John Cleese took a big risk when he helped create “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” back in 1975, as the idea of a series of parody sketches centered around King Arthur seemed absurd compared to ...

A British comedy legend has revealed the details of the moment he was held at gunpoint by armed guards in Venezuela. Sir Michael Palin was detained by the totalitarian country’s intelligence service ...

The satirical British comedy from 1975, screening at MFAH this weekend, set the table at which 'The Simpsons,' 'South Park' and 'Saturday Night Live' later dined.

Spanning 9,742 square feet over three floors, the loft-like spread manages to feel both monumental and welcoming. Architects Powell Tuck Associates and interior designer Marianne Tiegen preserved the ...

Monty Python legend Eric Idle has revealed the philosophy he lives his life by after surviving pancreatic cancer. The comedian received his diagnosis in 2019, though fortunately it was detected early ...

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to roam the same spaces where Monty Python sketches came to life, now’s your chance—well, sort of. Milkwood Studios in Primrose Hill, a 1980s purpose-built ...

Fifty years ago, six mostly-British humorists fresh from injecting dead parrots and Spam into sketch comedy launched their first attempt at movie-making, jumping into cinema with a budget so low they ...

Feuding between members of celebrated comedy troupe Monty Python has been no laughing matter for some time. But now it's turned really nasty, with Eric Idle accused of bullying. Incensed by estranged ...

17:57, Fri, Sep 5, 2025 Updated: 18:00, Fri, Sep 5, 2025 Eric Idle has addressed his feud with John Cleese, admitting "it's a pity" he has fallen out with his Monty Python co-stars. Last year, Idle, ...

When John Cleese and his Monty Python comedy cohorts premiered “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” in 1975, they had no expectations that anyone would be talking about it 50 years later. “We really ...