"When I was born, Hitler was trying to kill me, but luckily he missed." Eric Idle may now be 82, but he's lost none of the quick wit and sharp delivery that established him as one of the greatest ...

Imagine waking up with the solution to a problem that plagued you the night before. This isn’t just a lucky coincidence. John Cleese, of Monty Python fame, swears by it: he sleeps on a problem and ...

Before the 1975 release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the British comedy troupe Monty Python was barely known overseas. People in Britain knew the group, made up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, ...

21st May 1974: From left to right, John Cleese, Neil Innes, Michael Palin and Eric Idle dressed as Arthurian knights on the set of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'. (Photo by John ...