These comedians had “the instinct to self-ironize, to use crude bodily humor, to use slapstick and situational comedy, and the willingness to make the audience the butt of the joke.” Yet if Wade’s new ...

British comedian and musician Neil Innes, best known for his collaborations with comedy troupe Monty Python, has died at age 75. 1. He wrote unforgettable songs for "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" ...

An unprecedented record of medieval live comedy performance has been identified in a 15 th-century manuscript. Raucous texts – mocking kings, priests and peasants; encouraging audiences to get drunk; ...

Before the 1975 release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the British comedy troupe Monty Python was barely known overseas. People in Britain knew the group, made up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, ...

He’s the man who wrote the songs for the zany film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” He appeared as a head-bashing monk, the serf crushed by the giant wooden rabbit, and the leader of Sir Robin’s ...