Comic geniuses, the lot of them. Few people could disagree that the six stars of Monty Python, the troupe behind TV's most surreal sketch show, were all individually brilliant. With a combined IQ ...

Monty Python and Eric Idle forged a unique musical path marked by humor and satire. Their jokes often surprised people with how weird or clever they were. Eric Idle is one of the members of Monty ...

With the passing of Dame June Whitfield and the New Year’s Honours bestowing a knighthood on Michael Palin, I found myself reflecting on the half-life of comedy. I admit Dame June was a comedy master ...

Eric Idle’s Monty Python former co-star John Cleese has hit back at his recent comments over mismanagement, claiming that they ‘always loathed and despised each other’. The legendary comedy troupe, ...

John Cleese has hit back at Eric Idle amid their 'Monty Python' feud. The 84-year-old comedian, who starred alongside Eric, 80, in the beloved BBC show, bit back at his former co-star after he ...

A tug boat was caught on camera trying to lift spirits as it sailed down the River Thames. The footage of the vessel was recorded along the North Greenwich Peninsula, London, yesterday morning. It ...

It is a whopping year for Monty Python, what with that reunion tour you may have heard about, alongside that 50 year anniversary that's been brushed under the carpet. As far as lumberjacklore goes, we ...

Last week Idle, who co-wrote hit Monty Python musical Spamalot, lamented on how their finances had dwindled JOHN Cleese has hit back at former co-star Eric Idle amid the Monty Python money row. Idle, ...

It was fitting that Terry Jones's last public appearance was to receive an outstanding contribution to television and film award from Bafta Cymru back in Wales. Accompanied by his son Bill, he was ...

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A couple of columns ago I wrote about how good it was to live in Edinburgh. Of course, the city is not without its critics, and I readily concede that there are undoubtedly matters that need to be ...

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