From a $5m admission ticket to a national scandal, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam reveal how the Pythons survived the chaotic making of a masterpiece.

Michael Palin has said that Monty Python’s religious satire film Life of Brian wouldn’t get made today because he believes comedy is being watered down. Palin, 82, who co-founded the comedy troupe ...

Forty years after Life of Brian was first released, Nicholas Barber looks at why the Monty Python film was banned – and went on to become a box office hit. It may not be true that all publicity is ...