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John Cleese had “suicidal thoughts” after the end of his third marriage. The 84-year-old comedy legend admitted to having a “breakdown” some time after he split from Alyce Faye Eichelberger, who he was ordered to pay almost £16 million when they divorced in 2008, and spent some time in “clinics” to help tackle his mental state. He told Saga magazine: “[The breakdown came] kind of after the full impact of the divorce came through. “I had to go into clinics for a bit. In a funny kind of way, when you have an experience like that I think you learn a lot from it. “It wasn’t pleasant. I was never a...
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John Cleese has claimed he was contacted by Graham Chapman from beyond the grave. The 84-year-old comedian has revealed he hired a psychic to help him "explore his consciousness" only to receive a message from his late Monty Python co-star, who died aged 48 from tonsil cancer in 1989. Appearing on Bill Maher's 'Club Random' podcast, he said: "She said, 'Who's Graham?' I said, 'Is he Graham Chapman?' She says, 'He's going on about a pipe.' I said, 'Yes. He always smoked a pipe.' " The psychic then started making references to iconic Python sketches, one of which Cleese is certain she had never ...
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Gemeinsam feierten sie Erfolge mit der Comedy-Truppe Monty Python - doch privat können sich die Mitglieder Eric Idle und John Cleese offenbar nicht ausstehen. «Wir haben uns immer gehasst und verachtet, aber die Wahrheit kommt erst seit Kurzem ans Licht», schrieb Cleese (84) bei der Plattform X (früher Twitter) auf eine Frage nach seinem Ex-Kollegen. Anlass waren Posts von Idle, in denen er über seine schlechte finanzielle Lage klagt und die Tochter von Monty-Python-Mitglied Terry Gilliam (83) dafür verantwortlich machte. «Ich muss meinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen. Nicht einfach in diesem Alte...
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John Cleese is "not bothered about getting cancelled". The Monty Python star has warned the trend to boycott people with controversial opinions makes people "more literal-minded" and so it has got harder to be funny and while he is too "old" and established to worry about it, he admitted if he was just starting his career he'd be more hesitant about his writing. Asked if he could have written his famous lines today, he told the Sunday Times Culture magazine: “It’s a good question. "The trick with creativity is to understand that it is not a talent, it’s a frame of mind. "You have to get away f...
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Michael Palin received "very touching" and sincere reactions from his former Monty Python co-stars after his wife's death. The 80-year-old actor - who was part of the iconic comedy troupe alongside John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman and Terry Jones - has revealed while he and his surviving co-stars aren't in touch a lot, they did reach out after his beloved wife Helen died in May. Asked if he still talks to John, Eric and Terry, he told the Radio Times magazine: "No, we don't speak to each other very often. "There's no ex-Pythons WhatsApp group or anything. "But we are in to...
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ABBA star Benny Andersson says John Cleese turned down the chance to write a book and musical with the pop group. The 76-year-old singer and his songwriting partner Bjorn Ulvaeus met Cleese whilst on a trip to Barbados in the late 1970s and approached him about collaborating on a stage show based around New Year's Eve celebrations. However, the Monty Python legend turned them down flat, but the trip to the Caribbean did produce the ABBA song 'Happy New Year', which featured on their 1980 album 'Super Trouper'. Speaking to Record Collector magazine, Benny recalled: “'Happy New Year' was written...
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Eric Idle nicknamed his cancer "Kenny". The Monty Python star recently revealed he had successfully battled pancreatic three years ago, but he's admitted he and his wife Tania didn't want to "freak people out" by using the name of the disease, so opted to refer to it by something "far less threatening". He recalled: "I break the news to my wife Tania, and even though she will reveal later that she would go into the garden with the dogs and cry, I tell her early on that she is in no way British and that tears, and even other expressions of emotion, are quite acceptable. She can weep. She can co...
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Eric Idle has successfully battled pancreatic cancer. The Monty Python star feels "very fortunate" to have had the disease - which has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers - detected at an early stage and after undergoing surgery, he is now back to good health. Eric admitted his secret battle with the disease motivated him to take part in 'The Masked Singer' and even though he was unmasked as The Hedgehog on Tuesday's (20.09.22) premiere episode, the programme "changed [his] life". He told 'Entertainment Tonight': "The whole thing was very Zen. I really liked it. It changed my life ...
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Terry Gilliam's play has been "cancelled" by The Old Vic theatre after reports staff had concerns about his views. The Monty Python star was set to co-direct Stephen Sondheim's musical 'Into The Woods' at the iconic London venue next year, but the production has been axed. In a statement, the theatre said: "The Old Vic and co-producers Scenario Two have mutually agreed that the production of 'Into the Woods', scheduled for spring 2022, will not take place at The Old Vic. "All ticket bookers will be contacted directly. The Old Vic wishes the show well for its future life." The exact reason for ...
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Terry Jones' widow has insisted she isn't a gold digger. Anna Soderstrom was stunned shortly after the 'Monty Python' star's funeral last February when she was told the 77-year-old comic's first wife, Alison Telfer, and their adult children Sally and Bill were contesting his will because they had doubts over his mental capacity when he added his spouse to his mortgage in 2015. She told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: "'I have lost my 30s to Terry's illness and then this legal fight. I have a good education and I have always worked. I was always able to support myself... "I was with him when he d...
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