For a lot of contemporary comedians—Sarah Silverman, Andy Samberg, Judd Apatow's usual suspects—the job is all about provocation. They're boundary pushers. If you had to trace their predilection for ...
Before the 1975 release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the British comedy troupe Monty Python was barely known overseas. People in Britain knew the group, made up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, ...
A confession: I never totally understood the “classic” status of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I remember watching it for the first time in seventh grade at my friend’s house, and I remember how ...