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John Cleese claims he still speaks to late Monty Python co-star Graham Chapman beyond the grave

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 20, 2024
In both the Holy Grail and Life of Brian films, Chapman appeared as the lead actor. In 1989, he died of tonsillitis.

Why Monty Python has ALWAYS been at war for money: They have yelled insults at daughters and wives over the years, with some of them yelling in never-ending financial warfare. Eric Idle, a billionaire, now claims he is penniless

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 13, 2024
There are a lot of comic geniuses around the world. Few people would disagree that Monty Python, the troupe behind TV's most bizarre sketch show, was all brilliant on their own. They may be the most academically educated comedians in history with a total IQ of over 1,000. John Cleese holds a law degree from Cambridge University. In Los Angeles, Terry Gilliam studied physics, political science, and fine art. Michael Palin, Eric Idle, the late Terry Jones, and Graham Chapman were among the others who graduated from Oxbridge. Despite this, they don't appear to have a business brain cell between them. With Palin as the exception, perhaps their track of financial mismanagement, legal troubleshool, and hapless investments are beyond belief.

Monty Python's money curse: John Cleese's £15 million divorce, royalties war, and cash-strapped Eric Idle's 80th appearance - how the original cast has fought feuds, heartbreak, and a 'financial tragedy' since the comedy troupe first graced scenes

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 12, 2024
Eric Idle, one of the original six comedians, admitted last week that he still has to'work for a living' at the age of 80 after only receiving £2,000 per series from the BBC. Despite being compelled to sell his house in the Hollywood Hills, the actor was compelled to sell his house, but he still has to go out to make a living. And it is not only Idle who has been left struggling to maintain his Hollywood lifestyle. When the comedians reunited with John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin for their reunion tour in 2013, they needed the funds. Palin said 'Python wasn't earning much.'

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: The smart set is out in front of another big day for the Duke of Norfolk as he braces for his daughter's wedding

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 4, 2023
If he'd have left the country if he'd made a mess of King Charles' Coronation, which he arranged as Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk joked that he'd have stayed in Norfolk. Now, he has his work cut out for his daughter's wedding, Lady Isabel Fitzalan Howard, who's engaged to Donald McFarlan. Lady Isabel, 29, tells me, 'We're both really excited.' 'We attended a mutual friend's wedding and are planning a winter wedding.'

As he announces new travel plans, Sir Michael Palin, 80, admits that he still hears his late wife's voice telling him to 'get to it.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 28, 2023
Sir Michael Palin revealed that he could still hears his late wife's voice telling him to'get to it' as he explained his forthcoming travel plans. Helen, the actor's 80, died in May after a long battle with persistent pain and kidney disease only weeks after their 57th wedding anniversary. On Thursday, he outlined how Helen would not want him to'mope about' as he resumes on the road for a new TV project.

From a Monty Python castle to 'positively Caribbean' beaches: Exploring Scotland's 'adventure coast'

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 19, 2023
Carlton Reid rode around Argyll and the Isles, near to Glasgow, riding his folding bike, immerding in the region's history and dineing on 'hearty' Scottish fare. From the carriage, he gawped out of the windows at Loch Long and Loch Lomond, making it a highlight.

Scenes from Life of Brian and the Holy Grail were nearly scrapped from Monty Python gags that were ALMOST cut: Scenes from Life of Brian and the Holy Grail were almost deleted from Life of Brian and the Holy Grail

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 9, 2023
According to the movie's editor, some of Monty Python's most popular film scenes, including the Black Knight, were almost cut - because the actors thought they were "too silly, dull, or offensive." Several of Python's iconic moments, including Big Ben Dickus, were almost cancelled out of fear of being funny, according to Julian Doyle. Together with Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin, he worked on Life Of Brian, The Meaning Of Life, and The Holy Grail. He said that some of the films' most memorable scenes had almost never made the screen due to questions of taste, money, speed, and humour. Doyle expressed reservations that the Front Crack Suicide Squad from Life Of Brian would annoy Jewish viewers, according to Doyle.