Ever wonder why we use the term "spam" when referring to unwanted junk e-mail? We may be able to look to Monty Python and their sketch, "Spam." Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Entertainment ...

Monty Python’s Flying Circus was in its second series on BBC 1 in December 1970. One episode featured a sketch in a café, where Spam was a key ingredient in every item on the menu. Image ...

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Michael Palin's Super 8mm film from 1971, when the Pythons were filming sketches for the 3rd series of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" in Jersey. With new commentary from Michael Palin himself ...

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Those pesky unsolicited emails are called spam because the term originates from the Monty Python sketch where the canned meat product Spam is portrayed as being everywhere and unavoidable, mirroring ...