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Monty Python Live review
John Cleese was hoarse, Terry Jones relied on cue-cards and at times they looked lost amid the spectacular. Yet you don't need to be a die-hard fan to take the view that none of that really mattered.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 2nd July 2014Fans' verdict on Monty Python show
The surviving members of Monty Python have performed the first show in their reunion run at London's O2 arena. Attending the live gig was the Holy Grail for many fans, and Tim Muffett went along to gauge the audience's enjoyment.
Tim Muffett, BBC News, 2nd July 2014First night review: Monty Python Live, O2 Arena, SE10
As it happens, the truth is simple. Do this lot still have the comic vitality they had 40 years ago? They do not.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 2nd July 2014Review: Monty Python's live reunion is side-splitting
Whether you think of this as "a pre-posthumous memorial service" - as Terry Gilliam called it - or a well-deserved boost to their pension funds, The Night Of The Living Pythons is comedy history in the making.
Neil Norman, The Daily Express, 2nd July 2014Stephen Fry: Monty Python broke all the comedy rules
Speaking at Monty Python's premiere, actor Stephen Fry said the group were his comic heroes, praising them for breaking "every rule going about comedy".
The Telegraph, 2nd July 2014Monty Python bring the house down
John Cleese just had to say "I wish to register a complaint'" in the Parrot Sketch and he brought everyone out in hysterics.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 2nd July 2014Monty Python Live (Mostly) review
This live show won't make any converts. But it sends the faithful away happy.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 2nd July 2014Monty Python's reunion is about nostalgia and heroes
Monty Python Live (Mostly) massages a G-spot of familiarity - with little truly funny live material we're left with a few comfortable laughs and a true sentimental charge.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd July 2014Monty Python Live (Mostly) review
One Down, Five to Go was never conceived as a bid to win new Python fans. It was always meant to be one last nostalgic hurrah, and in that respect they had a head-start knowing that the audience would be full of die-hard devotees.
Kate Goodacre, Digital Spy, 2nd July 2014The other side of Monty Python
Taylor Parkes will not be traipsing down to Greenwich to watch the Monty Python reunion shows. Here he explains what has changed in the "disquieting, disordered, disruptive" British institution.
Taylor Parkes, The Quietus, 1st July 2014