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Spotlight On Movies That Became Musicals

Fans of movie musicals know that most of their favorites, like "Grease," "West Side Story," "The Sound of Music," and "Oklahoma!" were adapted from popular Broadway plays.

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Olivia Wilde Signs Up For 'Year One'

House star Olivia Wilde has been signed up to star in a new comedy film in the style of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Wilde has been cast alongside funnyman Jack Black and Superbad star Michael Cera in Year One, which has been scripted by Ghostbusters writer and star Harold Ramis.

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Point/Counterpoint: Should There Be A Separate Comedic Category For The Academy Awards?

Think of your favorite comedies. Whether it be Monty Python And The Holy Grail, Caddyshack, Animal House, or recent films like Dumb and Dumber, Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin or Borat, they all have something in common.

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Clay Aiken Takes A Walk On The Odd Side In 'Spamalot'

NEW YORK (AP) - Clay Aiken is trying to become the next American Idle. The singer, who burst to fame during the second season of ''American Idol,'' has made his Broadway debut in ''Monty Python's Spamalot'' - in creator Eric Idle's old role.

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Celebrity Birthdays, November 22

Happy Birthday to The Prestige actress Scarlett Johansson (1984), Canadian figure skater David Pelletier (1974), German tennis champ Boris Becker (1967), actress Mariel Hemingway (1961), actress Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Talking Head Tina Weymouth (1950),

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Starpulse Q&A With Kenny Vs. Spenny: Bigger Egos and Bigger Herpes

Kenny Vs. Spenny just might be Canada's biggest exports since Rush and BTO, but this duo is taking care of business in moving pictures as opposed to in sound, competing not just for your entertainment but to document what executive-producers Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park, have called, "The most accurate examination of male friendships that we've ever seen." Starpulse sat down with Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice to discuss their forthcoming Comedy Central debut

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Clay Aiken To Join Broadway's 'Spamalot' In January

NEW YORK (AP) - From ''American Idol'' to Eric Idle's ''Spamalot.'' Clay Aiken will join the Broadway cast of ''Monty Python's Spamalot'' on Jan. 18, playing one of the leads, Sir Robin, in the Tony Award-winning musical directed by Mike Nichols.

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'Monty Python' Star Accuses 'Shrek The Third' Producers Of Stealing Joke

Eric Idle has accused Shrek The Third moviemakers of theft after they lifted a joke from his 1975 hit Monty Python And The Holy Grail. The 64-year-old, who voices the character of Merlin in the animated ogre sequel, is furious he wasn't told that a scene in which Prince Charming is shown riding a hobby horse while a minion bangs two coconut halves together for sound effect, was to be used. The clip is copied directly from the Python film.

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Spamalot Cast To Break Coconut Orchestra Record

The cast of Eric Idle's London theatre show Spamalot are set to lead a world record attempt to get as many people as they can to bang coconuts together in Trafalgar Square on St. Georges Day.

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John O'Hurley Stars in 'Spamalot'

1969 is remembered as the year that man walked on the moon; Elvis Presley took up residency in Las Vegas; and Monty Python's Flying Circus first aired on BBC television. 2007 will go down in the history books as the year that the inspired lunacy of Monty Python came to The Grail Theater at Wynn Las Vegas with the smash hit show Monty Python's "Spamalot."

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