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Terry Jones Interview: He's Not the Messiah... He's a Python

Jason Holmes | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK Entertainment

Read More: Terry Jones, Vic and Bob, Bbc, Terry Gilliam, Beer, Graham Chapman, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, John Cleese, Eddie Izzard, Global Recession, Mike Medavoy, Michael Palin, Geoffery Chaucer, Life of Brian, Monty Python, Erik the Viking, UK Entertainment News

This is not the sort of conversation I thought I'd be having with Mr Creosote, but Terry Jones has always been a curious brew of erudition and surrealism, one or the other creeping out depending on his mood.

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Four Weddings and the Funeral of English Manhood

Iddo Goldfarb | Posted 13.04.2013 | UK Entertainment

Hugh Grant has made a very decent living, chiefly under the patronage of Richard Curtis, portraying the most simperingly deferential man in the history of the species.

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VOTE: Should 'Fawlty Towers' Have Been Edited For Racist Language?

WENN | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK Entertainment

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BBC bosses have come under fire for censoring racist language in a re-run of classic 1970s British sitcom 'Fawlty Towers'. The vintage comedy, st...

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Simon Cowell Pays Tribute To Michael Winner

WENN | Posted 22.01.2013 | UK Entertainment

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Funnyman John Cleese and music mogul Simon Cowell have added their tributes to former filmmaker Michael Winner following his death on Monday. The D...

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50 Greatest British TV Comedy Characters Of All Time

What Culture! | Posted 09.01.2013 | UK Comedy

Read More: Blackadder, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais, Comedy Gossip, Rowan Atkinson, Little Britain, UK TV, Pics & Giggles, John Cleese, The Office, Alan Partridge, British TV Comedy, Catherine Tate, UK Comedy News

British comedy may not be in quite as healthy a position as it used to be, but for good reason classic shows like Fawlty Towers, Only Fools & Horses a...

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'Seventh Python' Claim To Spamalot Millions

PA | Posted 30.11.2012 | UK

Read More: John Cleese, UK News, Mark Forstater, Spamalot Court Case, UK Culture, Monty Python, Spamalot, Michael Palin, UK News

Monty Python stars have expressed "outrage" at the suggestion a film producer suing them in a battle over royalties should be regarded as "the seventh...

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John Cleese To Tell Life Story

PA/Huffington Post | Posted 05.10.2012 | Home

Read More: John Cleese, Harpercollins, Autobiography, Monty Python, Books, Home News

Monty Python star John Cleese has signed a deal to publish his first memoir, half a century after launching his entertainment career. The 72-year-o...

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Who's That Doing Monty Python's Silly Walk?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.09.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: London 2012, Video, Greg Rutherford, Viral Videos, Ministry of Silly Walks, Bupa Brisk Walk, Bupa, John Cleese, Comedy Clips, Monty Python Sketches, Monty Python, Monty Python Silly Walks, UK Comedy News

If you're going to find someone to emulate Monty Python's epic Ministry Of Silly Walks sketch, you might as well make it someone with legs as long as...

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PICS: 10 British Comedians Who Have Cracked Hollywood

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.06.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Russell Brand, House, Comedy Gossip, Ricky Gervais, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Laurie, Robocop Remake, Robocop, Pics & Giggles, John Cleese, The Inbetweeners, Simon Pegg, Slideexpand, UK Comedy News

According to Variety, Hugh Laurie is in talks to play the baddie in the upcoming remake of Robocop. Laurie is already a darling of American TV, of...

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WATCH: This Week's Top 10 Funny Viral Videos

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 24.02.2012 | UK Comedy

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The more weekly viral video round-ups we do, the more obvious it becomes: you guys loves a cute cat video. Perhaps 'love' isn't a strong enough word -...

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WATCH: John Cleese Reveals His Love Of Elderberries, Takes A Dig A Fox News

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 20.02.2012 | UK Comedy

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More of a Twitterer, John Cleese doesn't often appear on the Monty Python YouTube channel - but when he does, it's unmissable. Back in the public ...

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Monty Python Stars Set For Film Reunion

WENN | Posted 28.03.2012 | UK Entertainment

Read More: Terry Jones, Video, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Monty Python Film, UK Film, Monty Python, UK Entertainment News

The often-feuding members of the Monty Python comedy troupe are setting their differences aside for a new live action movie. Michael Palin, John Cl...

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Secret Policeman's Ball Moves To New York

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 27.03.2012 | UK Comedy

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Amnesty International's legendary comedy and music event, The Secret Policeman's Ball, is heading to America for the first time in its history. The...

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Should David Beckham Be On A Bank Note?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.01.2012 | UK

Read More: Terry Wogan, Bank of England, Mick Jagger, Princess Diana, Robbie Williams, Michael Vaughn, David Beckham, John Cleese, Jonny Wilkinson, Banknotes, UK News

The Bank of England released a new £50 note on Wednesday, with the design featuring 18th century entrepreneur Matthew Boulton and engineer James Watt...

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John Cleese Says BBC Is A Talent-Free Zone

www.telegraph.co.uk | Posted 10.12.2011 | UK Comedy

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With his first wife, Connie Booth, John Cleese sweated blood writing Fawlty Towers and knows better than most what a damned serious business comedy is...

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London Is No Longer An English City and Who Won World War Two?

John Fleming | Posted 14.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Racism, John Cleese, Immigration, Ethnicity, Multi-Culturalism, London-United Kingdom, UK Lifestyle News

Recently, John Cleese told an Australian interviewer: "London is no longer an English city... it doesn't feel English." Last night I saw Arnold Weske...

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Monty Python Team Back In Business For 3D Film

www.telegraph.co.uk | Posted 16.09.2011 | UK Entertainment

Read More: John Cleese, Life of Brian, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Graham Chaplin, Eric Idle, Ukfilm, Monty Python, UK Entertainment News

Monty Python have begun production on their first reunion project since The Meaning of Life in 1983. Their next film, A Liar's Autobiography, is an...

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