Terry Jones

Monty Python's 10 funniest sketches

As a Monty Python treasure-trove arrives on Netflix - including Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and Monty Python's Flying Circus - it's the perfect moment to look back at 10 of the very best sketches from the masters of surreal comedy.

Movies you might have missed: Python's Meaning of Life

The British musical sketch comedy film might have been a disappointment to the Monty Python troupe, but it still contains some of the funniest scenes ever committed to film.

Terry Jones is supported by Michael Palin as they walk

He was diagnosed with dementia nearly two years ago but despite his health battle, Monty Python star Terry Jones, 75, looked in good shape as he enjoyed a walk with his longtime friend and co-star Michael Palin, 74 in London on Tuesday.

The comedy genius, who played the eccentric nude organist in Monty Python's Flying Circus, cut a dapper figure in a slate grey suit and straw trilby as he enjoyed an afternoon with his close pal.

Terry Jones update

Jones was not expected to talk to the press again - until last week, when his family requested an interview to help promote public awareness of FTD, a condition that affects tens of thousands of people in the UK but which remains a relatively little-known medical problem.

Preview - Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyer's Cut)

This documentary series was made back in 2009, but it is still one of my favourites, covering just about everything about Monty Python (at the time - this was still before their final shows at the O2 Arena).

The inside stories behind Monty Python

Extracts from Adrian Besley's new book Monty Python's Flying Circus: Hidden Secrets.

Tracy Ullman on why Monty Python 'p****d her off'

Tracey Ullman said she tore into Michael Palin over Monty Python's all-male line-up when they first met. The actress, 57, said: "Python used to p*** me off when I was young. When I met Michael I said, 'Why did you never have women in the show?' He was so adorable and said, 'I think we were rather frightened of them' - so it was easier for Terry Jones to do it."

Eric Idle on The Entire Universe

The Monty Python man has written the story of our universe, all 100 trillion years of it from start to finish - told in 60 minutes. Who said the licence fee wasn't value for money?

The Monty Python's Flying Circus team's first big-screen guffaw is a rerun of some of their famous TV sketches. The anarchic battiness of these early sketches doesn't quite hold up; the later efforts, in which the Pythons harnessed humour into a mock-historical context, were more successful. But it's fun to see Cleese, Palin, Idle and all in the loopy pomp of their youth.