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Michael Palin and John Cleese remembered their Monty Python mate Terry Jones after the actor-director’s death following a lengthy battle with dementia. Jones died Tuesday at the age of 77. Speaking to the BBC Radio Four, Palin reminisced about his time with Jones: “He threw himself into things with such …

Neil Innes — the British comedy songwriter who worked with Monty Python and played in the Beatles parody group the Rutles — died Monday, the BBC reports. He was 75. Innes’ family confirmed his death in a statement, saying, “We have lost a beautiful, kind, gentle soul whose music and …