Monty Python's Flying Circus first aired on BBC One 55 years ago today (October 5). The iconic sketch comedy, written and starring John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones ...

14:29, Sat, Dec 14, 2024 Updated: 14:33, Sat, Dec 14, 2024 TV host David Frost almost scuppered the iconic and ground-breaking comedy Monty Python’s Flying Circus before it started by refusing to ...

TV host David Frost almost scuppered the iconic and ground-breaking comedy Monty Python's Flying Circus before it started by refusing to release John Cleese from his contract to take part. A memo just ...

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 ...

A running gag in Monty Python’s Flying Circus found the show occasionally cutting away to old stock footage of an audience of elderly women tepidly applauding. Well, it turns out that this joke may ...

Comedy legends unveil a plaque to 'Monty Python's first curry'. There can't be many memorials that feature a giant foot squashing a globe. But then there aren't many plaque-worthy subjects like Monty ...

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 ...

In the first season of Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1969), the British cult comedy, John Cleese and Graham Chapman visit London’s National Gallery. Dressed as frumpy mothers, they satisfy their ...

Monty Python’s absurdist tribute to Canadian tree fellers – the famed Lumberjack Song – is renowned across the world as a comedic classic. Even real lumberjacks like to sing the lyrics: “I’m a ...

Actor and comedian Eric Idle has expressed gratitude for 'every single day' after overcoming pancreatic cancer. The Monty Python star, 82, received an early diagnosis in 2019 and was successfully ...