Monty Python were pioneers in sketch comedy, but their impact on health — however silly it may be — is starting to get some attention! The team led by researchers at Arizona State University decided ...

More than half a century after first airing on the BBC, Monty Python’s famous “silly walk” sketch has inspired a group of researchers at Arizona State University to see how effective it might be for ...

Monty Python-style silly walks may be good for your health.Photo by Channel 4 / 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches Walking silly may be good for your health. That's according to a study designed by a Monty ...

Every December, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) editors put together a light-hearted Chrismas issue that contains playful evidence-based scientific studies that are rigorously researched and ...

Those who don't know Monty Python, and don't care, have been blessed with six hours they can spend on something other than watching IFC's new documentary series. Of course, all Python disciples can ...

It’s not uncommon to find a King onstage at the Stratford Festival. In fact, Lear and Richard II are making appearances this very season. Other iterations of King Arthur have even walked the boards ...

Fifty years ago, six mostly-British humorists fresh from injecting dead parrots and Spam into sketch comedy launched their first attempt at movie-making, jumping into cinema with a budget so low they ...

We are not suggesting that coconuts migrate. Nor do we plan on having Spam, Spam, Spam, eggs, bacon, sausage and Spam for breakfast.To the uninitiated, you'd be forgiven for wondering why we would ...

The six members of the Monty Python team, 1969. Left to right: Terry Jones, Graham Chapman (1941 - 1989), John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ...

The walk was made famous by John Cleese's character Mr. Teabag, and requires 2.5 times as much energy as normal walking, per a study Monty Python were pioneers in sketch comedy, but their impact on ...