The 80-year-old comic actor is best known as a founding member of the legendary comedy troupe Monty Python’s Flying Circus, which ran in its original form from 1969-1974 on BBC with Cleese’s ...

Updated May 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM EDT Before the 1975 release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the British comedy troupe Monty Python was barely known overseas. People in Britain knew the group, made ...