Eric Idle has proved his long-running feud with John Cleese is still raging, as he labelled his Monty Python co-star ‘a grumpy old man’ in a new interview.
The comedian isn’t on speaking terms with his Python co-stars amid a bitter falling out over the management of the group’s finances.
Cleese 86, spoke out against ‘bullying’ Idle, 83, last September, after the latter had publicly criticised Python’s manager Holly Gilliam, daughter of Terry, for alleged mismanagement, claiming that Holly is the reason he has to continue to work into his eighties.
In a new interview, Eric has insisted he won’t be joining Cleese, Gilliam
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