The cast of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.' From left: Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and John Cleese in 1975 Cleese remembered a department head at the BBC, ...

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 of parody sketches centered around King Arthur seemed absurd compared to ...

John Cleese comes on the line to chat about his Not Dead Yet! tour, which comes to Southern California to celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Monty Python and Holy Grail,” but before we can ask our ...

Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released in the United States 50 years ago, on April 28, 1975. And though it’s now a comedy classic, co-writer and star John Cleese says his comedy troupe mostly ...