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Monty Python Speaks!: The Complete Oral History of Monty Python, as Told by the Founding Members and a Few of Their Many Friends and Collaborators Paperback - 1999

by David Morgan; Foreword by John Oliver

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On their 30th anniversary, the five surviving members of Monty Python remember what it was like to build a comedic collaboration for the ages. Photos.

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Broadcast by the BBC between 1969 and 1974, Monty Python's Flying Circus introduced something completely different: a new brand of surrealistic, stream-of-consciousness comedy that pushed the traditional boundaries of format, style, and content. Blending brilliant satire with slapstick silliness, The Pythons--Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin--spoke to a generation eager to break free of the conventional. Making their way across the Atlantic and the world, the Pythons' zany approach to comedy would have a monumental influence on modern popular culture, paving the way for farcical entertainment from Saturday Night Live to The Simpsons to Austin Powers.

In Monty Python Speaks, David Morgan has collected interviews with Monty Python's founding members, actors, producers, and other collaborators to produce a no-holds-barred look at the Pythons' legendary sketches and films, including Monty Python's Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Spamalot), and The Meaning of Life.

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Monty Python, the genius comedy troupe from Britain, single-handedly revolutionized sketch comedy and paved the way for everything from Saturday Night Live to Austin Powers. Now, in their official oral history, founding members John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin take readers behind the scenes in this no-holds-barred look at their lives and unforgettable comic works like "The Spanish Inquisition," "Dead Parrot," Monty Python's Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Spamalot), and many, many more, with never-before-seen photos and rare interviews from friends and collaborators.

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  • Title Monty Python Speaks!: The Complete Oral History of Monty Python, as Told by the Founding Members and a Few of Their Many Friends and Collaborators
  • Author David Morgan; Foreword by John Oliver
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Spike Edit
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dey Street Books, New York
  • Publication date 1999-06-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Movie/TV Tie-In, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780380804795 / 0380804794
  • Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 6.05 x 0.95 in (20.57 x 15.37 x 2.41 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1970's
    • Chronological Period: 1950-1999
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Category Pop Arts / Pop Culture
  • Library of Congress subjects Comedians - Great Britain, Monty Python (Comedy troupe)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99020146
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 04/01/1999, Page 1365
  • Kirkus Reviews, 04/15/1999, Page 609
  • Library Journal, 05/15/1999, Page 97
  • New York Times, 07/25/1999, Page 5
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/15/1999, Page 0
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