Researchers at the British Medical Journal (BMJ) have hailed Monty Python’s “silly walks” as a way to improve health and fitness. “Inefficient walking” in the style of John Cleese’s character, Mr ...

Monty Python were pioneers in sketch comedy, but their impact on health — however silly it may be — is starting to get some attention! The team led by researchers at Arizona State University decided ...

Monty Python's famous 'Silly Walk' created by John Cleese is 'exactly 6.7 times' more silly than a normal walk and it's down to the way he flexes his knees, a study finds. The walk was examined by ...

More than five decades on from its appearance on television in 1969, Monty Python's Ministry of Silly Walks sketch still prompts a laugh. The skit sees star John Cleese skewer self-important ...

Participants did normal walking as well as the Putey and Teabag walking styles 75 minutes of vigorous intensity activity per week may be achieved with 11 minutes of Teabag walk a day 'Efforts to ...

As New Year approaches many people have set their resolution as losing weight and are finding new ways to do so. One surprising way to burn calories quickly is inspired by Monty Python's 'Mr Teabag', ...

A new study has suggested that a walk, made famous by the TV show Monty Python, could qualify as "vigorous exercise" and improve a person's health and aerobic fitness. Researchers, led by a team at ...

Last month we saw mischievous indie developer Pippin Barr convert Seinfeld's classic "Junior Mint" episode into a browser game and now developer Boondoggle Studios has made an officially licensed iOS ...

The dead parrot routine, The Lumberjack Song and The Ministry of Silly Walks have been voted as the nation's favourite Monty Python sketches. The results come following a poll of 2000 comedy fans ...

Hundreds of people took part in a Monty Python-inspired "silly walk" parade in the Hungarian capital Budapest to mark April Fools’ Day. The gathering, which organisers say provided an opportunity for ...

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