There are always laws on the books that rarely are enforced. In 1979, the Welsh town of Aberystwyth banned the showing of Monty Python's Life of Brian — the zany British troupe's film satire of the ...

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, ...

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.