John Cleese likes to laugh at death. Literally. “I make a lot of jokes about death,” the famed British comedian said in a phone interview with PennLive. “People think, ‘Isn’t that a bit morbid?’ No!

Spam is a dish best served comically, and no one cooked it up better than the Brit wits of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” in what was arguably the most famous sketch of the outrageous series that was ...

It’s just about impossible to discuss sketch comedy without bringing in Monty Python. Everyone from The Simpsons’ Matt Groening to Tina Fey to Jim Carrey has cited the comedy troupe as an influence.