2. SAY ‘CHEESE’ The idea for “The Cheese Shop” sketch came about after John Cleese experienced a bout of seasickness and the only thing he could bear to eat was cheese.

“I’ll tell you what inspired [The Cheese Shop sketch]. I had to do some shooting for Monty Python in a harbor, on a day when the weather was just horrible.

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Bob Odenkirk’s favorite Monty Python bit is an entire Flying Circus episode — and it’s a masterclass in meta comedy.

Of course, most people don't know Cleese as a wine connoisseur but rather as that looney Mr. Praline, the man with the dead Norwegian blue parrot in the Cheese Shop sketch in "Monty Python's ...

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In 2005, Python came to Broadway with the premiere of ‘Spamalot’ – a smash-hit retooling of ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’, which is now back on Broadway.

Terry Jones, who as a founding member of the British comedy troupe Monty Python’s Flying Circus left an indelible mark on film and TV comedy, has died at 77. In a statement to The Associated ...