Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, and John Cleese changed the face of comedy with Monty Python, which made them all megastars in the 1980s. (Alamy) Monty Python are ...

Chris Head is running a comedy writing course at the British Library in London where you will see original Monty Python scripts! Here he writes about 'games' in comedy and you'll hear from library ...

Monty Python paved the way for a new type of comedy. Revolutionising British satire, the troupe – composed of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin – ...

Love them or loathe them, Monty Python is up there with the most influential comedy groups in history. Formed in 1969 by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael ...

John Cleese has reignited his feud with former Monty Python co-star Eric Idle. Tensions have been brewing between the pair for some time, with Idle, 81, previously saying he was ‘happy’ to not have ...

Fifty years after Monty Python and the Holy Grail redefined comedy, stars Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam look back on the freedoms – and limitations – that shaped the film. An independent British ...

John Cleese has been mocked online for asking why the BBC hasn't shown Monty Python "for a couple of decades". The actor and comedian, 83, appeared to ask the question in all innocence - forgetting ...

Morecambe and Wise call Monty Python 'boring' in a TV interview clip unearthed in 2021 A long-lost Morecambe and Wise interview has been found almost in its entirety after a clip hit the headlines ...

A set of 10 Monty Python-themed stamps will be released on 14th August, paying tribute to the much-loved British comedy troupe. Royal Mail is releasing a series of Monty Python stamps in a matter of ...

Monty Python comedy legend Eric Idle has shared childhood memories of taking the 148 bus from Birmingham to Wolverhampton, as he returns to England to perform for the first time in 13 years. He also ...

To borrow a phrase from Paddy Chayefsky, Eric Idle is mad as hell, and he’s not going to take it anymore. The founding member of Monty Python, 80, has taken to X in recent days to clear the air on a ...