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Rufus Jones: Making a drama of Monty Python

Hello. My name's Rufus Jones. I play Terry Jones in BBC Four's Holy Flying Circus. I also play Terry Jones playing Michael Palin's wife, because it's that kind of show, and I'm that kind of guy.

Rufus Jones, BBC Blogs, 19th October 2011

A to Z of Monty Python

As BBC4's Holy Flying Circus revisits the controversy over Life of Brian, we initialise a Python retrospective...

Radio Times, 19th October 2011

The Life of Brian: When Monty Python took on God

Writer Tony Roche explains why his drama Holy Flying Circus about 'the mother of all hoo-hahs' - the row over Life of Brian - could not be more timely.

Tony Roche, The Telegraph, 19th October 2011

Monty Python's Terry Jones on being a dad at 69

Father of a two-year-old, medieval historian, and now champion of church conservation - Terry Jones talks about the unlikely turns his life has taken since the Monty Python years.

Nigel Farndale, The Telegraph, 2nd October 2011

The 20 best Monty Python's Flying Circus sketches

And now for something completely different. With the much-loved British comedy troupe Monty Python making recent headlines, including their first reunion project since 1983, we've decided to honor them by creating a list of our favorite Flying Circus sketches. Below you'll find 20 of the silliest, wittiest and most entertaining skits to grace our television sets.

Caitlin Peterkin, Paste Magazine, 12th July 2011

Monty Python reunite for Graham Chapman film

Monty Python members have reunited to voice a 3D animated film based on the memoirs of the late Graham Chapman.

BBC News, 28th June 2011

The five best Monty Python sketches

Are these the funniest sketches by the British comedy group, who have announced their first reunion project since 1983?

The Telegraph, 28th June 2011

BBC to dramatise row over Monty Python's Life of Brian

Holy Flying Circus to focus on comedians' struggle with church, councils and critics in runup to release of controversial film.

Ben Dowell, The Guardian, 21st June 2011

Terry Jones: Monty Python was 'only occasionally' funny

Terry Jones, one of the key members of Monty Python's Flying Circus, has admitted that he "only occasionally" found the comedy sketches funny.

Caroline Gammell, The Telegraph, 11th April 2011

Terry Jones: It's... Monty Python's flying opera house

Writing a libretto for a telephone, a remote control and two parking meters was a hoot - until I realised that I actually had to direct the opera, writes ex-Python Terry Jones.

Terry Jones, The Independent, 25th March 2011

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