Monty Python And The Holy Grail
- 1975 film
The Monty Python team put their own spin on the Arthurian legends. Also features Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and more.
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Cleese mocks Fox News for covering Python joke in news
John Cleese has mocked Fox News for quoting a Reddit joke that referenced Monty Python and The Holy Grail live on air as part of a report on Seattle's Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ). The reporter failed to realise that the user was quoting a scene from Cleese's famous 1975 comedy when reading a post that said: "I thought we had an autonomous collective", and the moment quickly went viral online.
Louise Hall, The Independent, 15th June 2020How Monty Python and the Holy Grail changed comedy
There has never been a movie with quite the combination of silliness and influence as Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and there may never be again.
Tyler Sage, Ultimate Classic Rock, 3rd April 2020Potty-mouthed letter about censor's Holy Grail decision
We're grateful to the fabulous @LettersofNote for sharing this brilliant letter sent by film producer Mark Forstater back in the day about cuts that were required by the BBFC if Monty Python And The Holy Grail was to be given an A certificate. The dialogue he outlines will be familiar to anyone who's seen the film (everyone, then). It's a potty-mouthed delight.
The Poke, 19th September 2019Monty Python's 50th anniversary details
A range of new and re-released products have been announced to mark the 50th anniversary of Monty Python's Flying Circus; plus a world record attempt; BFI and BBC Two seasons, an HD-restored box set, and more.
British Comedy Guide, 26th June 2019Unseen Monty Python material published
Scripts and ideas for unmade Monty Python sketches are to go on display at the British Library as they process a recently acquired archive from Michael Palin. Some material has been published today.
British Comedy Guide, 1st August 2018The Not Very Holy Grail
It is the most famous anti-climax in cinematic history. Probably. King Arthur leads his army to the water's edge to do final battle with the enemy. Smoke drifts across what must soon become a scene of medieval slaughter. And then a police car and a black maria appear. King Arthur is arrested for an earlier offence and unarmed police move the whole army on. Thus ends Monty Python And The Holy Grail.
The Times, 1st August 2018Unrestrained swearing by some very naughty boys
The most memorable insults in Monty Python And The Holy Grail featured no swearwords, although King Arthur and his knights had to endure threats of a "fart in your general direction" as well as the suggestion that their mothers were hamsters and their fathers smelt of elderberries.
Jack Malvern, The Times, 1st August 2018Eric Idle develops Spamalot film
Monty Python's Spamalot is being turned into a film, produced and written by creator Eric Idle.
British Comedy Guide, 4th May 2018Weirdest musical moments in British comedy
A selection of some of the strangest songs and musical moments in British comedy.
Anglonerd, 9th October 2017Monty Python and the Holy Grail fell foul of censors
Think of a Monty Python film with blasphemous content, and Life of Brian springs to mind. Yet previously unseen files from the British Board of Film Classification show that the comedy team's earlier offering, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, fell foul of the censors for repeated use of the words 'Jesus Christ!'
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 24th March 2017