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When Python made its debut in 1969, Jones already worked writing and performing sketches with the remaining Pythons in Gilliam, Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, and Graham Chapman on shows like The Frost Report (1966), Twice a Fortnight, and Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967). Among the most beloved characters Jones brought to the screen in Python[...]

The stories and sketches Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam have heavily influenced generaations. Every 10 years, Monty Python reunites to tell and retell their stories about pitching the idea to the BBC, creative process of the television series, and shooting the films The last time the six were[...]

Eric and Graham negotiate a voiceover fee for the film, John Cleese press-gangs his mother into doing a free radio advert and we meet the infamous freedom fighter Otto – with a deleted scene suggesting that, while the film was causing outrage and offence, even more contentious content was lying on the cutting room floor. Episode[...]

Yes, we know, the movie adaptation of the Monty Python musical Spamalot  is *actually* Monty Python And The Holy Grail but, this is about a film version of the Broadway musical. Perhaps you'll recall the CLASSIC (FIGHT ME) 1975 film from the British comedy troupe about the trials and tribulations of Arthur King of the Britons (Graham Chapman) and[...]

The streaming service giant has acquired the entire Python catalogue of films, Flying Circus episodes, and various live performances and will be launching them sometime later this year. Credit: Netflix The UK and Canada Netflix subscribers will actually get access to everything on April 15th (at least according to Deadline), but the US won't until sometime later in[...]

 And before the Pythons themselves appear, we're treated to the first of many lavishly costumed and choreographed production numbers, with a dozen or more dancers, that will tend to dominate the show; clever as they are, the idea of using Python songs like "Sit On My Face" and "I Like Chinese" to "subvert" musical theatre[...]

Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving and revolving at nine hundred miles an hour.

Blue Sky by ELO plays as some magnificent men and their flying machines take to the skies. Eric Idle of Monty Python is conjured up from that last stunt and gives us a rendition of Always Look At The Bright Side Of Life from the locally-banned Life Of Brian, complete with a Bollywood interruption Idle was[...]