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Oh Miriam! Stories from an Extraordinary Life by Miriam Margolyes review – a ‘national trinket’ remembers

The actor follows her unfettered 2021 memoir with a miscellany of showbiz tales, agony aunt advice and her F-bomb on the Today programme

The Guardian - UK

Swedish rockers The Hives on 15 years of making punk rock cool: ‘Nothing annoys punks more than David Beckham wearing a Crass shirt’

The Swedish five piece are having fun on their first album in 11 years. Frontman Pelle Almqvist and lead guitarist Niklas Almqvist tell Annabel Nugent about never growing up, and how they’ll know when to call it quits

The Independent UK

‘On best behaviour, he was a joy’: the lost archive of English pop eccentric Vivian Stanshall

The man best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band was brilliant but volatile, and met an untimely end. Now his unfinished work has been rescued

The Guardian - UK

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OPINION - The one thing Labour doesn’t want to talk about could define them

In January, as the economic storm clouds lingered over Westminster, like a gigantic Monty Python-style anthracite boot, I spent a bit of time with the people looking after Sir Keir Starmer. They were doing what all parties do at times like this when they think they might be in with…

Evening Standard

10 non-famous bands who have the same name as a way more famous band

The psychedelic Nirvana, the thrash Poison and the early 70s Iron Maiden - come on in, your time is now

Metal Hammer

OPINION - The New Conservatives are proof Tory MPs don’t care about governing

If in doubt about a political question, always consult the collected works of Monty Python. There is no higher authority. What, for example, is the future of the Conservative Party?

Evening Standard

Hymns in and Monty Python out of UK funeral songs top 10

Queen’s funeral credited for hymns’ revival while Time to Say Goodbye replaces You’ll Never Walk Alone at No 1

The Guardian - UK

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The Welsh castle that was the setting for the iconic Monty Python and the Holy Grail scene

"Where did you get those coconuts?"

Wales Online

John Cleese denies reports he is cutting controversial Life of Brian scene from stage adaptation

‘I have, of course, no intention of doing so,’ comedian said, of scene involving a trans character

The Independent UK

When Monty Python met Iron Maiden: The story behind Graham Chapman's Can I Play With Madness video cameo

And now for something completely different...

Metal Hammer

High teas, screenings and ‘total apathy’: how Australia is marking King Charles’s coronation

Monarchists are disappointed there aren’t more official government events, while others plan to watch Monty Python for some relief

The Guardian - AU

‘The bedrock of my life’: Michael Palin announces the death of his wife Helen

Monty Python star said his ‘dearest wife’ died ‘peacefully’ a month after the pair celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t like the way I sound. I don’t like the way I look. It’s just embarrassing’: Bill Hader on Barry, anxiety and body image

As the final season of his hitman comedy-drama ‘Barry’ airs, ‘Saturday Night Live’ hero Bill Hader talks to Patrick Smith about stage fright, Star Wars, and the roles he’d no longer play

The Independent UK

The Rutles: the strange and surreal story of the original Spinal Tap

Formed from the ashes of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, The Rutles were a razorsharp pastiche of The Beatles with links to Monty Python and the Fab Four themselves

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Comedy troupe Broken Lizard turns to Victor Hugo's 'Hunchback' for its latest laugh-fest, 'Quasi'

Look, you get around to things when you get around to them.

The Independent UK

Standing ovation for Charles as he delivers historic address to Bundestag

In his address, which was more than 23 minutes long, Charles told a packed chamber he wished to ‘renew the pledge of friendship between our nations’.

Cinemablend

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Review: A Critical Hit For The Table Top Game’s Return To The Big Screen

The old joke is that every group of D&D players thinks they’re the Fellowship of the Ring, but they end up as Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves walks the line between the two perfectly.

The Guardian - UK

Harry Enfield on Bob Goody: ‘I was too frightened to approach him and tell him how he had inspired me’

Harry Enfield writes: Bob Goody inspired me to take up a life on the stage

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Editorial: The cynical facade of Joe Biden the deficit fighter

President Joe Biden likes to pass himself off as a deficit slayer, which is a bit like Monty Python’s Mr. Creosote claiming to be an avid dieter.

Inverse

Little Bursts of This Bizarre Walking Workout May Be As Beneficial as HIIT

Throwing up some Rockette-style high kicks and darting around in a squat might be the best exercise you could do in the shortest amount of time.

Bristol Post

Michael Palin review: Monty Python star reflects on 60-year career and Fawlty Towers reboot at Slapstick

The Monty Python member appeared at two special shows in Bristol over the weekend

Bristol Post

Michael Palin on his first TV job in Bristol, Monty Python’s legacy and the future of comedy

We spoke to the comedian and actor ahead of his festival appearance here

The Guardian - UK

More conflict, more violence: that’s the future if the UK’s new anti-protest law is passed

Decades of study expose this legislation as the perfect playbook for turning peaceful events into scenes of chaos and disorder, says Stephen Reicher

Daily Record

The abandoned Scottish mine that starred as a Monty Python filming location

Tomnadashan Mine was used as the filming location for one of the most iconic Monty Python scenes, but before that, it was a functional mine constructed to gather copper, gold, and sulphur.

Chicago Sun-Times

Baseball quiz: And now for something completely different ...

Let’s put statistics and trivia aside and see if you can name the author of these baseball quotes.

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