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Articles tagged "michael palin"Featured Article TV DVD ReviewThe Complete Monty Pythons Flying Circus: Collectors Edition Megasetby Jesse Hassenger[26.Nov.08] :. The Python legacy is like the Python treatment of death: vast, ridiculous, constant.  Books ReviewDiaries 1969-1979: The Python Years by Michael Palinby Michael Merschel [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)][14.Dec.07] :. No laughing matter: Comics' memoirs reveal seriously hard work, conflict behind success.  TV DVD ReviewMonty Python’s Flying Circus: 16 Ton Megaset Collectionby 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.  TV DVD ReviewMonty Python’s Flying Circus - Eric Idle’s Personal Bestby 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.  TV DVD ReviewDo Not Adjust Your Setby Scott Carlson[16.Sep.05] :. Do Not Adjust Your Set was part of a trio of prehistoric Python shows.  Film ReviewMonty 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 GlenThe 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. |
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