Cleese will talk and take questions following a screening of the Monty Python comedy troupe’s 1975 film debut.

John Cleese took a big risk when he helped create “ Monty Python and the Holy Grail ” back in 1975, as the idea of a series ...

Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released 50 years ago and became a cult classic that inspires comedy to this day. Here's what fans told NPR the film means to them.

The Python style of comedy is much bigger than punchlines. It’s all at once bizarre, class-clowny, ridiculous and bold — qualities that come naturally to an actor who once played a talking sponge.

In 1975, Monty Python and the Holy Grail transformed the titular British sketch troupe from TV comedy icons to genuine movie stars. The film hit the ground running with its instantly quotable ...

‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ turns 50 but still hasn’t grown up The movie changed comedy forever. More importantly, it made us ask: What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?