As he demonstrated so spectacularly with Monty Python’s Life of Brian, John Cleese has never suffered from a fear of offending religious sensibilities. None the less, some people do tend to take ...

Once the BBC's 'biggest star' sparks controversy across social media, speaking out against the broadcaster on X ...

The group last came together for a goodbye show at the O2 in 2014.

Ex-Monty Python star John Cleese has insisted criticism of Islam is "not racist" and he claims phobias are "for spiders", after MP Rupert Lowe - who is carrying out an independent inquiry into sex ...

It would be the perfect setting for one of Monty Python’s more surreal sketches. An inquiry hears the most horrific attacks and horrendous crimes committed by a specific group, only for members of ...

The Oscar-nominated star of Frankenstein and Euphoria has won praise once again thanks to his performance as Heathcliff.

When Torquay hotel Fawlty Towers opened its doors on the BBC for the first time in 1975, it was hailed as a new and exciting form of comedy and soon proved to be a highly successful hit, writes Alison ...

A raucous evening with Basil Fawlty and Torquay's most chaotic hotel - what could be better?

In a 1975 episode of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers meant to satirize the Britons who clung to anti-German sentiment decades after World War II, hotel owner Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese, ...

Weeks after Nigel Havers completed another lucrative pantomime run at the London Palladium, his grumpy former agent Michael Whitehall takes unflattering aim. Despite his friendship with the actor ...

Despite the many existential threats faced by Sesame Street and its biggest stars, The Muppet Show survived to see 2026, ...