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Eric Idle stormed out of Shrek the Third premiere after he noticed animators lifted jokes from Monty Python's Holy Grail and Spamalot

The Tony Award Best Musical makes the trek to the Great White North for the first time, opening officially at the Canon Theatre in Toronto.

With the Monty Python team, Eric Idle wrote and starred in a succession of films now regarded as classics, but how well has his movie career faired without the rest of th

One of the silliest (but also rather strangely accurate) films about the Middle Ages comes from the woefully irreverent British comedy troupe, Monty Python.

Monty Python's Flying Circus has been discussed at length, but often one of its greatest assets has been ignored: the performance team of Michael Palin and John Cleese.

Fathom Studios' Delgo features wonderful character designs but a sub-par script and animation. 4/10.

First, there was Spamalot. Now, there is Not The Messiah, playing for a limited time as part of Toronto's Luminato Festival.

Justin Timberlake, Amy Sedaris, Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, Cheri Oteri, and Eric Idle are some of the names added to Shrek 3's cast list.

Cambridge University has nurtured the comic talents of John Cleese, Douglas Adams, Peter Cook, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, David Frost & Eric Idle

Lynn Ahren and Stephen Flaherty, the creative team behind the hit musical Ragtime, have done what many have tried, and failed to do.

New interviews and unseen clips make up this documentary to celebrate 40 years since the first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Four decades have gone by and Monty Python's Flying Circus has made an indelible mark on the television and cultural landscape of the world.

Official Shrek the Third site is online, but with a severe lack of content.

Mel Brooks said once that it was “good to be the king”. Michael Siberry, currently headlining the National Tour of the Tony Award-Winning Musical Spamalot, has to agree.

Michelin's Eating Out in Pubs 2008 guide, listing the best gastro-pubs and dining pubs in Britain and Ireland, and Michelin Pub of the Year, has 76 new entries

Actors Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell and Jonah Hill have joined the voice cast for DreamWorks Animation's upcoming Oobermind. Movie opens November 5, 2010.

People often say they dislike or do not understand the unique British sense of humour. If this is true, then why have so many British comedies enjoyed worldwide success?

Though Delgo did not shine at the box office, its attributes may, in time, receive recognition.

The university town of Cambridge, England, is known for beautiful historic colleges and other tourist attractions, but Eccentric Cambridge reveals its offbeat side

DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg announces release dates for future Shrek sequels, plus a Christmas special and Broadway musical.

Michael Palin rose to fame as a member of Monty Python's Flying Circus, co-writing and co-starring in three Python films. But his movie career did not end there.

Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre series adapted famous fairy tales for the small screen, featuring lavish sets and costumes and talented actors.

Shrek the Third opened massively, earning $121.6 million in its first weekend in theatres. That tops the previous animated movie opening, held by Shrek 2.

Check out some clips n' pics from DreamWorks' upcoming Shrek the Third. Movie hits theatres May 18th.

Shrek the Third film review. Overall Shrek the Third is a disappointment. Shrek is a franchise run tragically into the ground with obvious jokes and no real heart.

Due in part to his early death, Graham Chapman made fewer films than any other member of Monty Python. But the contribution he gave to the films he did make must not go u

Will Shrek Forever After be the final episode of the DreamWorks Animation franchise? That's what several members of the film's team are claiming.

Check out a possible plot description for DreamWorks Animation's Shrek Goes Fourth, which comes out May 21, 2010.

As the animator who added an extra edge of silliness to the Monty Python team, Terry Gilliam found a way into films. And of all the Python's, it is Gilliam who seems most

John Cleese found big-screen success with the Monty Python movies, but he has also appeared in many other films, with more mixed results.

Animated Film Boy (that's me) let's you know what's hot and what's not in this summer's crop of animated movies.

A selection of the most important and influential British TV shows beginning with the letter M.

Old and new favorites range from a bumbling secret agent from the 1960s in Get Smart to a current group of talented high school misfits in Glee.