Monty Python
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16, Dec, 2024 @5:50 PM
Ian Davidson obituary
Comedy writer and performer who collaborated with Barry Humphries for more than half a century
Anthony Hayward
24, Sep, 2024 @4:50 PM
Tchaikovsky was not tragic but had a ‘Monty Python’ sense of humour, says biographer
A new book claims that the Russian composer is not the tormented genius he is portrayed as, but a fun-loving man with ‘a fabulous life’
Dalya Alberge
04, Aug, 2024 @7:00 AM
Michael Palin on the loss of his wife of 57 years: ‘I’d love Helen to still be here, telling me off’
At 80, the comedian, author and presenter is off on his travels again - this time to Nigeria. He discusses grief, comedy and confrontation
Simon Hattenstone
09, Apr, 2024 @9:00 AM
Chris Turner: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The British musical comedian shares the comedy songs he grew up listening to, including Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, Monty Python and Spike Milligan
Chris Turner
13, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM
Post your questions for Terry Gilliam
The Monty Python legend and director of 12 Monkeys and Brazil will be receiving his first Aardman Slapstick award for visual comedy next month. Ask him anything here
Rich Pelley
22, Jan, 2024 @12:17 PM
David Leland obituary
British director and screenwriter who enjoyed huge success with his 1987 hit film Wish You Were Here
Ryan Gilbey
02, Jan, 2024 @1:28 PM
‘The bedrock of my life’: Michael Palin announces the death of his wife Helen
Monty Python star said his ‘dearest wife’ died ‘peacefully’ a month after the pair celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary
Nadeem Badshah
02, May, 2023 @5:31 PM
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life at 40: timeless sketch comedy brilliance
The troupe’s last feature as a six-person act is a smart and still relevant collection of satire and silliness
Scott Tobias
31, Mar, 2023 @6:01 AM
‘I didn’t cry until I knew I was going to live’: Monty Python’s Eric Idle on surviving pancreatic cancer
Three years after being diagnosed, the 79-year-old has been given the all-clear. He reflects on losing his friends George Harrison and Robin Williams – and how he still manages to always look on the bright side of life
Simon Hattenstone
03, Oct, 2022 @5:00 AM
JFK derails Doctor Who, plus the drama that was too terrifying to show: 100 years of the BBC, part five
The Pythons fly, Doctor Who stumbles, Match of the Day shows a game of one half, The War Game is pulled – and was Dad’s Army a metaphor for military impotence during the cold war?
Mark Lawson
30, Sep, 2022 @2:00 PM
It’s not that people are more sensitive these days. Some things just aren’t funny any more | Martha Gill
Python star Terry Gilliam says today’s students can’t handle the truth. That’s an ex-debate
Martha Gill
14, Aug, 2022 @8:00 AM
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