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Photo by Scott j. Pakudaitis ; Craig VanDerSchaegen ; Ashley Boman FOR EVERY BROADWAY smash that originates with a Mel Brooks or Monty Python movie, there are dozens of others that hail from much humbler ...

For 11 seasons, Stephen Collins played Eric Camden, the father and small-town minister of the hit TV drama "7th Heaven," which apparently left an impression on viewers.

The long arm of the sword will come to an end on Sunday July 13 when the award-winning "Monty Python's SPAMALOT" ends its historic run at Wynn Las Vegas.

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Goodbye prime rib, hello spam Quote: Love it, hate it or laugh at it - at least it's inexpensive.

That's IF your resume gets beyond a database search. To put it in perspective, think about what you can do in 15 seconds: Brush your teeth, kiss your significant other, uncork a bottle of wine, pour a beer, ...

“The plot is ice thin. We 're not there to change lives. ”

The oddball musical-comedy "Spamalot" is a lot of things with one exception: It's not exclusively for Monty Python fans. via Wisconsin State Journal

“We're constantly looking for destinations that could fit this hybrid model”

The two start-up airlines that helped established the international all-business-class model in late 2005 have now expired and joined the Choir Invisible, as the Monty Python sketch said of the dead parrot. via HeraldTribune.com

“For centuries word-things, called poems, have been made according to primary and defining craft principles of, first, measure, and second, alliteration and rhyme. Word-things not made according to those principles are not poems.”

The Queen's English Society may sound like the name of a Monty Python sketch, but I assure you it's very real. via The Huffington Post

“It was awesome, everything came together. I'm at a loss of words, but I'm proud of everyone.”

A tall man, carrying a cane and wearing a striped scarf, called yesterday's event to order with the words: "Ladies and gentlemen and telepathic iguanas of all ages ... " As he spoke, the audience of about 40 ... via Collegian.psu.edu

“Dulcinea") and 10 years on Columbia Records, Phillips continued to write and record and steadily put out albums. Forty years after David Bowie wrote "Space Oddity”

Singer, songwriter and guitarist Glen Phillips was only a teenager when he started Toad the Wet Sprocket in the mid-1980s. The band's name was gleaned from a bit contributed by Eric Idle on Monty Python's ... via Wisconsin State Journal

“We continue to look for new challenges, new show ideas, new venues - and of course, new actors and actresses. Give us a call if you want to act, even if you've never been onstage before.”

The British are coming! The British are coming! And they're here to help The Lakeside Players celebrate their 10th anniversary. via The Weekly Almanac

“Old girlfriends, algebra, playground bullies and achievement tests”

A quartet of two young women and two older men takes the stage in the cozy basement of New York's West Village hotspot Cornelia Street Cafi © , famous host to artists ranging from Suzanne Vega to Monty ... via The Scientist

Monty Python & The Holy Grail 1975 The Holy Grail is a film created by the comedy group Monty Python , and directed by Gilliam and Jones. via Street Talk

“I felt we were creating the world at that time”

Many people are claimed to have changed the face of British comedy. Forty years ago, aged only 27, David Frost actually did. via Independent.co.uk

It was a stupid idea in the first place. Playing an extra fixture on foreign soil in mid-season, presents logistical difficulties, will lead to more fixture congestion and is resented by the fans Yet presented ... via Vital Football

BBC Set To Resurrect 'Frost Report' by Staff The BBC plans to resurrect the 1960s TV series The Frost Report for a one-time special next month, the British broadcaster said Saturday. via The Post Chronicle

“It was just about having fun, making music with those guys”

Toad the Wet Sprocket was an unexpected success for its leader, Glen Phillips. Phillips was just 14 when he put the band together at a Santa Barbara high school, and slapped on a name taken from a Monty Python ... via Aspen Times Weekly

Over at The Onion A.V. Club, they look at 20 Pop-cultural obsessions even geekier than Monty Python . via National Post

“I'd probably have to go back to college and learn how to do something”

The not-so-dirty, not-so-secret dirty little secret of the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival was that the gathering really wasn't about what the producers said it was about. via The Aspen Times