http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-1403-monty-python/topic-rss.do Monty Python RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23760751-pythons-power-past-40-years-on-in-not-the-messiah.do Not The Messiah was oddly entertaining, from the bombastic opening theme courtesy of Sousa to the Lumberjack Song encore, courtesy of Michael Palin. 2009-10-26T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23760050-film-company-handmade-in-pound-17m-fundraiser.do HandMade, the film company founded by Beatle George Harrison to finance Monty Python’s Life of Brian film, today announced a £17 million fundraiser on the day it started trading on the market again 2009-10-23T07:11:53Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23733078-academic-rigour-is-the-answer---not-an-a-level-in-dance.do Leading bright children in poor areas to soft subjects is hindering their futures, says the shadow schools secretary 2009-08-17T08:11:29Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23704093-the-power-of-opera-where-giants-dance-on-a-tightrope.do Contrary to their public image, theatre people are surprisingly unsentimental 2009-06-05T07:27:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23687514-john-cleese-i-cannot-be-funny-i-have-no-money.do John Cleese's dreams of turning A Fish Called Wanda into a West End hit are being hampered by his struggle to keep up divorce payments. 2009-05-08T12:14:18Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/review-23681603-sushinho-makes-you-want-to-dance.do Not only is the sushi at Sishinho good and the atmosphere entrancing, but it's unlike any other restaurant you'll find in London. 2009-04-26T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23664697-is-a-mix-of-free-and-premium-content-the-way-forward-for-the-media-industry.do Whether it's the rise of Google, the creation of the Freeview digital TV service, or newspapers such as Metro, the power of free has been compelling 2009-03-20T08:53:06Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23664399-pub-is-closed-by-monty-python-grenade.do Buildings were evacuated, a street was cordoned off and a bomb disposal team called in after workmen spotted a suspicious object 2009-03-19T14:24:59Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23621052-private-equity-dead-or-just-resting.do One of the big questions brought on by the credit crunch is whether the private-equity industry is dead, or as Michael Palin famously argued about the Monty Python parrot, merely resting 2009-01-16T09:06:14Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23549748-john-cleese-gets-mobbed-by-fans-and-he-doesnt-even-have-to-do-a-silly-walk.do Actor John Cleese still has plenty fans, judging by the mob that greeted him as he walked around London today. The comic genius was mobbed by a brace of fans clutching memorabilia, and he didn't even have to do one of his silly walks in order to be recognised. 2008-09-02T15:20:21Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23530972-sir-bill-cotton-king-of-bbc-comedy-dies-at-80.do Sir Bill Cotton, the man who oversaw some of the most popular BBC shows of the Seventies, has died aged 80. 2008-08-12T01:39:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23507007-bhaskar-is-new-spamalot-star.do Goodness gracious me! The latest actor to tread in the clipclopping hoofprints of King Arthur in Spamalot is Sanjev Bhaskar. 2008-07-02T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23500426-sanjeev-bhaskar-is-king-of-comedy.do This week Sanjeev Bhaskar takes over as King Arthur in Monty Python's Spamalot. He always wanted to join the Flying Circus. 2008-06-26T09:43:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23466286-looking-on-the-dark-side-of-life.do Roy Andersson's You, the Living takes a morbid look at the meaning of life; honing in a succession of glum characters and their absurd traits. 2008-03-27T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23435824-swede-wins-python-role.do A Swedish army lieutenant and rock singer has won the chance to be the new leading lady in Spamalot. 2008-02-05T12:18:54Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23410149-jaggers-son-lights-up-the-stage.do James Jagger asks Mick and the family to stay away as he smokes his way to preview night success at Islington's King's Head Theatre. 2007-08-29T08:32:17Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23409376-musical-taking-a-dig-at-western-media.do With musical numbers including I Wanna Be Like Osama and the Jihad Jive, Jihad: The Musical rolled into the Edinburgh Festival. 2007-08-21T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23406558-ingenious-paradocks.do The Donmar's triple bill, Absurdia, directed by Douglas Hodge is perfectly entertaining, but as provocative as a jam sandwich. 2007-07-31T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23405606-rising-to-the-challenge.do Peter Capaldi talks to Claire Allfree about his role in acclaimed political satire The Thick Of It and his latest project, a triple bill of absurdist plays. 2007-07-24T11:06:21Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23393539-coconut-orchestra-breaks-world-record.do The world's largest coconut orchestra gathered in Trafalgar Square to record a new Guinness World Record. 2007-04-24T09:03:30Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23393287-stars-ride-to-rescue-of-forgotten-saint-george.do London is preparing for its biggest celebration of St George's Day in living memory as England reclaims the icon that it almost lost to the far-Right. 2007-04-20T09:21:33Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23393133-where-to-celebrate-st-georges-day.do It's St George's Day on Monday 23 April and London is getting into the patriotic spirit with a series of events that celebrate England's patron saint. 2007-04-18T15:34:39Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23392087-public-to-join-spamalot-coconut-orchestra.do The creators of Monty Python musical Spamalot are bidding to set a new record for the world's largest coconut orchestra. 2007-04-10T07:35:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23386047-spamalot-actress-attacks-olivier-awards-snub.do The cast of Spamalot have launched an attack on the judges of the Olivier Awards after the Monty Python musical failed to win a single prize. 2007-02-19T08:51:57Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23382804-simon-has-grail-of-a-time-in-pythonland.do Simon Russell Beale makes the perfect King Arthur in deliriously daft musical Spamalot and he's having a killer rabbit of a time following in the coconut-shells-for-horses'-hooves of Tim Curry. 2007-01-24T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23382081-tv-reality-winner-fisher-snubbed-by-olivier-judges.do Connie Fisher has been ignored by the Laurence Oliver awards despite rave reviews for her performance in The Sound of Music. 2007-01-18T09:15:29Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23374293-life-of-brian-contains-funniest-gag.do Christian groups denounced Monty Python's Life Of Brian as blasphemous and offensive but its fans think the film contains the team's funniest scene. 2006-11-13T09:40:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23371073-always-look-on-the-knight-side.do Fresh from Broadway and "lovingly ripped off" from the movie Monty Python And The Holy Grail, Spamalot offers a welcome new twist on musical comedy, says Nicholas de Jongh. 2006-10-16T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23369857-a-37-million-song-and-dance.do With advance sales hitting nearly £37 million, new musicals including Daddy Cool and The Sound of Music are giving the West End a huge lift. 2006-10-06T11:28:23Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23367848-tim-currys-back-on-the-grail-trail.do As hit Broadway show Spamalot comes to the West End, its star Tim Curry tells Nick Curtis: "I knew I had one last show in me" 2006-09-22T12:49:49Z