Comic geniuses, the lot of them. Few people could disagree that the six stars of Monty Python, the troupe behind TV s most surreal sketch show, were all individually brilliant.
Eric Idle, the comedian, has revealed he still has to “work for a living” at the age of 80, claiming income from the Monty Python back catalogue has tailed off “disastrously”.
BRIAN VINER: Here are 100 films which I believe everyone should see at least once in their lifetime, and all of which should make you laugh, cry, gasp or think. Maybe all four, in certain cases.