Monty Python
Monty Python is a six-member British comedy troupe employing satire, surreal humor, black comedy, and blue comedy. Their first project was Monty Python's Flying Circus, a television show which ran for four seasons from 1969-1973. They have since created several films, audio recordings, books, video games, and many other forms of media. Each of the original six members went on to do all sorts of other projects. Although Graham Chapman died in 1989, all the remaining other members are alive and have made huge names for themselves.
I first learned about Monty Python in middle school when my friends were talking about Monty Python and the Holy Grail. They were describing some of the sketches which I didn't understand, and mentioning that it frequently played on Comedy Central. Since my parents wouldn't buy cable, I never saw it. One summer, while visiting my grand parents who did have cable, I saw that it was showing later in the evening. We came back from an outing after it had already started, but I caught most of it and found it to be hilarious. I later saw it couple more times with my friends in high school and, around 18, bought the film. My high school girlfriend and I got on a kick where we started renting all the Monty Python videos from Family Video including Monty Python's Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, and the first season of Monty Python's Flying Circus, all of which we loved. I later got a hold of several Monty Python soundtracks, and have grown to love the comedy troupe over the years.
Contents
Members
This is a list of the members of Monty Python in order of my appreciation.
Works
Television
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
- Parrot Sketch Not Included – 20 Years of Monty Python
- Monty Python Live At Aspen
- Python Night – 30 Years of Monty Python
- Monty Python's Personal Best
Films
- And Now For Something Completely Different
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Monty Python's Life of Brian
- Monty Python Live At the Hollywood Bowl
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
- Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Books
- Monty Python's Big Red Book
- The Brand New Monty Python Bok
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Book)
- Monty Python's The Life of Brian/MONTYPYTHONSCRAPBOOK
- The Complete Works of Shakespeare and Monty Python: Vol. 1 – Monty Python
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
- The Monty Python Gift Boks
- Monty Python's Flying Circus: Just the Words
- The Fairly Incomplete & Rather Badly Illustrated Monty Python Song Book
- Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus - Sämtliche Deutschen Shows
- A Pocketful of Python - Picked by Terry Jones
- A Pocketful of Python - Picked by John Cleese
- A Pocketful of Python - Picked by Terry Gilliam
- A Pocketful of Python - Picked by Michael Palin
- A Pocketful of Python - Picked by Eric Idle
- The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons
- The Very Best of Monty Python
- Monty Python Live!
Records
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Another Monty Python Record
- Monty Python's Previous Record
- The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief
- Monty Python Live At Drury Lane
- The Album of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the Film of Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Monty Python Live at City Center
- The Monty Python Instant Record Collection
- Monty Python's Life of Brian
- Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album
- The Monty Python Instant Record Collection
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
- The Final Rip Off
- Monty Python Sings
- The Ultimate Monty Python Rip Off
Theater
- Spamalot
- Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
- An Evening Without Monty Python
- Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Video Games
- Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Computer Game
- Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time
- Live With(out) Monty Python
- Monty Python's More Naughty Bits
- Monty Python's Invasion from the Planet Skyron
- Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life