Monty Python Live!
| Preceded by | The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons |
|---|---|
Monty Python Live! is a book detailing the various live performances of the Monty Python team between 1971 and 1980.[1]
Edited by Eric Idle, the book was released in 2009 as part of the team’s 40th anniversary celebrations and features recollections from team members
Kim Howard Johnson and also Carl Reiner
.
The book also contains the script for the 1980 Hollywood Bowl shows (minus the animation and Neil Innes songs), alongside a selection of lesser performed sketches plus some new comedy pieces written specially for the book.
Contents
- Foreplay by Eric Idle
- Pythons on the Road – An Oral History…
Origins – 1971, The Lancaster Arts Festival, Coventry
UK Tour – April–May 24, 1973, Monty Python’s First Farewell Tour
Canada – Summer 1973, Monty Python’s First Farewell Tour of Canada
London – March 1974,Monty Python Live at Drury Lane
New York – April 14-May 2, 1976, Monty Python Live at City Center
Hollywood – September 26–29, 1980, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl - Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl – Official Programme
- Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl – Act I
The Llama
Gumby Flower Arranging
Michelangelo and the PopeSalvation Fuzz
The Lumberjack Song - In Their Own Words – the Pythons Recall the Touring Years
John Cleese: What I Remember
Michael Palin: What I Remember
Terry Jones: What I Remember
Eric Idle: What I Remember
Graham Chapman: What He Remembered
Terry Gilliam: What I Remember
Neil Innes: What I Remember
Carol Cleveland: What I Remember
Carol Cleveland FAQ
Python on Broadway - How to be a Great Fucking Actor
- Occasionally Performed Pieces – Act III
Anagrams
Bee Keeper
Children’s Story
Butcher’s Shop
Hungarian Phrase Book
The Dirty Fork
The Death of Mary, Queen of Scots
Hearing Aid
Ken Shabby
Michael Miles Game Show
Minister Falling to Pieces
Secret Service
Cocktail Bar
Undertaker
Blackmail
Courtroom
R.A.F. Banter
Silly Election - Book Credits by Stanley Baldwin
- Monty Python would like to thank…
- Spot the Difference
- At Booksellers Near You!
Credits
- Writers – Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
- Contributing writers – Kim Howard Johnson, Carl Reiner
- Editor – Eric Idle
- Art editor – Steve Kirwan