Cleese will talk and take questions following a screening of the Monty Python comedy troupe’s 1975 film debut.

Sketch comedy shows are the purest form of comedy on TV, and these 10 shows have reached higher and gone further with their humor than any other.

As comedy group Monty Python look set to reform, we look back at some of the best sketches from Flying Circus. Parrots not included.

It’s just about impossible to discuss sketch comedy without bringing in Monty Python. Everyone from The Simpsons’ Matt Groening to Tina Fey to Jim Carrey has cited the comedy troupe as an ...

John Cleese took a big risk when he helped create “ Monty Python and the Holy Grail ” back in 1975, as the idea of a series ...

More than 40 years after Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released, a treasure trove of material has been uncovered that features sketches, characters and even an entire ending that never made ...

It’s been 50 years of lumberjacks, dead parrots, and Spam. This month marks a half-century since the debut of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, the influential sketch show starring John Cleese ...

Bob Odenkirk’s favorite Monty Python bit is an entire Flying Circus episode — and it’s a masterclass in meta comedy.

The British troupe’s influence on comedians is well documented. But what about their impact on scientists and philosophers? BBC Culture finds out.