Parrot Sketch Not Included – 20 Years of Monty Python (1989)

Original title

Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

Directed by

Steve Martin

Genre

comedy television program

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 12m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 1989 TV special hosted by Steve Martin celebrates 20 years of Monty Python. It collects classic sketches from the group's TV series and German specials but leaves out the famous Dead Parrot sketch. The special ends with a final appearance by all six members together.

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What happens

Parrot Sketch Not Included – 20 Years of Monty Python is a British television special dedicated to Monty Python, created to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the debut of the comedy group's television series, Monty Python's Flying Circus. Produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for the BBC, it was compiled by renowned British comedy producer John Lloyd and aired on BBC1 on 18 November 1989. Introduced by actor and Monty Python fan Steve Martin, the special showcases various sketches from Monty Python's Flying Circus, along with some sketches from the two German specials, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus. As indicated by its title, the "Dead Parrot sketch" is intentionally omitted. It concluded with the final appearance of all six Python members together, before Graham Chapman's death in October 1989. The special was broadcast in the US on the Showtime network on 17 March 1990. This was 90 seconds shorter than the UK version due to a cut scene from the end of the pre-credits sequence which had Steve Martin revealing, via a slowed down clip of the Bruces sketch, that the Pythons were Satanists. This shorter version was released on VHS in the UK by CBS/Fox in 1990 and later on DVD in the US by A&E in 2001, as part of their Monty Python Live box set. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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