Britain’s Royal Mail has issued stamps celebrating Monty Python's comedy.
Associated PressThis photo provided by the Royal Mail on Wednesday Aug. 6, 2025 shows a Monty Python Holy Grail stamp issued to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the film. This photo provided by the Royal Mail on Wednesday Aug.
6, 2025 shows a Monty Python Holy Grail stamp issued to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the film. This photo provided by the Royal Mail on Wednesday Aug. 6, 2025 shows Monty Python stamps issued to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their Holy Grail film. This photo provided by the Royal Mail on Wednesday Aug. 6, 2025 shows a Monty Python Holy Grail stamp issued to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the film. – And now for something completely different: Britain’s Royal Mail has issued stamps celebrating the absurdist comedy ofThe 10-stamp series announced on Thursday celebrates some of the troupe’s most iconic characters and catchphrases, from “Nudge, nudge” to “The Lumberjack Song.”Six stamps depict scenes from the sketch-comedy TV series “Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” including “The Spanish Inquisition,” ”The Ministry of Silly Walks," “Dead Parrot” and “The Nude Organist.” Another four mark the 50th anniversary of the cult classic 1975 film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” including one showing the limb-losing Black Knight insisting, “’Tis but a scratch.”Made up of Michael Palin, John Cleese,, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Graham Chapman, Monty Python brought a unique blend of satire, surrealism and silliness to British TV screens in a series that ran from 1969 to 1974. The troupe also made several feature films, including “And Now for Something Completely Different,” “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” and “Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life.” David Gold, Royal Mail’s director of external affairs, said the collection “honors a body of work that has shaped the comedic landscape for nearly six decades.”The group largely disbanded in the 1980s, and Chapman died of cancer in 1989. The five surviving PythonsCopyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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