"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 ...

Eric Idle has set the record straight for anyone who thought he had a cushy life from his earnings as a member of Monty Python, saying that he still has to work for a living. “I don’t know why people ...

When Monty Python co-founder Eric Idle decided it was time for a book about his life, he didn't approach a publisher. Like he'd done for Python's Nudge Nudge sketch, or hunched over a guitar trying ...

Monty Python star Eric Idle has said that he must continue to work at the age of 80 for financial reasons, saying he’s not “loaded” and that he has “to work for my living.” The comedian and actor, ...

John Cleese recently embarked on a live tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Each event will be part film screening, part live Q&A and, presumably, part creeping ...

A few years ago, Eric Idle told Rolling Stone he was working on his “posthumous memoirs.” He’s since had a change of heart. “The only trouble with posthumous memoirs is you don’t get paid ’til later,” ...

Even if you’ve watched Monty Python’s 1979 Biblical satire, “Life of Brian,” a skillion-and-one times and thus know by heart the song for which Python member Eric Idle named his “sortabiography” – ...

Monty Python legend Eric Idle is responsible for some of comedy's greatest lines, but he was momentarily lost for words while accepting an honorary doctorate in Adelaide. Eric Idle has received an ...