Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released 50 years ago and became a cult classic that inspires comedy to this day. Here's what fans told NPR the film means to them.

Cleese will be at Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach to take questions following a screening of the cult-classic comedy.

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 ...

Cleese will talk and take questions following a screening of the Monty Python comedy troupe’s 1975 film debut.

In 1975, Monty Python and the Holy Grail transformed the titular British sketch troupe from TV comedy icons to genuine movie stars. The film hit the ground running with its instantly quotable opening ...

Before the 1975 release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the British comedy troupe Monty Python was barely known overseas. People in Britain knew the group, made up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, ...

John Cleese comes on the line to chat about his Not Dead Yet! tour, which comes to Southern California to celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Monty Python and Holy Grail,” but before we can ask our ...

Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released in the United States 50 years ago, on April 28, 1975. And though it’s now a comedy classic, co-writer and star John Cleese says his comedy troupe mostly ...

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is back in cinemas this weekend for the 50th anniversary of the cult comedy’s original release. The 1975 classic was the first film to be directed by Terry Gilliam and ...