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, ...

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Monty Python have launched an official fan club. Those who love the iconic sketch group can now join Monty Python's SPAM Club. It's being touted as "what may be the worst run fan club in the world". A ...

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 ...

"Spamalot" seemed like the logical entertainment choice. I don't gamble. We were in Las Vegas an entire week. And after all, the word "spam" in the "unsolicited bulk electronic advertisement" sense of ...

And now for something completely different: An art show inspired by the cult British comedy troupe Monty Python. Killer rabbits. Silly walks. Crunchy-frog-flavored candy. Dead parrots. Spam. There was ...

To round out our look at comedians this month, I bring you the story of a television show that influenced generations of comedy. In October 1969, a new sketch comedy show aired on British television. ...

Monty Python Live (mostly) at the O2 was the show to end all Python shows. Bigger, brassier, bolder than anything we'd done before. The reception was amazing. We kept adding shows.” — Legendary Monty ...