When #Spamalot makes its long-awaited return to L.A. Tuesday at the hollywoodpantagestheatre, Eric Idle’s job is to pop on and “say something funny or rude, which sadly, comes quite easy to me,” he said. Explaining his scaled-back involvement in this iteration of his meta-musical, Idle said that at the age of 82, “I can’t do anything eight times a week.” Over a margarita and a few chef’s olives, Idle recounted to The Times’ maljanem his earliest forays into comedy, his legendary run and subsequent break with his former “Monty Python” castmates, and why spamalotbway arrives in L.A. at the perfect time. Tap the link in bio to read more. 📸 : jason_armond / Los Angeles Times