Michael Palin of British comedy troupe Monty Python was held at gunpoint by armed Venezuelan guards until showing them a 1971 sketch from the show. He said the stop, while filming a new travelogue TV ...

Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Michael Palin (and Terry Gilliam hiding in the middle) In 1975, Monty Python and the Holy Grail transformed the titular British sketch troupe from ...

To the editor: Regarding the etymology of "spam": Anyone who has been in the business for a long time knows that "spam" as applied to unwanted bulk e-mail comes from the Monty Python "Spam" sketch, ...

Faithful recreations of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” scenes and a talented cast of clowns steer a revival that dances ...

If you want to kill time with a bunch of comedy fans, ask them to name the funniest skit ever done by the troupe of "Monty Python's Flying Circus." ...

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" was released nearly 50 years ago. Eric Idle wrote the screenplay for the 1975 hit with John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, all ...

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Monty Python is a comedy troupe of 5 Brits and 1 American who re-wrote the rules of comedy with their TV show "Monty Python's Flying Circus". The group includes Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle ...