With their irreverent and often surreal sketches, Monty Python's Flying Circus changed comedy. The troop featured five Brits: Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin and Terry Jones.

The new song “The Silly Walks Song” was promoted by Python Eric Idle on Twitter. It features images from their old sketches and movies, including Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Life of Brian.

Eric Idle has always been one for dramatic irony. But the Monty Python co-creator never could have imagined his art would end up reflecting his life in such an earth-shattering way. "I was writing ...