Terry Jones threw typewriter at John Cleese during Monty Python row, says Sir Michael Palin
nme.comMonty Python star Terry Jones once threw a typewriter at John Cleese during a row.In a new interview with the Radio Times, Palin opened up about the “huge” arguments that occurred within the comedy group, which consisted of himself, Cleese, Jones, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle and Graham Chapman.“Since Python split up, and even in our time together, we have all had huge arguments,” said Palin.“The great thing is that we don’t all agree.
I remember Terry Jones once threw a typewriter across the room at John.”The troupe split up in 1999 before briefly reuniting in 2014 for the variety show Monty Python Live (Mostly).
However, a row between Idle and Cleese and Gilliam over the way the group’s finances have been handled emerged earlier this year.Palin, who has become known for his various travel programmes, said he wasn’t surprised to see the remaining group members fight over finances.“What’s happening with Python now doesn’t surprise me greatly.
It’s just a pity it’s not to do with comedy any more. It’s to do with people’s lifestyles,” he said.In February, Idle claimed on X (formerly Twitter) that the finances of the troupe, founded in 1969, were still a “disaster”.He blamed their financial issues on Holly Gilliam, daughter of fellow Python Terry and manager of the troupe, saying: “We own everything we ever made in Python and I never dreamed that at this age the income streams would tail off so disastrously.“But I guess if you put a Gilliam child in as your manager you should not be so surprised.
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