British actor and comedian Eric Idle is known to many people for his character—or rather, characters—in the Monty Python film series. He gained global recognition in the 1970s after starring in Monty ...

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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.

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 ...

Idle, 80, said he is still having to work as he receives only a fraction of the millions the team have made in the past because the finances are a “disaster”. And he took aim at Holly Gilliam, the TV ...

Eric Idle has issued a health update after being hospitalised for the second time in just three days this week. The British 83-year-old Monty Python legend, who is now based in Los Angeles, took to ...

Eric Idle is proud that Always Look on the Bright Side of Life is one of the most popular funeral songs in England. "I find that very, very moving actually," he tells ABC RN's The Stage Show. "It's ...

Eric Idle is used to hearing about the huge influence Monty Python had on the generation growing up in 1970s England but he was surprised to learn about his bizarre role in my early sex education – or ...

"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 ...