Banana 859 Posted June 4, 2019 12 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Terry Jones unable to speak: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/monty-python-star-terry-jones-16241886 He's on his way.... Umm is this even news? I already have this notted down in my notes and if I recall this has been known since sometime last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted June 4, 2019 20 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Terry Jones unable to speak: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/monty-python-star-terry-jones-16241886 He's on his way.... Yeah, but can he drop his kecks and sit down in front of an organ? Given that he once did that for money the DWP might still recognise him as fit for work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bladan 293 Posted June 4, 2019 1 hour ago, maryportfuncity said: Yeah, but can he drop his kecks and sit down in front of an organ? Given that he once did that for money the DWP might still recognise him as fit for work. It's just a flesh wound Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 909 Posted June 4, 2019 12 hours ago, Banana said: Umm is this even news? I already have this notted down in my notes and if I recall this has been known since sometime last year. I think that it was reported that he was unable to give interview, not that he wasn't able to speak. Yeah, I don't know what's the difference either. Edit: No, you are right https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3291896/terry-jones-dementia-is-so-advanced-he-now-cant-speak-reveals-monty-python-co-star-michael-palin/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted June 4, 2019 26 minutes ago, ObakeFilter said: I think that it was reported that he was unable to give interview, not that he wasn't able to speak. Yeah, I don't know what's the difference either. Edit: No, you are right https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3291896/terry-jones-dementia-is-so-advanced-he-now-cant-speak-reveals-monty-python-co-star-michael-palin/ I guess they weren't expecting the Spanish Inquisition. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 909 Posted July 24, 2019 Michael Palin 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted October 3, 2019 On 24/07/2019 at 15:20, ObakeFilter said: Michael Palin Michael Palin's heart surgery went well: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sir-michael-palin-reveals-results-20393923 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted October 27, 2019 John Cleese is 80 today! As it's Sunday, go out for a silly walk. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted January 22, 2020 54 minutes ago, Perfect Passing said: Breaking news link. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51209197 From the Terry Jones thread and updating here for completeness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,967 Posted January 22, 2020 Monty Python collaborator and Jabberwocky screenwriter Charles Alverson reportedly dead at 84 on Wiki. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted January 22, 2020 That's 2 Pythons dead inside a month.Neil Innes and now terry Jones. The no 9 bus rule strikes again ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted January 23, 2020 16 hours ago, drol said: Monty Python collaborator and Jabberwocky screenwriter Charles Alverson reportedly dead at 84 on Wiki. Seems to have been picked up by a Serbian publication. Though it’s behind a pay wall. According to his Wiki page, he lived in Serbia the past 25 years. Random. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted January 23, 2020 20 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Seems to have been picked up by a Serbian publication. Though it’s behind a pay wall. According to his Wiki page, he lived in Serbia the past 25 years. Random. Even weirder if you recall Serbia in 1995. Who goes "daily bombs going off and an active warzone, that's my dream retirement..."? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted December 5, 2020 Terry Gilliam turned 80 recently and BFI did a thing for him, featuring a bunch of geriatric guests, including Jonathan Pryce who it seems hasn't fully recovered from his Covid bout, as his breathing sounds quite laboured. Terry's looking fine though, as are Cleese and Palin, Idle is absent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW0EWSzJiT0 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daredevil 1,189 Posted December 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, The Dead Cow said: Terry Gilliam turned 80 recently and BFI did a thing for him, featuring a bunch of geriatric guests, including Jonathan Pryce who it seems hasn't fully recovered from his Covid bout, as his breathing sounds quite laboured. Terry's looking fine though, as are Cleese and Palin, Idle is absent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW0EWSzJiT0 Yes, Palin sounds and looks remarkable for his age and Gilliam seems well too, in this clip. However, Cleese doesn’t look as healthy or youthful as the other two here and has got me thinking, he may well be the next Monty Python member to depart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted December 5, 2020 8 minutes ago, The Daredevil said: Yes, Palin sounds and looks remarkable for his age and Gilliam seems well too, in this clip. However, Cleese doesn’t look as healthy or youthful as the other two here and has got me thinking, he may well be the next Monty Python member to depart. I mean, he is the oldest. Cleese looks to me as he has done for years, maybe his voice is getting slightly more gravelly. His mother lived to 101 though, so I reckon he's got a few years left before he dies, departs, ceases to be, shuffles off this mortal coil, etc. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,593 Posted March 27, 2021 Eric on Twitter just now. Looks like he has lost a bit of weight?: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted March 28, 2021 16 minutes ago, ladyfiona said: Eric on Twitter just now. Looks like he has lost a bit of weight?: He apparently supports Scottish Independence these days. There’s a special place on my shadow list for people like him... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted March 28, 2021 18 hours ago, ladyfiona said: Eric on Twitter just now. Looks like he has lost a bit of weight?: He looks very good for a 77 year old to me. I think he may be the last Python standing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 621 Posted March 29, 2021 On 28/03/2021 at 19:00, Deathrace said: He looks very good for a 77 year old to me. I think he may be the last Python standing. Been watching One Foot in the Grave boxset the last few days. He guested most series as a one-off character (as well as doing that awful-yet-catchy theme tune). Anyway, he looked old and middle aged well before most of the others but seems to be in aspic now. He could be a contender for the last man standing; Michael Palin, bless him, did look a bit old and hooty on the recent BBC retrospective of his globetrotting travel series from back in the day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, NotTheNagsHeadReading said: Been watching One Foot in the Grave boxset the last few days. He guested most series as a one-off character (as well as doing that awful-yet-catchy theme tune). Anyway, he looked old and middle aged well before most of the others but seems to be in aspic now. He could be a contender for the last man standing; Michael Palin, bless him, did look a bit old and hooty on the recent BBC retrospective of his globetrotting travel series from back in the day. Need a mod to rule on this, is the competition open to last woman standing too Carol Cleveland (79) might yet see them all out 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted March 30, 2021 9 hours ago, maryportfuncity said: Need a mod to rule on this, is the competition open to last woman standing too Carol Cleveland (79) might yet see them all out Does John Cleese's ex and Polly from Fawlty Towers, Connie Booth, count as she was in a lot of the early Python stuff? She's now between 76-81 depending on which of the birth dates listed you believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted March 30, 2021 47 minutes ago, Deathrace said: Does John Cleese's ex and Polly from Fawlty Towers, Connie Booth, count as she was in a lot of the early Python stuff? She's now between 76-81 depending on which of the birth dates listed you believe. A good point - yeah, I'd say she was there enough to count as a Python - as she says just before she's condemned as a witch in Python and the Holy Grail; "It's a fair cop!" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted March 30, 2021 30 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: A good point - yeah, I'd say she was there enough to count as a Python - as she says just before she's condemned as a witch in Python and the Holy Grail; "It's a fair cop!" She also wrote vast chunks of Fawlty Towers (Cleese once admitted it was in the region of 70%+). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
