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Python Eric: TV today has expired, it has ceased to be
Daily Record
|September 23, 2025
Star bemoans lack of telly variety
MONTY Python legend Eric Idle says he no longer enjoys watching TV as it is boring and formulaic.
The comedian, 82, was a key part of the pioneering sketch show that was the forerunner to alternative comedy for decades to come.
But of modern programming he said: “Television now seems to be people trying to bonk each other on islands, game shows or news shows, so it’s not terribly interesting.
This story is from the September 23, 2025 edition of Daily Record.
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