Half a century since Monty Python burst into the comedy scene with Beatles-esque impact, the six members of the legendary sketch group are seemingly more at odds than ever before.

‘People say, “You’re having a spat,” and I say, “I haven’t done any spitting!” Eric Idle tells Metro, as he’s set to bring his Always Look On The Bright Side of Life tour to the UK on September 10, marking almost six decades since Python originated in a 1969 Oxbridge haze.

Formed by John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin, Python made some of the most quotable cultural moments in British comedy history, winning a Bafta and global acclaim along the way.

‘I don’t really talk about it,’ Idle insists on the divisions between the Python stars since their final goodbye s

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