Monty Python star Eric Idle, 82, made a stark admission about funerals as the comic prepares to embark on his UK farewell ...

Even as a child, Eric Idle loved writing. So much so, that he planned to become a journalist. “I think I’d always say journalist because it seemed like a writing thing to do,” he says, “but I had no ...

Idle, who describes himself as "a Midlands boy", told BBC Radio WM he was "looking forward" to performing at Birmingham ...

Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975. Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. Starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry ...

John Cleese just loves to complain about how many decades-old jokes don’t fly with modern audiences. He moaned about having to cut racial slurs from the stage adaptation of Fawlty Towers, refused to d ...

Eric Idle has reflected on being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, revealing he “laughed” when he discovered the news. After ...

Eric Idle, one of the six pillars of beloved comedy troupe Monty Python, has a new memoir, a “sortabiography” titled Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. It’s out October 2 and here’s ...

Monty Python’s Spamalot opened on Broadway 10 years ago. It’s a season of anniversaries that Eric Idle is celebrating by appearing as the Historian in three performances of Spamalot at the ...

With their irreverent and often surreal sketches, Monty Python's Flying Circus changed comedy. The troop featured five Brits: Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin and Terry Jones ...

Eric Idle thinks George Harrison would’ve been proud of Monty Python’s Concert for George performance. The former Beatle’s favorite comedy troupe brought laughter to his somber tribute concert.

Eric Idle Says His ‘Monty Python’ Money Has Run Out: ‘I Have to Work for My Living’ When asked how fans can help, the comedy legend’s answer was pointed: “Come see a show” ...

Eric Idle of Monty Python fame has written 'Always Look On the Bright Side of Life, a book he calls a 'sortabiography.' A 3-star review.