I quickly told him there was a rule against asking for autographs during press events. “Is there?” he asked with a conspiratorial smile, continuing to sign the book and impishly handing it back to me.

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, ...

John Cleese’s one hour special features the star at “age 96” at his home in Santa Barbara, California. Celebrity journalist Dayna Devon interviews the wrinkled actor about his favorite Monty Python ...