A 2005 poll of more than 300 comics, comedy writers, producers and directors chose John Cleese as the No.2 greatest comedians ever. Cleese wrote and appeared in the movie “A Fish Called Wanda,” which ...

The men of Monty Python have a special relationship with Texas. That’s why John Cleese is looking forward to his swing through the state for screenings of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” At each ...

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.

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, ...

Doing the John Cleese "Silly Walk" just 11 minutes a day could get you past the 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week threshold that the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

Sir Michael Palin has plans in place for his inevitable death. The 82-year-old star of the British comedy troupe Monty Python revealed that he’s organized his will and instructed his loved ones on ...

Monty Python returns to the Billboard Comedy Albums chart as The Contractual Obligation Album and Monty Python and the Holy Grail reenter at Nos. 6 and 7 in the U.S. Monty Python gang Terry Jones, ...