Overview

• On June 17, Idle was admitted to Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles for the third time in two days after reporting symptoms consistent with gastroenteritis.
• He expressed gratitude on social media to the doctors, nurses and staff in the Cedars GI ward for their kindness during each hospital visit.
• The 82-year-old comedian overcame a secret pancreatic cancer diagnosis in 2019 and says the early detection has given him a renewed appreciation for every moment.
• His one-man show 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' is set to open at Liverpool Empire Theatre on September 14, with further dates across the UK and the US.
• Idle has publicly accused his surviving Monty Python colleagues of limiting his share of the group’s earnings, leading to a dispute over long-term royalty distributions.