Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)

Directed by

Eric Idle

Genre

comedy film, anti-humor

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

2h 18m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 87 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The surviving members of Monty Python reunite on stage for a series of live shows in London. The performance revisits classic sketches and songs from their long career. It serves as a last public farewell for the comedy group after decades apart.

nostalgiccomedicenergeticplayfulbittersweetcelebratoryself-referentialabsurdlive-performance

What happens

Monty Python Live (Mostly) (also billed as Monty Python Live (Mostly): One Down, Five to Go) was a variety show by the Monty Python comedy group at The O2 in London in July 2014. Planned as a single performance for 1 July, it was expanded to 10 shows due to the high demand for tickets. It was their first live performance together in 34 years, the second without member Graham Chapman (who died in 1989) and the last with Terry Jones (who died in 2020). The final date was broadcast in cinemas around the world on 20 July. Prior to this Eric Idle stated, "It is a world event and that’s really quite exciting. It means we’re actually going to say goodbye publicly on one show. Nobody ever has the chance to do that. The Beatles didn't get a last good night." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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