Eric Idle told fans on social media that Monty Python was a financial "disaster".

Ex-Python John Cleese, in particular, made a splash recently in the movie ”A Fish Called Wanda.” So where`s Eric Idle, one of the biggest of the Python originals?

With their irreverent and often surreal sketches, Monty Python's Flying Circus changed comedy. The troop featured five Brits: Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin and Terry Jones ...

Eric Idle, one of the founding members of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, will direct the show (along with B.T. McNichol). The cast includes non-Python actors Hank Azaria, Jane Leeves, Alan Tudyk ...