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Michael Palin of British comedy troupe Monty Python was held at gunpoint by armed Venezuelan guards until showing them a 1971 ...
It’s been 50 years of lumberjacks, dead parrots, and Spam. Watching Flying Circus 50 years later is an odd experience: As an audience member, you can see the bones that would go on to inspire modern ...
It's time for something completely different! Join us as we explore each Monty Python member's personal favorite sketch from their legendary comedy career. From the iconic Dead Parrot to the Fish ...
Not everyone can make comedy that stands the test of time as well as Monty Python did, and few people get this like Bob Odenkirk. That's because, before he ventured into more diverse genres like drama ...
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.
Neil Gaiman once claimed that ranking the best Monty Python sketches was one of the worst things you could make someone do. The second or third or fourth of fifth worst thing is an unexpected Spanish ...
If any troupe has stood the test of time, it's British comedy team Monty Python. The stories and sketches Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam have ...
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 ...
Newspaper?s react to the comedy group's first of 10 London performances, which included guest appearances by Stephen Fry and Stephen Hawking. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor “Monty Python ...