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The best quotes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail as film turns 50

London cinemas set to show film for its golden anniversary

Evening Standard

Monty Python and the Holy Grail at 50: a hilarious comic peak

The endlessly quoted 1975 comedy remains both a clear product of its era and a timelessly funny masterwork

The Guardian - US

“Musicians can get upset with each other, but you’re family. Chris Squire and I were like brothers – he was Darth Vader and I was Obi-Wan Kenobi!” Jon Anderson’s time-travelling solo album 1000 Hands

In 2019 he reincarnated 30-year-old demos with former Yes bandmates and a stellar supporting cast, offering positive and long-held opinions to a rapidly-changing world

Louder

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What Monty Python taught me about the art of haggling over a price of a camera

Although Monty Python may have made fun of haggling in the movie, “The Life of Brian,” you should attempt to use haggling whenever you buy camera or tech gear.

Digital Camera World

Roger Pratt obituary

Oscar-nominated cinematographer who helped create the look of Tim Burton’s Batman and Terry Gilliam’s Brazil, as well as two Harry Potter films

The Guardian - UK

“All over the shop… The template for The Rutles is clearly there, and there’s a bridge between The Goons and Monty Python”: The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band’s Still Barking

17 CDs and three DVDs provide everything you need to know about a counterculture band many have heard of, but fewer have listened to

Louder

Kate Hepburn obituary

Designer and artist who worked for Spare Rib, the Monty Python team and Pink Floyd

The Guardian - UK

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Forget photorealistic graphics, this bizarre Renaissance art game looks amazing

Death of the Reprobate is "Monkey Island meets Monty Python" with real historical art.

Creative Bloq

Monty Python has left Netflix and found a new streaming home, here's where

Here’s where you can stream Monty Python and the Holy Grail and more classics from the Monty Python troupe.

WhatToWatch

3 Netflix movies with over 85% on Rotten Tomatoes that you shouldn't miss

Check out these three movies on Netflix with more than 85% on Rotten Tomatoes before they leave.

TechRadar

John Cleese accuses Eric Idle of ‘inventing’ narrative in latest Monty Python row

‘Fawlty Towers’ star reignited X/Twitter row with new message accusing Idle of telling fibs

The Independent UK

‘Zero repercussions’: victims of robodebt ‘embarrassed’ to have believed justice would be done

Despite a royal commission and now findings of misconduct, those affected say many of those responsible have been able to ‘just walk away’

The Guardian - AU

Monty Python's Eric Idle is the original Mr Brightside

The Life of Brian star is coming to Newcastle in November

Newcastle Herald

I learned the language of computer programming in my 50s – here’s what I discovered

A writer with no technical background recounts his incredible journey into the realm of coding and its lessons about the modern world

The Guardian - UK

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The most successful movies of the 70s

A great decade for cinema history, the '70s saw plenty of box office hits and iconic cult films, from The Rocky Horror Picture Show to Apocalypse Now

The Guardian - UK

Tchaikovsky was not tragic but had a ‘Monty Python’ sense of humour, says biographer

A new book claims that the Russian composer is not the tormented genius he is portrayed as, but a fun-loving man with ‘a fabulous life’

PC Gamer

Monty Python is the next Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair crossover, in a trend that feels increasingly like Hasbro has a board full of IPs and a box full of darts

Bring out yer crossovers!

The Independent UK

‘Time Bandits’ show reinvigorates Monty Python film with Lisa Kudrow-led ensemble

Lisa Kudrow stars in “Time Bandits,” an upcoming Apple TV+ series based on the 1981 movie written by Monty Python legends

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Excited for Those About to Die? 5 TV shows and movies to stream to get ready

Here are 5 TV shows and movies that'll get you ready for Those About to Die which airs next week.

Louder

“I’m at work in the petrol station and I read the album is at No. 23. I’d last heard it at a playback in George Martin’s studio”: Stackridge’s Monty Python-like experience with The Man In The Bowler Hat

A unique band with a comedy edge, they couldn’t believe it when Beatles producer agreed to work with them in 1973 – but their luck didn’t hold

The Guardian - UK

Barber of Seville review – high energy, whimsy and Stetsons as Rossini goes to the wild west

With a dash of Monty Python and a sprinkling of Carry On, Charles Court Opera’s slimmed-down staging of the comic opera is pacy and entertaining

Louder

“We were spoofing the idea of the concept album, but in a fun way that didn’t totally mock it… It’s only in recent times that I’ve appreciated how complex the music is”: Why Jethro Tull’s Thick As A Brick needed to be serious - and a send-up

Ian Anderson set out to make “the mother of all concept albums” while incorporating a large measure of Monty Python - but some people laughed at all the wrong places

WhatToWatch

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin star Noel Fielding: ‘I got to wear amazing outfits!’

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin — Noel Fielding and Hugh Bonneville reveal all about their Apple TV Plus period romp.

Louder

“I put an ad in Melody Maker – ‘musicians only need apply!’ – and we got Peter and Michael Giles, and Robert Fripp”: So many artists wanted to be part of Judy Dyble’s world

Late singer decided to avoid staying in bands too long after being fired from Fairport Convention – “I’d leave before they could throw me out” – but believed the split sent both parties hurling into adventures they’d otherwise have missed

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for Terry Gilliam

The Monty Python legend and director of 12 Monkeys and Brazil will be receiving his first Aardman Slapstick award for visual comedy next month. Ask him anything here

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