Dark times call for dark comedies. These 34 films look at life's bleaker moments and shine a light on the funny parts.

Golden anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail But Cleese has another reason for this tour, which explains the subtitle “John Cleese and the Holy Grail at 50”. He will helm an evening of ...

British officers pause in the middle of a World War I battle to present birthday gifts to their commanding officer, casually unwrapping presents and making polite small talk while soldiers die around ...

John Cleese causes outrage at 86. He did at 36, too. But many of the people who laughed then grumble a frown-faced “that’s not funny” now. In response to London Mayor Sadiq Khan proclaiming, “British ...

The solo career of Terry Jones, perhaps the least-known member of the British comedy troupe Monty Python, was not defined by a major project. There was no “Fawlty Towers” or “A Fish Called Wanda,” no ...

In medieval Denmark, people could pay for more prestigious graves closer to the church — a sign of wealth and status. But when researchers examined hundreds of skeletons, they discovered something ...

Beckoning audiences on a whimsical jaunt to always look on the bright side of life, the touring revival of “Spamalot” is especially winning for its unabashed determination to deliver on all manners of ...

The Old Globe hosts Powers New Voices Festival: Friday through Sunday, the Globe presents its 13th series of play readings by three local playwrights and four national emerging and award-winning ...

From the absurdly brilliant minds behind Monty Python’s Flying Circus comes a wildly irreverent, laugh-out-loud stage comedy that’s anything but educational. Monty Python’s Edukational Show is a brand ...

Recently, there has been more drama in the Kennedy Center’s offices than in its performance spaces. That was certainly the case yesterday, as the hallowed landmark was — whatever the legality — ...

“Spamalot” can be a lot. The first national tour of the recent Broadway revival of the musical based on the classic film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” is overloaded with projections, animations, ...