Thursday, March 10 2011
Michael Palin: Nice Guy Finishes in Hollywood
The Nice One from Monty Python sketches a consistent portrait of himself as a decent, ordinary bloke who just happens to be trapped in the role of light-comedy hero -- Hugh Grant comes inevitably to mind -- playing exasperated straight man to his whacky buddies, who in turn are forever dragging him into Situations.
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.
Wednesday, November 12 2008
The Michael Palin Collection
Michael Palin does all the stuff you’d probably be afraid to do yourself and, while doing it, he makes witty little jokes and smiles like a bastard.
Friday, December 14 2007
Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years by Michael Palin
No laughing matter: Comics' memoirs reveal seriously hard work, conflict behind success.
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?
Wednesday, March 14 2007
A Fish Called Wanda - Collectors Edition (1988)
Look beyond the obvious comedic aspects and you’ll find a wonderfully constructed, brilliantly acted film that is at once crime caper, love story and a biting satire of the many differences between Yanks and Brits.
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.
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.
