2006-12-18 01:20:49 · 21 answers · asked by SouthOckendon 5 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
upper class twits, classic british comedy series, zany, madcap offbeat humour which seems decidiedly UNfunny now -but hilarious at the time.
Launched the career of John Cleese.
2006-12-18 01:23:01 · answer #1 · answered by Not Ecky Boy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Monty Python is a British comedy group. They started with a TV show called "Monty Pythons Flying Circus", and made a few movies as well. My personal favorite is "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". Im sure you could find some of there movies to rent.
2006-12-18 01:40:43 · answer #2 · answered by Christian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monty Python’s Flying Circus was a ground breaking comedy sketch show that ran on the BBC from 5 October 1969 to 18 January 1973. A mixture of oddly strange and surreal (some would say pythonesque) sketches and anarchic animations, it was largely responsible for breaking the convention of having to have a punch line at the end of sketches (although this was pioneered by Spike Milligan on his Q5 television programme a few years earlier).
They also released 4 (well technically 4 and a half films) films:
And Now For Something Completely Different (an anthology of their best sketches)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (loosely based of King Arthur and the Knights (or kniggets) of the Round Table.)
Monty Python’s The Life of Brian (voted by Total Film magazine in November 2000 the greatest comedy film ever made).
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life
The “half” film is The Crimson Permanent Assurance; a short film made by Terry Gilliam, which ran before The Meaning of Life.
As well as appearing in stage shows (e.g. Live at Drury Lane (released on audio tape) or Live at Hollywood Bowl (released on video and DVD), they also released loads of audio recordings of both old and new sketches and songs as well as books and compilation videos of their classic moments.
Just for reference they also appeared in the Amnesty International benefit concerts collectively known as The Secret Policeman’s Ball(s) (alongside other comics such as Peter Cook, Rowan Atkinson and Billy Connolly).
2006-12-18 05:47:42 · answer #3 · answered by Cardinal Fang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monty Python's Flying circus was the name of a comedy show in the 1960's - 70's. The team were Michael Plain, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. They made films including The Life of Brian and The Holy Grail.
The name was made up, in keeping with the irreverent, surreal, unpredictable nature of the show.
2006-12-18 02:26:36 · answer #4 · answered by fizzy_wolf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monty Python also did the film, The Life of Brian which I think is on this Xmas. Absolutely brilliant and coined the phrase, "He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!". If you get chance you should watch it, it's classic comedy.
2006-12-18 01:35:50 · answer #5 · answered by long_luscious_lashes 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The collective name for the group that made the Monty Python's Flying Circus and associated films.
The Holy Grail still cracks me up...
2006-12-18 01:32:32 · answer #6 · answered by Bel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember reading once that Monty was actually the name of a crew member's pet snake, who obviously, was a python.
2006-12-18 01:32:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A brilliant TV programme conceived and written by John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gillham and Terry Jones + others. They made a few films and there were a few stage shows as well..
2006-12-18 01:47:13 · answer #8 · answered by mike-from-spain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A comedy series with John Cleese, Michael Palin and others
2006-12-18 01:32:32 · answer #9 · answered by D G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A T.V. program in the 60s and 70s
2006-12-18 01:23:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋