Monty Python star says he wants to be buried in Provence after surviving cancer

Monty Python star Eric Idle has opened up about mortality, his battle with pancreatic cancer, his enduring connection with the French countryside and his life away from the spotlight. At 83, the comedian and writer says he has found a sense of peace in Provence, where he spends around half the year.“I’d like to be buried here,” Idle told Radio Times in a recent interview while looking across the picturesque corner of Provence he calls home. “But only after I’m dead.”Idle, best known as one of the members of the legendary comedy group Monty Python, has long been associated with irreverent humour and his mischievous on-screen persona. However, his reflections on death have become more personal after surviving pancreatic cancer, a disease he says could have killed him.Eric Idle on surviving pancreatic cancerIdle recalled the moment his doctor diagnosed him with pancreatic cancer.