Even as a child, Eric Idle loved writing. So much so, that he planned to become a journalist. “I think I’d always say journalist because it seemed like a writing thing to do,” he says, “but I had no ...

And now for something completely different: Britain’s Royal Mail has issued stamps celebrating the absurdist comedy of Monty Python. Six stamps depict scenes from the sketch-comedy TV series ...

The catalog includes the TV sketch series Monty Python's Flying Circus, as well as films Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Monty Python's Life of Brian.

The comedy ensemble first gained widespread acclaim for their series Monty Python's Flying Circus, that ran from 1969 to 1974 on the BBC.

TV host David Frost almost scuppered the iconic and ground-breaking comedy Monty Python's Flying Circus before it started by refusing to release John Cleese from his contract to take part.

Eric Idle was a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, garnering fame after starring in the variety series, "Monty Python's Flying Circus," from 1969 to 1974. He then played Brother Maynard in ...