Monty Python’s John Cleese and Terry Gilliam reunite with Michael Palin for 81st birthday as fans praise the ‘silly men’
MONTY Python fans have freaked out after the main stars reunited for a birthday celebration.
However, one actor from the legendary film was noticeably missing.
John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, and Michael Palin have taken a picture together recently.
John, 84, shared the photo on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday.
He captioned it, “An 18 foot Python celebrates Pallin’s 181st Birthday and 195th Travel Book.”
“Photo taken at cafe on peak of Mount Kilimanjaro.”
In the photo, John had a smile on his face and wore a black button-up shirt.
He sat next to Terry, 83, who whore a simple long-sleeve black shirt.
Michael, 81, was on the end in a suit jacket and blue button-up shirt.
He held up a plate that said “Happy Birthday” on it and had a sweet dessert around it.
Michael’s birthday is on May 5.
There were three photos posted in total and in the third one the men huddled together and shared a laugh.
‘SILLY!’
Fans loved the reunion and commented how silly the three men were.
“Silly old guys. I love you,” one X user wrote.
“You silly gentlemen….you are responsible for lots of laughs and giggles in my life. Happy birthday Michael,” said another.
“Best to you all, silly gentlemen. My life was never the same after being introduced to your wonderful silliness,” added a third.
“Lovely to see the three of you hanging out and looking happy. Legends,” tweeted a fan.
EMPTY SEAT
While the three co-stars and friends enjoyed a nice dinner together, there was one co-star that was noticeably missing.
Monty Python was a British comedy group that formed in 1969.
They also made a few comedy movies.
We own everything we ever made in Python and I never dreamed that at this age the income streams would tail off so disastrously
Eric Idle
It consisted of John, Terry, Michael, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, and Eric Idle.
Graham died in 1989 and Terry Jones died in 2020.
However, Eric, 81, is still alive, but wasn’t at the celebration.
He lives in Los Angeles, California, but appeared to be absent.
This could be because he had a spat with John and Terry online in February.
Eric was shocked that he had to keep working at the age of 80 because the money from Python had “dried up.”
“I don’t know why people always assume we’re loaded,” he tweeted.
“Python is a disaster. Spamalot made money 20 years ago. I have to work for my living. Not easy at this age.”
Eric blamed the mismanagement of the group on Terry and his daughter, Holly.
Holly runs HDG Projects, which manages Python and put together the group’s London reunion show, Monty Python Live (mostly) – One Down Five to Go.
“We own everything we ever made in Python and I never dreamed that at this age the income streams would tail off so disastrously,” Eric went on.
“But I guess if you put a Gilliam child in as your manager you should not be so surprised. One Gilliam is bad enough. Two can take out any company.”
Eric told an X user that he hasn’t seen John in seven years after asking if they still keep in touch.
The fan said that made him sad, but Eric said it made him happy.