Monty Python star Terry Jones has been diagnosed with a severe variant of dementia.
The 74-year-old is suffering from primary progressive aphasia, which affects his ability to communicate.
As a result, Jones "is no longer able to give interviews", his spokesman said.
The news was confirmed as Bafta Cymru announced the Welsh-born comedian is to be honoured with an outstanding contribution award.
The National Aphasia Association describes primary progressive aphasia as a neurological syndrome in which language capabilities become slowly and progressively impaired.
"It commonly begins as a subtle disorder of language, progressing to a nearly total inability to speak, in its most severe stage," their website states.
Kathryn Smith, director of operations at Alzheimer's Society, said: "We are deeply sorry to hear about Terry Jones's diagnosis of dementia and are thinking of Terry and his family during this time."
I wonder if as he gets worse; he'll start shouting 'SPAM, SPAM, SPAM'.
Jacob Ramirez
Is it like a cosmic joke that the funniest members of the group are the first to go? First Chapman, now Jones, I bet Idle is the next one.
Ryan Collins
>We are deeply sorry to hear about Terry Jones's diagnosis of dementia and are thinking of Terry and his family during this time.
sad kek
Wyatt Hughes
>best Terry gets punished by God >worst Terry still makes shitty flicks
Aiden Cooper
:(
Jonathan Carter
I don't think I'll be able to cope when Michael Palin goes bros
Ayden Phillips
>implying Eric Idle isn't slowly poisoning him so that he can sing that shitty fucking song yet another time
Logan Green
he's the only one who has aged gracefully and looks like a distinguished gentleman, the rest of them just look... old
Daniel Ross
sad news...
Justin Barnes
I saw John Cleese on Stephen Colbert recently and he's quite old and looks quite tired. ;-;
Cameron Thomas
I saw him and Eric Idle Live in April. They were both looking quite worn and weary. Really, all of them are on their last legs.
Julian Green
Redpills will do that to you at his age.
Jaxon Harris
Gilliam has always looked the same, he might outlive the rest of them.
Cooper Barnes
Michael Palin aged well. His travel shows were really comfy.
James Barnes
He will die of heart attack.
Leo Smith
The Pythons will die in this order
Chapman Jones Cleese Idle Gilliam Palin
Screencap this
Christopher Lopez
.____.
Post Terrykino
Aaron Richardson
He's a very talented amateur Historian. He's done some amazing documentaries on the Barbarians and the fall of Rome, the Crusades and Dark Age Britain.
Logan Lopez
>Welsh-born >which affects his ability to communicate. how do they know its dementia?
Jackson Turner
This is probably true. And it makes me very sad.
Mason Adams
a good series...
Carter Taylor
>Implying Cleese and Palin aren't the funniest
Michael Lewis
Cleese is actually the least funny
Camden Turner
I've seen him running on Hamstead Heath recently, covered in mud and looking very healthy.
Inb4 he'll be fine
Bentley Lee
Include me in the screencap please. Hi mum! I'm on /r/Cred Forums!
Hudson Cooper
He was the second best on Monty Python, after Chapman.
Connor Rivera
CHEER UP BRIAN, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY
Ian Butler
SOME THINGS IN LIFE ARE GOOD
Gavin Green
SOME THINGS IN LIFE ARE BAD
Nolan Lewis
THEY CAN REALLY MAKE YOU MAD
Joshua Powell
OTHER THINGS JUST MAKE YOU WANT TO SWEAR AND CURSE
Juan Evans
WHEN YOU'RE CHEWING ON LIFES GRISTLE
Christian Rogers
DON'T GRUMBLE, GIVE A WHISTLE!
Tyler Peterson
AND THIS'LL HELP THING TURN OUT FOR THE BEST
Nathan Barnes
AND
Christopher Peterson
CHEER UP BRIAN, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY
Cameron Cook
yeah, people who get older and then they look all old.. what's up with that?
you're a fucking idiot.
Jason Stewart
>F
Lucas Wright
>Michael Palin aged well. His travel shows were really comfy. Palin doesn't actually enjoy traveling to the most remote locations on earth, he's just desperate to meet the only humans who upon encountering him won't immediately launch into Python routines.
James Rogers
I just watched a docu on Netflix about someone whose stroke at 34 left her with aphasia, and one of the things that surprised doctors was that while she couldn't articulate certain words in speech or handwriting (and reading), it had no effect on her typing.
Unfortunately when this happened to my mother after a TIA that was the first place it manifested along with speech.
Eli Price
If that's true then how is he still amateur?
Logan Davis
Dubs for Cleese dying before Jones.
William Young
This makes me sad
Maybe it's because my grandpa is dying of old age, my dads getting up there but relatively healthy
Maybe I just love old white men, a dying breed, replaced by little faggots who would rather get angry at you for telling a joke than tell a joke themselves
Here it is. She filmed it herself and while she's intolerable at times, considering what happened to her it's excusable. BONUS KINO POINTS: she obsesses over some things David Lynch said in an interview and starts sending him her video diaries, resulting in him replying to her and ultimately meeting (and exec producing this movie).
Also, THAT FUCKING MOLE
Landon Butler
Not surprising. If you saw any of his recent interviews you'd see he was fumbling over his words.
Ryan Harris
This, he's degreed and has taught Chaucer.
Jackson Cook
kek
Jeremiah Peterson
>Welsh genes
Not surprised.
Charles Lee
I hope they die soon, Cred Forums.
Liam Barnes
LIFE'S A PIECE OF SHIT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT.
David Rodriguez
you missed my point, Palin looks old but still healthy and himself, while Cleese and Idle especially look JUSTed by time and like they could go at any moment
Henry Perez
your family will die too google skype
Adrian Butler
Cunt. He obviously means Palin's aging much better. Thick cunt.
Eli Garcia
Stay mad, retard.
Landon Murphy
this 'secret codewords for our clubhouse' meme is brand new and I'm already sick of it
Liam Collins
>google skype what do I look like, Lenny Kravitz
Ayden Sanders
Jones > Palin = Idle > Cleese = Chapman >>> Terry 'I'm an artist, really!' Gilliam
Ian Cox
But Gilliam is great, did you see Brazil?
Aaron Russell
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Nathan Sanchez
So his brain decided to go 'JUST' and fuck its own shit up? damn.
Liam Howard
Right before the premier of Don Quixote
Joseph Garcia
*was
Aaron Collins
wtf, chapman was the worst. Idle, Cleese and Palin are the absolute best.
Ian Parker
This. A thousand times this.
Ryder Cook
you shut your dirty whore mouths
Brandon Robinson
>Chapman was the worst >Cleese was the best
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