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This Monty Python star may never work abroad again. Here's why

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The Independent UK · 11h ago

Michael Palin says he may never travel abroad again after pulling out of tour

Revelation comes as travel journalist and Monty Python star cancelled a nationwide book tour to recover from an injury sustained at home

The Independent UK · 14h ago

Hollywood Actor’s New Show Hit With Boycott Calls After Fresh Scrutiny Over Resurfaced Disgusting Texts

The MCU miniseries previously faced backlash over alleged AI use, leading showrunner Terry Matalas to issue a statement.

Bored Panda · Oct 15

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Comedian king is adding some Curry in his musical debut

Comedian and actor Stephen Curry is swapping the screen for the stage as King Arthur in the irreverent musical Monty Python's Spamalot.

AAP · Oct 15

Monty Python's Michael Palin cancels tour after 'comedy fall' breaks three ribs

The 83-year-old had been scheduled to visit venues across the UK this month to promote a new travel book

The Independent UK · Oct 14

Michael Palin, 83, breaks ribs in horror fall and cancels books tour

The Monty Python star fell ‘heavily’ in an accident at home that left him with multiple fractures

Evening Standard · Oct 14

Spamalot review – Monty Python’s elaborate musical piss-take has absurdity but not quite enough anarchy

Athenaeum, Melbourne: Individual performances shine and new elements add laughs – but other additions are tacky in the extreme

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20

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From Greek epics to biblical blockbusters: the 20 best mythological movies – ranked!

Ahead of the release of Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, we rate the top films based on myths, legends and fables

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9

International Joke Day: What is the funniest joke in the world (courtesy of Monty Python)?

In 1969, the world was introduced to a joke so good, so funny, so ruthlessly powerful that anyone who read or heard it would die from laughter...

Euronews · Jul 1

Andy Burnham's Hilarious 'Naughty Boy' Comeback to Tory Heckler In Parliament Goes Viral

A Monty Python reference turned Burnham's swearing-in ceremony into one of Westminster's most viral moments.

International Business Times UK · Jun 23

Monty Python and the Holy Grail to go on tour to celebrate 50th anniversary

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The Independent UK · May 27

John Cleese to embark on tour celebrating Holy Grail

At 86, British comedy legend John Cleese says he's shocked both he and the Monty Python films are still going strong as he embarks on a UK tour.

AAP · May 27

John Cleese to embark on tour celebrating Monty Python And The Holy Grail

The 86-year-old will host a 45-minute Q and A with fans after a screening of the classic Arthurian comedy.

Evening Standard · May 27

The Wild Story Behind How Monty Python's Life Of Brian Was Only Made Because A Beatle

The Beatles loved movies, and without one of them, a great film might not have been made.

Cinemablend · Apr 9

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BANG Premier · Dec 29, 2025

'We wouldn't have been able to do most of what we did...' Eric Idle says political correctness would stop Monty Python movies

Monty Python member Eric Idle says that modern political correctness would mean that their films like The Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life would not be made now.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025

The Saragossa Manuscript review – cult Polish period-costume comedy is outrageous head-spinner

Wojciech Has’s slice of 1960s surrealism is set in 18th-century Spain, as an officer careens through farcical encounters and erotic episodes in a wild ride that could be a series of Monty Python sketches

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025

Seriously Silly: The Life of Terry Jones by Robert Ross review – portrait of a Python

An affectionate biography of the polymath includes details of never-produced gems such as Monty Python’s Third World War

Metal Hammer · Nov 4, 2025

"We wanted Wayne Kramer from The MC5 to be our guitarist": Founding Motörhead drummer Lucas Fox looks back on the band's earliest days

Lucas Fox looked after Lemmy when he was fired by Hawkwind - they bonded over Monty Python, speed and Special Brew

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Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2025

Film material from Monty Python’s Terry Jones donated to BFI National Archive

The collection includes Jones’ personal 16mm copies of the Monty Python feature films.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2025

‘I said goodbye to Heath Ledger at this urinal’: a stroll round Terry Gilliam’s pivotal places

The studio where he crashed the Life of Brian spaceship, the stage where he put on a Faust that caused fights, the pub where he last spoke to Heath Ledger … the ex-Python takes a hilarious and evocative meander down memory lane

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2025

Eric Idle at the Royal Albert Hall review: still finding life's bright side

This veteran comedian’s set brought together Monty Python memories, stories of Elvis Presley and the Masked Singer

Louder · Sep 25, 2025

"I think he'd been looking for Paul": Eric Idle gives horrifying account of George Harrison stabbing

Monty Python star Eric Idle reflects on the 1999 attack on The Beatles' George Harrison, in the latest episode of The Adam Buxton Podcast

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2025

Eric Idle: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, Live! review – mock’n’roll star’s night of nostalgia

The Monty Python man revisits his remarkable career, with songs dedicated to George Harrison and Robin Williams – and some ribbing of John Cleese

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025

Voices: How Corbyn and Sultana turned the launch of a new party into a Monty Python farce

COMMENT: Never in the history of fringe left politics has such a great opportunity been so comprehensively messed up by so few. It’s comedy gold for centrists, writes John Rentoul

Benzinga · Sep 19, 2025

Elon Musk Says Its Better To Be An Optimist And Wrong Than A Pessimist And Right: 'Look On The Bright Side Of Life'

Elon Musk said this week that realism has its place but optimism should guide daily life, using a new social media post to argue that looking for the "bright side" matters as much as staying grounded.

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