Article: Bring out the comfy chair!

Article: "The Spanish Inquisition Sketch": a metaphor for ...
The Clearing House;  March 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... television comedy, Monty Python's Flying Circus. "The Spanish Inquisition Sketch" is an absurd ... cardinals during the Spanish Inquisition, burst into an English ... nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition," claiming surprise ...

Article: HISTORY THE SPANISH INQUISITION WAS EVEN MORE ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  July 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Toby Green's engrossing parable of persecution that is unexpected; but then, as all Monty Python fans know, nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. I mention this not as a cheap joke, rather because many people's knowledge will not ...

Article: Don't blame it on Catholicism ; For all its apparent spiritual ...
The Independent on Sunday;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... The crimes of the Spanish Inquisition, carried out over ... the efforts of Monty Python's Flying Circus ... nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition". In dustier ... the case of the Spanish Inquisition, it was the crown ...

Article: She didn't expect the Spanish inquisition.(Comment)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  July 8, 2003 ;     513 words ... ... great fan of Monty Python and will ... expect the Spanish Inquisition.'' No- one expects the Spanish Inquisition as Michael ... expect the Spanish Inquisition, or an inquiry ... SPEAKING OF Monty Python,I wonder ...

Article: Historical Notes: `Black legend' of the Spanish ...
The Independent - London;  October 29, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... s reign. The "Spanish Inquisition" started with ... knowledge of the Spanish Inquisition had come from its ... moving towards Monty Python's soft cushion ... conversion. The Spanish Inquisition did not kill millions ...

Dictionary definition: Monty Python's Flying Circus
The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations;      393 words ... ... wink wink, say no more. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969 ... an ex–parrot ! Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) 3. Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Monty Python's Flying Circus (1970)

Article: Showcase expect Spanish inquisition
Evening News - Scotland;  September 21, 2007 ;     494 words ... ... different spin on them - including some British pop classics. And of course, with a title like that, you can expect a bit of Monty Python to feature." Showcase, which is open to anyone aged 16 or over who successfully passes an audition, was started by John ...