Comedian Eric Idle revealed he spoke to Rob Reiner for "over an hour" the night of the actor's death. "Rob Reiner was a lovely man," Idle, 82, wrote via X on Sunday, December 15. "I spoke to him last night for over an hour." Idle recalled how he "always enjoyed" Reiner's company. "I met him at his Dad's in 1975. He was telling me about [filming] at Stonehenge and his thoughts for the future," Idle wrote. "This is so awful. I shall miss him. A clever, talented and very thoughtful man.So awful.