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Oct 4, 2019 · The endlessly quotable "Dead Parrot" is widely hailed not only as one of Monty Python's most influential sketches but as one of the most iconic comedy bits of all time.
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- Monty Python's Life Of Brian (1979) The Pythons’ second movie, Life of Brian, is the resounding hit that brought the troupe to a global audience. At the time of its release, Life of Brian generated plenty of controversy when its fair and balanced satire of the bureaucracy of religion was mistaken for blasphemy, but that just brought more attention to the film.
- Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975) The troupe's first original feature-length effort and, many would argue, Monty Python's best film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a masterpiece from start to finish, frequently mentioned in the same breath as comedy greats Airplane!
- Monty Python Live At The Hollywood Bowl (1982) The only Python movie recorded live, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, is one of the funnier movies in the concert film genre.
- Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life (1983) Of the three Python movies drawn from original material, Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life is the clear underdog.
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- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) The best, hands down (quite literally, in the case of the Black Knight (John Cleese)). The plot is straightforward: God sends King Arthur (Graham Chapman) on a quest to find the Holy Grail.
- Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979) How does one make a film that skewers Christianity without skewering Jesus? Monty Python's Life of Brian does exactly that.
- And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) And Now For Something Completely Different consists of sketches from the first two seasons of Circus, all recreated specifically for the film.
- Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) A concert film recorded at the renowned Hollywood Bowl, hence the title. The Python’s perform sketches and songs in front of a live audience, a greatest hits, if you will.
- 246 VOTES. Biggus D*ckus. Video: YouTube. Pontius Pilate: So, yaw fatha was a Woman? Who was he? Brian: He was a Centurion, in the Jerusalem Garrisons. Pontius Pilate: Weally?
- 163 VOTES. Blessed Are The Cheesemakers. Video: YouTube. Man: I think it was, "Blessed are the cheesemakers"! Gregory's wife: What's so special about the cheesemakers?
- 257 VOTES. Men And Babies. Video: YouTube. Stan: I want to have babies. Reg: You want to have babies?!?! Stan: It's every man's right to have babies if he wants them.
- 208 VOTES. Always Look On The Bright Side of Life. Video: YouTube. Man: Cheer up, Brian. You know what they say: some things in life are bad. They can really make you mad.
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly): With Hugh Bonneville, Kate Beckinsale, Jim Carrey, Simon Pegg. This series is presented by self-confessed Python nut Hugh Bonneville, each show with a group of five famous comedians remembering their favourite Python moments.
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A guide to Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly), the 2014 Gold TV sketch show. Five-part series celebrating the best of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Hugh Bonneville hosts.
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The five-part show, presented and narrated by self-confessed Python nut Hugh Bonneville, looks at the very best sketches from ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ – from the ‘Dead Parrot’ sketch to ‘The Ministry Of Silly Walks’ – and explores the effect and influence they’ve had in the comedy world.
