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  The Independent

  Miriam Margolyes claims John Cleese was ‘vicious’ to her when they were younger

  Outspoken actor also criticised Bill Oddie and deceased Python, Graham Chapman

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  The Guardian

  Morecambe and Wise found Monty Python ‘boring’ and ‘irritating’

  Morecambe and Wise found Monty Python ‘boring’ and ‘irritating’Comedy duo’s damning verdict revealed in newly discovered footage from Norfolk student TV station Eric Morecambe (left) and Ernie Wise. Monty Python’s Michael Palin said he was ‘a little hurt’ by their comments. Photograph: PA

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  The Telegraph

  New Elizabethans by Andrew Marr, review: an enjoyable hand-picked history of our era

  Say what you like about Andrew Marr – and perhaps you do when confronted with him on a Sunday morning – but his new documentary series endeavours to give us something a bit different. Scottish indie band The Jesus and Mary Chain wouldn’t be an automatic choice for mention in a programme about the reign of Elizabeth II, but that’s what we got in New Elizabethans by Andrew Marr (BBC Two). This A-level essay of a series is a study of how Britain has changed since 1953, told through the stories of i

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  The Telegraph

  Monty Python Holy Grail sketch shares its punchline with 15th Century manuscript, researchers find

  When devising material for comedy classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the six members of the Python troupe likely assumed that their ‘Black Knight’ sketch was something completely different. But a new manuscript reveals the surrealist troupe’s routine - which features John Cleese’s defiant character describing the removal of his limbs by King Arthur as “but a scratch” - was predated by 15th Century jesters. British Library curators have unearthed a 600-year-old version of the same punchline

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  The Guardian

  'You can tell jokes here you can't tell anywhere else' – inside Leicester's comedy scene

  'You can tell jokes here you can't tell anywhere else' – inside Leicester's comedy scenePun fights in boxing rings, nine-year-old standups and a 19-day joke-a-thon … anything goes in vibrant, diverse Leicester, finds our writer as she continues her comedy tour

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  The Telegraph

  Monty Python's Life of Brian downgraded to 12A rating

  Monty Python's Life of Brian film has been downgraded to 12A, after it was originally deemed so controversial some cinemas classed it as X rated. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) made the adjustment last year, explaining that its "six uses of strong language in a comic context" warranted a less restrictive viewing category. In 1979, the satirical comedy was considered so contentious that it was given an X certificate, meaning only those aged 16 and over were allowed to see it, and

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  The Guardian

  My favourite film aged 12: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

  My favourite film aged 12: Monty Python and the Holy GrailMonty Python’s chivalric sketch show served up epic amounts of daftness – and any adult reservations about it prove mere flesh wounds * Read all the other My favourite film choices * The best arts and entertainment during self-isolation

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  Yahoo Movies UK

  John Cleese rips into Fox News after it's duped by Monty Python quote

  John Cleese has joined in the online pile-on of Fox News in the US, after it unwittingly quoted a line from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

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  The Independent

  Tim Brooke-Taylor: Comedy star equally at home with the witty and the zany

  Tim Brooke-Taylor helped to change the face of British comedy as part of zany comic trio The Goodies, while his clever puns and wordplay had audiences rolling in the aisles on Radio 4’s I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue.Brooke-Taylor, who has died from coronavirus aged 79, was among a group of Oxbridge graduates who introduced a new strain of surrealism and silliness to television comedy.

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  Evening Standard

  Bill Oddie remembers his friend and comedy partner Tim Brooke-Taylor in touching tribute

  Bill Oddie has remembered Tim Brooke-Taylor as an “extremely amiable, nice bloke” and the type of person you would not “think twice about asking for a favour.”Brooke-Taylor died on April 12 aged 79, after contracting Covid-19.

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