Monty Python

Terry Gilliam: Monty Python is a thorn in my side

Terry Gilliam on his new film The Zero Theorem, reviving Don Quixote - and those rumours of Monty Python US dates.

Monty Python lose comedy crown to Lee Evans

The reunion of the Monty Python team should have been the comedy event of the year but it's been knocked into second place, says ticket website viagogo.

In the year that Monty Python announced their reunion, we also discovered their true heirs. The team behind Horrible Histories made this supremely silly fantasy adventure in which "the chosen mum" Debbie must save the puppet-populated world of Yonderland.

Tony Robinson: 'Blackadder cast won't reunite'

Sir Tony Robinson is adamant the Blackadder cast will not be following the stars of Monty Python by staging a reunion because they "don't need the money".

Simon Pegg joins Monty Python's Absolutely Anything

Simon Pegg has joined the cast of Absolutely Anything, the film in which Monty Python's Terry Jones, John Cleese, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam provide the voices of alien creatures.

Audio: Michael Palin hints at Monty Python warm-up show

There may be some hope for Monty Python fans who missed out on reunion tickets - Michael Palin has hinted that the group may perform a smaller warm-up show.

Monty Python interview: 'We were censored by the BBC'

In the third series, though, Palin says, the BBC started making some "fairly ridiculous censorship decisions". A battle over one particular sketch saw all six Pythons in a heated argument with the head of comedy. "We fought them for the right to say 'masturbation'," he says.

Eddie Izzard made suggestions for Monty Python reunion

Terry Jones explains why he's 'not proud' of Monty Python and talks about his new Christmas show.

Monty Python and the ticket touts

After tickets for Monty Python's comeback gigs sold out before you could say 'ni', many went on sale again - at a vastly inflated cost. How do the touts get away with it?