Monty Python shifts antics to the stage

The Monty Python team has made the transition from screen to stage, with the opening of Monty Python's Spamalot to almost universal guffaws and applause in New York.

While the New York Times dubbed the show "resplendently silly", many critics noted its warm reception owed much to the audience's affection for the 30-year-old film on which it is based, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

"It's an evening of rapturous insanity - featuring killer rabbits, hurled cows, outed knights, dancing corpses, horseless horsemen, God, Coconut shells and holy grails," Daily News movie critic Jack Mathews wrote.

But he also said about 90 percent of the pleasure of the show was in the anticipation.

The New York Times agreed: "The uninitiated may be bewildered when laughs arrive even before a scene gets under way."

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Never liked it.

and now for something completely different...a man with three buttocks.

This sir, is a DEAD parrot!

Haha i saw that one while flicking through BBCA the other night.

Ministry of funny walks or something like that isnt it?

just for Nick

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Its ok you fuckers dont understand Lewis Grizzard.

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OK , all of you ,this thread is getting too silly.

Stop it at once,

Kind Regds,

Mrs. Humprey Carstairs-Smythe-Johnston OBE OM KCB MA (Oxon failed) (RN Retd)

or Larry The Cable Guy

Is it okay to be a fan of both Monty Python and Larry the Cable Guy?

I am, so it must be :)

I read a review that raved about their new stage production, but also said 'their jokes are 30 years old, and feel 30 years old'

who cares, they are still funny! I watched the holy grail again the other day for the 'god knows how many'-th time, and it STILL cracks me up.

hahah.. i love that movie.

black knight: "alright, we'll call it a draw"

I can only watch Monty Python with the closed captioning on - damn if I can understand what they say any other way!

I dont understand.

hahaha. funny you said that! my grandfather lives in georgia and i need subtitles to understand him
:)

hahaha. funny you said that! my grandfather lives in georgia and i need subtitles to understand him
:) [/b][/quote]
:nyanya:

:nyanya: [/b][/quote]
he lives in a trailer park on the Chattahoochee River. he loves them catfish. i want to make a movie about my family where i just followed them with a camera.... but no one would ever believe that it wasn't just brilliant casting and great acting with a great script.

Have always been and will always be a HUGE fan, not allowed to watch their movies with anyone though...I keep speaking the dialogue. :)

"Must be a King"
"How you know that?"
"He ain't got shit all over him"

you definitely would not have fit in in the NetPond glory days in Vancouver ;-)
getting Porphet, Nick, Technick and/or Cyrus together and drunk.....you just kind of nod your head and grin and pray they didn't just say something about your momma ;-)

Anyone recall watching Justin Wilson years ago doing his cooking show?

What a thick Cajun accent! Took me a while to figure out, even with visuals, that "Today weez gonna do ties and wins on da shaken" meant ...






(answer below)








... "chicken thighs and wings".

And I still never figured out the rest of what he said. :)

I must be a redneck.

In addition to Monty Python Fawlty Towers is very good.

Chat-a-hoochee

now that explains a lot about your chosen career :D

I would have to agree :)

I love Fawlty Towers :)

I absolutely LOVE Monty Python! Find it absolutlely hilarious. The Brits have a great sense of humor. I particularly love John Cleese. Fawlty Towers is the best comedy EVER on TV in my not so humble opinion.

Fawly Towers is definitely the best comedy series ever.

Every episode is still hilarious and , no lie, I must have watched each 50 times maybe more.

Monty Python , the TV series was good in parts , but the movies were incredible. :)

thats really weird. i never really watched Fawlty Towers... i saw parts of a few episodes and did not get into it. i guess now i have to listen to experience and go get the DVD's and give it a fair chance.

:)

My favorite is still "The Meaning of Life" as I saw that as a kid. saw that with my parents when I was 13 years old on vaction in Michigan sailing. My mom went to get popcorn and came back right in the middle of the sex education scene and started laughing so loud everyone in the theater looked back at her as she was walking back in to sit down. We still talk about that and the fat man eating scene as well. :lol:

I love British humour. Always have... always will.

It's Christmas in heaven. :lol:

Haha i saw that one while flicking through BBCA the other night.

Ministry of funny walks or something like that isnt it? [/b][/quote]
It's the Ministry of Silly Walks

and one of the funniest skits they ever did.




Every sperm is sacred.

My favorite is still "The Meaning of Life" as I saw that as a kid. saw that with my parents when I was 13 years old on vaction in Michigan sailing. My mom went to get popcorn and came back right in the middle of the sex education scene and started laughing so loud everyone in the theater looked back at her as she was walking back in to sit down. We still talk about that and the fat man eating scene as well. :lol: [/b][/quote]
Awww go on. Its just an itsy bitsy teeny mint.

Eric Idle was on The Daily Show not that long ago promoting the play.

It sounded like it would be absolutely hysterical.

Right... can we have your liver then? :lol:

Just eat it.... you know from looking at him the grub was DAMN fine.

Always liked Monty Python... the other British series I liked, was the short
lived series "The Young Ones" which was part of MTVs lineup in the 80s...

B)









Of course, watching Benny Hill, exclusively for the Hills Angels doesn't count... :P

Yep gotta agree with you on the Young Ones.

Rik Mayal and Adrian Edmonson had some fucking funny shows, 'Bottom' is another of my favorites with Rik Mayal.

Yep gotta agree with you on the Young Ones.

Rik Mayal and Adrian Edmonson had some fucking funny shows, 'Bottom' is another of my favorites with Rik Mayal. [/b][/quote]
He's doing twisted history shows on discovery at the moment... really quite good...


The New Statesman was good work by him as well... B'Stard, Alan Beresford B'Stard.


:D

On that, I do agree! Gar-run-tee!

PS - Fawlty Towers rules! :rokk: