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One of the First American "Python" Fans Recalls Series' Early Days -- in Canada

Bill Mann | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment


Bill Mann

My all-time favorite series, without hesitation, is Monty Python's Flying Circus, the brilliant BBC show marking its 40th birthday this week with a series on the Independent Film Channel.

The Monty Python Crew Takes Over 'Late Night'; Water-Fight, Chair-Stealing, General Tomfoolery Ensues (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 10.15.2009 | Comedy


The Monty Python boys are not easy interview subjects. They talk all at once, mock the audience and tell people they're asking terrible questions. For...

Eric Idle To Take Monty Python To The Internet

New York Times | Posted 01.06.2009 | Entertainment


IS there life left in the dead parrot sketch? It has been 25 years since Monty Python was a living comedy troupe -- the film "The Meaning of Life," r...

New Documentary Looks on the Bright Side of Neil Innes

Donald Liebenson | Posted 09.19.2008 | Chicago


Donald Liebenson

Neil Innes, who has been hailed as a "partially discovered genius," is the first to admit that he is an unlikely subject for a documentary. But Innes, 63, looms large in music and comedy circles for his scant degree of separation from both the Beatles and Monty Python's Flying Circus.

'Spamalot' Musical Changes Britney Lyric

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Britney Spears is out, Posh Spice is in _ as a lyric for the Lady in the Lake in the Broadway musical "Monty Python's Spamalot." Aske...

Broadway Idol: Clay Aiken To Join "Spamalot"

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


From "American Idol" to Eric Idle's "Spamalot." Clay Aiken will join the Broadway cast of "Monty Python's Spamalot" on Jan. 18, playing one of the l...