When John Cleese and his Monty Python comedy cohorts premiered “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” in 1975, they had no expectations that anyone would be talking about it 50 years later. “We really ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spanning 9,742 square feet over three floors, the loft-like spread manages to feel both monumental and welcoming. Architects Powell Tuck Associates and interior designer Marianne Tiegen preserved the ...

John Cleese recently embarked on a live tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Each event will be part film screening, part live Q&A and, presumably, part creeping ...

The 82-year-old Monty Python star said the incident escalated rapidly, with officers eventually allowing him to go free for an unexpected reason. In an interview with The Telegraph, Palin explained ...

Fifty years ago, six mostly-British humorists fresh from injecting dead parrots and Spam into sketch comedy launched their first attempt at movie-making, jumping into cinema with a budget so low they ...

Posted: September 9, 2025 | Last updated: September 9, 2025 In the opening to Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, we are introduced to talking fish and a glorious song. #montypython #johncleese ...

Feuding between members of celebrated comedy troupe Monty Python has been no laughing matter for some time. But now it's turned really nasty, with Eric Idle accused of bullying. Incensed by estranged ...

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to roam the same spaces where Monty Python sketches came to life, now’s your chance—well, sort of. Milkwood Studios in Primrose Hill, a 1980s purpose-built ...

Sir Michael Palin has recalled the terrifying moment he and his crew were held by armed guards in Venezuela while filming his latest Channel 5 travel series. The 82-year-old Monty Python star said the ...

THEY used to be the best of friends and one of British comedy’s most iconic acts, but there is not a flying chance of a Monty Python reunion. Two of the remaining trailblazers, Eric Idle and John ...