Hardbopjazz Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 The five living members are getting back together. Hopefully it will be consists of a tour or at least a video of the performance. Any other fans here? http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57612927/monty-python-set-to-reunite-for-a-stage-show/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Yeah, love their stuff, particularly 'Life of Brian'. But they're all old men now... We'll see. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Probably a poor idea, but one never knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Train Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Love them, but have to agree that it doesn't sound like a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_L Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 They must even smell funny by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Think they shaped the way of thinking of many Brits who were young in the very early 70s. The sending up of British social and cultural pretension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertoart Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 They really understood the creative spirit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxRS6CGrhtM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Yes - then was definitely then. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 '4 Yorkshiremen Sketch' reprise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeway Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Dead Parrots, Funny Walks, Ex-Police, Mrs Jean-Paul Sartre, so many funny skits. None of them seem to be doing anything very funny now, although I have hopes that Cleese can make it work. "Fawlty Towers" fan too, hilarious when you're not hiding your head in embarrassment. FT seems the ultimate extension of the Python tradition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed S Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Think they shaped the way of thinking of many Brits who were young in the very early 70s. The sending up of British social and cultural pretension. I think they had the same impact on this side of the Atlantic as well - at least on those of us who were fortunate enough to see episodes of the Flying Circus. I loved Monty Python back in the day. My friends and I used to gather on Friday nights to watch Flying Circus episodes on Friday evenings. They were on the local PBS station. Every now and again they'd have special Pythonathons and play multiple episodes. Good times... Perhaps I'll be pleasantly surprised, but I can't see this as a good idea at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 ...Perhaps I'll be pleasantly surprised, but I can't see this as a good idea at all. +1 on that. OTOH, I expect (hope) they're a bright enough group to steer clear of utter fiasco... I was a pretty big Stateside Python fan back in the day (late '70s and early '80s). For whatever reason, only discovered Fawlty Towers recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 I have a good feeling about this. Especially if they do all new material - the old stuff's been done to death. "The Meaning of Life" was pretty fresh when it came out, not much reliance on old tropes and bits. Hopefully, they can do the same now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Even their colonial cousins weren't spared - anyone remember the Australian table wine sketch I remember at University & parties in the early 70's people reciting verbatim various MP skits (in retrospect, they were probably on the spectrum) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Back in the summer of I think 1972, I found two of their albums in cutout bins. This was before the TV shows were shown in America, but I had heard about MP from reading Melody Maker and NME. I found these records (Monty Python's Previous Record and Another Monty Python Record) fresh and hilarious, and so did everyone I played them for. These records also had the advantage of being recorded in the studio - they were not audio from the TV shows. You therefore had better sound effects, and some transitions done specifically for the records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Think they shaped the way of thinking of many Brits who were young in the very early 70s. The sending up of British social and cultural pretension. I think they had the same impact on this side of the Atlantic as well - at least on those of us who were fortunate enough to see episodes of the Flying Circus. I loved Monty Python back in the day. My friends and I used to gather on Friday nights to watch Flying Circus episodes on Friday evenings. They were on the local PBS station. Every now and again they'd have special Pythonathons and play multiple episodes. Good times...Ditto. Tried to never miss an episode, even if I'd already seen it.Favorite film: (no contest) Holy Grail.Favorite scene: (tough call)... either the holy hand grenade scene, or the castle guard ("You stay here, and make sure he doesn't leave"). Both scenes feature Palin and Idle, who always tended to be my favorites. I love Cleese also, but after those three it generally drops off considerably for me (Jones, Chapman, Gilliam). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) Even their colonial cousins weren't spared - anyone remember the Australian table wine sketch "This is a bottle with a message and the message is... beware !" Favorite film: (no contest) Holy Grail. Favorite scene: (tough call)... either the holy hand grenade scene, Still got the original vinyl recorded 'Live at the Classic, Silbury Hill' and with Vincent Wong the Sino-Scottish projectionist. Edited November 20, 2013 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I guess the parrot sketch will not be included? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted November 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Even their colonial cousins weren't spared - anyone remember the Australian table wine sketch"This is a bottle with a message and the message is... beware !"Favorite film: (no contest) Holy Grail.Favorite scene: (tough call)... either the holy hand grenade scene,Still got the original vinyl recorded 'Live at the Classic, Silbury Hill' and with Vincent Wong the Sino-Scottish projectionist. Is 'Live at the Classic, Silbury Hill' the album that had several grooves to the vinyl and depending where the needle was place, you got an entirely different recording? I know one of their recordings was like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Even their colonial cousins weren't spared - anyone remember the Australian table wine sketch "This is a bottle with a message and the message is... beware !" Favorite film: (no contest) Holy Grail. Favorite scene: (tough call)... either the holy hand grenade scene, Still got the original vinyl recorded 'Live at the Classic, Silbury Hill' and with Vincent Wong the Sino-Scottish projectionist. Is 'Live at the Classic, Silbury Hill' the album that had several grooves to the vinyl and depending where the needle was place, you got an entirely different recording? I know one of their recordings was like this. That was Matching Tie & Handkerchief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Even their colonial cousins weren't spared - anyone remember the Australian table wine sketch "This is a bottle with a message and the message is... beware !" Favorite film: (no contest) Holy Grail. Favorite scene: (tough call)... either the holy hand grenade scene, Still got the original vinyl recorded 'Live at the Classic, Silbury Hill' and with Vincent Wong the Sino-Scottish projectionist. Is 'Live at the Classic, Silbury Hill' the album that had several grooves to the vinyl and depending where the needle was place, you got an entirely different recording? I know one of their recordings was like this. "Matching Tie and Handkerchief" is their one-platter three-sided album.(As opposed to Rahsaan Roland Kirk's "The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color", which was on two LPs.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I remember borrowing those LPs from friends. Before video that was how you got to know things like this. The 'What have the Romans done for us?' segment of 'Brian' is a staple of history teaching these days! I always liked the Spanish Inquisition sketch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 The real problem with MP is that they've had no new material for 30 years. How long can you go on repeating the same old sketches? That's why I'm looking forward to the reunion, if it's inspired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 The real problem with MP is that they've had no new material for 30 years. How long can you go on repeating the same old sketches? Forever? I could watch the original cheese sketch at least once a month (and maybe more often than that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Even their colonial cousins weren't spared - anyone remember the Australian table wine sketch "This is a bottle with a message and the message is... beware !" Favorite film: (no contest) Holy Grail. Favorite scene: (tough call)... either the holy hand grenade scene, Still got the original vinyl recorded 'Live at the Classic, Silbury Hill' and with Vincent Wong the Sino-Scottish projectionist. Sad to say it , I used to know that LP word- for - word. It was a clever idea ( again) to give the impression of the film ( complete with projector breakdowns) being screened at the Classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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