Michael Palin

Terry Jones was the John Lennon of comedy

The Monty Python founder had the idea of dropping punchlines for an absurdist style

Terry Jones, Monty Python star, dies at the age of 77

Actor and comedian, who had dementia, directed Life of Brian, among other films

Mackenzie Crook as Worzel Gummidge: ‘A lot of things don’t add up’

The Office and Pirates of the Caribbean star was drawn to the role of the TV scarecrow

Monty Python: BBC archive reveals the secrets behind the sketches

An archive of unearthed material has been released to celebrate 50 years of the comedy troupe

Monty Python reveal events to mark 50th anniversary

Cast of seminal comedy TV show detail record attempt and special shows to celebrate

Monty Python’s Life of Brian: ‘John Cleese refused to ad-lib. He’s a humour fundamentalist’

Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam: ‘We didn’t ad-lib because Cleese doesn’t like it’

Fintan O’Toole: The bad ship Brexit needs a skilful mutiny

HMS Brexit moored between Cape Disappointment, Delusion Point and Exasperation Bay

Food made simple: Yotam Ottolenghi pares things back

The chef explains why he changed his food mantra to ‘minimum hassle, maximum joy’

Vanity Fair: Rebooting Thackeray for the Twitter generation

A new TV adaptation of the classic novel stars Olivia Cooke as one of fiction’s greatest female characters, Becky Sharp, and the production strives to be as daring as its protagonist

Monty Python to missing ship: Michael Palin to feature at Dublin Festival of History

Broadcaster will discuss disappearance of HMS Erebus during an expedition to find Northwest Passage

Camilla Cleese on her dad, John: ‘He’s not my favourite Python!’

The comedian on her reconciliation with her father – and doing jokes about his ex-wives

Unseen Monty Python sketches found in Palin archives

Groundbreaking British comedy group produced their last film 35 years ago

Russian release of ‘despicable’ Death of Stalin movie withdrawn

Satire an effort ‘to breed bad blood into social harmony reached in Russian society’ – official

The Death of Stalin: Mortal panic with a ghastly conclusion

Given the mortal terror, Armando Iannucci’s latest political satire is weirdly light on its feet

The jaw-dropping life of Jan Morris: ex- soldier, ex-spy, ex-man

James Morris, born 90 years ago this weekend, lived a life of extraordinary manliness before undergoing gender reassignment in 1972

Divine Indian essence

A year after the end of her marriage, the winner of the 2015 Irish Times travel writer competition, Ruth Petherick, finds enduring love in mother India.

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