He said he is friends with his fellow comedy troupe founders John Cleese, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle.

Over the weekend, Idle blamed manager Holly Gilliam, daughter of Python co-founder Terry Gilliam, for the comedy troupe’s dwindling finances.

The TV veteran shared a tribute on his official website.

The tech billionaire, who completed his acquisition of the platform last week, reportedly plans to charge verified users to retain their blue tick.

Cleese has previously spoken out about cancel culture and has criticised the ‘stifling’ effect of political correctness on creativity.

Doctors were able to diagnose the 79-year-old extremely early.