Monty Python star Eric Idle has said he feels "more grateful" for life after surviving pancreatic cancer.
He has now teamed up with Stand up to Cancer in a bid to increase awareness for cancer research and recently appeared on the US version of The Masked Singer as part of the campaign.
Appearing on the series launch of the Graham Norton Show, Idle said: "I am definitely more grateful.
"I am very fortunate and hopefully I can do a bit of good by raising money for research."
He also discussed his stint on The Masked Singer, where he was disguised as a hedgehog and performed a cover of Love Me Do by The Beatles as part of the surreal TV guessing game.
He told Norton: "I thought I could raise awareness.
"I asked Paul McCartney if I could sing Love Me Do. He said, 'Yes, of course you can,' then joked, 'Do let me know me when it airs so I can be sure to miss it'."
The Graham Norton Show airs on BBC One and iPlayer on Friday at 10.40pm.
Source: Press Association
