I can barely convey, having seen it at the cinema, how interesting this isn't. Allow me to save you some time:

They all met, discovered a common love of Beyond the Fringe, and wrote sketches. Some of those sketches were very funny, but most of them weren't.

John Cleese was an insufferable arse.

There was controversy over Life of Brian, they argued about blasphemy on a chat show.

John Cleese was an insufferable arse.

Talentless comics have been claiming them as inspiration ever since, and an interview with all of the above is useful filler and saves having to be in the same room as John Cleese.

John Cleese was an insufferable arse.

Graham Chapman died, boo hoo, but none of them were speaking to each other at the memorial. John Cleese said 'shiat' and 'fark'. Twice.

John Cleese was an insufferable arse.

They're old and need the money so they made this show.

John Cleese is an insufferable arse.

The End.

I can barely convey, having seen it at the cinema, how interesting this isn't. Allow me to save you some time:

John Cleese was an insufferable arse.

Sorry to hear that it wasn't good but I've watched one of the clips at the site for the show and the two minutes on their origins was pretty interesting.

They're old and need the money so they made this show.

So if they did it for the money, why go to IFC, which has no ads and presumably has little money to pay for the reunion? I see that IFC is owned by Cablevision, but how does Cablevision make money off this? I presume they didn't do it because "they're all big fans".

I liked the American and the drunk homo the best.

I just watched the stream of last night's show, with about a half hour of the Pythons answering questions. It's worth watching.

I thought John Cleese was well behaved and pretty funny, as were they all (except Graham). I don't know where all the Cleese hate came from in the Boobies. (Boobies, are you the ex-Mrs. Cleese or one of her friends/employees/lawyers?)

insufferable arse or not, Cleese is still funny as hell.

notmtwain: I don't know where all the Cleese hate came from in the Boobies.

Cleese created a very believable, hatable persona.

Obdicut: notmtwain: I don't know where all the Cleese hate came from in the Boobies.

Cleese created a very believable, hatable persona.

He gets me to my destination, but he always refuses to help me with my bags. What a dick.

Get on with it!

FarkinNortherner: I can barely convey, having seen it at the cinema, how interesting this isn't. Allow me to save you some time:

They all met, discovered a common love of Beyond the Fringe, and wrote sketches. Some of those sketches were very funny, but most of them weren't.

John Cleese was an insufferable arse.

There was controversy over Life of Brian, they argued about blasphemy on a chat show.

John Cleese was an insufferable arse.

Talentless comics have been claiming them as inspiration ever since, and an interview with all of the above is useful filler and saves having to be in the same room as John Cleese.

John Cleese was an insufferable arse.

Graham Chapman died, boo hoo, but none of them were speaking to each other at the memorial. John Cleese said 'shiat' and 'fark'. Twice.

John Cleese was an insufferable arse.

They're old and need the money so they made this show.

John Cleese is an insufferable arse.

The End.

Yes, but where is the Ambiguity?

I won't be able to see it. There's not much call for IFC round these parts.

I've come here for the arguments.

Yes, I have!

GungFu: I've come here for the arguments.

Yes, I have!

No you havn't

Has anyone been sacked yet?

Queue XKCD comic

Link (poppish)

Goban 2009-10-16 01:11:15 PM
GungFu: I've come here for the arguments.

Yes, I have!

No you havn't

Now. Hold your head like this and go "Wahhhhh"

Goban: GungFu: I've come here for the arguments.

Yes, I have!

No you havn't

Look, this isn't an argument!

Waiting for something completely different.

did they interview the llamas?

So much for pathos

notmtwain: I just watched the stream of last night's show, with about a half hour of the Pythons answering questions. It's worth watching.

I thought John Cleese was well behaved and pretty funny, as were they all (except Graham). I don't know where all the Cleese hate came from in the Boobies. (Boobies, are you the ex-Mrs. Cleese or one of her friends/employees/lawyers?)

mmmmm... boobies.

undernova: Goban: GungFu: I've come here for the arguments.

Yes, I have!

No you havn't

Look, this isn't an argument!

Yes, it is.

doctorguilty: undernova: Goban: GungFu: I've come here for the arguments.

Yes, I have!

No you havn't

Look, this isn't an argument!

Yes, it is.

No it isn't.

Monty Python films are weak. They all get one point for originality but zero for humor.

Try coming up with something funny.

Wait for it.....

Dinsdale!

mt dew: Monty Python films are weak. They all get one point for originality but zero for humor.

Try coming up with something funny.


Blasphemer!!

It's amazing that Monty Python can be overexposed decades after they were originally famous. Between Spamalot, this and Eric Idle's Monty Python re-enactment show (horrible description, but I don't know what else to call it) I'm kind of sick of hearing about these old guys.

Pants full of macaroni!! 2009-10-16 01:06:06 PM

I won't be able to see it. There's not much call for IFC round these parts.

Not much call for it!? It's the single most popular channel in the world!

Believe me, they've all gone on to great careers of their own after Python. None of them is doing this because they need money!

Goban: doctorguilty: undernova: Goban: GungFu: I've come here for the arguments.

Yes, I have!

No you havn't

Look, this isn't an argument!

Yes, it is.

No it isn't.

Oh look, this isn't an argument!

Goban:
Yes, but where is the Ambiguity?

Over there in a box.

mt dew: Monty Python films are weak. They all get one point for originality but zero for humor.

Try coming up with something funny.

Burn him! He's a witch!

/i got better

IWood: Goban:
Yes, but where is the Ambiguity?

Over there in a box.

*Jeez*, that took a while...

/satisfied.

martijannetti: It's amazing that Monty Python can be overexposed decades after they were originally famous. Between Spamalot, this and Eric Idle's Monty Python re-enactment show (horrible description, but I don't know what else to call it) I'm kind of sick of hearing about these old guys.


Can we have your liver?

I HATE Monty Python, there I said it.

Raymond Luxury Yacht = Throat Wobbler Mangrove

I am not a looney! Why should I be tied with the epithet looney merely because I have a pet halibut? I've heard tell that Sir Gerald Nabardo has a pet prawn called Simon and you wouldn't call him a looney; furthermore, Dawn Pailthorpe, the lady show-jumper, had a clam, called Stafford, after the late Chancellor, Allan Bullock has two pikes, both called Chris, and Marcel Proust had an haddock! So, if you're calling the author of 'A la recherche du temps perdu' a looney, I shall have to ask you to step outside!

Doctor: Mr. Bertenshaw?

Mr. Bertenshaw: Me, Doctor?

Doctor: No, me doctor, you Mr. Bertenshaw.

Mr. Bertenshaw: My wife, doctor...

Doctor: No, your wife patient.

Sister: Come with me, please.

Mr. Bertenshaw: Me, Sister?

Doctor: No, she Sister, me doctor, you Mr. Bertenshaw.

Nurse: Dr. Walters?

Doctor: Me, nurse...You Mr. Bertenshaw, she Sister, you doctor.

Sister: No, doctor.

Doctor: No Doctor call ambulance, keep warm.

Nurse: Drink, doctor?

Doctor: Drink doctor, eat Sister, cook Mr. Bertenshaw, nurse me!

Nurse: You, doctor?

Doctor: ME doctor!! You Mr. Bertenshaw. She Sister!

Mr. Bertenshaw: But my wife, nurse...

Doctor: Your wife not nurse. She nurse, your wife patient. Be patient, she nurse your wife. Me doctor, you tent, you tree, you Tarzan, me Jane, you Trent, you Trillo...me doctor!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/jimmy-fallon

Pretty funny interview with some of the Pythons. I liked their discussion of the "punch line". Bonus: Always Look on the Bright Side closes the show.

mt dew: Monty Python films are weak. They all get one point for originality but zero for humor.

Try coming up with something funny.


Attempting to appeal to the masses defeats the very concept of originality. You get a zero for logical thinking. But then, maybe that's why you don't like Python.

FarkinNortherner: I can barely convey, having seen it at the cinema, how interesting this isn't. Allow me to save you some time:

They all met, discovered a common love of Beyond the Fringe, and wrote sketches. Some of those sketches were very funny, but most of them weren't.

John Cleese was an insufferable arse.

There was controversy over Life of Brian, they argued about blasphemy on a chat show.

John Cleese was an insufferable arse.

Talentless comics have been claiming them as inspiration ever since, and an interview with all of the above is useful filler and saves having to be in the same room as John Cleese.

John Cleese was an insufferable arse.

Graham Chapman died, boo hoo, but none of them were speaking to each other at the memorial. John Cleese said 'shiat' and 'fark'. Twice.

John Cleese was an insufferable arse.

They're old and need the money so they made this show.

John Cleese is an insufferable arse.

The End.

If you dislike Monty Python so much why would you pay to see this at a theater?

/like ordering a cheeseburger when you hate beef

Sorry. Here is a direct link to the story and video.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/15/the-monty-python-crew-tak_n_322126.htm l

doctorguilty: undernova: Goban: GungFu: I've come here for the arguments.

Yes, I have!

No you havn't

Look, this isn't an argument!

Yes, it is.

No it isn't.

You reminded me to look up Gainsay

FarkinNortherner: I can barely convey, having seen it at the cinema, how interesting this isn't. Allow me to save you some time:


John Cleese is UNBEARABLE, thank you for warning me off.

/ex python fan

The elephant is the meaning of life.

FarkinNortherner: I can barely convey, having seen it at the cinema, how interesting this isn't. Allow me to save you some time:
...Graham Chapman died, boo hoo, but none of them were speaking to each other at the memorial. John Cleese said 'shiat' and 'fark'. Twice.
John Cleese is an insufferable arse.

The End.

Aren't there at least THREE definitive Python documentaries already? How many ways are there to tell the same stories?

I love Python, but we've heard this one before.

Who tells the Graham Chapman "Tell them we're Jewish!" story this time?


Frankly I can't imagine anything post "MoL" will ever top Cleese kicking over the urn of ashes on the Aspen panel - impeccably timed and tasteless and perfect.

FarkinNortherner: I can barely convey, having seen it at the cinema, how interesting this isn't. Allow me to save you some time:

(Bla bla bla bla bla)

I think we've discovered another insufferable arse.

lerxst2112: Goban: doctorguilty: undernova: Goban: GungFu: I've come here for the arguments.

Yes, I have!

No you havn't

Look, this isn't an argument!

Yes, it is.

No it isn't.

Oh look, this isn't an argument!

No, this is abuse.

/stupid git

The Larch.