Eric Idle has declared there is "no hope" of a Monty Python reunion, after revealing a long-simmering rift with fellow comedy giant John Cleese that has left the pair estranged and fans heartbroken, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

Idle, 82, who has just kicked off a UK theater tour, said he had not seen Cleese, 85, in a decade and no longer believes they could work together. Article continues below advertisement

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Once inseparable members of the legendary comedy troupe, the pair's falling out has all but ended hopes of the surviving Pythons reuniting on stage.

"I think that ship has sailed – and sunk, actually," Idle said. "I di

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