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Reviews of Monty Python Live @ O2

posted 11 years ago by Satan2016
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Some background from the early days.
Monty Python: Will the wrinkly revolutionaries have the last laugh? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/comedy/10948113/Monty-Python-Will-t he-wrinkly-revolutionaries-have-the-last-laugh.html

You can barely recognize the geezers. Nice pics from the show.
And now for something completely PC: Monty Python stars censor 'Chinese only come up to your knees' song for big O2 reunion http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2681898/And-completely-PC-Mont y-Python-stars-censor-Chinese-come-knees-song-big-O2-reunion.html

Monty Python Live (Mostly) review: Timelessly daft comedy that hasn't aged http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/486928/Monty-Python-Liv e-Mostly-at-the-O2-review

Monty Python Live (Mostly), O2 Arena, London http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1b4e1c0e-01d0-11e4-ab5b-00144feab7de.html

[–] Ritual_Spirit 11 years ago

I went last night and really enjoyed it. Laughed hard and frequently.

Wasn't perfect, didn't understand why they screened so many old clips and animations instead of producing new material for the screens. The dancers, while extremely talented and brilliantly cherographed by Arlene Phillips, were often just filler while the Pythons changed costumes backstage.

The magic was when any of the Pythons were on stage. Palin and Idle haven't lost anything with age, Cleese doing 'Anne Elk' and 'Death of Mary Queen of Scots' was stunning. Gilliam approached every brief appearance with passion, his Gumby doing flower arranging killed me, as did his Aussie in the Bruce's sketch. Jones started slow, using cue cards, but any time he played a female character he aced it.

The scenes transitions were great too, loved how 'Spam' transitioned into 'Dead Parrot'.

Was quite sweet and moving seeing all five of the Pythons in white tuxedo's at the end singing 'Always look on the bright side of life'.

[–] upl2229 10 years ago

Wasn't perfect, didn't understand why they screened so many old clips and animations instead of producing new material for the screens.

Cleese said at the press conference that he's noticed at concerts that the fans are always the least enthused when the band says that they're going to play some new material. I think he had a point, since I feel the show would've been incomplete without the fish slapping dance.

That said, I agree wholeheartedly with the rest of your post.

[–] steven-694 11 years ago

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/columnists/mike-gilson/monty-python-toffs-about-as-funny-as-a-dead-parrot-not-funny-never-have-been-and-never-will-be-30415747.html
What a cóck the writer of that article is.

[–] callraise200 11 years ago

What on earth was the point of that newspaper sending somebody who doesn't like/understand Python humour in the first place?

[–] Noddy_Comet 11 years ago

An unbeliever! Persecute! Kill the heretic!

Make tea, not war.

[–] Satan2016 11 years ago

The last show was on the 20th. Was theater-cast and broadcast on Danish TV. Will there be a DVD?

IMDB page http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3872778/

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[–] upl2229 10 years ago

I also got to do the "meet & greet" thing afterwards,

There was a meet-and-greet? Damn, I was there on July 15th and had no idea!

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