To the editor: Regarding the etymology of "spam": Anyone who has been in the business for a long time knows that "spam" as applied to unwanted bulk e-mail comes from the Monty Python "Spam" sketch, ...

"Spamalot" seemed like the logical entertainment choice. I don't gamble. We were in Las Vegas an entire week. And after all, the word "spam" in the "unsolicited bulk electronic advertisement" sense of ...

Monty Python’s Spamalot. A CTA SecondStage production. Book, Music and Lyrics by Eric Idle. Music by John Du Prez. It’s just ...

Spam is a dish best served comically, and no one cooked it up better than the Brit wits of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” in what was arguably the most famous sketch of the outrageous series that was ...

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And now for something completely different: An art show inspired by the cult British comedy troupe Monty Python. Killer rabbits. Silly walks. Crunchy-frog-flavored candy. Dead parrots. Spam. There was ...

To round out our look at comedians this month, I bring you the story of a television show that influenced generations of comedy. In October 1969, a new sketch comedy show aired on British television. ...

Faithful recreations of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” scenes and a talented cast of clowns steer a revival that dances between nostalgia and modernity.