As ridiculous as it seems today, conviction and imprisonment for blasphemy in 1979 was a real risk to those facing the charges You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you ...

It was the show no one saw coming: Monty Python's Flying Circus debuted on the venerable BBC in October of 1969 and roundly startled a nation. Nobody was quite sure what to make of the show. It was a ...

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 the British comedy troupe Monty Python revealed Wednesday that he has made some end-of-life arrangements. “I do think about death, and the family are rather wonderful about it: ‘Have ...

"I see you have the machine that goes 'ping!'" "It's only wafer thin." If you're a fan of British comedy legends Monty Python, it's time to dust off your favourite lines, because many of the troupe's ...

The set of 10 stamps celebrates beloved sketches from Monty Python’s Flying Circus series, as well as marks the 50th anniversary of the cult classic 1975 film 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'.