One of the most celebrated comedy movies of the ’80s is arriving soon on Netflix. Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life came out ...

Farewell, Terry Jones — in Monty Python’s box of chocolates, he was always the crunchy frog. This man was a comic genius, the soul of Python — their most unselfish performer, their most wide-ranging ...

“Why are we here? What’s life all about? Is God really real? Or is there some doubt? Well tonight, we’re going to sort it all out. For tonight is the Meaning of Life!” It’s with this stirring opening ...

Spamalot” can be a lot. The first national tour of the recent Broadway revival of the musical based on the classic film ...

A few years ago, Eric Idle told Rolling Stone he was working on his “posthumous memoirs.” He’s since had a change of heart. “The only trouble with posthumous memoirs is you don’t get paid ’til later,” ...

The British troupe’s influence on comedians is well documented. But what about their impact on scientists and philosophers? BBC Culture finds out. “Who wants to see that again, really?” said Mick ...

Monty Python writer and actor Neil Innes has died aged 75, his agent has confirmed. The comedian and musician died of natural causes Sunday night, agent Nigel Morton said. Innes was known for his work ...

In 1969, five young British comedians and one young American animator came together to make a television show. Without much of an idea of what they were going to do, they were given a series by the ...

I wish Yentob had pushed them all on this point. "Look," he should have said, to each Python in turn. "Be honest. Not mock-honest - none of your ...

Some of Monty Python's most famous film scenes, including the Black Knight, were almost cut - because the stars thought they were 'too silly, dull or offensive', the movies' editor has revealed.