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 ...

Readers, your desperate wish to have Monty Python in your pocket everywhere you go has finally – finally – been granted. With Python Bytes on your iOS device, you need never be far from a quick spurt ...

It’s been 50 years of lumberjacks, dead parrots, and Spam. Watching Flying Circus 50 years later is an odd experience: As an audience member, you can see the bones that would go on to inspire modern ...

The entire comedy world, online and elsewhere, is enjoying a long, nostalgic love-in during the 40th anniversary of the formation and premiere of the Monty Python comedy troupe. In a perfect ...

Elon Musk amplified a classic Monty Python sketch from 'Life of Brian' on X, originally used by Senator Rand Paul to critique ...

A look back at five memorable sketches following the announcement that John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones will perform a reunion show in London next summer. By Kyle ...

Python Bytes serves up nearly two dozen sketches from the first season of the show, plus a few fun extras. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts ...

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