To the editor: Regarding the etymology of "spam": Anyone who has been in the business for a long time knows that "spam" as applied to unwanted bulk e-mail comes from the Monty Python "Spam" sketch, ...

"Spamalot" seemed like the logical entertainment choice. I don't gamble. We were in Las Vegas an entire week. And after all, the word "spam" in the "unsolicited bulk electronic advertisement" sense of ...

How did the word for a tinned meat product become the basis for describing China’s most recent attempts to spew misinformation and foment discord in America? This requires an explanation. In 1937, Geo ...

Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released 50 years ago and became a cult classic that inspires comedy to this day. Here's what fans told NPR the film means to them.

James Monroe Iglehart's King Arthur leads his Knights of the Round Table on a quest to find the Holy Grail. Back in the 1970s, the British comedy troupe Monty Python would often dryly announce, “and ...

Monty Python have launched an official fan club. The Monty Python SPAM club, which is being called "the worst run fan club in the world" by the comedy group, offers fans the chance to ask questions to ...

Monty Python Live (mostly) at the O2 was the show to end all Python shows. Bigger, brassier, bolder than anything we'd done before. The reception was amazing. We kept adding shows.” — Legendary Monty ...