Before the 1975 release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the British comedy troupe Monty Python was barely known overseas. People in Britain knew the group, made up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, ...

While its most beloved alumnus, Sir Michael Palin, prepares to publish his next volume of diaries, and the ever-inventive ...

Monty Python's Life of Brian is arguably one of the most recognisable and quoted comedy films around the world. Known for its ...

After the series ended, Palin came up with the idea of doing a medieval film. He and Jones were especially interested in studying the Middle Ages, according to Kim Howard Johnson, author of The First ...