Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah. Read the full story ...

Film critic Chris Knight examines Monty Python's Life of Brian, which is getting a 40th-anniversary cinematic re-release You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have ...

After the huge success of 1975’s Monty Python and the Holy Grail, England's silliest comedy troupe needed a follow-up. Naturally, they chose another period piece, this one requiring even more ...

The BBC plans to revisit the controversy surrounding the Monty Python film Life of Brian in a comedy-drama special to be aired next fall. Holy Flying Circus will revisit the making of Life of Brian ...

As ridiculous as it seems today, conviction and imprisonment for blasphemy in 1979 was a real risk to those facing the charges You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you ...

Michael Palin has said that Monty Python’s religious satire film Life of Brian wouldn’t get made today because he believes comedy is being watered down. Palin, 82, who co-founded the comedy troupe ...

In the long-running annual series Oh, The Humanities! National Post reporters survey academic scholarship at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, with an eye to the curious, the ...