'I think I can write as badly here as I can in London': Monty Python star Eric Idle's 55-year French escape from fame

The Monty Python star bought a shack in Provence in 1972. Here's how he spent the next 55 years making it his refuge from fame – and how it somehow became a celebrity retreat.
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The French Taunter in Monty Python's Spamalot - US Tour

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Monty Python star Eric Idle, 83, says ‘I’d like to be buried here’ in Provence after surviving pancreatic cancer; recalls ‘rebirth’ talk with Beatles star George ...

Monty Python star Eric Idle has opened up about mortality, his battle with pancreatic cancer, his enduring connection with the French countryside and his life away from the spotlight. At 83, the ...
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‘Go and boil your bottoms!’: the Monty Python guide to Anglo-French relations

Now that France is once again ‘blowing her nose’ at Britain, the comedy classic’s finest scene looks more prescient than ever Robbie Collin has been a film critic for 20 years, during which time his ...