Monty Python's Personal Best
- TV documentary
- Sky Arts
- 2015
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Documentary series focusing on each of the Monty Python stars in turn, with new footage and original clips. Filmed in 2006 for American TV. Features John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Graham Chapman
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Graham Chapman
Further details
The five surviving Pythons pay tribute to Graham Chapman. Each discuss their memories of him and present some of their favourite sketches starring Chapman, including Colin 'Bomber' Harris's solo wrestling match and the spoof chat show Quite Controversial Look at the World Around Us.
Graham Chapman was the quiet, pipesmoking Python and Terry Gilliam even jokes that he may just have been a figment of his imagination. He attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge, before studying medicine at St Bartholomew's Medical College and was John Cleese's original writing partner from their time in the Cambridge Footlights. Fondly remembered here, this is a fitting tribute to the man who proclaimed "I'm not the Messiah".
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 22nd January 2015
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Sky Arts
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Friday 23rd January 2015 | 3:35am | Sky Arts |
Monday 26th January 2015 | 12:15am | Sky Arts |
Tuesday 5th May 2015 | 11:15pm | Sky Arts |
Thursday 18th June 2015 | 7:45pm | Sky Arts |
Sunday 21st June 2015 | 11:45am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 14th January 2016 | 7:45pm | Sky Arts |
Friday 15th January 2016 | 4:00am | Sky Arts |
Friday 15th January 2016 | 6:30pm | Sky Arts |
Sunday 17th January 2016 | 10:30am | Sky Arts |
Wednesday 15th June 2016 | 6:45pm | Sky Arts |
Thursday 13th October 2016 | 11:10pm | Sky Arts |
Thursday 26th January 2017 | 8:45pm | Sky Arts |
Thursday 2nd February 2017 | 2:05am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 17th August 2017 | 11:40pm | Sky Arts |
Tuesday 9th January 2018 | 3:45pm | Sky Arts |
Wednesday 10th January 2018 | 10:45am | Sky Arts |
Monday 16th April 2018 | 12:45am | Sky Arts |
Monday 28th May 2018 | 11:00am | Sky Arts |
Wednesday 25th July 2018 | 10:00pm | Sky Arts |
Cast & crew
John Cleese | Self (Archive Material) |
Terry Gilliam | Self (Archive Material) |
Eric Idle | Self (Archive Material) |
Terry Jones | Self (Archive Material) |
Michael Palin | Self (Archive Material) |
Graham Chapman | Self (Archive Material) |
Michael Palin | Self |
John Cleese | Self |
Terry Jones | Self |
Terry Gilliam | Self |
Eric Idle | Self |
John Goldstone | Producer |
George Zwierzynski Jr | Editor |