The 1960s satire boom opened up the way for a fresh, inventive generation of young comedy writer-performers to flourish on TV and to take comedy in a new and exciting direction. Among them were five ...

The BBC's David Sillito looks back at the Welsh comic actor, writer and director's life Monty Python stars have led the tributes to their co-star Terry Jones, who has died at the age of 77. The Welsh ...

Before the 1975 release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the British comedy troupe Monty Python was barely known overseas. People in Britain knew the group, made up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, ...

The arrival of Storm Brian isn't as serious as you might think if the reaction on Twitter is to be believed. As the storm gathers force and is due to sweep across the UK overnight on Friday into ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Palin and Gilliam were on hand to support their old friend as the beloved show he devised with ex-wife Connie Booth enjoyed a successful press night at the Apollo. But there was no Eric Idle following ...

Monty Python stars have led the tributes to their co-star Terry Jones, who has died at the age of 77. The Welsh actor and writer played a variety of characters in the iconic comedy group's Flying ...