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 ...

Monty Python actor Eric Idle has said he is still working at the age of 80 for financial reasons. The comedian, known as Sir Robin the-not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Lancelot in Monty Python And The ...

— Eric Idle (@EricIdle) February 9, 2024 Hours later, Idle added, “We own everything we ever made in Python and I never dreamed that at this age the income streams would tail off so disastrously.

Eric Idle is best known for his role in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and for writing the hit Broadway play "Spamalot," but says he has to continue working in his 80s for money.

Eric Idle wrote the screenplay for the 1975 hit with John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, all members of the comedy troupe Monty Python, and also starred in ...

Idle was part of the famous Monty Python comedy troupe, which was founded in 1969 Monty Python actor Eric Idle has said he is still working at the age of 80 for financial reasons. The comedian ...

Former "Monty Python" star Eric Idle said he's still working at the age of 80 for financial reasons, sharing on social media that his income has tailed off "disastrously" and adding, "I have to ...