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Michael Palin on his first TV job in Bristol, Monty Python’s legacy and the future of comedy

We spoke to the comedian and actor ahead of his festival appearance here

Bristol Post

More conflict, more violence: that’s the future if the UK’s new anti-protest law is passed

Decades of study expose this legislation as the perfect playbook for turning peaceful events into scenes of chaos and disorder, says Stephen Reicher

The Guardian - UK

The abandoned Scottish mine that starred as a Monty Python filming location

Tomnadashan Mine was used as the filming location for one of the most iconic Monty Python scenes, but before that, it was a functional mine constructed to gather copper, gold, and sulphur.

Daily Record

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Baseball quiz: And now for something completely different ...

Let’s put statistics and trivia aside and see if you can name the author of these baseball quotes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Monty Python's 'Mr Teabag' silly walk could help you lose weight quickly

The silly walking style made famous by the comedy troupe is actually vigorous exercise

Liverpool Echo

John Cleese ridiculed for asking why BBC hasn’t shown Monty Python in 'two decades'

Monty Python's John Cleese seems to have forgotten the comedy troupe sold the rights to Netflix - where fans can stream much of the back catalogue including four series of Flying Circus and films including Holy Grail and Life of Brian

Daily Mirror

Harry Nilsson song rights sold to BMG in latest catalog deal

Harry Nilsson's melodic pop music endeared him to the Beatles and won him the admiration of everyone from Monty Python's Terry Gilliam to Carly Rae Jepsen. But ask someone on the street if they recognize the name, and they'll probably either respond with knowing reverence or a quizzical stare.

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Eric Idle slams Elon Musk’s Twitter verification plans which he says he stole from Monty Python

Billionaire posted sketch about clinic where patients pay for confrontations with professional arguer

The Independent UK

Elon Musk says he was inspired by Monty Python for his Twitter plans

Musk, the world’s richest man, wants to charge some users

Evening Standard

Elon Musk 'stole idea of charging for insults and arguments from Monty Python'

It follows outrage among the Twitterati over plans to charge the rich, influential and famous a monthly fee to keep their 'blue tick'

Wales Online

Ted Cruz admits to leering at Yankees fan dressed in halter top during podcast

The Texas senator said his friend sitting beside him said, ‘to use the Monty Python phrase, 'She has great tracts of land’

The Independent UK

Monty Python's Eric Idle on recovering from cancer and returning to the stage

Monty Python's Eric Idle wrote a play about a man getting pancreatic cancer. Little did he know he'd eventually end up with a diagnosis himself.

ABC News

Milan bounce back against Juventus to give Allegri a slap in the face

Massimiliano Allegri took the Monty Python approach to explaining Juve’s latest setback after setting himself up for a fall

The Guardian - UK

John Cleese lands GB News show as he says BBC would 'cancel' him within minutes

Monty Python legend John Cleese has taken another pop at the BBC but admits he had no idea who GB News were when station bosses approached him about doing the hour-long programme

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Nottingham Post

GMB chaos as Susanna Reid faced with interviewee singing Monty Python ditty over co-star

The discussion was on the IMF's criticism of the government's fiscal plan

Daily Mirror

GMB chaos as Susanna Reid struggles to regain control after guest starts singing over co-star

Good Morning Britain Susanna Reid was left shouting over her guests after the TV programme descended into chaos

Zenger

Couple Brings Monty Python-Inspired Props To Recreate Movie Scenes On Their Honeymoon

John Wood, 62, and his wife Gemma, 38 wed on October 5, 2019, with the day themed around Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Wales Online

Inside couple's Monty Python-themed wedding complete with props including a bloodied 'killer rabbit'

John Wood and wife Gemma are both huge fans of the iconic show

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Daily Record

Monty Python super fans go on the Holy Grail of honeymoons in Scotland

John and Gemma Wood, from Sussex, toured the country earlier this month scoping out locations from 1975 classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Evening Standard

Fraiser, Mrs. Doubtfire and Back to the Future: trailer recuts so good that you wish the films were real

These laugh out loud remakes give the originals a run for their money

The Conversation

Death literacy: why it's important to talk about dying

When it comes to talking about death, we have no shortage of euphemisms. This is perhaps most famously illustrated in Monty Python’s dead parrot sketch from 1971. A pet shop worker insists to a customer that his new parrot is “not dead but resting, stunned, pining for the fjords, kipping…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK's PM Looks to Reset Leadership after Confidence Vote

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Thursday outline plans to tackle Britain's cost-of-living crisis, as he seeks to move on from a damaging series of scandals and a confidence vote called by his own MPs. Johnson won the vote but with 40 percent of his own side refusing to back…

Daily Record

Harassment and filming of patients outside clinic cannot be tolerated

Campaigners have been harassing patients exercising their legal and human right to vital health services.

The Independent UK

Johnson likened to Monty Python’s black knight after surviving confidence vote

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford compared the Prime Minister to the comic character who declares mortal injuries are ‘only a flesh wound’.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson boasts 'not even a flesh wound' as he's compared to Monty Python's Black Knight

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford likened Boris Johnson to the character in 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail', who claims that his mortal wounds are merely minor injuries

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