The endlessly quotable film premiered in April 1975.
Its hard to believeHoly Grailcame out half a century ago.
Care to find out what the cast is up to after all this time?
Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Michael Palin (and Terry Gilliam hiding in the middle).Credit:LMPC via Getty
Just keep scrolling to see what happened to theHoly Grailcast.
Chapman starred in two classic Python movies this and the biblical satireLife of Brian(1979).
And so I had DTs on the mountainside while having to try and remember lines and stand up…
Graham Chapman in ‘Holy Grail’; Chapman interviewed in 1980 for the TV program ‘Gay Life’.Courtesy Everett Collection; Central Press/Getty
He was in a long-term relationship with writer David Sherlock from 1966 on.
Chapmans career was cut tragically short.
Beyond the BBC, Cleese became a huge success on the big screen.
John Cleese as Sir Lancelot in ‘Holy Grail’; Cleese at the 2024 opening night of ‘Fawlty Towers: The Play’.Mirrorpix/Courtesy Everett Collection; Lia Toby/Getty
The comedian later reunited with hisWandacostars, and fellow Python Terry Jones, forFierce Creatures(1997).
Cleese and Booth were married for a decade before their divorce in 1978.
He has been married tohis fourth wife, Jennifer Wade, since 2012.
Eric Idle in ‘Holy Grail’; Idle at ‘Spamalot’ opening night in New York City in 2023.John Downing/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty; Cindy Ord/Getty
He has two daughters, Cynthia and Camille.
and selling shrubberies as Roger, the Shrubber.
Hetold EW in 2015the Pythons secret to working together: We always had a go at each other.
Terry Jones as Sir Bedevere in ‘Holy Grail’; Jones at the Sitges Film Festival for ‘Absolutely Anything’.LMPC via Getty; Robert Marquardt/Getty
Idle also won a Grammy for the shows album.
Idle has been married to Tania Kosevich since 1981.
They have one daughter, and he has a son from his first marriage.
Michael Palin as Sir Galahad in ‘Holy Grail’; Palin at the Channel 5 / My5 launch event in 2025.Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty; Darren Gerrish/WireImage for 5/Paramount
We just wanted to surprise people, do a thing without any style.
The fact that Pythonesque is now a word in the Oxford English Dictionary shows that weve totally failed!
The Welsh actor helped shape the shows famously surreal comedic structure.
Terry Gilliam as Patsy in ‘Holy Grail’; Gilliam at the European premiere of ‘The Alto Knights’.Warner Bros./Archive Photos/Getty; Jeff Spicer/Getty
WithHoly Grail, he made his directorial debut and went on to helm the teams next two features.
Jones was married to Alison Telfer for 42 years before they divorced in 2012.
They had two children.
Carol Cleveland in ‘Holy Grail’; Cleveland at ITV Studios after an appearance on ‘Lorraine’.Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty; Alex Huckle/GC Images
In 2012, he married Anna Soderstrom; they shared one daughter.
The comedy icon died in 2020 after a years-long battle with primary progressive aphasia.
He also co-wrote GilliamsTime Bandits(1981).
Connie Booth as not a witch in ‘Holy Grail’; Booth commemorating 30 years of ‘Fawlty Towers’.Courtesy Everett Collection; Ian West - PA Images/PA Images via Getty
He has also focused much of his non-fiction work on artists and writers.
Palin was married to Helen Gibbins for 57 years until her death in 2023.
They had three children together.
Neil Innes as Sir Robin’s minstrel in ‘Holy Grail’; Innes in his later years.everett; Maury Phillips/WireImage
The oft-controversial director has been married to former makeup artist Maggie Weston since 1973.
They share three children.
She appeared in the majority of the episodes and all of the troupes movies.
The actress continued popping up in non-Python roles for years, appearing inAre You Being Served?
(1985) andOnly Fools and Horses(1986), among many others.
Cleveland was married to Peter Brett from 1971 to 1983.
Beyond the Pythons, she is best remembered for co-developing and starring inFawlty Towerswith Cleese, her then-husband.
After a recent stage revival of the show, Cleese has said a follow-up series is in the works.
The American-born actress eventually retired from the screen altogether.
After obtaining a degree from the University of London, she began working as a psychotherapist.
These days, she maintains her privacy and offers few interviews.
She and Cleese had one child together.
In 2000, she married theater critic John Lahr.
That included performing with Idle in the Rutles and appearing in GilliamsJabberwocky(1977).
