Stars from Bolton are set to feature in a new comedy show alongside television royalty. Small Prophets is the new BBC programme from acclaimed writer and actor Mackenzie Crook, creating a “weird and ...

A Monty Python filmmaker says he could be forced out of the United Kingdom after his Thai wife's visa was revoked by the Home Office.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 ...

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2025 Updated: 13:19, Fri, Sep 12, 2025 A Monty Python star could be forced to leave the UK after his wife's visa has been revoked by the Home Office.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

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 ...

John Cleese wants you to know he's not dead yet. He appeared in multiple James Bond, Harry Potter and Shrek films and co-wrote and co-starred in the hit 1988 heist comedy “A Fish Called Wanda.” But he ...

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, ...

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 ...

Monty Python's Life of Brian is arguably one of the most recognisable and quoted comedy films around the world. Known for its quirky daftness and timelessly funny jokes, the 1979 film is nothing short ...

Michael Palin of British comedy troupe Monty Python was held at gunpoint by armed Venezuelan guards until showing them a 1971 sketch from the show. He said the stop, while filming a new travelogue TV ...

John Cleese recently embarked on a live tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Each event will be part film screening, part live Q&A and, presumably, part creeping ...

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 ...

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