Writers (L-R) Ian MacNaughton, Michael Palin, unknown, Graham Chapman, and Neil Innes in a script conference for BBC television show ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’, 1974. (Photo by Chris Ridley/Radio ...

The art of TV comedy is distilled into its purest essence in the format of a sketch show. Sketch comedies have been entertaining viewers at home since the 1940s, when variety shows like Texaco Star ...

LONDON (AP) — And now for something completely different: Britain’s Royal Mail has issued stamps celebrating the absurdist comedy of Monty Python. The 10-stamp series announced on Thursday celebrates ...

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

Comedy legend Michael Palin detailed a frightening moment when he was held at gunpoint while filming his latest travel show ...