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 ...

Comedy legend Michael Palin detailed a frightening moment when he was held at gunpoint while filming his latest travel show in Venezuela. But he may have been saved by one of his most absurd moments: ...

11:48, Tue, Nov 5, 2024 Updated: 11:50, Tue, Nov 5, 2024 BBC Monty Python fans have been left surprised after unearthing a little-known comedy sketch by Terry Gilliam. The filmmaker and funnyman shot ...

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, ...

A British comedy legend has revealed the details of the moment he was held at gunpoint by armed guards in Venezuela. Sir Michael Palin was detained by the totalitarian country’s intelligence service ...

Monty Python's chivalric sketch show served up epic amounts of daftness - and any adult reservations about it prove mere flesh wounds. There has never been a movie with quite the combination of ...

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 (about ...