Wednesday, March 11 2009
The Secret Policeman’s Balls
The seemingly smutty and initially baffling title is the collective moniker for a series of Amnesty International benefit concerts, held in London.
Wednesday, November 26 2008
The Complete Monty Pythons Flying Circus: Collectors Edition Megaset
The Python legacy is like the Python treatment of death: vast, ridiculous, constant.
Tuesday, October 9 2007
Part 2 - Outsider Influences
TV was at a standstill. On one side -- the status quo. On the other -- the innovators from outside the mainstream. Guess who ended up winning the 'classics’ argument?
Tuesday, September 26 2006
The Personal Best of Monty Pythons Flying Circus
A nostalgia-tinged scrapbook satisfying to only the most ardent of collectors.
Thursday, November 3 2005
Monty Python’s Flying Circus: 16 Ton Megaset Collection
In the heavenly hierarchy of humor, Monty Python's Flying Circus is God. Its four-year run on the BBC resulted in 45 stellar examples of superior sketch comedy.
Thursday, September 22 2005
At Last the 1948 Show
Despite a deft mixture of traditional polish and youthful verve, At Last the 1948 Show doesn't quite cross the line from good to great.
Tuesday, September 20 2005
Monty Python’s Flying Circus - Eric Idle’s Personal Best
Monty Python pioneered the stream-of-consciousness comedy style, which meant every show was like a conversation that flowed from a start to an end.
Thursday, April 29 2004
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
This time around, Life of Brian might be seen for what it is: an icon of irreverent comic brilliance.
Tuesday, October 21 2003
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
The extras in this two-disc set are ample and appropriately Python-y.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975/2001)
The social/political commentaries . . . are still relevant and imaginative, and the inventive physical and verbal humor is still the stuff that bladder accidents are made of.
