2025 marks 50 years since the initial release of a true British comedy classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail hitting cinemas way back in 1975 — May 25th in the UK, and July 18th across the pond.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released 50 years ago and became a cult classic that inspires comedy to this day. Here's what fans told NPR the film means to them.

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 ...

“Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” written ... For one, the film’s secret language spoke to Judd Apatow, arguably the last defining voice in cinematic comedy. “When I was a kid, I was ...