Michael Palin of British comedy troupe Monty Python was held at gunpoint by armed Venezuelan guards until showing them a 1971 ...

This month marks a half-century since the debut of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, the influential sketch show starring John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, and ...

It’s just about impossible to discuss sketch comedy without bringing in Monty Python. Everyone from The Simpsons’ Matt Groening to Tina Fey to Jim Carrey has cited the comedy troupe as an ...

Sketch comedy shows are the purest form of comedy on TV, and these 10 shows have reached higher and gone further with their humor than any other.

Bob Odenkirk’s favorite Monty Python bit is an entire Flying Circus episode — and it’s a masterclass in meta comedy.

With Monty Python’s comedy sketch series all on Netflix, we look back at the greatest sketches from Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam.

If any troupe has stood the test of time, it's British comedy team Monty Python. The stories and sketches Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam have ...