Monty Python
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Monty Python at 40: Not Dead Yet...to film and television." The ceremony also marked the premiere threatical screening of a new six-part Independent Film Channel documentary on the group, "Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyers' Cut)." The series contains new... In this article: Monty Python, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Spam, and Python |
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Reuters | October 16, 2009
Monty Python reunite in NY on 40th anniversary
...anniversary NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Monty Python comedy team, the world-renowned British troupe celebrating its 40th anniversary, was honored with a special award on Thursday for its contribution to film and television. "If you want to...
In this article: John Cleese, NEW YORK, All rights reserved, Oscars, Thomson Reuters, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, EBay, and NYSE
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EW.com - PopWatch | October 13, 2009
SIRIUS XM is launching a Monty Python channel: What's your favorite Python song?
...Enter the Fray, News, Water Cooler SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that it is launching a channel dedicated to singing lumberjacks, dead parrots, and all other things Monty Python-related. The channel will broadcast for ten days...
In this article: Python, Monty, Knights of the Round Table, Eric the Half-a-Bee, Lumberjack Song, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and John Cleese
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thestar.com | August 19, 2009
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...an undisclosed illness. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts will honor the Monty Python comedy team with a special award for their contribution to film and television at an event in New York on Oct. 15. The Smashing Pumpkins...
In this article: Miley Cyrus, PlayStation 3, Ticketmaster, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Sony, Paris Hilton, and The Smashing Pumpkins
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Mediaweek | October 15, 2009
Sirius XM Creates Monty Python Channel
...of the comedy troupe's 40th anniversary. The debut of the channels come a day after Monty Python is set to receive a Special Award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Monty Python first gained prominence courtesy of...
In this article: Rumination, BBC TV, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, and Eric Idle
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Backstage | August 18, 2009
Award to Honor Monty Python at NY Reunion
...Reunion LONDON (Reuters) - The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will honor the Monty Python comedy team with a special award for their contribution to film and television at an event in New York on October 15. BAFTA,...
In this article: Mark Teschner, Trademark, New York City, and John Cleese
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L.A. Times - Gold Derby - Oscar & Awards Blog | August 18, 2009
Gold Derby nuggets: 'Mad Men' ratings smash Lincoln biopic clash 'Avatar' website crash Monty Python BAFTA bash
...given the hype. Hollywood Elsewhere • The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is feting the men behind Monty Python on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the sketch comedy troupe. The Oct. 15 BAFTA event in Gotham will...
In this article: Mad Men, Tullio Kezich, Robert Redford, Ordinary People, Oscar, The Hollywood Reporter, Emmy, and British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) were an English comedy group that created the influential Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series. The Python phenomenon developed from the television series into something larger in scope and impact, spawning touring stage shows, films, numerous albums, several books and a stage musical as well as launching the members to individual stardom. The group's influence on comedy has been compared to The Beatles' influence on music.
The television series, broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974, was conceived, written and performed by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Loosely structured as a sketch show but with an innovative stream-of-consciousness approach (aided by Gilliam's animations), it pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable in style and content.
A self-contained comedy team responsible for both writing and performing their work, they changed the way performers entertained audiences. The Pythons' creative control allowed them to experiment with form and content, discarding rules of television comedy. Their influence on British comedy has been apparent for years, while in North America it has coloured the work of cult performers from the early editions of Saturday Night Live through to more recent absurdist trends in television comedy. "Pythonesque" has entered the English lexicon as a result.
In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, three of the six members were voted by fellow comedians and comedy insiders to be among the top 50 greatest comedians ever—Palin was at number 30, Idle at 21 and Cleese at 2.
- Nationality:
- British (5 members)
- Known for:
- Years Active:
- 1969–1983
- Influenced By:
- The Goons, Spike Milligan
- Influenced:
- Douglas Adams, Eddie Izzard,
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