Monty Python star Eric Idle says he no longer enjoys watching TV - saying it is not “terribly interesting”. The comedian was part of a revolutionary kind of sketch comedy on the BBC, a forerunner to ...

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Donald Trump’s carriage procession at Windsor has been described as being like something out of Monty Python. On Wednesday, Trump arrived at Windsor Castle for the first full day of his state visit.

Eric Idle has declared there is "no hope" of a Monty Python reunion, after revealing a long-simmering rift with fellow comedy giant John Cleese that has left the pair estranged and fans heartbroken, ...

Sir Michael Palin speaks to Yolanthe Fawehinmi about retirement, his new Channel 5 documentary and how armed guards ending up watching Monty Python.

British actor and former Monty Python member Michael Palin Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images The first episode of a new travel documentary on Venezuela, filmed by former Monty Python member ...

You might know him from A Fish Called Wanda, Fawlty Towers, or Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Maybe you remember him as Q in the James Bond 007 films, or as Nearly Headless Nick in Harry Potter and the ...

A British comedy legend has revealed the details of the moment he was held at gunpoint by armed guards in Venezuela. Sir Michael Palin was detained by the totalitarian country’s intelligence service ...

A British comedy legend has revealed the details of the moment he was held at gunpoint by armed guards in Venezuela. Sir Michael Palin was detained by the totalitarian country’s intelligence service ...

13:19, Fri, Sep 12, 2025 Updated: 13:19, Fri, Sep 12, 2025 A Monty Python star could be forced to leave the UK after his wife's visa has been revoked by the Home Office. Julian Doyle, who's worked on ...

A Monty Python filmmaker says he could be forced out of the United Kingdom after his Thai wife's visa was revoked by the Home Office. Julian Doyle who's worked on major Monty Python films including ...