After channel flipping this afternoon, coming upon BBC America and seeing only the last 5 minutes of my favorite Monty Python bit, The Cycling Tour, I figured I'd throw it out there...
What's your favorite Monty Python bit/skit/character, etc...
Full Version: Favorite Monty Python Skit
Probably the Cheese Shop:
You do have some cheese, do you?
Of course, sir. It's a cheese shop, sir. We've got .....
No, no, don't tell me. I'm keen to guess.
Fair enough.
Er, Wensleydale?
Yes?
Ah, well, I'll have some of that.
Oh, I thought you were talking to me, sir. Mr Wensleydale, that's my name.
You do have some cheese, do you?
Of course, sir. It's a cheese shop, sir. We've got .....
No, no, don't tell me. I'm keen to guess.
Fair enough.
Er, Wensleydale?
Yes?
Ah, well, I'll have some of that.
Oh, I thought you were talking to me, sir. Mr Wensleydale, that's my name.
I'm sure the most mentioned ones will be Spanish Inquistion, Spam, Dead Parrot, Lumberjack, Upper Class Twit of the Year, Hell's Grannies, Scott Of The Antartic, World Forum, The Argument Clinic, The Cheese Shop, Hungarian Phrase Book, Ministry of Silly Walks, Fish Slap Dance, How to use Fruits to Defend Yourself, Man With A Tape Recorder up his Nose, The Philsopher's Football Match, Nudge Nudge and Conrad Pooh's Dancing teeth.
But I like the one with Mrs Nigger-Baiter exploding and my favourite which begins.
"Inspector, I left my wallet on the park bench..."
You want this too
But I like the one with Mrs Nigger-Baiter exploding and my favourite which begins.
"Inspector, I left my wallet on the park bench..."
You want this too
Another personal fave, "Novel Writing (Live From Wessex)", actually taken from the Matching Tie & Handkerchief album, where they do play-by play of Thomas Hardy writing The Return of the Native in a football stadium:
Commentator: Hello, and welcome to Dorchester, where a very good crowd has turned out to watch local boy Thomas Hardy write his new novel "The Return Of The Native", on this very pleasant July morning. This will be his eleventh novel and the fifth of the very popular Wessex novels, and here he comes! Here comes Hardy, walking out towards his desk. He looks confident, he looks relaxed, very much the man in form, as he acknowledges this very good natured bank holliday crowd. And the crowd goes quiet now, as Hardy settles himself down at the desk, body straight, shoulders relaxed, pen held lightly but firmly in the right hand. He dips the pen...in the ink, and he's off! It's the first word, but it's not a word - oh, no! - it's a doodle. Way up on the top of the lefthand margin is a piece of meaningless scribble - and he's signed his name underneath it! Oh dear, what a disapointing start. But his off again - and here he goes - the first word of Thomas Hardy's new novel, at ten thirtyfive on this very lovely morning, it's three letters, it's the definite article, and it's "The". Dennis.
Dennis: Well, this is true to form, no surprises there. He started five of his eleven novels to date with the definite article. We had two of them with "It", there's been one "But", two "At"s, one "On" and a "Dolores", but that of course was never published.
Commentator: I'm sorry to interrupt you there, Dennis, but he's crossed it out. Thomas Hardy, here on the first day of his new novel, has crossed out the only word he has written so far, and he's gazing off into space. Oh, ohh, there he signed his name again.
Dennis: It looks like "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" all over again.
Commentator: But he's...no, he's down again and writting, Dennis, he's written "B" again, he's crossed it out again, and he has written "A" - and there is a second word coming up straight away, and it's "Sat" - "A Sat" - doesn't make sense - "A Satur" - "A Saturday" - it's "A Saturday", and the crowd are loving it, they are really enjoying this novel. And it's "afternoon", it's "Saturday afternoon", a comfortable beginning, and he's straight on to the next word - it's "in" - "A Saturday afternoon in" - "in" - "in" "in Nov" - "November" - November is spelled wrong, he's left out the second "E", but he's not going back, it looks like he's going for the sentence, and it's the first verb coming up - it's the first verb of the novel, and it's "was", and the crowd are going wild! "A Saturday afternoon in November was", and a long word here - "appro" - "appro" - is it a "approving"? - no, it's "approaching" - "approaching" - "A Saturday afternoon in November was approaching" - and he's done the definite article "but" again. And he's writing fluently, easily with flurring strokes of the pen, as he comes up to the middle of this first sentence. And with this eleventh novel well underway, and the prospects of a good days writing ahead, back to the studio.
Commentator: Hello, and welcome to Dorchester, where a very good crowd has turned out to watch local boy Thomas Hardy write his new novel "The Return Of The Native", on this very pleasant July morning. This will be his eleventh novel and the fifth of the very popular Wessex novels, and here he comes! Here comes Hardy, walking out towards his desk. He looks confident, he looks relaxed, very much the man in form, as he acknowledges this very good natured bank holliday crowd. And the crowd goes quiet now, as Hardy settles himself down at the desk, body straight, shoulders relaxed, pen held lightly but firmly in the right hand. He dips the pen...in the ink, and he's off! It's the first word, but it's not a word - oh, no! - it's a doodle. Way up on the top of the lefthand margin is a piece of meaningless scribble - and he's signed his name underneath it! Oh dear, what a disapointing start. But his off again - and here he goes - the first word of Thomas Hardy's new novel, at ten thirtyfive on this very lovely morning, it's three letters, it's the definite article, and it's "The". Dennis.
Dennis: Well, this is true to form, no surprises there. He started five of his eleven novels to date with the definite article. We had two of them with "It", there's been one "But", two "At"s, one "On" and a "Dolores", but that of course was never published.
Commentator: I'm sorry to interrupt you there, Dennis, but he's crossed it out. Thomas Hardy, here on the first day of his new novel, has crossed out the only word he has written so far, and he's gazing off into space. Oh, ohh, there he signed his name again.
Dennis: It looks like "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" all over again.
Commentator: But he's...no, he's down again and writting, Dennis, he's written "B" again, he's crossed it out again, and he has written "A" - and there is a second word coming up straight away, and it's "Sat" - "A Sat" - doesn't make sense - "A Satur" - "A Saturday" - it's "A Saturday", and the crowd are loving it, they are really enjoying this novel. And it's "afternoon", it's "Saturday afternoon", a comfortable beginning, and he's straight on to the next word - it's "in" - "A Saturday afternoon in" - "in" - "in" "in Nov" - "November" - November is spelled wrong, he's left out the second "E", but he's not going back, it looks like he's going for the sentence, and it's the first verb coming up - it's the first verb of the novel, and it's "was", and the crowd are going wild! "A Saturday afternoon in November was", and a long word here - "appro" - "appro" - is it a "approving"? - no, it's "approaching" - "approaching" - "A Saturday afternoon in November was approaching" - and he's done the definite article "but" again. And he's writing fluently, easily with flurring strokes of the pen, as he comes up to the middle of this first sentence. And with this eleventh novel well underway, and the prospects of a good days writing ahead, back to the studio.
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Forgot about that one. I remember Gilliam laughing about how it was the most disgusting thing they'd ever written...
My favorite thing in any episode was Terry Gilliam's animation. If I had to pick one sketch, it'd prolly be the Ministry of Silly Walks. Too goofy.
The argument clinic, the bookstore (Olsen's Standard Book of British Birds, the one without the gannet).
To do justice to this man, thought by many to be the greatest name in German Baroque music, we present a profile of Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern -schplenden -schlitter -crasscrenbon -fried -digger -dangle -dongle -burstein -von -knacker - thrasher -apple -banger -horowitz -ticolensic -grander -knotty -spelltinkle -grandlich -grumblemeyer -spelterwasser - kurstlich -himbleeisen -bahnwagen -gutenabend -bitte -ein -nürnburger -bratwustle -gerspurten -mit -zweimache - aucher -hundsfut -gumberaber -shönendanker-kalbsfleisch -mittler -aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm
This still kills me every time.
This still kills me every time.
My favorite is called Secret Service Dentists. Takes place in a bookshop.
Hilarious.
favorite line, after Graham Chapman kills his own pet rabbit: "There, poor Flopsy's dead. And never called me mother."
link to script:
http://orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/dentist.htm
Hilarious.
favorite line, after Graham Chapman kills his own pet rabbit: "There, poor Flopsy's dead. And never called me mother."
link to script:
http://orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/dentist.htm
Dead Parrot, Silly Walks, Spam, Argument Clinic, anything where Eric Idle goes rambling on about nothing for 5 minutes...THAT is talent. 
I dont' know about you, but I have an affection for that weird "Michael Ellis" ep...the Alice In Wonderland quality of it stands out for me.
I dont' know about you, but I have an affection for that weird "Michael Ellis" ep...the Alice In Wonderland quality of it stands out for me.
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The argument clinic, the bookstore (Olsen's Standard Book of British Birds, the one without the gannet).
Yes. And yes.
Dinsdale?
Self-Defense against Fresh Fruit
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Self-Defense against Fresh Fruit
really? i get a little bored of that one. all that yelling and slow repetition of the joke. although the actual deaths are funny.
In no particular order, Argument, Lumberjack, Silly-Walks, Undertaker and cheese shop.
U really can't beat nudge-nudge, which I believe precedes the masterpieceful Dead Parrot. First 10 times I saw the 'parrot' I swear I was in tears.
Nudge Nudge is in the third episode "How To Recognize Different Types Of Tree From Quite A Long Way Away" and Dead Parrot the eight " Full Frontal Nudity"
Or is that what you meant?
Or is that what you meant?
Nothing funnier than Monty Python. I personally find the mock- Catholic stuff great.
I guess this dude Neil Innes will be performing the music of Monty Python at the Abbey Pub on May 20th. No idea if it's worth your while, just throwing it out.
I guess this dude Neil Innes will be performing the music of Monty Python at the Abbey Pub on May 20th. No idea if it's worth your while, just throwing it out.
QUOTE(Some Girl @ Jan 24 2006, 11:36 PM) [snapback]3050[/snapback]
Nothing funnier than Monty Python. I personally find the mock- Catholic stuff great.
IT'S THE BISHOP!!!
Second favorite show of all time.
if only i could pop babies out in intervals of minutes.
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if only i could pop babies out in intervals of minutes.
QUOTE(Some Girl @ Jan 25 2006, 01:36 AM) [snapback]3050[/snapback]
I guess this dude Neil Innes will be performing the music of Monty Python at the Abbey Pub on May 20th. No idea if it's worth your while, just throwing it out.
Oh worthy indeed! He was responsible for The Rutles and was a founding member of the Bonzo Dog Band ('60s band that was kind of like The Beatles crossed with Monty Python). Thanks for sharing, I might go!
EDIT: Cool! The board automatically stacks consecutive replies into one post. Just thought I'd mention it.
QUOTE(agrimorfee @ Jan 25 2006, 07:33 AM) [snapback]3155[/snapback]
Oh worthy indeed! He was responsible for The Rutles and was a founding member of the Bonzo Dog Band ('60s band that was kind of like The Beatles crossed with Monty Python). Thanks for sharing, I might go!
EDIT: Cool! The board automatically stacks consecutive replies into one post. Just thought I'd mention it.
i know right, good feature. hmm, now i'm a lil curious. eh, dont really like the abbey pub, but monty python would be fun... we shall see.
i just remember this exchange from watching when i was a kid. something like:
"sorry i'm late, we had to bury the cat."
"really, why'd that take so long?"
"well, it wasn't quite dead yet."
"sorry i'm late, we had to bury the cat."
"really, why'd that take so long?"
"well, it wasn't quite dead yet."
QUOTE(Some Girl @ Jan 25 2006, 02:19 PM) [snapback]3502[/snapback]
i know right, good feature. hmm, now i'm a lil curious. eh, dont really like the abbey pub, but monty python would be fun... we shall see.
The Neil Innes 411 at http://www.neilinnes.org/
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All 42 seconds of this are brilliant.
All 42 seconds of this are brilliant.
QUOTE(my kinetic android @ Jan 25 2006, 01:17 AM) [snapback]3069[/snapback]
QUOTE(Some Girl @ Jan 24 2006, 11:36 PM) [snapback]3050[/snapback]
Nothing funnier than Monty Python. I personally find the mock- Catholic stuff great.
IT'S THE BISHOP!!!
Second favorite show of all time.
Don't say Leviticus!
QUOTE(Mitchell Stirling @ Jan 24 2006, 05:07 PM) [snapback]2613[/snapback]
Spanish Inquistion, Upper Class Twit of the Year, The Philsopher's Football Match,
those are three of mine. i also like the bit where they're "climbing" up the side of a street. not sure what the sketch is called.
Also from Matching Tie And Handkerchief
Word Association Football
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Word Association Football
Tonight's the night I shall be talking about of flu the subject of word association football. This is a technique out a living much used in the practice makes perfect of psychoanalysister and brother and one that has occupied piper the majority rule of my attention squad by the right number one two three four the last five years to the memory. It is quite remarkable baker charlie how much the miller's son this so-called while you were out word association immigrants' problems influences the manner from heaven in which we sleek it cowering timrous beasties all-American Speke, the famous explorer. And the really well that is surprising partner in crime is that a lot and his wife of the lions' feeding time we may be c d e effectively quite unaware of the fact or fiction section of the Watford Public Library that we are even doing it is a far, far better thing that I do now then, now then, what's going onward christian Barnard the famous hearty part of the lettuce now praise famous mental homes for loonies like me. So on the button, my contention causing all the headaches, is that unless we take into account of Monte Cristo in our thinking George the Fifth this phenomenon the other hand we shall not be able satisFact or Fiction section of the Watford Public Library againily to understand to attention when I'm talking to you and stop laughing, about human nature, man's psychological make-up some story the wife'll believe and hence the very meaning of life itselfish bastard, I'll kick him in the balls Pond Road.
i've seen Python unsuccessfully try to re-create the parrot sketch twice: once on SNL, and once at the Hollywood Bowl.
both suffered from bad timing and performances that were either uninspired or self-congratulatory, or both.
both suffered from bad timing and performances that were either uninspired or self-congratulatory, or both.
I posted the first disc of The Instant Monty Python CD Collection over in the Rolling Comedy thread. Never got a response, so never continued.
Would anyone be interested? I'll re-up Disc 1 and y-s-i the rest as time allows. Its really comprehensive.
Would anyone be interested? I'll re-up Disc 1 and y-s-i the rest as time allows. Its really comprehensive.
Yes, please!
Happy 37th Birthday.
For me, it's gotta be:
Servant:
A Michelangelo to see you, your Holiness.
Pope:
Who?
Servant:
Michelangelo, the famous renaissance artist whose best known works include the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and the celebrated statue of David.
Pope:
Ah. Very well...
Servant:
In 1514 he returned to Florence and de-
Pope:
All right, that's enough, that's enough, they've got it now!
Servant:
Oh.
Michelangelo:
Good evening, your Holiness.
Pope:
Evening, Michelangelo. I want to have a word with you about this painting of yours, "The Last Supper."
Michelangelo:
Oh, yeah?
Pope:
I'm not happy about it.
Michelangelo:
Oh, dear. It took me hours.
Pope:
Not happy at all.
Michelangelo:
Is it the jello you don't like?
Pope:
No.
Michelangelo:
Ah, no, I know, they do have a bit of colour, don't they? Oh, I know, you don't like the kangaroo?
Pope:
What kangaroo?
Michelangelo:
No problem, I'll paint him out.
Pope:
I never saw a kangaroo!
Michelangelo:
Uuh...he's right in the back. I'll paint him out! No sweat, I'll make him into a disciple.
Pope:
Aah.
Michelangelo:
All right?
Pope:
That's the problem.
Michelangelo:
What is?
Pope:
The disciples.
Michelangelo:
Are they too Jewish? I made Judas the most Jewish.
Pope:
No, it's just that there are twenty-eight of them.
Michelangelo:
Oh, well, another one will never matter, I'll make the kangaroo into another one.
Pope:
No, that's not the point.
Michelangelo:
All right. Well, I'll lose the kangaroo. Be honest, I wasn't perfectly happy with it.
Pope:
That's not the point. There are twenty-eight disciples!
Michelangelo:
Too many?
Pope:
Well, of course it's too many!
Michelangelo:
Yeah, I know that, but I wanted to give the impression of a real last supper. You know, not just any old last supper. Not like a last meal or a final snack. But you know, I wanted to give the impression of a real mother of a blow-out, you know?
Pope:
There were only twelve disciples at the last supper.
Michelangelo:
Well, maybe some of the others came along afterw-
Pope:
There were only twelve altogether.
Michelangelo:
Well, maybe some of their friends came by, you know?
Pope:
Look! There were just twelve disciples and our Lord at the last supper. The Bible clearly says so.
Michelangelo:
No friends?
Pope:
No friends.
Michelangelo:
Waiters?
Pope:
No.
Michelangelo:
Cabaret?
Pope:
No!
Michelangelo:
You see, I like them, they help to flesh out the scene, I could lose a few, you know I could...
Pope:
Look! There were only twelve disciples at...
Michelangelo:
I've got it! I've got it! We'll call it "The Last But One Supper"!
Pope:
What?
Michelangelo:
Well there must have been one, if there was a last supper there must have been a one before that, so this, is the "Penultimate Supper"! The Bible doesn't say how many people were there, does it?
Pope:
No, but...
Michelangelo:
Well there you are, then!
Pope:
Look! The last supper is a significant event in the life of our Lord, the penultimate supper was not! Even if they had a conjurer and a mariachi band. Now, a last supper I commissioned from you, and a last supper I want! With twelve disciples and one Christ!
Michelangelo:
One?!?
Pope:
Yes - one! Now will you please tell me what in God's name possessed you to paint this with three Christs in it?
Michelangelo:
It works, mate!
Pope:
Works?!?
Michelangelo:
Yeah! It looks great! The fat one balances the two skinny ones.
Pope:
There was only one Redeemer!
Michelangelo:
Ah, I know that, we all know that, what about a bit of artistic license?
Pope:
A one Messiah is what I want!
Michelangelo:
I'll tell you what you want, mate! You want a bloody photographer! That's you want. Not a bloody creative artist to crease you up...
Pope:
I'll tell you what I want! I want a last supper with one Christ, twelve disciples, no kangaroos, no trampoline acts, by Thursday lunch, or you don't get paid!
Michelangelo:
Bloody fascist!
Pope:
Look! I'm the bloody pope, I am! May not know much about art, but I know what I like!
Servant:
A Michelangelo to see you, your Holiness.
Pope:
Who?
Servant:
Michelangelo, the famous renaissance artist whose best known works include the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and the celebrated statue of David.
Pope:
Ah. Very well...
Servant:
In 1514 he returned to Florence and de-
Pope:
All right, that's enough, that's enough, they've got it now!
Servant:
Oh.
Michelangelo:
Good evening, your Holiness.
Pope:
Evening, Michelangelo. I want to have a word with you about this painting of yours, "The Last Supper."
Michelangelo:
Oh, yeah?
Pope:
I'm not happy about it.
Michelangelo:
Oh, dear. It took me hours.
Pope:
Not happy at all.
Michelangelo:
Is it the jello you don't like?
Pope:
No.
Michelangelo:
Ah, no, I know, they do have a bit of colour, don't they? Oh, I know, you don't like the kangaroo?
Pope:
What kangaroo?
Michelangelo:
No problem, I'll paint him out.
Pope:
I never saw a kangaroo!
Michelangelo:
Uuh...he's right in the back. I'll paint him out! No sweat, I'll make him into a disciple.
Pope:
Aah.
Michelangelo:
All right?
Pope:
That's the problem.
Michelangelo:
What is?
Pope:
The disciples.
Michelangelo:
Are they too Jewish? I made Judas the most Jewish.
Pope:
No, it's just that there are twenty-eight of them.
Michelangelo:
Oh, well, another one will never matter, I'll make the kangaroo into another one.
Pope:
No, that's not the point.
Michelangelo:
All right. Well, I'll lose the kangaroo. Be honest, I wasn't perfectly happy with it.
Pope:
That's not the point. There are twenty-eight disciples!
Michelangelo:
Too many?
Pope:
Well, of course it's too many!
Michelangelo:
Yeah, I know that, but I wanted to give the impression of a real last supper. You know, not just any old last supper. Not like a last meal or a final snack. But you know, I wanted to give the impression of a real mother of a blow-out, you know?
Pope:
There were only twelve disciples at the last supper.
Michelangelo:
Well, maybe some of the others came along afterw-
Pope:
There were only twelve altogether.
Michelangelo:
Well, maybe some of their friends came by, you know?
Pope:
Look! There were just twelve disciples and our Lord at the last supper. The Bible clearly says so.
Michelangelo:
No friends?
Pope:
No friends.
Michelangelo:
Waiters?
Pope:
No.
Michelangelo:
Cabaret?
Pope:
No!
Michelangelo:
You see, I like them, they help to flesh out the scene, I could lose a few, you know I could...
Pope:
Look! There were only twelve disciples at...
Michelangelo:
I've got it! I've got it! We'll call it "The Last But One Supper"!
Pope:
What?
Michelangelo:
Well there must have been one, if there was a last supper there must have been a one before that, so this, is the "Penultimate Supper"! The Bible doesn't say how many people were there, does it?
Pope:
No, but...
Michelangelo:
Well there you are, then!
Pope:
Look! The last supper is a significant event in the life of our Lord, the penultimate supper was not! Even if they had a conjurer and a mariachi band. Now, a last supper I commissioned from you, and a last supper I want! With twelve disciples and one Christ!
Michelangelo:
One?!?
Pope:
Yes - one! Now will you please tell me what in God's name possessed you to paint this with three Christs in it?
Michelangelo:
It works, mate!
Pope:
Works?!?
Michelangelo:
Yeah! It looks great! The fat one balances the two skinny ones.
Pope:
There was only one Redeemer!
Michelangelo:
Ah, I know that, we all know that, what about a bit of artistic license?
Pope:
A one Messiah is what I want!
Michelangelo:
I'll tell you what you want, mate! You want a bloody photographer! That's you want. Not a bloody creative artist to crease you up...
Pope:
I'll tell you what I want! I want a last supper with one Christ, twelve disciples, no kangaroos, no trampoline acts, by Thursday lunch, or you don't get paid!
Michelangelo:
Bloody fascist!
Pope:
Look! I'm the bloody pope, I am! May not know much about art, but I know what I like!
So these are great but still no extras.
Favorite Sketches:
Hermits
Spanish Inquisition
Catching the Bird Collectors
How Not to Be Seen
Dead Parrot
etc.
All of them are hilarious, but all my favorite python moments still definitely come from Holy Grail. I just wanted to mention the woman swinging the dead cat, my absolute favorite moment ever.
Hermits
Spanish Inquisition
Catching the Bird Collectors
How Not to Be Seen
Dead Parrot
etc.
All of them are hilarious, but all my favorite python moments still definitely come from Holy Grail. I just wanted to mention the woman swinging the dead cat, my absolute favorite moment ever.
QUOTE(DrJimmy @ Aug 7 2006, 10:51 AM) [snapback]156953[/snapback]
i've seen Python unsuccessfully try to re-create the parrot sketch twice: once on SNL, and once at the Hollywood Bowl.
both suffered from bad timing and performances that were either uninspired or self-congratulatory, or both.
both suffered from bad timing and performances that were either uninspired or self-congratulatory, or both.
Since this got bumped from a full year ago, I just want to comment that seeing Dead Parrot anywhere but in the original ep is always fun, because Cleese, without fail, manages to crack Palin up each time.
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Another favorite... psychoanalysts beware!<br><br>
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Good thread. It reminds me I need to get this stuff on dvd. When I left the ex I got the furniture, but he got the Monty Python dvds. 
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I got freaked out the first time I saw that one around the age of 13.
Anyone else watching IFC's Monty Python-a-Thon this week?
I've mostly caught the documentary segments ("Almost the Truth (the Lawyer's Cut)") on the making of Life of Brian (had no idea George Harrison financed it) and Holy Grail, and the latter movie itself. It's also been great to see the odd episode of Flying Circus. Almost all of it holds up beautifully, although I found a chunk of Life of Brian fairly slow.
I've mostly caught the documentary segments ("Almost the Truth (the Lawyer's Cut)") on the making of Life of Brian (had no idea George Harrison financed it) and Holy Grail, and the latter movie itself. It's also been great to see the odd episode of Flying Circus. Almost all of it holds up beautifully, although I found a chunk of Life of Brian fairly slow.
QUOTE (velocity @ Oct 23 2009, 12:56 PM) 
Anyone else watching IFC's Monty Python-a-Thon this week?
I've mostly caught the documentary segments ("Almost the Truth (the Lawyer's Cut)") on the making of Life of Brian (had no idea George Harrison financed it) and Holy Grail, and the latter movie itself. It's also been great to see the odd episode of Flying Circus. Almost all of it holds up beautifully, although I found a chunk of Life of Brian fairly slow.
I've mostly caught the documentary segments ("Almost the Truth (the Lawyer's Cut)") on the making of Life of Brian (had no idea George Harrison financed it) and Holy Grail, and the latter movie itself. It's also been great to see the odd episode of Flying Circus. Almost all of it holds up beautifully, although I found a chunk of Life of Brian fairly slow.
Heck yes...we've been DVR'ing it, but have only watched through the Holy Grail episode. GREAT stuff. Fascinating how miserable everyone seemed during the making of Holy Grail--particularly Cleese--and yet how funny the end result of it all was.
taped all of it. i thought it was pretty good. i watched hollywood bowl a few times when they aired it, forgetting my brother gave me the live python dvd set for xmas. still laughing thru Grail after seeing it millions of times since my youth. my high school put on a condensed stage version of it during my senior year. it was really fun to do.
An Evening Without Python recently played in LA and NYC. Hopefully it will come to Chicago.
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