Monty Python great Eric Idle will be bringing his brand new, one-man show Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, Live! to the Vogue Theatre on Sept. 14. Photo by Robyn Von Swank / Robyn Von Swank.

Eric Idle shares real reason behind public feud with Monty Python co-star John Cleese - ‘I haven’t seen him in 10 years,’ Idle said of ‘Fawlty Towers’ actor. The Independent.

Idle blamed the mismanagement of the Python brand on Terry Gilliam and his daughter, Holly.The latter runs HDG Projects, which manages Python and helped stage Monty Python Live (mostly) – One Down ...

Cleese, who co-founded the Monty Python troupe with Idle, Gilliam, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, and Graham Chapman in 1969, stood by Holly. Read More. Best Photos of the Day from around the world .

According to Idle, the script “wasn’t like Python at all, it was like a John Cleese commercial.” Though eventually persuaded to film a solo monologue from home, ...

John Cleese responded to his former Monty Python co-star Eric Idle after he blamed the comedy troupe's management for its "disastrous" financial difficulties.