Faces: Monty Python expected to reunite for stage show

They are all officially senior citizens — and so are many of their fans — but that isn't stopping the surviving members of Monty Python from planning a reunion. Members of the beloved British comedy group are expected to announce this week that they are reuniting for a new stage production. Eric Idle said on his Twitter account that a news conference will be held in London on Thursday. "Make sure Python fans are alerted to the big forthcoming news event," he wrote. It is unclear whether such a show would feature new comedy material and how the Monty Python members would be involved. The British tabloid the Sun first reported Monday that the surviving members of the troupe have agreed to a reunion. The surviving members of the group are Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones. Comedian-writer Graham Chapman died in 1989.

Conservatorship rejected: Legendary radio host Casey Kasem is receiving good medical care and a conservatorship is unnecessary, a judge ruled Tuesday in Los Angeles, and he urged lawyers to reach an agreement that would allow three of Kasem's adult children to visit their father, who is suffering from advanced Parkinson's disease. The attorney for Kasem's wife, Jean, said the children have rejected a proposal to allow them to visit their father each month and on major holidays. Kasem, 81, gained fame with his radio music countdown shows and also was the voice of Shaggy in the cartoon "Scooby Doo."

George Jones monument unveiled: A large monument honoring the late country singer George Jones has been unveiled at his Nashville gravesite and his widow has announced a scholarship in his name at Middle Tennessee State University. Fans of the singer who died in April at the age of 81 crowded about the cemetery site on Monday to see the memorial unveiled with his wife and other relatives present. The monument features a large arch inscribed with his best known song title, "He Stopped Loving Her Today."

Bartiromo leaving CNBC: CNBC says veteran anchor and reporter Maria Bartiromo is leaving the business news channel. Bartiromo's contract ends Nov. 24, concluding 20 years with CNBC, the channel said. The New York Times and others reported that she is joining Fox Business Network, which declined to comment. Bartiromo, who joined CNBC in 1993 after five years as a producer and assignment editor with CNN Business News, won an Emmy Award for a documentary on Google. Her photogenic looks earned her the nickname "Money Honey."

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