Monty Python Live!
Monty Python Live! is a book detailing the various live performances of the Monty Python team between 1971 and 1980.[1]
 Cover of Monty Python Live! hardback, 2009 | |
| Editor | Eric Idle |
|---|---|
| Authors | Graham Chapman John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones Michael Palin |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Humour |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1 October 2009 |
Published in English | Print (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-1-84737-723-4 |
| Preceded by | The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons |
Edited by Eric Idle, the book was released in 2009 as part of the team’s 40th anniversary celebrations and features recollections from surviving members John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, alongside archive interviews with Graham Chapman. Also contributing are Python regulars Carol Cleveland and Neil Innes, promoter Tony Smith, US manager Nancy Lewis, biographer Kim Howard Johnson and also Carl Reiner.
The book also contains the script for the 1980 Hollywood Bowl shows (minus the animation and Neil Innes songs), alongside a selection of lesser performed sketches plus some new comedy pieces written specially for the book.
Contents
- Foreplay by Eric Idle
- Pythons on the Road – An Oral History…
Origins – 1971, The Lancaster Arts Festival, Coventry
UK Tour – April-May 24, 1973, Monty Python’s First Farewell Tour
Canada – Summer 1973, Monty Python’s First Farewell Tour of Canada
London – March 1974, Monty Python Live at Drury Lane
New York – April 14-May 2, 1976, Monty Python Live at City Center
Hollywood – September 26-29, 1980, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl - Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl – Official Programme
- Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl – Act I
The Llama
Gumby Flower Arranging
Michelangelo and the Pope
International Wrestling
The Silly Olympics
World Forum
The Ministry of Silly Walks
The Bruces
Crunchy Frog
Travel Agent
Custard Pie
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl – Act II
Sit On My Face
Camp Judges
Albatross
Nudge Nudge
Pepperpots
International Philosophy
Never Be Rude to an Arab
International Philosophy Part 2
Argument
I've Got Two Legs
Four Yorkshiremen
Fairy Tale
Parrot
Salvation Fuzz
The Lumberjack Song - In Their Own Words – the Pythons Recall the Touring Years
John Cleese: What I Remember
Michael Palin: What I Remember
Terry Jones: What I Remember
Eric Idle: What I Remember
Graham Chapman: What He Remembered
Terry Gilliam: What I Remember
Neil Innes: What I Remember
Carol Cleveland: What I Remember
Carol Cleveland FAQ
Python on Broadway - How to be a Great Fucking Actor
- Occasionally Performed Pieces – Act III
Anagrams
Bee Keeper
Children’s Story
Butcher’s Shop
Hungarian Phrase Book
The Dirty Fork
The Death of Mary, Queen of Scots
Hearing Aid
Ken Shabby
Michael Miles Game Show
Minister Falling to Pieces
Secret Service
Cocktail Bar
Undertaker
Blackmail
Courtroom
R.A.F. Banter
Silly Election - Book Credits by Stanley Baldwin
- Monty Python would like to thank…
- Spot the Difference
- At Booksellers Near You!
Credits
- Writers – Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
- Contributing writers – Carol Cleveland, Neil Innes, Tony Smith, Nancy Lewis, Kim Howard Johnson, Carl Reiner
- Editor – Eric Idle
- Art editor – Steve Kirwan