spamalot – his musical adaptation of Monty Python and the Holy Grail – as well as selfies, Peter Cook and why he feels sorry for the royals. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Liverpool legend Ian Rush reveals personal tragedy as he pays tribute to Diogo Jota

The legendary forward explained why he was not at the funeral of Jota

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62 h. ago Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam says Trump ‘destroyed’ major art form

The director claims the re-election of President Trump ‘killed’ his new movie ‘The Carnival at the End of Days’

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4 d. ago Liverpool legend Ian Rush reveals tragic reason why he had to miss Diogo Jota's funeral despite being invited

Jota, 28, was laid to rest at Gondomar cemetery in Portugal on Saturday after he and his brother, Andre Silva, 25, were killed when their car crashed in the early hours of Thursday morning in northern Spain.

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6 d. ago Liverpool legend Ian Rush couldn't attend Diogo Jota's funeral after own family tragedy

Diogo Jota and his brother Andre tragically died in a car crash on Friday.

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6 d. ago Liverpool icon Ian Rush could not attend Diogo Jota funeral after own family tragedy

Diogo Jota and his brother Andre tragically died in a car crash on Friday and Liverpool legend Ian Rush has paid tribute to the forward, who spent five seasons at Anfield

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8 d. ago Rural Stirling 'Outlander' site also has plenty to offer for walkers and wildlife fans

Doune Castle has also drawn visitors with its links to TV shows such as Monty Python and Game of Thrones.

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8 d. ago Star Wars actor dies aged 87 after contracting Covid and pneumonia

He also appeared in Monty Python’s Life of Brian

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1 week ago 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.

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1 week ago Monty Python fans to get hands on iconic props from stars' 'show to end all shows'

More than 60 of the lots are from Monty Python Live (Mostly) at London’s O2 arena in 2014 which is thought to be the last time the troupe will perform together

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2 w. ago Boss of ‘Monty Python pub’ forced to close 10 days before award win blames Liz Truss

EXCLUSIVE: A stunning, award-winning, community boozer was given a lauded design award but by the time they were handed they had already shuttered the business for good

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2 w. ago 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

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2 w. ago Michael Palin opens up about his grief two years on from the death of his beloved wife Helen Gibbins and says he still talks out loud to her

The Monty Python star, 82, was married to Helen for 57 years after meeting as teenagers on holiday in Suffolk.

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2 w. ago Monty Python legend Michael Palin's grief two years on from wife's death

Comedy legend Michael Palin admits that his grief after his wife Helen's death two years ago isn't 'as strong' now as it once was - though he still occasionally gets 'dark days'

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3 w. ago Monty Python legend, 82, rushed to hospital after 'I should not be alive' confession

Eric Idle, star of the legendary Monty Python comedy troupe, says he was taken to hospital twice in the space of just 72 hours in a nasty and unexpected health scare

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3 w. ago Brain dead woman's 2lb baby faces 'tough start' as doctors prepare to switch off mum's life support

A brain dead woman's life support is due to be turned off today after she was kept alive at a hospital to deliver her premature baby under strict abortion laws in the US

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3 w. ago Monty Python star rushed to hospital for second time in one week

Comedian denied his health issues were caused by eating Spam

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3 w. ago 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

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3 w. ago Monty Python star rushed to hospital for second time in three days

Monty Python's Eric Idle has been hospitalised for the second time in three days, with the comedy star being treated for an infection.

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