The Monty Python star bought a shack in Provence in 1972. Here's how he spent the next 55 years making it his refuge from fame – and how it somehow became a celebrity retreat. Eric Idle is enjoying a ...

Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don has recalled the brutal exchange he had with a colleague over a rather awkward mix-up. The 71-year-old, who announced earlier this month that he will be leaving ...

A lot of comedy fans love both Mel Brooks and Monty Python, and would presumably be thrilled if they all got along splendidly. Unfortunately, one of the very first meetings betwee ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Michael Palin has described the recent behaviour of John Cleese, his longtime ...

The English film archivist group “Film is Fabulous” recently discovered a copy of the sketch on a 16mm reel of comedy clips ...

AN EXPLOSIVE row between members of Monty Python has ended fans’ hopes of a last hurrah. The legendary British comedy troupe have been in dispute over money for the past few years, with original ...

Stills from a recently recovered missing sketch from the BBC Archives, "The Bank Manager," starring Ronnie Barker, John Cleese and Sheila Steafel. A long-lost comedy sketch featuring British comedy ...

When they used to argue on screen it was for comedy purposes, and the cast of Monty Python would shout and scream and in some cases slap each other with fish for laughs. But sadly there is little ...

Eric Idle, a founding member of Monty Python, bought a shack in France in 1971. Decades later, the shack is a "shackeau," he says. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Idle about his book "Idle in Provence." ...

I read an article in the Guardian about Westminster Council’s draft licensing policy that would restrict “vertical drinking” — standing at a bar to order a drink or chatting with a drink in hand. If ...

Roberts, who spread the word of a more humane way of training horses and wrote a best-selling book, died at home in California on July 31 Chris Jackson-WPA Pool/Getty Monty Roberts, the celebrated ...