Terry Gilliam
- 83 years old
- American
- Actor, director, animator and writer
Press clippings
The Monty Python scene that destroyed the camera
Even though it's regularly held up as one of the greatest comedies ever made, the brains behind Monty Python And The Holy Grail have been happy to admit they were resolutely ill-equipped and under-prepared for making a feature film.
Scott Campbell, Far Out, 20th February 2024Terry Gilliam and Robert Lindsay get Slapstick Festival awards
Monty Python star Terry Gilliam picked up the Aardman Slapstick Award for Visual Comedy whilst Robert Lindsay took home the Aardman Slapstick Comedy Legend Award.
British Comedy Guide, 19th February 2024John Cleese challenges Eric Idle on Monty Python's finances
John Cleese has responded to Eric Idle in the growing row over Monty Python's earnings, coming out in support of Terry Gilliam's daughter, Holly.
British Comedy Guide, 14th February 2024Monty Python And The Holy Grail returns to cinemas
1975 film Monty Python And The Holy Grail is returning to cinemas in February to celebrate its 48 and a half year anniversary. Some of the screenings will be quote-a-long editions.
British Comedy Guide, 31st January 2024Terry Gilliam and Jonathan Pryce on making Brazil
Robert De Niro agreed because he was a Python fan, Gilliam cast his daughter but she cut her hair off in protest - and Pryce needed a wig as he'd just been playing a friar with a tonsure.
Chris Broughton, The Guardian, 11th December 2023Terry Gilliam: How I was squished by cancel culture
In his first interview since The Old Vic axed his musical, the director and former Python gives his side of the story on transgender rights, black lesbians and #MeToo.
The Times, 6th August 2022Terry Gilliam on cancel culture: 'Britain was nirvana for me. But now...'
The US-born director's Into The Woods was axed by the Old Vic - so the defiantly unwoke Python took it to Bath. Now he's ready to tell all.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 5th August 2022Terry Gilliam was turned down for Harry Potter, and hated it
The Harry Potter movies are some of the most beloved films ever to hit the big screen. However, not everyone is a fan of the cinematic Wizarding World, and filmmaker Terry Gilliam, who was originally up to direct the first movie in the franchise, hasn't been shy about dishing out criticism.
Emma-Jane Betts, The Digital Fix, 24th May 2022Young viewers are about to discover a terrible truth: Python often weren't funny
Comedy fans have welcomed the return of the series after 34 years. But those unfamiliar with the Flying Circus may be in for a shock.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 12th March 2022It's too late to save comedy from 'cancel culture'
Will comedy become the latest victim of 'cancel culture'? Dame Maureen Lipman fears as much.
Patrick West, The Spectator, 22nd December 2021