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Monty Python’s Eric Idle reveals he ‘survived’ pancreatic cancer

Monty Python star Eric Idle has revealed he “survived” pancreatic cancer after receiving a rare early diagnosis. The 79-year-old comedian and writer made the disclosure after being eliminated from the US version of The Masked Singer, saying he had ...

22 Sept 2022 at 16:23

Phoebe Waller-Bridge says debuting Fleabag at Fringe Festival changed her life

Phoebe Waller-Bridge has said debuting her hit show Fleabag at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival changed her life and career in a new documentary which explores the event’s history. The BBC programme, titled The Fringe, Fame And Me, tells the story ...

04 Aug 2022 at 22:47

Sir Michael Palin to travel across Iraq in new Channel 5 series

Sir Michael Palin will visit Iraq for the first time in a new documentary series for Channel 5. Michael Palin: Into Iraq will be a three-part series and comes as a follow-up to the 2018 Bafta-nominated Michael Palin In North Korea. Sir Michael ...

18 May 2022 at 17:40

News

Michael Palin ’emotional’ as he reunites with Ukrainian he first met 30 years ago

Sir Michael Palin has been reunited with a Ukrainian man who he first interviewed on one of his travel shows 30 years ago. The Monty Python star first met writer and film-maker Vadim Castelli while travelling through Ukraine in the early 90s. ...

13 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Entertainment

Monty Python’s Flying Circus repeats to return to TV after 35 years

Monty Python’s Flying Circus is returning to UK terrestrial television for the first time in almost 35 years. The cult comedy sketch series was created by the comedy group Monty Python, consisting of Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, ...

11 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Meera Syal sees Bafta Fellowship as ‘extraordinary moment’ of change for TV

Meera Syal said she sees her Bafta Fellowship as a “really extraordinary moment” of change following the “invisibility” and “misunderstanding” she felt at the beginning of her career. The comedian, actress, playwright and author – ...

27 Apr 2023 at 04:21

‘The bedrock of my life’ – Sir Michael Palin announces death of wife of 57 years

Monty Python star Sir Michael Palin has announced the death of his wife of 57 years. The actor and TV veteran, 79, wrote on his website that Helen, whom he met while still a teenager, had been suffering from chronic pain and ...

02 May 2023 at 15:28

Parkinson’s northern accent was ‘very refreshing’, says Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough has said that Sir Michael Parkinson’s northern accent was “a very refreshing voice in those days” as the late chat show host was hailed as “king of the intelligent interview”. Some of the celebrities ...

17 Aug 2023 at 22:07

Sir Michael Palin says confronting slavery in Nigeria series was ‘uncomfortable’

Sir Michael Palin has said he found it “uncomfortable” to confront what happened in the transatlantic slave trade in new docuseries Michael Palin In Nigeria. In the three-part series, the actor, comedian and TV presenter ...

15 Apr 2024 at 21:22

Pictures & Videos

WATCH: Michael Palin's Great Railway Journeys: Derry To Kerry (1993)

#SpotlightSunday takes us back 30 years to the visit to the city from TV presenter Michael Palin. Michael spoke to locals before departing from Derry on his ancestral journey along the Irish railway to Kerry. Video: Sam ...

22 Jan 2023 at 10:33

News

Monty Python stars meeting up is like tearful lovers reuniting – Michael Palin

Sir Michael Palin has said that seeing his fellow Monty Python stars can be a “rather tearful” experience. The actor, comedian and travel presenter, 80, last performed shows in 2014 alongside some of his other ...

04 Apr 2024 at 13:07

Sir Michael Palin: I felt lopsided after death of my wife

Sir Michael Palin has spoken of feeling “lopsided” and without a “rudder” after the death of his wife Helen Gibbins. The Monty Python star, 80, announced in May that his wife of 57 years had died after ...

26 Oct 2023 at 00:01

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