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Monty Python is a financial ‘disaster’ – Eric Idle says working at 80 isn’t easy

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Monty Python star Eric Idle has said that he has continued to work at the age of 80 for financial reasons.

The comedian and actor, known as Sir Robin the-not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Lancelot in Monty Python And The Holy Grail and for many other characters in

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