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'Monty Python Live (Mostly)': theater review
In fairness, there is still much to enjoy in this show, which ends with a mass audience sing-along and a standing ovation. And there is huge warmth in the arena towards the Python team, amplified by the strong likelihood that this will be their last waltz together. It is hard to resent them this final cash-in, even if it ultimately feels more like a victory for commerce than for comedy.
Stephen Dalton, Hollywood Reporter, 1st July 2014Imagine... Monty Python: the sadness behind the reunion
The BBC arts documentary was clever, discomforting film-making but do Monty Python really want to get back together?
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 30th June 2014Stephen Hawking joins Brian Cox on Monty Python Live
Scientist Prof Stephen Hawking is teaming up with Monty Python for their reunion shows. Prof Hawking, director of research at Cambridge University's Centre for Theoretical Cosmology, will appear in the show at London's O2 with Prof Brian Cox.
Chris Havergal, Cambridge News, 30th June 2014Monty Python were The Beatles
They were the surreal comedy troupe who took television by storm, made millions howl with laughter at their bizarre sketches and inspired a new generation of alternative humour. And now, thanks to this special film, fans of Monty Python can go behind the scenes as they prepare for their farewell reunion shows in London.
Neil Batey, The Mirror, 29th June 2014Why the reunion gig will be vintage Monty Python
Monty Python are back - which is great news for fans of surreal comedy and TV nostalgia, but, you might think, not such good news for lovers of something completely different. After all, the sketches are so well known that fans can parrot them word for word. What can possibly be new about a legendary 1970s comedy that was last revived more than 30 years ago?
Matthew Stadlen, Radio Times, 29th June 2014Review: Imagine...Monty Python
The best moment was probably seeing pictures of the elaborate sets which looked tantalising. For the first time, I felt excited about seeing the show.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th June 2014TV review: Imagine... Monty Python
Python nuts will be miffed that an entire hour passed before there was any real reference to Graham Chapman, but it was heart-warming to see the team plan to include him in the stage show by inserting clips of him saying, 'Stop that! This is silly!'
Julie McDowall, The Herald, 29th June 2014Monty Python at the O2 is what I call a dead parrot
The Pythons' sellout gig will deliver everything fans are expecting. But they still won't be funny - they never were.
Boris Starling, The Guardian, 27th June 2014Eddie Izzard recalls Monty Python's first US airing
In Izzard's current tour, he finds facts about the towns he performs in. In Dallas, someone submitted the fact that it was the first town in the USA to show Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 26th June 2014Monty Python: The last laugh?
The Monty Python reunion shows which begin next week sold out within a minute. Then the backlash began. So is this the glorious farewell of a comedy institution? Or a cynical, greedy stunt? Both, Eric Idle tells Paul Hoggart.
Paul Hoggart, The Independent, 24th June 2014