Monty Python

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

'Monty Python' casual games in the works

Featuring contributions from the Pythons themselves, the first game in the series will be released via Facebook as well as appearing elsewhere on the web.

Monty Python's Eric Idle on his musical 'Spamalot'

Forty years after Eric Idle first delighted and confounded the nation as one of the Monty Python team, the celebrated writer of 'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life' is still game.

Video: Monty Python team caught on early home video

In the early days of Monty Python's Flying Circus, the team had no idea how big the show would become, so Terry Jones wanted to capture the moment on film.

He tells Kirsty Wark he was keen to find out just what the camera could do, an early indication of his eventual role directing the Monty Python films.

This and many other home videos will be featured in the Great British Home Movie Roadshow which begins on Friday 6 August at 2100 BST on BBC Two.