Articles tagged "michael palin"![]() Performing Arts FeatureThe Secret Policeman’s Ballsby 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. 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. ![]() Film DVD ReviewThe Michael Palin Collectionby Stuart Henderson[12.Nov.08] :. 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. ![]() 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. ![]() PopMatters Picks: The Best of TV on DVD FeaturePart 2 - Outsider Influencesby 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? PopMatters Picks: The Best of TV on DVD Featured Article![]() Film DVD ReviewA Fish Called Wanda - Collectors Edition (1988)by Stephen Kelly[14.Mar.07] :. 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. The Personal Best of Monty Pythons Flying Circusby Sean O’Neal[26.Sep.06] :. A nostalgia-tinged scrapbook satisfying to only the most ardent of collectors. Monty 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. Monty 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. Do Not Adjust Your Setby Scott Carlson[16.Sep.05] :. Do Not Adjust Your Set was part of a trio of prehistoric Python shows. 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 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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