‘Monty Python’s Life of Brian’ Gets 40th Anniversary Release (EXCLUSIVE)
“Monty Python’s Life of Brian” is heading back into movie theaters to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the classic comedy film. Trafalgar Releasing took the rights to the film last year. The event...
View ArticlePreviously Unreleased Monty Python Audio to Get Airing for Troupe’s 50th...
Michael Palin will exec-produce series of radio specials containing never-before-released audio from Monty Python as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations for the iconic comedy troupe. They will...
View Article‘Horrible Histories’ Movie Director on Taking History Lessons From Monty Python
Homework for Dominic Brigstocke, the director of “Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans,” included watching Monty Python and speaking to “Blackadder” co-creator Richard Curtis as he and the...
View ArticleMichael Palin Tells Fans He Will Undergo Heart Surgery
Michael Palin will undergo heart surgery in September. The Monty Python star said a health check several years ago revealed a heart problem, but it had not affected his fitness until recently. Telling...
View ArticleTerry Gilliam Talks ‘Monty Python,’‘Brazil’ and Boris Johnson: ‘Blake Edwards...
Terry Gilliam is on a whirlwind stop in Los Angeles 48 hours before he returns to the U.K. where he now resides. Gilliam is in L.A. to remind people about “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,” his 2018...
View Article‘Monty Python’ and ‘Rutles’ Musician Neil Innes Dies at 75
Neil Innes, a British singer, songwriter and comedian known for his work with “Monty Python,” the Rutles and the madcap ‘60s outfit the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, died Sunday at the age of 75, according...
View ArticleTerry Jones, Monty Python Co-Founder, Dies at 77
Terry Jones, co-founder of Monty Python, died Wednesday after a long struggle with dementia. He was 77. Jones was instrumental in creating the wacky, absurdist style of comedy that Monty Python made...
View ArticleJohn Cleese Won’t Cut Controversial ‘Life of Brian’ Scene for Stage...
Monty Python star John Cleese has expressed disdain for modern sensibilities and “PC culture” on several occasions in recent years. The comedian found a new battleground for those convictions by...
View Article‘Spamalot’ Review: An Overdone Broadway Revival Opts for Excess Over Ingenuity
It may be appropriate for a musical with “spam” in the title to feel canned. But it’s a shame that the first Broadway revival of “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” now playing at the St. James Theatre,...
View ArticleJohn Cleese Defends Monty Python Manager After Eric Idle Called Group’s...
John Cleese took to X (formerly Twitter) to respond to Eric Idle after the latter went viral for some heated comments related to Monty Python, the legendary British comedy troupe that Idle and Cleese...
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