Terry Jones, who passed away on Jan. 21, almost exclusively played the straight man in Monty Python sketches. He was the detail-obsessed organizer, a stickler for timing and order. But he could also ...

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.

Julio is a Senior Author for Collider. He studied History and International Relations at university, but found his calling in cultural journalism. When he isn't writing, Julio also teaches English at ...

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 ...

Jones, who died Jan. 21, co-founded the British comedy troupe in 1969, and went on to direct and co-star in the 1979 Python film Life of Brian. Originally broadcast in 1987. This is FRESH AIR. We're ...

In addition to being a charter member of the celebrated British sketch troupe, he was a director, a screenwriter and an authority on Chaucer. By Neil Genzlinger Terry Jones, who earned a spot in ...