'Monty Python' star Eric Idle, 80, has to ‘work for’ his living: ‘Not easy at this age’

Eric Idle is best known for his role in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and for writing the hit Broadway play "Spamalot," but says he has to continue working in his 80s for money.

"I don’t know why people always assume we’re loaded," he wrote. "Python is a disaster. ‘Spamalot’ made money twenty years ago. I have to work for my living. Not easy at this age." 

Idle wrote the screenplay for the 1975 hit, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," with John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, all of whom were members of the comedy troupe Monty Pyton, with Idle, and also starred in the film.