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The Secret Policeman’s Balls

by Emma Simmonds

[11.Mar.09] :. The seemingly smutty and initially baffling title is the collective moniker for a series of Amnesty International benefit concerts, held in London.

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The Complete Monty Pythons Flying Circus: Collectors Edition Megaset

by Jesse Hassenger

[26.Nov.08] :. The Python legacy is like the Python treatment of death: vast, ridiculous, constant.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best of TV on DVD Feature

Part 2 - Outsider Influences

by PopMatters Staff

[9.Oct.07] :. 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?

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The Personal Best of Monty Pythons Flying Circus

by Sean O’Neal

[26.Sep.06] :. A nostalgia-tinged scrapbook satisfying to only the most ardent of collectors.

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Monty Python’s Flying Circus: 16 Ton Megaset Collection

by Bill Gibron

[3.Nov.05] :. 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.

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At Last the 1948 Show

by Michael Buening

[22.Sep.05] :. 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.

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Monty Python’s Flying Circus - Eric Idle’s Personal Best

by Scott Carlson

[20.Sep.05] :. 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.

 

Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)

by Bill Gibron

[29.Apr.04] :. This time around, Life of Brian might be seen for what it is: an icon of irreverent comic brilliance.

 

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

by Jesse Hassenger

[21.Oct.03] :. The extras in this two-disc set are ample and appropriately Python-y.

 

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975/2001)

by Susan Glen

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.