Last spring, Broadway prognosticators would have been well within the boundaries of common sense to posit that the big ...

The Christmas comedy Man vs. Baby has outperformed Stranger Things in its first week, proving the enduring appeal of the ...

This is what the Defector staff read and enjoyed in 2025. The Trials of Gabriel Ward Murder Mystery Series, by Sally Smith ...

The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you’d pull the trigger on a proposed MacKenzie Gore trade.

Less than a day after the Kennedy Center announced it was renaming itself after the president, construction workers had already updated signage at its iconic building overlooking the Potomac to read: ...

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Eric Idle, a founding ...

Eric Idle sometime gazes up into the heavens and wonders about something if we ever make contact with aliens: Will they have a sense of humor? “I think the answer must be yes, because it’s about ...

Full casting has been announced for the North American tour of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Comedy Monty Python’s SPAMALOT. The production will launch at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio, ...

John Cleese wants you to know he's not dead yet. He appeared in multiple James Bond, Harry Potter and Shrek films and co-wrote and co-starred in the hit 1988 heist comedy “A Fish Called Wanda.” But he ...

Eric Idle has declared there is "no hope" of a Monty Python reunion, after revealing a long-simmering rift with fellow comedy giant John Cleese that has left the pair estranged and fans heartbroken, ...

It's time for something completely different! Join us as we explore each Monty Python member's personal favorite sketch from their legendary comedy career. From the iconic Dead Parrot to the Fish ...

When John Cleese and his Monty Python comedy cohorts premiered “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” in 1975, they had no expectations that anyone would be talking about it 50 years later. “We really ...