Upcoming events around the Capital Region include Ringo Starr, Eric Idle, the Saratoga Book Festival, concerts, theater, film ...

Great comedy doesn’t just land once—it invites you back for running gags, quotable lines, and character beats that play even better when you know they’re ...

A friend and I recently marvelled at how “just ducking to the shops” for staples like bread, yoghurt, milk, eggs, butter – ...

Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus’s “ Chess ,” for instance — an allegory for the Cold War tensions of the 1980s — ran in London for three years but failed in New York. Twice. The first ...

A long-lost comedy sketch featuring British comedy legend John Cleese and written by two of his fellow “Monty Python” alums was unearthed by film preservationists after nearly six decades. Cleese ...

Stills from a recently recovered missing sketch from the BBC Archives, "The Bank Manager," starring Ronnie Barker, John Cleese and Sheila Steafel. A long-lost comedy sketch featuring British comedy ...

When they used to argue on screen it was for comedy purposes, and the cast of Monty Python would shout and scream and in some cases slap each other with fish for laughs. But sadly there is little ...

A lot of comedy fans love both Mel Brooks and Monty Python, and would presumably be thrilled if they all got along splendidly. Unfortunately, one of the very first meetings betwee ...

TV icon John Cleese has officially reignited his bitter feud with Monty Python star Eric Idle after taking to social media with a brutal rant, blasting the comedian as "not to be trusted." This comes ...

The Monty Python star bought a shack in Provence in 1972. Here's how he spent the next 55 years making it his refuge from fame – and how it somehow became a celebrity retreat. Eric Idle is enjoying a ...

After more than 20 years at the helm of BBC Gardeners’ World as its longest-serving Head Gardener, Monty Don has decided to step down at the end of the current series. Since joining the programme in ...