Fifty years on, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” still holds up, and now John Cleese is hitting the road to prove it. Just For Laughs and Mills Entertainment have announced “Not Dead Yet! John Cleese and the Holy Grail at 50,” a special evening at Hamilton’s FirstOntario Concert Hall on Sunday, October 4, 2026, pairing a 50th anniversary screening of the film with a live conversation and audience Q&A with Cleese himself.
This isn’t a passive screening night. Cleese will be on stage after the film, sharing behind-the-scenes stories, fielding questions, and doing what he’s done for six decades: making rooms full of people laugh. VIP tickets include prime seating and a post-show photo opportunity with Cleese, making this one of the more personal comedy events the year will offer.
The film co-written and co-starred in by Cleese remains one of the most quoted, referenced and genuinely funny pieces of cinema ever made. Watching it in a concert hall setting, followed by the man himself unpacking how it all happened, is exactly the kind of experience that doesn’t come around twice.
Cleese’s career has never needed much of an introduction. From “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” and “Fawlty Towers” to “A Fish Called Wanda” and beloved franchise roles in Bond, Harry Potter and Shrek, his fingerprints are on a half-century of comedy history. This Hamilton show is a chance to hear him tell it in his own words.
Tickets go on sale Friday, April 10 at 10:00AM at ticketmaster.ca. Coconuts are not included.