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British comedy legend John Cleese pushed back on reports that he was cutting a controversial scene from "Life of Brian" to avoid offending modern audiences.
Sir Michael Palin has plans in place for his inevitable death. The 82-year-old star of the British comedy troupe Monty Python revealed that he’s organized his will and instructed his loved ones ...
If wishes were horses, the knights of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" would ride. But since the now-classic film, celebrating its 50th birthday on Monday, April 28, was made for horse feed ...
Elsewhere in the episode, Eric revealed his greatest influences were comedy duo Morcambe and Wise – who he first watched aged 5 – as well as Peter Cook and Dudley Moore’s Beyond The Fringe sketches, ...
'Monty Python And The Holy Grail' celebrates its 50th anniversary with a new 4K Blu-ray release complete with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos sound.
Here’s where you can stream Monty Python and the Holy Grail and more classics from the Monty Python troupe.
Veteran filmmaker and "Monty Python" alum Terry Gilliam believes that President Donald Trump's re-election has allowed people to laugh again.
Former "Monty Python" star Eric Idle said he's still working at the age of 80 for financial reasons, sharing on social media that his income has tailed off "disastrously" and adding, "I have to ...