Michael Palin has revealed his Monty Python co-star Terry Jones is “not doing terribly well” in his fight against dementia, adding that “it’s just a matter of time”.
Jones met Palin at Oxford before they rose to fame in Monty Python, alongside John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle.
Jones was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2016 and Palin, who regularly visits his friend, said his condition has worsened in recent months.
Palin added: “I mean, for someone who was so witty and verbal and articulate and argued and debated, to be deprived of speech is a hard thing.”