The men of Monty Python have a special relationship with Texas. That’s why John Cleese is looking forward to his swing through the state for screenings of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” At each ...

A 2005 poll of more than 300 comics, comedy writers, producers and directors chose John Cleese as the No.2 greatest comedians ever. Cleese wrote and appeared in the movie “A Fish Called Wanda,” which ...

It’s just about impossible to discuss sketch comedy without bringing in Monty Python. Everyone from The Simpsons’ Matt Groening to Tina Fey to Jim Carrey has cited the comedy troupe as an influence.

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, ...