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.

Monty Python made five films together, but as their final reunion nears, we're wondering which was the best one? Terry Gilliam's opera diary: 'We have a big head problem' With the Monty Python Live ...

Monty Python star Terry Jones has sadly passed away aged 77 after a battle with dementia. The news was confirmed in a family statement which read: ‘Terry passed away on the evening of 21 January 2020 ...

And now for something completely different. The Monty Python’s Flying Circus gang actually only made five official flicks together, including one compilation and a live concert. But given that two of ...

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

Seldom does an act of haphazard comic rebellion infiltrate popular culture. But when it happens, other things happen, too. People start quoting it before they get home. Before you know it, the movie ...

Monty Python writer and actor Neil Innes has died aged 75, his agent has confirmed. The comedian and musician died of natural causes Sunday night, agent Nigel Morton said. Innes was known for his work ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Monty Python sporadically reformed throughout the Eighties for benefit shows such as the Secret Policeman’s Ball and the much-acclaimed 1980 Live at the Hollywood Bowl performances, as well as the ...