To the editor: Regarding the etymology of "spam": Anyone who has been in the business for a long time knows that "spam" as applied to unwanted bulk e-mail comes from the Monty Python "Spam" sketch, ...

The legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable is one of the most well-known legends in history. But a group of young local thespians are giving it a laugh-laden upgrade. In “Spamalot,” ...

Monty Python fans: Brace yourselves. Some of the funniest scenes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail are about to hit the stage in Monty Python’s Spamalot at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts at ...

LONDON -- The Austin-based makers of Spam are poking fun at themselves yet again by launching a "collector's edition" flavor, Stinky French Garlic, to coincide with the London opening of the Monty ...

To round out our look at comedians this month, I bring you the story of a television show that influenced generations of comedy. In October 1969, a new sketch comedy show aired on British television. ...

FARGO - There are Trekkies, Star Wars nerds, Juggalos (if you don't know, don't ask) and Parrot Heads. And then there's the Cult of the Dead Parrot. Perhaps the biggest cult-like cultural impact of ...

How did the word for a tinned meat product become the basis for describing China’s most recent attempts to spew misinformation and foment discord in America? This requires an explanation. In 1937, Geo ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Fifty years after “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” Eric Idle never thought he’d still be talking about the cult classic film, much less a musical inspired by it. But here we are, ...

We are not suggesting that coconuts migrate. Nor do we plan on having Spam, Spam, Spam, eggs, bacon, sausage and Spam for breakfast.To the uninitiated, you'd be forgiven for wondering why we would ...

Old references to Michael Moore and Britney Spears have now been tweaked to include TikTok and Lea Michele. One unhappy diva, the Lady of the Lake (Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer), cracks jokes about weight ...