Terry Jones as Mr Creosote in 1983's Monty Python's Meaning of Life. (Alamy) Of course, the purpose of the scene is not to make people run in terror, but fall from their seats laughing.

By the time The Meaning of Life was finally finished, the various members of the group had all successfully begun to flex their non-Python identities; Gilliam, Idle and Jones had ambitions in film ...

Meaning of Life is the poor relation of Python films - aficionados, and the Pythons themselves, consider it an inferior product to the sublime Holy Grail and Life of Brian.

A guide to Monty Python: The Meaning Of Live, the 2014 U&Gold TV documentary. Documentary focusing on the live shows by Monty Python, featuring rare backstage footage and new interviews.

Billed as Monty Python Live (Almost) — One Down, 5 To Go, a nod to the late Graham Chapman, the show went on to generally favourable reviews.

The surviving members of Monty Python reminisce on the eve of their final performance in Monty Python: The Meaning of Live. Directors Roger Graef and James Rogan deliver exactly what one expects ...

If it weren’t for George Harrison, there would be no Monty Python's Life of Brian. And if there were no Life of Brian, we wouldn’t have the enduring tongue-in-cheek anthem “Always Look on ...

Monty Python’s ‘The Meaning of Life’ in Cannes: 1983 was the year the world’s most serious film festival fell for 'something completely different.' ...

On March 31, 1983, the Monty Python team unveiled their latest feature, The Meaning of Life, in theaters. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review of the R-rated Universal comedy is below.