It's been 50 years since "Monty Python’s Flying Circus" first aired and yet fans can still quote from iconic sketches such as the "Ministry of Silly Walks," "Dead Parrot" or "The Spanish Inquisition." ...

It’s just about impossible to discuss sketch comedy without bringing in Monty Python. Everyone from The Simpsons’ Matt Groening to Tina Fey to Jim Carrey has cited the comedy troupe as an influence.

A new, limited edition Monty Python‘s Flying Circus complete series Blu-ray box set has launched, and it appears to be everything fans could have hoped for in a 50th anniversary release. Want more ...

This article is part of Yahoo's 'On This Day' series. The final episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus aired on BBC 1 this day 18 January, 1973, marking the end of an era for the most influential ...

Gray Harrison is a journalist, critic, and creative writer based in Seattle. She has a Master’s degree in Cultural Reporting and Criticism from NYU. While pursuing an arts journalism career, Gray ...

Eric Idle, a founding member of the iconic comedy group Monty Python’s Flying Circus, often contemplates whether extraterrestrial life possesses a sense of humour. "I think the answer must be yes, ...

It’s been 50 years of lumberjacks, dead parrots, and Spam. Watching Flying Circus 50 years later is an odd experience: As an audience member, you can see the bones that would go on to inspire modern ...

Spam was at the center of a classic Monty Python sketch, and their association with the forcemeat had an even longer shelf life than the product itself. You know, rarely has there been a closer ...

He was a joyful actor who played both the argumentative mother of the man who was not Jesus Christ, and an obscenely obese man who explodes after eating just a little too much. British writer, ...