The History of Monty Python

Anyone willing to discuss The History of Monty Python

Me! Let's start with..... the first episode. Ummm.... It was really cool for a first show. Anyone else on ep.1 or shall we move on to ep.2?

Strange subject for a history forum. 😕

A classic series which was very funny just a shame about the fourth series which fell off the rails, as for the films all of them were good.

And now for something completely different a man with three buttocks.

"Whither, Canada?"

"Bad luck, Genghis. And now, it's time for our request death..."

Well, the subject is relevent to the forum as far as the series was ground-breaking for television, and comedy in general.
"Shhh! It's satire!"

lol But there still were funny moments in the 4th series. It wasn't as logical anymore, but it was still silly.

...which is odd because, even though John Cleese left towards the end, Douglas Adams came to help out, writing for them. I mean, he made logical the entire galaxy into one, easy to read, reference guide...

lol yeah

but the ant episode was plain silly lol

But Huzzah for The Meaning Of Life!

Still have not actually seen it (though I know someone who could lend it to me...)...

We haven't exactly discussed the history as of yet...

(Although it isn't all of Monty Python...)Huzzah for Ripping Yarns!!!

I'm thinking of changing my siggy again.... I'll just have to find a different picture this time.....

Very contributive.

What about starting by looking at what started the Pythons off, in their pre-Python existence, and such? The Goon Show, for example... Peter Sellers, and such people...

Yup.

Well, apparently the radio show started in the 1951 and ran to 1960 (Python starting in 1969). The cast included Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, and Harry Secombe, with Michael Bentine having been involved before the height of the group's success.
http://www.thegoonshow.net/history.asp
All the Pythons (with the possible exception of the resident American interloper) speak of having listened to the show when young.

Yup.

LOL Stuffed Armadillo.....

For Cat, Duck, and Lizard?

Care for a contributing effort, if you please?

Mhmm.... The whole Cat, Duck, Lizard thing is considered philosophical in that one book.

In what way?
Representing of the inner feelings of a Welshman raised to respect the Shrubbery?

LOL Well, you'd have to read the chapter 'cause you can't really explain it easily...