NEW YORK — Monty Python’s Flying Circus took to the stage Thursday night, a little grayer and minus (almost) the troupe’s one deceased player — but no slower on the draw, with shots aimed at each ...

Monty Python star Terry Jones has revealed that the BBC wanted to dump the ground-breaking comedy show after just one series. Monty Python’s Flying Circus was first broadcast in October 1969 and ...

Monty Python's Flying Circus was nearly axed after its first 1969 season because BBC chiefs felt it wasn't profitable enough. The global comedy hit, which eventually ran for four series and spawned ...

When most people think of the Spanish Inquisition, they typically think of torture (or Monty Python), and for good reason. Between 1478 and 1834, Catholic monarchs in Spain and Spanish territories ...

This week in the magazine and here online (see The Critics), Dave Eggers writes a critical appreciation of Monty Python, on the eve of the opening of the Python cast member Eric Idle’s “Spamalot.” The ...

The British comedy troupe Monty Python is beginning to roll out clips of sketches from its farewell run at London’s O2 this year, and first up is the group’s classic “Spanish Inquisition” bit, which ...

John Cleese conducted his own Spanish Inquisition when Monty Python took over The Tonight Show on Thursday (April 24). Known for his many outrageous television interviews, Cleese was a bit bored of ...

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