Eric Idle: Last News

may have been brief, iconic comedian Eric Idle says the experience was truly meaningful following his successful battle with pancreatic cancer.The star opened up for the first time about his health journey, and he spoke with ET ahead of Tuesday's premiere — where he was unmasked as Hedgehog — about the role the show has played in his life.«The whole thing was very Zen. I really liked it.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched the Season 8 season premiere, part one, of “The Masked Singer,” which aired Sept. 21 on Fox. Two legends exited “The Masked Singer” in week 1 of the show’s Season 8 — and both have a lot to say about it. “Monty Python” star Eric Idle, eliminated as the Hedgehog, shared that he recently survived pancreatic cancer, and he has partnered with Stand Up to Cancer to help spread the word on cancer research. And then there’s 91-year-old William Shatner, who didn’t last long as the Knight, but after a rough experience trying to sing in that costume, he’s more than happy to talk instead about the multitude of other projects he’s got going right now.

Hollywood stars reacted with outrage on Thursday as it was revealed Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in Russian prison for bringing a marijuana pen into the country in February.Justin Bieber, Mia Farrow, and Andy Cohenwere among the celebrities expressing their displeasure in various social media posts made shortly after news of the sentencing broke.'THIS HURTS,' Bieber, 28, posted an his Instagram Stories. 'If anyone knows of anyway I can help please let me know.'Farrow, 77, called the verdict 'heartbreaking' as she tweeted:'The Russian judge ignored everything Britney Griner had stated.

Hollywood stars reacted with outrage on Thursday as it was revealed Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in Russian prison for bringing a marijuana pen into the country in February.Justin Bieber, Mia Farrow, and Andy Cohenwere among the celebrities expressing their displeasure in various social media posts made shortly after news of the sentencing broke.'THIS HURTS,' Bieber, 28, posted an his Instagram Stories. 'If anyone knows of anyway I can help please let me know.'Farrow, 77, called the verdict 'heartbreaking' as she tweeted:'The Russian judge ignored everything Britney Griner had stated.

Hollywood stars reacted with outrage on Thursday as it was revealed Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in Russian prison for bringing a marijuana pen into the country in February.Justin Bieber, Mia Farrow, and Andy Cohenwere among the celebrities expressing their displeasure in various social media posts made shortly after news of the sentencing broke.'THIS HURTS,' Bieber, 28, posted an his Instagram Stories. 'If anyone knows of anyway I can help please let me know.'Farrow, 77, called the verdict 'heartbreaking' as she tweeted:'The Russian judge ignored everything Britney Griner had stated.

A pair of loved-up Monty Python fans have celebrated tying the knot with a laugh-a-minute tour of film locations in Scotland.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA new live-action series about Casper the Friendly Ghost is in development at Peacock, Variety has learned.The potential series hails from writer and executive producer Kai Yu Wu, with UCP and DreamWorks Animation set to co-produce.The series is described as a horror/adventure show that reimagines the origin of Casper in a coming-of-age story that explores what it means to be alive. When a new family arrives in the small town of Eternal Falls, Casper finds himself entangled in a mystery uncovering dark secrets that have been buried for over 100 years.Wu has previously written for shows such as “Hannibal” at NBC as well as “The Flash” at CW and “Deception” at ABC.

Denis O’Brien, best known for producing the comedy Monty Python’s Life of Brian with former Beatle George Harrison, died Dec. 3 in a Swindon, UK hospital. He was 80 and passed from intra-abdominal sepsis, his daughter said.

first shared his experience inside last week, after he returned from visiting family in South Africa and was plunged into a quarantine hotel due to the revised restrictions around the Omicron variant.Now to rub salt into the already-salty wounds, he’s revealed his car has been stolen and ‘used for a ram-raid at a Tesco Express’.The Spice World star took to his social media channels on Wednesday to explain he was woken up by police at 4am, who told him his vehicle had been involved in the crime.The 64-year-old actor, who is currently staying at a Holiday Inn at Gatwick Airport, posted on Instagram and Twitter alongside a clip of himself quoting Monty Python member Eric Idle’s comedy classic Always Look On The Bright Side of Life: ‘Withnail

The hit Broadway musical Monty Python’s Spamalot is getting the movie treatment and it will likely be made in the near future!

Monty Python after the Beatles split, according to Terry Gilliam.George, who died in 2001, struck up an unlikely friendship with the trailblazing British comedy troupe, made up of Terry, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman and Terry Jones, and even bankrolled their most famous film, 1979’s Life of Brian.‘He was a joy,’ Terry told Metro.co.uk.‘With George, he’s always referred to as the “quiet Beatle” – not at all! Just a jabber mouth. He was incredibly funny, that’s the other side that people aren’t aware of.

Tim Brooke-Taylor, one of the trio of stars from the classic U.K. sketch show The Goodies, has died. He was 79.

Hopes of a Monty Python reunion are as dead as a Norwegian Blue parrot, John Cleese has said.