4 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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12 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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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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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 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 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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3 w. ago Monty Python legend Eric Idle hospitalised for second time in three days

Monty Python star Eric Idle was hospitalised for the second time in three days on Monday after suffering from Gastroenteritis

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