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As Monty Python arrives on Netflix, we should, before singing the troupe’s praises, acknowledge the arguments against. It is nearly 50 years since the show was first broadcast. None of these ...
It was as if the Beatles had finally gotten back together, and all anyone wanted to know was whether they could still keep a tune. The five surviving members of Britain’s most celebrated comedy troupe ...
Michael Palin has confessed that seeing his fellow former Monty Python co-stars can be a "rather tearful" experience. The 80-year-old actor, comedian and travel presenter last performed shows in 2014 ...
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 ...
A set of 10 stamps from the UK's Royal Mail will pay tribute to "one of Britain’s most influential and enduring comedy troupes" - Monty Python. The main collection of six stamps celebrates characters ...
They return – it would appear – to a time where no one is the messiah but there is no shortage of naughty boys. Fifty years after the first broadcast of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, the men who ...
Monty Python actor Eric Idle has said he is still working at the age of 80 for financial reasons. The comedian, known as Sir Robin the-not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Lancelot in Monty Python And The Holy ...
Terry Jones was born in Colwyn Bay, before his family left when he was five Fundraisers have reached their £120,000 target for a statue of Monty Python star Terry Jones in less than six months. The ...