Eric Idle in a scene from The Meaning of Life. Eric Idle's French waiter, after explaining his philosophy, becomes defensive and tells us all to ''f--- off''.

Terry Jones as Mr Creosote in 1983's Monty Python's Meaning of Life. (Alamy) Of course, the purpose of the scene is not to make people run in terror, but fall from their seats laughing.

Monty Python are set to make $3.3 million each from their recent reunion.The legendary comedy troupe – consisting of John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones – will ...

Image Credit: The Meaning Of Life (Image: Universal Pictures) Quentin Tarantino has carved out a legendary space for himself in cinematic history with scenes drenched in blood, brutal violence ...