Eric Idle, a member of the British comedy group Monty Python, threatened to sue the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) for using a song made famous by the troupe in an Iowa political ...

It is a whopping year for Monty Python, what with that reunion tour you may have heard about, alongside that 50 year anniversary that's been brushed under the carpet. As far as lumberjacklore goes, we ...

1. Cheese Shop. My favorite line: “I curtailed my Walpoling activities…” (MORE: Monty Python Cast To Have On-Stage Reunion) 2. Dear Parrot. Probably the most beloved of all Python sketches. Lovely ...

Those disparaging Palin’s lack of achievements have forgotten that it was Palin who wrote the famous "Lumberjack Song," which of course is about life in Alaska: "I’m a lumberjack and I’m OK/I sleep ...

The silly sketches, like the goofy name, came out of nowhere. There was the bookseller who insists his book-lined store has no books; the restaurant that serves mostly Spam to a chorus of Viking ...

John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle and Terry Jones took their final bows as Monty Python last night in London after 50 years of performing as the iconic comedy troupe. The emotional ...

The handbags are full to the brim, heavily ready to attack “fit, defenceless young men”. The gangs of old ladies pose a real and terrifying threat. Why do these “senile delinquents” do it? As they ...

English actor and comedian Eric Idle on Friday threatened to sue the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) for using a Monty Python song in a political attack ad released Tuesday. Idle, a ...