Monty Python Archives - Desperate Living

Midway through the month, it’s time to assess the pros and cons of the much-lauded cheesy Christmas novelty treat.

Remembering the golden age of humour on vinyl.

Don’t say we didn’t warn you. This is our final word on this – at least for a decade.

A pair of little-seen but brilliant short films that accompanied The Life of Brian in British cinemas.

The much-maligned British 1997 comedy farce is a lot more fun than humourless film critics would like you to think.

The sheer, unrelenting misery of the British cinema experience in the early 1980s.

It’s time that we took comedy a lot more seriously as an art form.

The UK government’s sudden and selective embrace of free speech is a little hard to swallow.

A rare document of the culture clash between the straights and the freaks.

Remembering the classic comedy team and their string of hit singles.

1973 saw Genesis reach their creative peak with an album full of English whimsy and eccentricity.

Remembering the Monty Python comedy genius.