First-rate companies and choreographers understand the language of contemporary culture as well as of dance. As two recent programs demonstrated, dance forms from modern to ballet can use TV and film ...

Nearly 45 years since the debut of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," audiences around the world are still laughing at the misadventures of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, as ...

LONDON — Comedy is a bit like history. It repeats itself, and what started out as satire can mellow into farce. The Monty Python troupe burst forth from Britain as the 1960s became the ’70s, with a ...

Follow the legendary King Arthur as he and his knights of the round table venture out on a quest to find the Holy Grail.

Swamp Dance Fest: 2 p.m. today, Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Road. Tickets: Starting at $7. Dr. Sinn’s Freak Island Musical Sideshow: 6 p.m. today, High Dive, 210 SW ...

It’s just about impossible to discuss sketch comedy without bringing in Monty Python. Everyone from The Simpsons’ Matt Groening to Tina Fey to Jim Carrey has cited the comedy troupe as an influence.

The Knights Who Formerly Said “Ni!” were shrieking and leaping, but not convincingly enough for Bryn Owens. “Keep going! No stopping!” Owens called, as he prowled the aisles of the Napa High School ...

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 up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, ...