Monty Python Gilliam, operating solo due to the nature of his work, and Eric Idle. Regular themes in Idle's contributions were elaborate wordplay and musical numbers. After "Flying Circus", he hosted "Saturday Night Live" four times in the first five seasons. Idle's initially successful solo career faltered in the 1990s with the failures of his 1993 film "Splitting Heirs" (written, produced by, and starring him) and 1998's "" (in which he starred), which was awarded five Razzies, including 'Worst Picture of the Year'. He revived his career by returning to the source of his worldwide fame, adapting Monty Python material for other
Monty Python Toronto (which commissioned the work), Idle himself sang the "baritone-ish" part. Since "The Meaning of Life", their last project as a team, the Pythons have often been the subject of reunion rumours. The final reunion of all six members occurred during the "Parrot Sketch Not Included – 20 Years of Monty Python" special. The death of Chapman in 1989 (on the eve of their 20th anniversary) put an end to the speculation of any further reunions. Several occasions since 1989 have occurred when the surviving five members have gathered together for appearances—albeit not formal reunions. In 1996, Jones, Idle, Cleese,