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, ...

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.

Eric Idle and John Du Prez's long-touring musical is lifted mostly from Monty Python and the Holy Grail — the 1975 take on the Arthurian legend — and is at its best when filching dialogue from the ...