Monty Python legend makes cryptic comment about bitter feud with co-star and says iconic comedy group is ‘dead’

AN iconic member of Monty Python has made a cryptic comment about a bitter feud with his co-star before branding the comedy group as ‘dead’. The actor took to X to share a series of cryptic remarks digging at the legendary group, and one member in particular. A member of Monty Python has been posting cryptic comments online Credit: TCD/VP/LMKMEDIA Eric Idle deemed the show as “dead” Credit: Redferns Eric Idle responded directly to a comment from a fan that reads: “I like both Idle and Cleese. I wish they could see past their political differences.” He penned back in a new post: “Unfortunately it’s much worse than that but I’m not going to say as it’s very boring.” Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! In another post Eric suggested that he didn’t wish to see his castmate again, replying to a fan who said: “What do you say guys, one last hurrah???” Eric simply said back: “No thanks.” He also fired shots at his co-stars Credit: Redferns Monty Python was hugely popular in its day Credit: Michael Ochs Archives A final tweet in the trio saw Eric blatantly say that Monty Python is “dead” while promoting his latest book. The star bluntly penned in a post of his own: “Today is my publication day in the UK. “I hope you like and enjoy the book I spent five years on. That’s what I’m doing. Python is dead.” The flurry of comments comes two years after Eric fired shots at his co-star John Cleese, deeming him as “a bully”. Most read in Showbiz It also comes a year after Eric reignited the feud again, at the same time branding his co-star Michael Palin a “hypocrite”. He said at the time: “Michael [Palin] said he was sad to see us break up? He was the first to leave! He’s such a hypocrite. “I can’t believe Michael said he was sad. He turned down the opportunity to do it in America, in Australia, in South Africa. He turned down $30 [£22] million!” In 2024, Eric revealed the surviving Pythons were locked in a feud over finances. In messages on X, he previously wrote: “I don’t know why people always assume we’re loaded. “I have to work for my living. I never dreamed that at this age the income streams would tail off so disastrously. “I have been working and earning for Pythons since 1995. And now no more.” Comment now