It's not surprising that Monty Python's Life of Brian was controversial from the start. It is surprising who saved the movie ...

Eric Idle discusses Spamalot’s return to LA, his love for comedy and why being part of the Monty Python troupe ‘doesn’t make you brothers’.

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Beloved comedian, writer and actor Eric Idle is celebrating his 83rd birthday today. Idle turned 83 on March 29, marking ...

Spamalot returns to Sweden - with a pretty wacky ensemble. Including Anders "Ankan" (The Duck) Johansson, Samuel Fröler, ...

Spoof documentaries once skewered subjects by dialling comic ingenuity up to 11, but the genre has stagnated – replaced by showbiz puff pieces and right-wing provocations. Has their time passed?

While there were four seasons of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, it is often forgotten that John Cleese only actually starred in four of them. The legendary actor said in an interview that he was "an ...

As "Spamalot" returns to the Hollywood Pantages, Eric Idle says of absurdist comedy, "these are the sort of times when we ...

The North American tour of the Broadway and international hit is set to play Tulsa in 2027 as part of Celebrity Attractions' ...

Monty Python’s Spamalot is a sparkling, Tony Award-winning hit musical comedy playing at the Hollywood Pantages through April 12th.  Outrageously silly and positively contagious in its deranged fun, ...

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is the first full-length feature starring the legendary comedy group. The movie takes place ...

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" is one of seven shows coming to Memphis as part of the Orpheum's 2026-27 Broadway season.