The satirical British comedy from 1975, screening at MFAH this weekend, set the table at which 'The Simpsons,' 'South Park' and 'Saturday Night Live' later dined.

If wishes were horses, the knights of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" would ride. But since the now-classic film, celebrating its 50th birthday on Monday, April 28, was made for horse feed (about ...

Terry Jones, from somewhere in the back: “You don’t look dead to me.” I got better. But, honestly, what is left for a writer to say about “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” the seminal comedy that ...

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, ...

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is widely considered to be among the best comedy films of all time, and it's certainly one of the most quotable. This absurdist masterpiece sending up Arthurian legend ...

As Monty Python and the Holy Grail celebrates its 50th anniversary, the comedic movie continues to be loved, and the characters are an integral part of that legacy. There are five Monty Python movies, ...

In 1975, Monty Python and the Holy Grail transformed the titular British sketch troupe from TV comedy icons to genuine movie stars. The film hit the ground running with its instantly quotable opening ...

Founding Monty Python member John Cleese will host a special screening at Carolina Theatre in Durham Oct. 1 and take ...

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" was such a success — more than a $5 million international gross, 14 times its budget — that it re-launched the Monty Python brand. A famous character from the movie, ...