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This year is the 40th anniversary of the release of Monty Python’s Life of Brian. The film met with instant controversy in 1979 and was banned in Ireland, Norway and parts of Britain. In the US, ...

The Monty Python crew have often incorporated historical figures into their sketches and movies, including Oscar Wilde, Karl Marx, and Che Guevara. One of their movies, Monty Python’s Life of Brian, ...

Monty Python’s Life of Brian was actually very ‘authentic’ (Picture: Monty Python/Kobal/Shutterstock) On November 8, 1979, Monty Python released a comedy film ...

Monty Python star John Cleese revealed last week that he had been forced to cut a well-known joke out of the stage revival of the Life of Brian. According to Cleese, the actors told him that while ...

The Life of Brian editor has shared his outrage that the controversal film was ever banned. Julian Doyle says the 45-year-old movie should never have been removed from air as it is "a more realistic ...