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Monty Python’s Flying Circus repeats to return to TV after 35 years

Monty Python’s Flying Circus is returning to UK terrestrial television for the first time in almost 35 years. The cult comedy sketch series was created by the comedy group Monty Python, consisting of Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry ...

11 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Sir Michael Palin to travel across Iraq in new Channel 5 series

Sir Michael Palin will visit Iraq for the first time in a new documentary series for Channel 5. Michael Palin: Into Iraq will be a three-part series and comes as a follow-up to the 2018 Bafta-nominated Michael Palin In North Korea. Sir Michael ...

18 May 2022 at 17:40

John Cleese defends Monty Python manager amid Eric Idle finance claims

John Cleese slams Monty Python co-star Eric Idle in management row

John Cleese has come to the defence of the daughter of one of his Monty Python co-stars as he joked that the comedy troupe “always loathed and despised each other”. Over the weekend, his former Python co-star Eric Idle blamed manager Holly ...

14 Feb 2024 at 16:34

Meera Syal sees Bafta Fellowship as ‘extraordinary moment’ of change for TV

Meera Syal said she sees her Bafta Fellowship as a “really extraordinary moment” of change following the “invisibility” and “misunderstanding” she felt at the beginning of her career. The comedian, actress, playwright and author – ...

27 Apr 2023 at 04:21

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Sir Michael Palin to discuss latest collection of diaries on UK tour

Sir Michael Palin will embark on a UK tour this autumn to discuss his latest collection of diaries. In the fourth volume of his diaries, and the first to be published for 10 years, the Monty Python star revisits the years 1999 to ...

30 May 2024 at 12:19

Michael Palin to feature in new exhibition celebrating 75 years of NHS charities

Monty Python star Sir Michael Palin will be among the famous faces to appear in a new exhibition to celebrate 75 years of NHS charities. The series is led by renowned artist Rankin and NHS Charities Together, the national ...

31 May 2023 at 09:04

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Michael Palin ’emotional’ as he reunites with Ukrainian he first met 30 years ago

Sir Michael Palin has been reunited with a Ukrainian man who he first interviewed on one of his travel shows 30 years ago. The Monty Python star first met writer and film-maker Vadim Castelli while travelling through ...

13 Mar 2022 at 13:55

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Tis but a stamp: Royal Mail set celebrates Monty Python favourite scenes

A set of 10 stamps from Royal Mail will pay tribute to “one of Britain’s most influential and enduring comedy troupes” – Monty Python. The main collection of six stamps celebrates characters from Monty Python’s ...

07 Aug 2025 at 00:01

Michael Palin felt BBC ‘wanted to interfere’ before he left for Channel 5

Sir Michael Palin has said he felt the BBC “wanted to interfere a little more” and to “control” his shows before he left the broadcaster for Channel 5. The 81-year-old said he would have been “desperately ...

24 Sept 2024 at 00:01

Monty Python’s Eric Idle reveals he ‘survived’ pancreatic cancer

Monty Python star Eric Idle has revealed he “survived” pancreatic cancer after receiving a rare early diagnosis. The 79-year-old comedian and writer made the disclosure after being eliminated from the US ...

22 Sept 2022 at 16:23

‘The bedrock of my life’ – Sir Michael Palin announces death of wife of 57 years

Monty Python star Sir Michael Palin has announced the death of his wife of 57 years. The actor and TV veteran, 79, wrote on his website that Helen, whom he met while still a teenager, had been suffering ...

02 May 2023 at 15:28

Sir Michael Palin: I still hear the voice of my late wife

Sir Michael Palin has said he still hears the voice of his late wife, telling him to “get on with it”. The 81-year-old Monty Python star announced in May 2023 that his wife of 57 years, Helen Gibbins, ...

24 Jun 2024 at 10:22

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