My Hero!
Posted on 07/02/2014 4:08:34 PM PDT by ransomnote
(Reuters) - An audience of 16,000 cheered for the dead parrot and the Spanish Inquisition, and sang along to "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" in London's O2 arena on Tuesday for the premiere of what has been billed as Monty Python's last stand.
For tickets that cost up to 95 pounds ($160), and were sold out in 44 seconds, Python fans saw Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam, all in their 70s, perform together for what they have said is probably the last time.
The first of 10 nights of "Monty Python Live (Mostly): One Down Five to Go" was pretty much what it said on the tin - a medley of famous sketches performed by the people who created them. The last show, on July 20, will be broadcast worldwide.
The Pythons were aided and abetted by a live orchestra and a chorus line of singing and dancing men and women. Carol Cleveland, the only woman who made regular appearances in the 1960s show, which brought a new style of British humour to a global audience, was there to reprise her popular roles.
Graham Chapman, the sixth Python, who died in 1989, appeared on film clips, along with some of the original television footage of Python sketches shown on a huge video display.
British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, a professed Python fan, made a guest appearance on film while the popular British comedian Stephen Fry was on stage for the Pythons' spoof television game show "Blackmail," in which dark secrets of viewers are revealed unless they mail in large sums of money.
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For my b’day I received a four set of Monty Python DVD’s. I laughed my self sick over them. I was only twelve.
The Marty Feldman shows were wonderful. He had Pythons writing for them. A golden age for British comedy.
Anybody seen the new show “Vicious” starring those masters of knockabout comedy, Sir Derek Jacobi and Sir Ian McKellan? It’s the old show Rising Damp with two of the biggest queens in show biz. Not hilarious but has possibilities.
We’re going to build a bridge between both peaks of Kilimanjaro.
Argument Clinic -
Or as it’s called today “FreeRepublic”. [you stupid git]
What amazed me was when I realized how Monty Python appealed to kids.
My brother and his wife took care of six greek boys (Nephews) from age 4 to 12, and I looked out the window at them, and they were laughing and giggling as they faithfully re-enacted entire Monty Python sketches!
It really floored me!
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