LONDON — Comedy is a bit like history. It repeats itself, and what started out as satire can mellow into farce. The Monty Python troupe burst forth from Britain as the 1960s became the '70s, with a ...

To call Monty Python the Beatles of comedy is no exaggeration. So this reunion show – their first performance together since the Hollywood Bowl gig in 1980 – is, despite being an obvious cash cow, ...