Graham Chapman
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Dara Ó Briain: ‘I get abuse from Brexiteers and Corbynistas in satisfyingly similar amounts’
- Books
- October 3, 2020, 05:00
The comedian's new book, Is There Anybody Out There?, skilfully weaves thumping gags with raw physics. Surely it must be tricky balancing facts wit(...)

Terry Jones was the John Lennon of comedy
- Film
- January 22, 2020
What The Beatles were to British music, Monty Python were to British comedy and it is no great stretch to view founding member Terry Jones, who has di(...)

Terry Jones, Monty Python star, dies at the age of 77
- Film
- January 22, 2020
The Monty Python star Terry Jones has died at the age of 77. The actor and comedian, who had dementia, directed some of the comedy troupe’s most-loved(...)

Monty Python: BBC archive reveals the secrets behind the sketches
- TV, Radio, Web
- October 7, 2019, 10:06
In a memo sent in 1969, the BBC head of comedy seems to have lost his sense of humour. “Please will you have a word with the writers?” said Michael Mi(...)

Monty Python reveal events to mark 50th anniversary
- TV, Radio, Web
- June 27, 2019, 06:20
They return – it would appear – to a time where no one is the messiah but there is no shortage of naughty boys. Fifty years after the first broadcast(...)

Monty Python’s Life of Brian: ‘John Cleese refused to ad-lib. He’s a humour fundamentalist’
- Film
- April 18, 2019, 06:00
MICHAEL PALIN Actor, writer We were on a publicity tour in Amsterdam for Monty Python and the Holy Grail when Eric Idle came up with the title Jesus (...)

John Cleese: ‘Why don’t you Irish spell your names properly?’
- Stage
- January 10, 2019, 21:10
Yes, John Cleese is as tall as we think, and he still has that gait as he strides on stage to Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. He obliges with (...)

Unseen Monty Python sketches found in Palin archives
- TV, Radio, Web
- August 1, 2018, 07:59
Unseen sketches from Monty Python have been discovered in the archives of Michael Palin. The comedy group - containing Palin, Graham Chapman, John C(...)

More shows announced as Monty Python sells out in 43.5 seconds
- Comedy
- November 25, 2013, 14:45
The remaining members of Monty Python have announced four more shows after their reunion at London’s O2 sold out in less than a minute.The veteran com(...)

And now for something completely lucrative
- Culture
- November 23, 2013, 01:00
And now for something completely predictable: Monty Python said this week that they are re-forming for a show at the O2 in London, with a tour likely (...)